| New season! (Genshiken 2! Ghost Hound!) |
[Oct. 22nd, 2007|04:59 pm] |
So, as a new anime season rolls in, these are the shows that I have picked up (so far).
Genshiken II: This was a given. I've been excited about this show ever since I learned that there was, in fact, going to be a second season. Somehow, I love this story so much that, although I have read all of the manga, I am still psyched to see the show. Even though the show is sometimes slow paced, I still savor every minute of it. The otaku characters are just so endearing--it only goes to prove how much of an anime dork I really am.
Ghost Hound: I just watched the first episode of this series 2 hours ago, so take my enthusiasm with a grain of salt. So far, this show has a great combination of spookiness, emotional tension, fantastical elements, and non-straightforward storytelling. It also seems to be rooted in realism (despite the obvious presence of... ghosts), although it could easily go either way at this point. I'm just hoping that it doesn't lose me halfway through the season like the similarly named Ghost Hunt did.
In other news, Darker than Black ended well enough, although I didn't think it was as strong as it could be (also, Misaki? what kind of dumb heroine are you?!). I'm still making my way through Bokurano, as my opinion of its quality varies greatly from episode to episode. Sometimes, I just absolutely love the way the show handles a character. Other times, it wallows so much in sentimentality that that I get pissed off by the poor animation quality. I've started a new show called Mononoke, which is strangely interesting (ghost stories galore!), but I'm still getting used to the animation style. I've also been assigned Black Lagoon and Neon Genesis Evangelion by my friends, so I'm making my way, slowly but surely, through those series. |
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