Posts Tagged ‘supernatural’
I Had No Idea Kanon Was this Funny
April 15th, 2008
I avoided reading anything on Kanon when it was airing. Pretty much, I thought Kanon would be a solid tear-jerker like Air, something that had a light hearted bit thrown in here and there to provide contrast, but really just wanted to make your eyes water. So far after eight episodes, Kanon has had me laughing a lot, very much more than I thought I would be. Yuichi, the male in this harem, is one funny SOB. I actually like the guy, which is an odd feeling for a harem show.
Mushi-Shi in the Middle
April 8th, 2008
I’ve been slack on writing about Mushi-Shi and highlighting the stories I thought played with human concepts in interesting ways. Maybe if I get the motivation to write an end of series post for it I will, but most people don’t come here for the text, so there’s less motivation there. Anyway, I think the episodes in volume 5 has the strongest collection of stories from the series so far.
Saya Kind of Sucks in the First Half of Blood+
March 14th, 2008
I burned through the first half of Blood+. Normally, it takes me forever and a day to get around to watching a box set. If I go the collected box set route, it usually means I didn’t find it worthy enough to spend the extra money to get the initial single volume releases. So box sets are usually a I’ll see it when I see it, instead of a must see this now type of thing. Getting a box set felt a little different with Blood+ since it was actually one of the shows I was eager to see.
Venus Versus Virus, Yeah I Know
February 12th, 2008
I’d been making fun of Venus Versus Virus for a little bit, so I felt compelled to put it in my Netflix queue. VVV is the story of Sumire and Lucia who fight viruses (demon type things), but Sumire has an uncontrollable power that could cause her to turn on her mentor, Lucia.
Le Chevalier D’Eon, Series Review
January 17th, 2008
Le Chevalier D’Eon scored well with me on a lot of notes in the beginning. The story borrows the setting of pre French Revolution Europe, uses the history and historical figures, twists them up, throws in zombies and wizards called poets in an intrigue filled plot. Sounds like it could be interesting, but add in wonderful art direction, solid animation (for a TV show), and a cast of characters that don’t fall into the usual collection of fetish archetypes and it should have been bait for best anime released on R1 dvd for 2007. I wish I liked it more.
