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renrenren3) wrote2010-10-09 01:22 pm
renrenren3) wrote2010-10-09 01:22 pm
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Okay, now that my ehpeek literary endeavour is done, I can return to the usual memeage. I think I'll do two of these every day from now on, since they're long overdue and I'm getting bored. WTF short attention spam.
But before that let me tell you about this season's anime, or at least those I watched so far. Kind of spoilery, but it's just the first episode of each series anyway. But first some random linkage.
There's more behind-the-scenes videos from HBO and I think it's the first time I've been so interested in an elevator.
Plus Colin and Bradley are being ridiculously adorable, again. My favourite part is Colin saying "dragonfruit" and Bradley snorting with laughter. So much love.
And the 2 minutes trailer for the SPN anime. Engrish Carry On, some interesting action scenes, Dean looks like Tristan from Yu-Gi-Oh but I'll try to overlook that for the sake of more monster hunting.
Autumn 2010 anime
(or, having big-name seiyuu and sparkles won't redeem your crappy series)
((in some sort of order from awesum to crap))
❧ Durarara!! (episode 12.5)
The first special was, well, awesome. Much better than the last episodes of the "regular" series. Chronologically I have no idea where in the timeline it was supposed to go, I don't remember what happened in episode 12 or 13, but it doesn't really matter because it's a stand-alone.
Highlights: the crazy Baccano-esque totally not chronological order in which the events are shown, Isaac and Miria's cameo, Shizuo uprooting a tree, Izaya trolling, Celty's freakout about aliens.
❧ Fullmetal Alchemy: Brotherhood (special 4)
The last FMA special. Sadface. It was just as good as all the other specials. (Though #3, the one with Izumi, was the best and the funniest.) This one focused on Roy's early years at military academy and would have been awesome just for having Roy and Hughes, but it also provided some interesting backstory and insight into Roy's mind. Something of interest, now I think I understand what was going on with Roy and Riza and their non-existent canon relationship.
❧ Bakuman
FFFFFFF THIS SERIES! It was just perfect. They were more or less following the manga apart from a couple of scenes, the comedy is done quite well and they had a fake Heroman theme song at the beginning. I'm still wondering how they'll put in the manga panels but it's just a minor problem. So far I love it and can't wait to see all the other characters show up.
❧ Tegami Bachi Reverse
Continues right from where the other series left off. I was hoping this time we'll get less filler and more plot but the first episode already had some filler scenes and the first 10 minutes were scenes from last season's finale. I really like this serie's colours and atmosphere, though, so I think I'll end up watching it anyway.
❧ Shinrei Tantei Yakumo
I'm a bit puzzled about this series, seems to be revolving around a detective who can see spirits. Not really the most original premise and the characters are kind of predictable, but it doesn't look too badly done. The real plot seems to start from the next episode so I'll keep watching.
❧ Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto
Textbook proof that not even an all-star cast can redeem an awful storyline. It was boring, the fabulousness was unfunny and I don't really see any reason why I should keep watching it. I wish I had some other mecha anime but I'm not that desperate that I'll keep watching. Pity because they have Miki Shinichiro.
❧ Something-or-other with a girl demon Zakuro
Uh, yeah, it's a bad sign when I can't be bothered to remember the protagonist's name. Another anime with famous seiyuu and no interesting plot in sight. I can't even begin to fathom where they're going to pull out the plot from. Insta-drop.
There's still a bunch of new series I haven't checked out yet. Let's see, the list: Togainu no Chi, OreImo and I might also attempt to watch The World God Only Knows and/or Yosuga no Sora if the reactions to the first episodes are positive.
Oh, and of course the second season of Index (yay!) and Hakuoki (derp).
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Ciel/Finny from Kuroshitsuji. Originally created because I was growing tired of Sebastian/Ciel, especially with creepy!pedo!stalking!abusive!Sebby, but the more I think about it the more I wish someone had written it. They seem like they'd be adorable together. Finny is fiercely attached to Ciel, I could totally see him going all protective if his master was in danger. Sebastian would have nothing on an enraged Finny.
The sad thing is, the Kuroshitsuji fandom is in a sad, sad state. Here's some stats from The Pit. About 3,000 Kuroshitsuji fics (all ratings), 2,300 in English. Out of those, how many with Finny? 36. Thirty-six. And this is Finny, someone who's been around since chapter 1, fairly relevant to the plot, has been to a greater or lesser degree in every story arc. TA grand-total of two of these fics (both one-shots) are Finny/Ciel. I be sad.Okay, I'm at fault too because the only Kuro fic I wrote was Ciel/Sebby too, but I'm still complaining.
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Roy/Ed from FMA. First thing, it gets in the way of my OTPs. Second thing I don't really see the chemistry there. They're probably the most popular pairings in the fandom but I'd rather stay clear of them. And then the age difference really turns me off, there's like 15 years between them and Ed is in his teens. I don't really want to think of Roy as a child molester, plus there's the unfortunate implications that come with abuse of power since Roy is Ed's superior in the military.
So, uh, no. Part of why I love FMA but won't get into the fandom, I don't like most of their favourite pairings. Likewise with Ed/Al, at least they're of an age but ick. They're one couple where I love them together, I love their interaction, but as friends. Yep, sometimes my slash goggles fail me.
But before that let me tell you about this season's anime, or at least those I watched so far. Kind of spoilery, but it's just the first episode of each series anyway. But first some random linkage.
There's more behind-the-scenes videos from HBO and I think it's the first time I've been so interested in an elevator.
Plus Colin and Bradley are being ridiculously adorable, again. My favourite part is Colin saying "dragonfruit" and Bradley snorting with laughter. So much love.
And the 2 minutes trailer for the SPN anime. Engrish Carry On, some interesting action scenes, Dean looks like Tristan from Yu-Gi-Oh but I'll try to overlook that for the sake of more monster hunting.
Autumn 2010 anime
(or, having big-name seiyuu and sparkles won't redeem your crappy series)
((in some sort of order from awesum to crap))
❧ Durarara!! (episode 12.5)
The first special was, well, awesome. Much better than the last episodes of the "regular" series. Chronologically I have no idea where in the timeline it was supposed to go, I don't remember what happened in episode 12 or 13, but it doesn't really matter because it's a stand-alone.
Highlights: the crazy Baccano-esque totally not chronological order in which the events are shown, Isaac and Miria's cameo, Shizuo uprooting a tree, Izaya trolling, Celty's freakout about aliens.
❧ Fullmetal Alchemy: Brotherhood (special 4)
The last FMA special. Sadface. It was just as good as all the other specials. (Though #3, the one with Izumi, was the best and the funniest.) This one focused on Roy's early years at military academy and would have been awesome just for having Roy and Hughes, but it also provided some interesting backstory and insight into Roy's mind. Something of interest, now I think I understand what was going on with Roy and Riza and their non-existent canon relationship.
❧ Bakuman
FFFFFFF THIS SERIES! It was just perfect. They were more or less following the manga apart from a couple of scenes, the comedy is done quite well and they had a fake Heroman theme song at the beginning. I'm still wondering how they'll put in the manga panels but it's just a minor problem. So far I love it and can't wait to see all the other characters show up.
❧ Tegami Bachi Reverse
Continues right from where the other series left off. I was hoping this time we'll get less filler and more plot but the first episode already had some filler scenes and the first 10 minutes were scenes from last season's finale. I really like this serie's colours and atmosphere, though, so I think I'll end up watching it anyway.
❧ Shinrei Tantei Yakumo
I'm a bit puzzled about this series, seems to be revolving around a detective who can see spirits. Not really the most original premise and the characters are kind of predictable, but it doesn't look too badly done. The real plot seems to start from the next episode so I'll keep watching.
❧ Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto
Textbook proof that not even an all-star cast can redeem an awful storyline. It was boring, the fabulousness was unfunny and I don't really see any reason why I should keep watching it. I wish I had some other mecha anime but I'm not that desperate that I'll keep watching. Pity because they have Miki Shinichiro.
❧ Something-or-other with a girl demon Zakuro
Uh, yeah, it's a bad sign when I can't be bothered to remember the protagonist's name. Another anime with famous seiyuu and no interesting plot in sight. I can't even begin to fathom where they're going to pull out the plot from. Insta-drop.
There's still a bunch of new series I haven't checked out yet. Let's see, the list: Togainu no Chi, OreImo and I might also attempt to watch The World God Only Knows and/or Yosuga no Sora if the reactions to the first episodes are positive.
Oh, and of course the second season of Index (yay!) and Hakuoki (derp).
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Ciel/Finny from Kuroshitsuji. Originally created because I was growing tired of Sebastian/Ciel, especially with creepy!pedo!stalking!abusive!Sebby, but the more I think about it the more I wish someone had written it. They seem like they'd be adorable together. Finny is fiercely attached to Ciel, I could totally see him going all protective if his master was in danger. Sebastian would have nothing on an enraged Finny.
The sad thing is, the Kuroshitsuji fandom is in a sad, sad state. Here's some stats from The Pit. About 3,000 Kuroshitsuji fics (all ratings), 2,300 in English. Out of those, how many with Finny? 36. Thirty-six. And this is Finny, someone who's been around since chapter 1, fairly relevant to the plot, has been to a greater or lesser degree in every story arc. TA grand-total of two of these fics (both one-shots) are Finny/Ciel. I be sad.
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Roy/Ed from FMA. First thing, it gets in the way of my OTPs. Second thing I don't really see the chemistry there. They're probably the most popular pairings in the fandom but I'd rather stay clear of them. And then the age difference really turns me off, there's like 15 years between them and Ed is in his teens. I don't really want to think of Roy as a child molester, plus there's the unfortunate implications that come with abuse of power since Roy is Ed's superior in the military.
So, uh, no. Part of why I love FMA but won't get into the fandom, I don't like most of their favourite pairings. Likewise with Ed/Al, at least they're of an age but ick. They're one couple where I love them together, I love their interaction, but as friends. Yep, sometimes my slash goggles fail me.