i am a constant satellite of your blazing sun
Oh man, there is NO WAY to come back from an extended hiatus gracefully. So instead of being graceful, I will just list out things I've been watching lately that I have an opinion on.
Haikyuu!!: I am watching this because sports anime seems to be my hidden bulletproof genre that I can't resist. I've only seen two episodes but am enjoying it. The animation is quite good, the characters are interesting, and it's a sports anime.
Baby Steps: Another sports anime that has a horrible, horrible, horrible title. I almost didn't watch the first episode because of how horrible the title, despite it being my bulletproof genre. BUT one of the main characters is a girl and my god, how much do I want a sports anime with a girl actually playing the sport? SO MUCH. I am waiting for the day for a modern girls sports anime and when that day comes, I will scream my joy from the top of my apartment building. Anyways, I wasn't overly impressed with the first episode, because I don't care much for the main hero, but so many people have praised that manga that I'm willing to continue with the series for awhile. Plus, I mean, tennis. Part of my fandom roots is tennis.
Soul Eater Not!: I've never really talked about it much but I really loved the hell out of Soul Eater. I loved the world design, the character designs, and Crona is a fascinating character. Again, I've only seen one episode so far, but the fact that the protagonists are three girls already endears me to it. And two of them kicked the shit out of two jerky boys was icing on the cake. I could have done with 50% less Soul Eater cameos but eh. It was just the first episode.
Akuma no Riddle: This is so horrible, horrible, horrible and I am lapping it up with a spoon, I am. All lady assassins, all stuck in a high school, all targeting one girl with a Mysterious Past except for one lady assassin who says NO I SHALL DEFEAT YOU ALL AND PROTECT HER and they are such stereotypes and I don't care. I don't care. Judge me all you want but I can't wait to see how renegade lady assassin will prevail each week and to find out the Mysterious Past of the target.
Mushishi: I tried watching the original season of Mushishi and could never get into it. I watch the first episode of this second "season"...and I still can't get into it. Guys, why is Mushishi loved so much?
One Week Friends: I watched the first two episodes and I don't think I'll continue. While I don't have anything against it's amnesia premise, the characters just don't speak to me at all.
Community: Is it me or is season five WORSE than season four? I mean, I love gimmick episodes as much as the next person but every. single. episode. has been a gimmick episode. Every single one. It was a huge mistake to have the characters graduate from Greendale because part of the plot of the show was watching how the characters dealt with the school and classes. Without that, they're apparently stuck with gimmick episodes where the characters don't grow and where there are no good plots. I just. I love Community and to watch it in its current incarnation is a little painful. Plus, just how many times are they going to Save Greendale?
Parks and Rec: I'm putting this under a cut since it contains a fairly significant spoiler. As much as the thought of Leslie with triplets is delightful...I really could do without yet another baby plot point. Who's going to have a baby next, Andy and April? I mean, Ron had a surprise baby, Ann just had a baby, now Leslie. It's like when they all got married one by one by one and it's nothing new anymore. WE GET IT, WRITERS, YOU WANT ALL YOUR CHARACTERS MARRIED UP AND HAVIN' FAMILIES, CAN WE GET BACK TO THE SMALL TOWN GOVERNMENT SHENANIGANS PLEASE? Ugh.
Hannibal: I mostly watch Hannibal while peeking out behind my hands because I hate gore. Watching Hannibal is like watching a very slow-moving car wreck. You know what's going to happen and damn, you're wincing all along the way. NOBODY IS HAPPY IN THIS SHOW. NOBODY. But I am THOROUGHLY glad that Will found out about Hannibal at the end of last season and that they didn't stretch out the "surprise" another season. It's more interesting to me now that Will isn't so much a victim.
Even though I wasn't posting journal entries here, I was still posting comics on tumblr. Here's yet another one. I seem to have been sucked into a Revolutionary Girl Utena headspace and I'm milking it for all it's worth.
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Haikyuu!!: I am watching this because sports anime seems to be my hidden bulletproof genre that I can't resist. I've only seen two episodes but am enjoying it. The animation is quite good, the characters are interesting, and it's a sports anime.
Baby Steps: Another sports anime that has a horrible, horrible, horrible title. I almost didn't watch the first episode because of how horrible the title, despite it being my bulletproof genre. BUT one of the main characters is a girl and my god, how much do I want a sports anime with a girl actually playing the sport? SO MUCH. I am waiting for the day for a modern girls sports anime and when that day comes, I will scream my joy from the top of my apartment building. Anyways, I wasn't overly impressed with the first episode, because I don't care much for the main hero, but so many people have praised that manga that I'm willing to continue with the series for awhile. Plus, I mean, tennis. Part of my fandom roots is tennis.
Soul Eater Not!: I've never really talked about it much but I really loved the hell out of Soul Eater. I loved the world design, the character designs, and Crona is a fascinating character. Again, I've only seen one episode so far, but the fact that the protagonists are three girls already endears me to it. And two of them kicked the shit out of two jerky boys was icing on the cake. I could have done with 50% less Soul Eater cameos but eh. It was just the first episode.
Akuma no Riddle: This is so horrible, horrible, horrible and I am lapping it up with a spoon, I am. All lady assassins, all stuck in a high school, all targeting one girl with a Mysterious Past except for one lady assassin who says NO I SHALL DEFEAT YOU ALL AND PROTECT HER and they are such stereotypes and I don't care. I don't care. Judge me all you want but I can't wait to see how renegade lady assassin will prevail each week and to find out the Mysterious Past of the target.
Mushishi: I tried watching the original season of Mushishi and could never get into it. I watch the first episode of this second "season"...and I still can't get into it. Guys, why is Mushishi loved so much?
One Week Friends: I watched the first two episodes and I don't think I'll continue. While I don't have anything against it's amnesia premise, the characters just don't speak to me at all.
Community: Is it me or is season five WORSE than season four? I mean, I love gimmick episodes as much as the next person but every. single. episode. has been a gimmick episode. Every single one. It was a huge mistake to have the characters graduate from Greendale because part of the plot of the show was watching how the characters dealt with the school and classes. Without that, they're apparently stuck with gimmick episodes where the characters don't grow and where there are no good plots. I just. I love Community and to watch it in its current incarnation is a little painful. Plus, just how many times are they going to Save Greendale?
Parks and Rec: I'm putting this under a cut since it contains a fairly significant spoiler. As much as the thought of Leslie with triplets is delightful...I really could do without yet another baby plot point. Who's going to have a baby next, Andy and April? I mean, Ron had a surprise baby, Ann just had a baby, now Leslie. It's like when they all got married one by one by one and it's nothing new anymore. WE GET IT, WRITERS, YOU WANT ALL YOUR CHARACTERS MARRIED UP AND HAVIN' FAMILIES, CAN WE GET BACK TO THE SMALL TOWN GOVERNMENT SHENANIGANS PLEASE? Ugh.
Hannibal: I mostly watch Hannibal while peeking out behind my hands because I hate gore. Watching Hannibal is like watching a very slow-moving car wreck. You know what's going to happen and damn, you're wincing all along the way. NOBODY IS HAPPY IN THIS SHOW. NOBODY. But I am THOROUGHLY glad that Will found out about Hannibal at the end of last season and that they didn't stretch out the "surprise" another season. It's more interesting to me now that Will isn't so much a victim.
Even though I wasn't posting journal entries here, I was still posting comics on tumblr. Here's yet another one. I seem to have been sucked into a Revolutionary Girl Utena headspace and I'm milking it for all it's worth.
This entry was originally posted at http://aliceylain.dreamwidth.org/32476.html. Please comment there using OpenID.