New Anime and Driving Lessons

[juurensha]

So I went on an anime binge yesterday night since there were so many new shows that came out that I hadn't had a chance to look at yet. Let's begin with Black Butler or Kuroshitsuji: the first episode wasn't that impressive, but the preview for the 2nd one does look good. As long as it follows the manga and has cool fight scenes it should be fine. Next, Skip Beat. Maybe it's because I love the manga so much, but I really did like the first episode. The characters look a little funny in anime form, and the opening is a little strange, but it has the same quirky off-beat tone that the manga has, so it'll probably be the show I keep up with the most. (Plus, Kyoko's evil laugh that terrified Dillon so much? Lovely, simply lovely. I started laughing too when I heard it and saw the little demons pop out.) Finally, Ga-Rei Zero. I knew it was completely different from the manga, but I'm still really confused. It had brilliant fight scenes but *spoiler alert* why did the guy who I thought was the main character get his head hacked off? Everyone died in the very first episode. Is this going to be like Higurashi or something? (That would be really cool.) And it doesn't have an opening or closing sequence to give you clues either... *end spoilers* Why are there so many good anime out; I can't keep up with all of them... (There's still Gundam 00, Jigoku Shojo, and Code Geass that I need to catch up on as well...)

Driving lessons were terrifying. I hate turning in the streets; I always feel like I'm about to swerve into the curb or into the next lane and get myself ignominiously killed. It's so very sad...