The fall season...
Keepers...
Fate/Stay Night - Unlimited Blade Works 00! Within the first two minutes of this, you can tell that this rendition of Fate/Stay Night is going to top the prior series in all aspects. Apparently, this may focus on Rin's point of view. And I'm glad this prologue fleshed out her character beyond the stereotypical tsundere female we got in the first series. She has a strong competitive spirit and cares about her classmates. Her relationship with Archer is amusing in this episode.
This hour-long prologue is how she mistakenly summoned Archer while trying to summon Saber. Her naivete is actually quite likable. The production is lovely and awesome. Yay for pretty swordfighting!
Shingeki no Bahamut Genesis 1! The main character is a bounty hunter with an orange afro mullet-like hairdo (looks a bit like a female in the screencap). His encounter with a female demon results with him growing a tail the next morning. The beginning of the show started out with knights, demons and dragons, but later on, the show reminded me of Cowboy Bebop in an RPG fantasy. His rival has a greaser-type hairdo with long sideburns, but also has barrettes holding his hair back. The characters certainly have got a certain unique style and the animation is pretty good, too. The only thing missing is quality humor.
Maybees...
Gugure! Kokkuri-san! 1! Based on a 4-koma comic, this is a cute anime about a young emotionless girl who calls forth a fox deity for companionship. Kokkuri-san decides to stay with the girl when he finds out she has no parents around and only eats instant ramen. The episode consists of snippets of their first encounter rather than having the regular pacing of an episode. It was rather cute.
Gundam Reconguista in G 1-2! Please tell me the pink-haired cheerleader who is looking for a husband won't be showing up too much...ugh, seems like it. Japan, you are so terrible sometimes. Hopefully, the tsundere pirate girl doesn't fall too much into the typical anime cliche. Anyway, the main character seems to be Bellri Zenam, a happy-go-lucky, smart, young boy, who happens to be able to pilot a space pirate's Gundam suit much to her surprise. The production is a mix of old-school-like character animation and modern cgi. There are some interesting background designs and architectural things going on; the mobile suits are typical mobile suits. They sure do love the space elevator concept. It was mildly amusing, but some of the anime cliches get irritating.
Probably nots...
Terra Formars 1-2! Cockroach mutants versus cockroach/human-enhanced hybrids? Fighting over Mars. This should have been better than it was.
Madan no Ou to Vanadis 1! a fantasy anime with swords, bow & arrows, dragons and magic. Nice quality production, but can't prevent the snoozing.
Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji 1! a shoujo anime about a girl who lies about having a boyfriend to her classmates so that she can make some friends. She gets the class 'prince' involved. He agrees not to blow her cover if she obeys his orders like a dog; ie. typical shoujo anime.
Fate/Stay Night - Unlimited Blade Works 00! Within the first two minutes of this, you can tell that this rendition of Fate/Stay Night is going to top the prior series in all aspects. Apparently, this may focus on Rin's point of view. And I'm glad this prologue fleshed out her character beyond the stereotypical tsundere female we got in the first series. She has a strong competitive spirit and cares about her classmates. Her relationship with Archer is amusing in this episode.
This hour-long prologue is how she mistakenly summoned Archer while trying to summon Saber. Her naivete is actually quite likable. The production is lovely and awesome. Yay for pretty swordfighting!
Shingeki no Bahamut Genesis 1! The main character is a bounty hunter with an orange afro mullet-like hairdo (looks a bit like a female in the screencap). His encounter with a female demon results with him growing a tail the next morning. The beginning of the show started out with knights, demons and dragons, but later on, the show reminded me of Cowboy Bebop in an RPG fantasy. His rival has a greaser-type hairdo with long sideburns, but also has barrettes holding his hair back. The characters certainly have got a certain unique style and the animation is pretty good, too. The only thing missing is quality humor.
Maybees...
Gugure! Kokkuri-san! 1! Based on a 4-koma comic, this is a cute anime about a young emotionless girl who calls forth a fox deity for companionship. Kokkuri-san decides to stay with the girl when he finds out she has no parents around and only eats instant ramen. The episode consists of snippets of their first encounter rather than having the regular pacing of an episode. It was rather cute.
Gundam Reconguista in G 1-2! Please tell me the pink-haired cheerleader who is looking for a husband won't be showing up too much...ugh, seems like it. Japan, you are so terrible sometimes. Hopefully, the tsundere pirate girl doesn't fall too much into the typical anime cliche. Anyway, the main character seems to be Bellri Zenam, a happy-go-lucky, smart, young boy, who happens to be able to pilot a space pirate's Gundam suit much to her surprise. The production is a mix of old-school-like character animation and modern cgi. There are some interesting background designs and architectural things going on; the mobile suits are typical mobile suits. They sure do love the space elevator concept. It was mildly amusing, but some of the anime cliches get irritating.
Probably nots...
Terra Formars 1-2! Cockroach mutants versus cockroach/human-enhanced hybrids? Fighting over Mars. This should have been better than it was.
Madan no Ou to Vanadis 1! a fantasy anime with swords, bow & arrows, dragons and magic. Nice quality production, but can't prevent the snoozing.
Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji 1! a shoujo anime about a girl who lies about having a boyfriend to her classmates so that she can make some friends. She gets the class 'prince' involved. He agrees not to blow her cover if she obeys his orders like a dog; ie. typical shoujo anime.