I’m just going to do a rundown of all the new shows I’ve started, and some of the old shows I’ve finished and my first/final impressions on each. I’ll start the old ones and move on to the new.
Kanokon
As fanservice shows go, Kanokon really blew me away. The plot or semblance of such was no better or worse than I expected it to be, but the quality of the service itself was entirely unexpected. With most of these series I usually think I’d have been better off just watching porn in the end, but the characters actually remained with me a bit afterwards, when I’m usually prone to forget them and move on. So did the series suck? Essentially, yes. The lead female was dumb and she annoyed me, but everything else about the show hit the right spots.
Kure-nai
I guess the ending was happy enough, and I certainly thought the fight scenes of the last episode were top notch, but I still feel like we missed out on something big. The whole series felt like icing on the cake, and as unlikely as it may be, I’m still hoping to see a piece of the rest animated. Kure-nai left me with an empty spot that only it’s wonderful characters can fill.
Ryofuko-chan
Finally watched this. Naked lolis are always ok, even when they were men in their past lives, and especially when they are voiced by Norio Wakamoto in a body-swap episode. Gar-lolis, why has this not been done before.
Shion no Ou
This was a brilliant game series that very few people talked about. Shame on all of you. This was certainly one of my favorites of late 2007, and is undeniably the best of its genre in my eyes.
Moving on to new series, we have
Zero no Tsukaima – Princess no Rondo
This shit is so awful. Why is Louise so fucking stupid? Yet for some reason I’m compelled to finish it, just like Shana. It must be some sort of spell Kugimiya Rie has put on me. Half her characters are little brats but I flock to them regardless. Louise does have the benefit of being adorable when she’s not making me want to punch my computer. Maybe Tiffania will make this a little more bearable.
Someday’s Dreamers ~ Summer Skies
I know nothing about this series or its predecessors, all I know is that even if the series sucks and the characters end up getting on my bad side, I will still watch this for the backgrounds alone. Not that it will happen that way, as the main character, Sora, has really caught my interest.
Strike Witches
1. Take Sky Girls
2. Replace the WORMs with Neuroi
3. Change the weapons from futuristic lasers and such to WW2 Machine guns
4. Replace the plug suit with animal ears and tails
5. Take away everyones pants.
6. ?????
7. Profit!
The main character can’t hold a candle to Otoha, but her anti-war bullshit seems to be going out the window relatively soon, and the crotch shots make this watchable. :3
And that’s everything I believe. I’d flesh this out some more, but I need to shower and be to work in 20 minutes.
Yay for more Shion love!
Yeah, Shion, like Twenty Faces in the spring/summer season, seems to be a top-notch series which just no one seemed to watch all that much.
People were probably put off by the idea of a show centered on shōgi and never even gave it a chance.
Someday’s Dreamers is awesome~ But Ryoko’s File Case is even better
Eh, it doesn’t look like my cup of tea.