Heres a quick roundup of my thoughts of some of the Winter 2009/2010 animes that are starting.
I tried to keep things short so you get a basic idea.. nothing more. Theres a good chance I’ll cover So・Ra・No・Wo・To and Durarara!! in more detail after a few episodes.
Chuu-Bra – Okay. I might seem like the kind of guy (or at least to some of you) who might want to find out everything about female underwere, lingerie and the such but no. Certainly not (in this way). Childish characters with “features” allowing (what will be and has been) plenty of boob touchy-feely and lots of pantsu. So much that even I find it rather distasteful. Pointlessness and crude humor cause me to run for the fire exit – knowing I could be spending my time either watching something else or hershey kisses when theres the need. – 5/10 – Dropped
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu – Fun. Enjoyed it. Basically classes A-F based on exam results. A class is awesome. F is chocolate. Classes can go to war with each other to get the other classes places. Battle works by Test results = Stats for battle.. yeah sound a bit stupid but its undeniably fun. You wish school really was like that.. grades would shoot up. Seems to be a bit more childish than the rest but its high-spirited.. and nowadays you need something to smile about. [my sister dropped it for pointlessness, though] – 6.5/10
Dance in the Vampire Bund – This was undoubtedly a pilot/teaser to get things started. Was amusing at parts but the latter half seemed a bit pointless. I’d rather be guessing about what was going on later. Unfair to judge though. DON’T LET ME DOWN SHAFT! – N/A (;p)
Ookami Kakushi – I’ve found new reason to rage at anime. It comes in the form of Isuzu Tsumuhana. She. Is. So. fudgeing Annoying. In fact, she was so loud and over the top that it makes Hiroshi Kuzumi seem like an idiot for not telling her to SHUT THE fudge UP if she wants to be so close. As for the actual anime, everything is vague and nothing really interested me except for the Grim-Reaper-Girl and the few mentions of odd chocolate happening in the town. Heres to hoping it’ll turn out more like Higurashi… bring on the blood. Cut Isuzus head off while you’re at it. 5/10
So・Ra・No・Wo・To – Some people are calling it Military K-on. Which is funny if anything. Character designs are obviously similar but that doesn’t matter because the interesting mix of characters, promise for engaging character relationships and a fresh setting in Europe means that this is my 2nd favorite for this season. 8/10
Keeping the best till last!
Durarara!! – Some people will be very happy that there is an anime with a point this season when it seemed like all hope was gone. They kept things teaser-like for the first episode, introductions still – it was engaging, the animation was great, the characters seem interesting and the whole thing seems fudgeing cool. Good OP/ED tracks top off my now greatest hope for this season. If you’re going to watch anything – watch this. 9/10
If you want more plots/synopsis, go to AniDB.
Quaser, Omamori Himari will be posted soon.
Thanks for reading!
So・Ra・No・Wo・To
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