Monday, October 22, 2007

well now.
A close look at the current state of my scorecard probably ought to produce the resultant question: "what in the hell are you thinking??"

I dropped ef. I watched the first ep of Ghost Hound, and decided to give up on that as well. Both of these are shows that strike me as quite smart and very well-made, but for whatever reason I just wasn't getting into them at all. At some point, I guess, you stop being concerned about watching things because they seem "novel" or "important" regardless of whether you actually enjoy them. Could this be a sign that I'm getting older and more stuck in my ways? But then, why do I love Kaiji so much?

In related news I picked up Shion no Ou, which - inexplicably - is yet another gaming/sports-type anime (something I usually hate) that I actually find incredibly compelling. This, combined with Kaiji being head and shoulders above everything else on the air, makes it a very unusual season for me. I also picked up - and here is where I have to imagine the objections hitting - Kodomo no Jikan. I swear, people, I did not mean to do it. I was hoping to drop this one on principle the minute I turned the damn thing on. I thought I would go in, close the window at the first instance of pointless pedophile fanservice, and be done. Except... it's... actually pretty good, as much as it pains me to say that.

Everything else basically continues apace. Blue Drop is developing nicely. Shugo Chara remains completely the best (and in questionable taste at times). Hopefully I can decide on Dragonauts by the next episode.

Finally, I'm considering dropping a couple of holdovers from last season. Hayate and Sky Girls, great as they were at first, aren't really looking their best these days.

Also: Bell (and anyone else in Chi-town), you interested in heading to this Final Fantasy concert next year?
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