Tuesday, March 27, 2007

   Far too much...
I"m watching too much. Therefore there is too much to write. But write I shall, and if I want to go to bed I'll post and come back later to finish it.

Touching on ones I mentioned before:

D Gray Man: The manga is awesome. This....is cool when it's actually following the manga. For some random reason they're changing things, though. And adding arcs. Three, I believe. I watched one, decided it was irritating, and didn't watch any of the following.
Premise: Akuma (demons) made by the Millenium Earl are created by taking a dead person's soul and bringing it back to life, as called by a person close to that dead one. Then those akuma go around killing people to gain more strength, level up, etc. typical baddie. M.E. wants to basically go apocalypse and all that jazz. Exorcists are out to stop him and the akuma, using something called "innocence" some thing found a long time ago and split into 104 pieces (I think?). Innocences are used two ways: either as an item, or they are attached to the body in some way. Allen, our main character, is the second one, born with an innocence in his arm, and was also cursed by an akuma, and therefore can see the souls of akuma. This way he knows who is an akuma, since most akuma take over the body of the one who called out to the dead person (killing that person) and then wearing their skin. Creepy.
Animation: Mediocre. No Bones or Kyoto Animation here - this random company (I think it just started...) is your average animation. I'd put it on par with Those Who Hunt Elves, I think.
Music: Meh. I thought the opening and ending were cool, but now I'm kinda sick of them. None of the in-show music is worth mentioning.
Story: Like I said, they're adding arcs they don't need. And as for covering the plot, they're taking a looooong time. They drag things out by an episode or two longer than they need to cover the events that happen. Also, since they're doing that and adding arcs, they're doing this in two seasons. Or more. This season will not end with the manga - in fact, I think it will end about where Allen (SPOILER!!!) loses his arm (SPOILER END!!!)
Overall: I know it's not done, but I'm still gonna rate it: 6

Death Note:
You've all heard of this. Good guy gets ahold of a shinigami's notebook that lets him kill people by writing down a name in it, and he goes to use it to start killing the criminals of the world, trying to make himself into a new god for the world, where people will act better basically because otherwise there will be retribution. However, the FBI and police don't like this, and so the mind games begin as they both try to figure out who they are (there's a guy named L who's doing this, but obviously L isn't his real name, so Light (our main character) can't kill him.
Animation: This was picked up by a great company. The style is true to the anime, and the animation is good. No complaints, and it's really fun to watch at times.
Music: Aaaaahh...so fitting, so great.
Story: It follows the anime. I believe they only changed one small thing, and that made it more plausible, not less, so I liked the change. Rare in anime. I also like the pace, though at times it feels a little slow.
Overall: 9

Chobits
Premise: a guy falls in love with a pasocom, a humanoid computer. That's...pretty much it. He has to teach this pasocom, though, since it's too high-tech to get any software.
Animation: done by Gonzo. As such, you can expect good animation, but a bad ending. They're known for this...
Music: Nice. I'm not big on the opening and ending, until we hit the second ending, Ningyo Hime, which is nice. Most of the music is mediocre, but there is a very nice song they play the the background story of the baker (store called "Tirol") - at the pivotal point in his story. Ah, so beautifully done...
Story: Cute. My major problem with it is and shall always remain the hentai allusions. The main character is more or less hentai (soft porn - he has magazines and such), and most of all, where the switch is for Chii. Yeah.
Overall: 7.9 (I wanna give it an 8, but I can't)

School Rumble:
Madness.
Premise: Boy likes girl, girl likes a different boy, that boy likes...curry.
What more can I say?
Animation: average. Nothing special, but no complaints.
Music: I love the opening and ending. Haha! Otherwise, meh.
Story: Old, not very surprising, but so random it's hilarious. Ending is odd, though, and I'm kinda sad it's not finished in one season.
Overall: 7.5

Kekkaishi:
Premise: Point of land rich in power attracts bad things. Two families that protect this place, which is...under a high school. So no one's allowed on school grounds after dark, when ayakashi come out to eat power and cause mayhem. Main char is younger than romantic interest, which is interesting, not something you see often. The two families are rivals, too.
Animation: inconsistent. There are episodes where the animation is great, and others where it's crappy. Later in the series it levels out (yay), but in the beginning, expect bad with the good.
Music: ok. Nothing amazing, nothing bad.
Story: Other than the annoying useless arc, pretty interesting.
Overall: (so far, it's almost done) 8

Busou Renkin
Premise: ... It changed 1/2 through, to the opposite of the first arc. But basically there are humunculi who eat humans, and alchemic warriors who fight them using busou renkin, a thing that changes into a weapon dependent on the user. Homunculi are created from humans that have something hit them and take over their brains. The first arc is trying to save Tokiko, who is hit thus, but will be ok for 2 weeks. Our main char, Kazuki, was killed by a humunculi and given new life by Tokiko when she put a busou renkin in the place of his heart - and now he wants to become an alchemic warrior as well.
Animation: average leaning towards good. At the end it gets a lot better.
Music: the opening is catchy. Not neccesarily good, but catchy.
Story: I like it, though it's a shounen. So lots of fighting, etc. But I like the main character a lot, and his reasons for fighting etc. I'm a sucker for the chivalrous.
Overall: (again, almost done) 8

Kanon
Premise: Yuuichi returns to the town he used to visit 7 years ago to finish high school, while living with his aunt and cousin. There he meets with various people from his past and strives to remember them and the events that happened 7 years ago that drove him away. And to help them in the present, as well.
Animation: done by Kyoto Animation, so it's awesome. However, I warn you now, it's a lot like Air, so be ready. It's it's own story, though, so don't worry about it being Air all over again - it's entirely different. By the end, Air isn't even in your mind.
Music: same as air, done by Key. So beautiful, sometimes kinda boring, but very Air. You'll get over it. I love the opening.
Story: amazing. One of the few anime that has actually gotten me to cry. Yeah, I said it. I cried. Got a problem with that?
Overall: 10


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