Stella Jogakuin Koutou-ka C³-bu Episode 2

Hmm....The jokes are little but they work. I laughed at some of them because well...their funny!

The airsoft gun action is great. But other than that, nothing seems to be really interesting. The only characters that i think are worthy of attention is Sono the captain of the C3-bu division, and Karila because they are the ones making the matches exciting as hell.

On the other hand, Yura seems to be fading away from the spotlight. The fact that she is potryaed as a meek character only makes it worse because she pales in comparison to the other characters. But i can see the anime trying hard though, giving Yura a talent for guns. Though she hasn't fired a shot yet, i'm hopeful.

Oh dear god i hope it gets better soon.

Moyashimon returns

Well this was disappointing.

The second season is a far cry from the first season, in terms of animation and entertainment. The first two episodes were good, they held the same atmosphere as the first season however i soon started to notice the nitty gritty details which didn't add up.

"Fake it till you make it" feels like the motto for Moyashimon returns, non of the information from the first anime made sense in the second one. It was as if they made a complete overhaul. Unfortunately, the enjoyable story and characters disappeared in the process.

Another thing which irritated me, was the fact that the animation was not the same as the first season. Moyashimon returns were animated in a sort of 'soft' look way, and to be frank Tadayasu looked NOTHING like he was in Moyashimon. To put it bluntly, his original charms was already gone.

I dropped it after the sixth episode, the plot, characters and animation was so damned disappointing that i couldn't go on watching. If you asked me, the biggest mistake here was making a second season. Moyashimon seemed slow and draggy, the jokes were all the same and this made it bland. An anime like this can only make it so far.

Stella Jogakuin Koutou-ka C³-bu Episode 1

Okay, so i finally got off my butt to watch the first episode.

The first few minutes of the show was funny, i found a large grin on my face as the main character did the whole cliche introduction with roses petals and pink. The first two thirds of the show was....boring. I found it difficult to sit through it and ended up fast forwarding.

It is nothing like girls und panzer. Stella Jogakuin has more of a moe cutesy feel and the characters are more light-hearted then those in girls und panzer. It has both its plus and minus points. None of the characters still out (even the main) except for the blond girl and the blue-haired one. They had a slightly more regal feel which attracted me to them.

The action was good, but i swear it could be better. Airsoft guns didn't really capture the entire military 'feel' but they stayed real, which is a good aspect of action scenes because it makes it more believable. Overall, there wasn't really any heart thumping excitement, however i hope that it picks up in the second episode.

Sora no woto

I finally finished another anime series. This one took quite long because i had so much to do! On hindsight this one was lovely, i love it. In contrast to the moe type characters, this anime has a good storyline and a deep meaning.

Kanata enlists herself in the military to learn how to play the bugle. Her inspiration is actually formed from her meeting with a beautiful blond haired woman during the war, who plays her a song which seemingly touches her soul. She meets four other girls, namely Noel, Rio, Kureha and filicita.

They consider her to be a naive innocent girl because she loves the world. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic setting and shows us how the war has spread through out the world. Now humans have been reverted back to their past predecessors, such as being unable to use airplanes. However as the show continues, it is clear that there are many machines and technology that are not familiar with our time.

From what i can tell, this means that the world had evolved so much that humans waged a war on one another, causing the world to suffer. As the show progresses we are also shown that there is no more life in the sea, and that many countries such as Europe have become non-existent and is now known as 'no mans land' due to the desert like climates and barrenness of the land.

Sora no woto shows me that Kanata manages to bond with her teammates and it is also clear that her innocence is 'special' to them, because some of them have been through the war, which has scarred them deeply. I find their own personal stories very interesting and they add to the 'mysteriousness' of the story. I would say that the character development is pretty well done. I also enjoyed the fact that the show was a little dark, the realism of the show made the story more believable.

The backgrounds are beautifully animated, with a large amount of detail.The OSTs are orgasmic, they add so much effect to the show, especially the bugle. Overall i enjoyed it and would probably watch it again without a doubt.

Plot: 8/10

Characters: 8/10

Graphics: 10/10

Recommended: 4/5

Is Guren no Yumiya a dud?

Hey. So i watched Shingeki no kyojin's full opening PV.

I'm not really too pleased with this. Not that the song was bad of course. After listening to the first 1.30 mins of the opening, i was completely hooked. Unfortunately, at the same my expectations shot sky high. So here i am now, not completely satisfied with the damn thing. The song was so-so, but to me it was very disappointing.

The PV is another thing that irks me. I expected them to create a whole new music video so i was completely caught off guard when i saw that they MIXED things from the anime and freaking combined it with real people. Haven't we learnt enough from live actions adapted from anime? I almost thought that i was watching some kind of fan trailer.

The atmosphere set by the anime in the first 1.30 mins of the song was completely destroyed by the rest of the PV. It was awful. Actually, it was a mix of awful and shock. But either way it was still bad. The song would have been fine by itself, i wouldn't minded if they actually did a lyric video for this. The video ruined the song completely.

Now that i've finished ranting, its time to head over to my happy place right now. Preferably with a computer and some snacks.

The Summer Anime 2013 plan!!

Well here we are again. The spring anime season has ended and thus i welcome the summer anime of 2013! Woo hoo! Looks like studying is going to be difficult now.

I decided to choose several new animes to follow this season. The reason i'm not watching all of them? SCHOOL. My next exam is coming up soon and i haven't even cracked open a single textbook yet. Hate being a student. Sigh. Now presenting the anime i will watch on a daily basis. Maybe i'll review them who knows.

Silver spoon!! Yeah baby! I'm so excited....and guilty that i haven't watched the first episode yet. The manga was fantastic and i hope that the anime would be able to capture the slice of life, romance and agriculture elements. Lets hope for the best.

Blood Lad. This one actually piqued my interest by just looking at the picture. Looks comedyish and yet sort of dark. Looking forward to it! Damn i'm so excited!

Love lab! (Yeahhhhh) This one is probably number one on my must watch list, the idea of having a good yuri anime is strangely enticing. It looks promising so i'll be pissed if it nosedives halfway through the show.

I went anime hunting and found out about this one. Quite a long name, Danganronpa The Animation. It gives me a similar feeling from when i watched Another. Hopefully it will be better. High hopes for this one.

Hmm another military anime. Is this becoming a fad? Nevertheless i'm good, i love girls plus military genres. Wait did that come out wrong?? The name is Stella Jo-Gakuin C3-Bu.

Servant X Service. Doesn't this remind you of Working! Hm weird. meh maybe its just me.

                                             SORRY NO PICTURE

Dog & Scissors. I watched the first episodes, it was pretty entertaining. Funny even. The title caught my eye even before the anime came out, so as you can guess, I'm superrrrr excited. 

Free! Iwatobi swim club. This may probably be the most fanservicey anime i have seen in a long, LONG while. Not that i'm complaining though. Its not every day someone decides to make a girl fanservice anime with many possible Yaoi pairings. Whoever made this is a pure fucking genius.

I originally wanted to add somemore to my list, however, the looming shadows of exam prevents me to. Once i pass my 'N' Levels 'm gonna go into Otaku mode 5.0.

Silver spoon anime!!!

Manga cover

Well i am superrrr excited for this anime; Silver spoon.

Just in case you were wondering, Silver spoon revolves around an agriculture highschool freshman, Yugo, Hachiken, who due to his failure at getting into a top school, decides to 'run away' from his home.

He meets teenagers who are mostly heirs to their family businesses, for example Farming and Milk produce. Yugo begins on his journey to discover himself, learns from and teaches those around him. A fresh new perspective about school life.

You must be thinking "Meh this is boringg" but i kid you not, this manga/anime is one of the best at the slice of life genre. It imbues situations, where the consequences can be related to, in reality. Incidentally, this manga has won the Shogakukan Award and the Mangaka of this manga is......dun dun dun.....Arawaka Hiromu!!

Now all those FMA fans can read some more awesomeness.

TOWA TEI - APPLE with Ringo Sheena

The horror of 'N' Level Orals

Holy shit. Is it just me or am i going crazy?

Just finished my English oral exam today, and i think i screwed up. It wasn't that bad of a screw up, i still think that my marks will be acceptable BUT this was only because i panicked.

My throat was sqelching so much that i couldn't pronounce one word; Provocative. I was stuttering like a fish out of water. The examiners laughed and i nearly tried to commit seppuku  when they did. Oh fml. I really hate orals. ;_;

Love Lab episode 1 (The age of yuri is here!!!)

I have been waiting for this! FINALLY! Yeahhhhh!

The long awaited first episode is finally out, and it made some pretty good impressions on me.

For one i am really excited because this is supposedly Yuri, and since there are so few pure yuri animes out there i was naturally excited. However, i hope with all my heart that this series will not become another Candy boy, because i would just go crazy.

The moment i started watching this, i had a good feeling about it. And apparently i was right. The first episode had me laughing all the way through, and the progress between the two protagonists is simply amazing.

The jokes were awesome, and the funniest parts were how the main character messes it up so badly; like holding hands. Is it possible to die of laughter and cuteness? I hope this question gets answers in the next episode. I am seriously looking forward to it. :)

EDIT 17/11/14: I have never been more mislead by an anime series, in my entire life. So not Yuri. 

Hataraku Maou-sama

Finished another series, Yay for me!

The 13 episode series was certainly long, in more ways than one. When i first started watching it, i found it refreshing. The comedic sense was good and the characters were certainly a blast to watch as they tried to adjust to their new surroundings.

Maou Sadao is actually the Demon overlord Satan from ente isle, who escapes into the modern world with his sidekick, Ashiya. The first few episodes show how maou gets a job at McRonalds (i laughed when i saw it) and Ashiya becomes a 'male-wife' who does the chores in their itty bitty rental house.

Maou bumps into a red headed girl at the traffic light and lends her his umbrella because of the rain. However, the red-headed girl discovers his identity and turns out to be the Hero who drove Overlord Satan into escaping; Emilia. I don't want to spoil the story for you so i will just summarize the first few episodes. Now for my thoughts on this anime.

Although i had to admit it was interesting, the story became stagnant after the fifth or sixth episode as the characters had already adjusted to their new lives. It tried to revive the story by adding several new characters such as Lucifer and Suzuno, but the plot had already went past the point of no return. I enjoyed the fantasy added into this anime because it spiced it up alot. But to my dismay, there wasn't many action scenes and majority of the episodes revolved around Maou working at McRonalds with Chiho or Emilia constantly checking up on him.

The second last episode started out good....before its bubble popped. One thing i had a problem with was the fact that Maou was ridiculously overpowered. I understand that he is the demon overlord but what use is an evil villain if we all know he's going to be defeated so easily? The fights last for about 2 to 4 mins max.

I have mixed feelings for this anime, however it proved to be a delight and a disappointment. My opinion is that they should have at least sent Maou back to ente isle for one episode instead of repeatedly showing the same thing; He goes to work, Emilia stalks him, they fight, he goes back home OR Bad-guy appears, beats him, Maou gets his powers, thrashes them and goes home.

I would say that the fantasy aspect of this series should have been brought out more, because it got boring midway through. HOWEVER, it was still enjoyable but i wouldn't want to watch it again. Though the fights were freaking awesome.

 Plot: The story hits a block. Refreshing at first but downhill after five to six episodes. 6/10

Characters: Pretty developed. They managed to explore Emilia's past, it was really touching.  8/10

Graphics: The fights were cool, but there were too little action scenes. The transformation of Maou was kinda overboard but Emilia's archangel form suited her well. 7/10

Recommendation: It was good, but for those who want a good plot, you better try something else. 3/5

Free! Iwatobi Swim Club: Episode 1

Hoo babeh, this one is hotttttt.

If you thought that the trailer showed too much skin, just wait till you see the episode. Overall i'm quite happy with the first episode and surprisingly enough; i quite liked it.

I think that its pretty obvious that this is fanservice for the ladies, i mean why else would you show guys stripping and zooming up on their swimsuits? To tell the truth, i felt kinda embarrassed while watching this. For safety reasons, this show should not be watched by teenage girls/boys when their parents are home, because how would you explain watching half-naked guys on the computer?

I found the story interesting, and the theme for this anime is (obviously) swimming. Sounds weird but i recommend giving it a try. Who knows? You may even become a fan.

I found the time-skips quite choppy though because it confused me a little. I hope they stop doing that in the next episode. Some parts are also quite hilarious but i definitely won't put it down as a comedy genre. On a side note i do admit to waiting feverishly for this anime to be out.