Kept delaying writing anything on this blog because of images, not having full control like before, and just a general lack of not wanting to write. But I guess it’s better to rant to the internet then to myself, no?

Okay, I guess i’ll give my 2 cents on what new-season animu i’ve watched so far.

To LoveRU - So far one of the better fan-service/comedy shows I’ve seen. Not quite sure why it’s good, but it’s just got a certain appeal to me. It dosen’t go overboard with the fanservice like Kanokon does (although strangely enough they’re both being produced by the same studio), it has just the right amount to make it enjoyable, yet not on-par with softcore porn.

The main character is a damn-near clone of Nono from Diebuster though. Same drawing style, same look, alien/girl-from-space, fends for herself in an almost playful manner, etc etc. Even the name’s (Nono and Lala) are similar!

Kure-nai - Not sure what to think of this show so far. Started off with a strangely dark tone to it, revolving around some rich little girl being targeted by something (I say something because it’s not explained yet. Or maybe it was and I didn’t catch it, it’s confusing), but the 2nd episode seems to be making it out to be a mix of drama with loli fanservice. If it can manage to pull a decent storyline out of what it’s set itself up with, it’s got potential, but it’s kind of confusing at the moment.

Kanokon - Ugh, fanservice done wrong. It’s overly gratuitous, and i’m not liking it. Fanservice should be lighthearted and humorous, developing around a plot with characters that seem like actual characters. This is just constant ’sweatbead’ humor, the main character getting breasts shoved in his face, and……..well, that’s it really. Seriously, just watch a hentai or something. Just go all the way, being this overzealous and not having any actual porn is dumb.

Soul Eater - Wow, 1 episode and I’m liking this show big-time. Dosen’t seem like it’ll be anything industry-changing, but the action was good, the characters are pretty decent (save some horrible dialog), and the animation is awsome. The humor is a bit…………bland, I guess is the word, and way too general, but It’s overlookable. Sprinkle some light fanservice into the mix, what could be an interesting storyline, and theres a show that looks promising.

I’m just loving the general ‘tone’ of the show most of all though. The characters look like they live in a mix of Halloween Town from ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ and the Jersey Devil games for PS1! It’s strange, and it certainly is something new, so props to whoever designed/drew up the scenery. It’s dark and creepy, but cartoon-ish and non-threatening at the same time, and it’s probably the #1 draw factor to the show for me.

Mnemosyne - Not a new-season thing, but I guess i’ll say something. The fact that it takes a month for each new episode to come out is a turn-off, but each episode is almost 50 minutes, so they’re like short movies. Regardless, episode 3 didn’t seem to do much that was all that interesting. Episode 1 seemed promising, if not just for the piercing-torture scene. That was brutally awesome, something you don’t see much of. And it gave some crazy immortality-seeking organization a part in the storyline, which I liked better than the whole ‘Demons and Yuri’ it’s become in episodes 2 and 3. Now given, i’m all for demons being the antagonists in a show, and I’m surely not complaining about the main characters being lesbians. It’s just not what I expected from the show.

However, the show gives off a strange 90’s vibe, which i’m liking, even though my knowledge of 90’s anime is limited. I’ll keep watching given I don’t forget to download the next episode in a month.

Okay, thats pretty much it for anime. I’ll sample other stuff I guess, should I see anything that catches my interest, and maybe write about that I guess. Anyways, probably a non-anime related rant coming on in a bit. Maybe i’ll even upload some photo’s I took today.

Oh, and this keyboard still blows.