D-4: The Best Anime of 2011 「MISCELLANEOUS」

Not entirely sure I should label this as 'Best of' but anyway. Again just my personal opinion. List of anime I watched can be seen here.


Favourite Characters
Male - Kinji Tooyama

Purely for the endless laughter at 'Hysteria Mode'.

Female - Touwa Erio

She's interesting and completely adorable. What kind of normal 16 year old girl believes she's an alien and constantly wraps herself in a futon?

Other - Inga

Inga gets a separate category because I simply have no idea if Inga is male or female. "He" can change into a woman so I really have no clue. In any case, I really liked Inga's characters and it was one of the things I enjoyed while watching UN-GO.

More than I Expected - Infinite Stratos

It's really nothing more than harem and mecha but it really wasn't bad like I expected it to be. I was pleasantly surprised that I thoroughly enjoyed this series despite everyone always asking me why I would enjoy such a thing. I really liked the mecha...

Not What I Expected - Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai

I wasn't expecting much out of this series to be honest, but I definitely was expecting to understand what was going on. This is the show where at the end you go "WTF DID I JUST WATCH?" I kid you not. Everything was so convoluted I had no idea what I was watching most of the time. I did tie in together at the end though... somewhat.

Mediocre Show of the Year - Dantalian no Shoka

It wasn't bad by any means but it wasn't really good either. It was just average. Never more never less. I never really enjoyed what I was watching it but I didn't dislike it either.

Worst Show I Saw - Sekaiichi Hatsukoi

Well, I don't know if I was expecting to enjoy this. I think I was expecting more than a shallow top/bottom yaoi but I suppose I should've known. I'm fairly sure I'm in the target demographic of this series but I just found everything about the series so shallow. The characters, the romance, everything.

07/05/11 Weekly Wrap-Up

Shameless shipping. They're so cute.

I thought I'd start doing this due to my lack of time to regularly write reviews, and because I feel like writing about random things. I'm far from impressed with my progress at school despite the fact that people keep telling me I'm doing fine but I've been doing a whole load of retail therapy. On Tuesday, I did a bulk order from Book Depository. I might actually post my manga collection after I get my books. Maybe. SUMMER LIST WILL BE UPDATED SOON.... MAYBE.

Pending Reviews:

• Seikon no Qwaser
• Fortune Arterial: Red Promise
• Clannad: After Story
• Moshidora

SPRING ANIME RANKINGS v2

1. Hidan no Aria +3 : I thought it just couldn't get any better. How wrong was I.
2. Ano Hana -1 : Aria took over. This show is still amazing though.
3. Hanasaku Iroha = : The art is beautiful and the story is developing quite nicely.
4. Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko -2 : Where the story is going, I have no idea, but this show makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
5. Deadman Wonderland = : It was really boring this week. I have it on a 6/10 at the moment, and that's really saying something about the anime this season.
6. Ao no Exorcist +2 : It was interesting this week. I actually didn't yawn at all while watching this week. There was actually some element of surprise. There was also guns.
7. Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai +8 : I think I'm starting to piece things together in my head. This anime is quite funny. I think I was just being to harsh previously.
8. Steins;Gate +2 : Somewhat predictable revelation but execution wasn't too bad. Character interaction is nice.
9. Astarotte no Omocha +5 : Latest episode was kind of nice... after I got over how annoying Lotte was. 
10. C -1 : So incredibly boring. The story isn't making much sense. It's so vague. The animation is so bad, my eyes burn. 
11. Dog Days = : Nice battle scenes. Other than that, it was boring. The singing at the end was nice.
12. Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL : I just started this week. It's pretty generic and childish.
13. A-Channel -6 : The same jokes are being used over and over. It's not funny anymore.
14. Sket Dance = : Episodic. Not funny.
15. Hoshizora e Kakaru Hoshi -2 : Cliché. Really bad harem. Retains interest but little in terms of development.
16. Sekaiichi Hatsukoi -8 : So you finish with one couple and just move onto the next? The romance is basically like rape... I just sit there cringing for 20 minutes. Not to mention, I don't really understand the connection between the couples?

Ratings changed drastically after one week. The first four are pretty solid, but after that, they're not fantastic.


Anime completed this week: Clannad: After Story, Moshidora

Best of the week: Hidan no Aria episode 4

Worst of the week: Sekaiichi Hatsukoi episode 5

Song of the week: Hidan no Aria OP - Scarlet Ballet by May'n

I actually really didn't like this song at first, but I actually really like it now. It's grown on me. Not to mention this amazing piano transcription. I'm going to learn it but even though I'm classically trained in piano, I'm not sure if my fingers can handle it after not playing for so long.

Most memorable moment:

Girls with guns.

It seems as if this whole post is about Hidan no Aria... I love this show, so what can I say.

On another note:

Hidan no Aria First Impression

I absolutely LOVED it. I love J.C Staff, I love Kugimiya's tsundere voice and I love guns. This wins the best of the season for me hands down. I can't even express how much I love this in words so I'll just do it in numbers. I give this episode a massive 10/10.

Hidan no Aria「PREVIEW」

Airing:

April 1 2011

Producer:

J.C. Staff (YAY! They did Shakugan no Shana)

Synopsis:

The story takes place in Tokyo Butei High School, a special school where armed detectives — "Butei" — are trained to use weapons. Kinji Tooyama is a second-year-student who has a special ability, but he keeps it a secret to maintain an ordinary, peaceful life. However, when he gets caught in a bombing on the way to school, he encounters H. Aria Kanzaki, the most powerful S-Rank Butei student in Assault Studies.

Genre:

Action, Comedy

My Thoughts:

Oooooh, my tsundere senses are tingling. Seeing the picture of Aria instantly makes me think "TSUNDERE ALERT!" at once. Well, I really like tsunderes as characters. They're so adorable. I don't know why but I'm looking forward to this one the most and it just happens to start airing right in the middle of my half-yearly exams. Great. I guess I just like girls with weapons... because I wish I could be a girl with a weapon. Don't laugh. It's so not funny. Did I mention I like the art style? It reminds me of Shakugan no Shana and Yumekui Merry. I also have this feeling I'll like the main character. We'll just have to see how she stacks up against my other favourite characters.

Some PVs: