Holy god… I never knew that this season contained so much rubbish. Ah well, a bad season once in a while doesn’t hurt either, as it gives me the chance to concentrate on the good stuff from the previous seasons. So far, I’m still hoping for Angelique, Night Head Genesis and Kemonozume to produce something worthwile. Let’s hope they do. Anyway, we now turn to the next batch of new shows, and it isn’t really exciting. All feature bland relationship between a boy and girl, destined to be together.
Boku ga Ita
We have this girl, who falls in love with an extremely popular guy. And well, that’s what this anime’s about. Some people might like such a love-story, though I found it incredibly boring. Nothing really happened in the twenty minutes of this episode and seeing the girl be embarrassed was so annoying to watch. And why are the characters missing an eye at times? Budget savings?
Tonagura!
I was indeed fearing for this series, and my fears have been confirmed after watching. Stay away from this series at all costs. We have a girl who still remembers her shildhood love from ten years ago. The boy meanwhile moved away, though now, ten years later he’s coming back. She’s so longing to see him again, until she finds out that he’s a horny bastard. The side-characters don’t really help either, as each and every one of them fits into the fanservice-clichés perfectly. The entire series seems to be aimed at fanservice, and of course the two main characters will be ending up together.
Chottoko Sister
If I had to describe this series, it’d be something like “Chobits goes loli”. The description of the anime really turned me off: a guy wishes he has a little sister, and on one Christmas Eve, his wish gets fulfilled when Santa personally brings him a little 10-year-old sister. Still, it works better in the anime. First of all, the guy was seven when he wished Santa for a new sister, after it became clear that his mother would never be able to have the sister he so longed for. It’s indeed very hard for a seven-year-old boy to deal with things like deaths, and especially premature deaths. The eccentric Santa also made up for a lot of things, I really appreciated that. Still, the fact remains that the guy has a new cute sister, and the sister keeps clinging to him. The focus of the anime indeed is clear. I might watch it, though this show will never be able to step out of the boundaries of mediocrity.
Watching Bokura ga Ita and Tonagura for relaxation. ^^
Hehe, you’re very brave. Though I don’t think I would last watching these two shows. I pay a bit too much attention and the characters become annoying. I really need something like ARIA to relax. ^_^;;
I haven’t watched Boku ga Ita or Tonagura! yet, but I did check out Chottoko Sister and it was sooooooooo boring. I don’t know how anybody could watch this and find it interesting, but perhaps they have better tastes than I do. I love reading your first impressions – they’re very interesting and entertaining to read! 🙂
Why thank you. ^_^
It’s great to hear that people are actually appreciating the things I write. 🙂
And yeah, the only good thing about Chottoko Sister is the way it begun, with the rather eccentric Santa. Afterwards, it just turned boring.
I noticed the panties showing at the beginning of Tonagura, but still I watched on. Until the big boobs showed up. I should have read other reviews first tsk tsk tsk. I guess I’m saved now from wasting my time on Boku ga Ita. =)
Boku ga Ita is good, I like that genre. The others, just trash.
hey thx for putting all these anime up here. i apperiate it =]]
if u hve time can u recommend me sme of ta shows u tink is good. thx =]]
o by the way i noticed tht the anime was actualy called “Chokotto Sister” not chottoko sister…
Ack… I could’ve sworn that I read “Chottoko” *headdesks*
Ah well, it kindof depends on what your taste is for recommendations. If you like cute stuff, Otogi Juushi Akazukin is a must watch. If you’re more into action-series, I’m suggesting Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto and Black Lagoon. If you like character-based anime, Simoun and Red Garden are a definite recommendation. Night Head Genesisis good if you’re into mystery-series and if you’re more into the quieter series, then you could check out Asatte no Houkou.