An unusual batch this time. Again, consisting of shows with both good and bad parts.
Nerima Daikon Brothers
Seriously. WHAT exactly have I just been watching? This show is wrong, so totally WRONG! Really, it’s still got me twitching. Okay, remember your standard harem in which we’ve got a random overconfident arrogant bastard who gets all the girls without any proper reason? Good. Now imagine him being gay. (Really, I’ve got nothing against gay people, but what this show featured was just not healthy). When Nabeshin suddenly appeared out of nowhere, I also wasn’t surprised at all. What we’ve got here is a musical comedy. I can imagine why nobody subbed it, as it looks like a living hell to typeset, seeing that the entire episode was just basically one big song. In any case, I’m very reluctant to say it, but I actually enjoyed this episode. It may not be the funniest comedy ever, but most of the jokes used didn’t miss their mark. But still… the pain… the horrible pain. I’ll continue watching this, if I can survive it. Oh, and in case you missed this on tokyo toshokan: the fansubbers labelled the torrent “Episode 1 – Released”. I’m not yet sure whether this was intentional.
Shibawanko’s Spirit of Tradition
Okay, if there ever comes a time in which you need to be brain-dead for two minutes, this series is the thing you need to grab. It’s really a series for little children, which teaches them a few things about the Japanese culture (like how to clean properly, but also how to decorate a guest room). It most definitely isn’t anything special, but it has an incredibly quiet atmosphere. And with only 2 minutes each episode, this anime doesn’t become boring either. But, if you do decide to check out this anime, let me warn you to skip the OP. Even though it’s just 5 seconds, it’s most definitely the worst part of this anime.
Souko no Strain
So, this anime takes place in a future age, with mechas, space travel and everything, and people are still being transported by horse carriers? There had better be a very good explanation for this. In any case, this anime makes the mistake of trying to induce sympathy on a one-dimensional character. We see a bit of the life of Seira, our main-character-and-mecha-pilot-in-training, but before she can be fully fleshed out, her brother arrives and kills her three best friends. It’s a pity, because only afterwards, she starts to get interesting. Overall, the first episode was garbage, but the second episode gave a few sparks of potential. The plot also doesn’t really make sense so far. Why would a school for future mecha-pilots be the perfect place to literally store girl who’s special in some sort of way? Isn’t it better to send her to a place with more protection, and away from underage people? Also, there’s just too many unnecessary fanservice.
i checked out soukou no strain because the designs reminded me of vandread. at the beginning i was sorely disappointed; everyone was so happy for no reason, the awkwardness of the characters, the disturbing love or admiration or whatever she had for her brother. but then her brother was a bad guy and her friends died and it all went up from there, though still not really proven itself yet. agree too much fanservice and unexplained weirdness(like horses)
do you know why she changed her last name? the background checks must not be very good for mecha pilots if her fake last name was enough to fool anyone since she was an ace rookie and sister of a famous pilot and didn’t even change her looks
that also remains a mystery, yes. She probably changed it because her brother whom she hates has the same last name as she does, and she didn’t want to have any affiliations with him, but how exactly she got away with that is never explained.
It’s also ironic that she did change her last name, but hasn’t thrown away the pendant.