Fall 2008 Thread - Rie Kugimiya Overload

Lots of great shows this season. I've seen many of the first eps released and here's what I thought of em.

Kannagi: The show was kind of amusing and the animation was topnotch (the dance OP was strangely compelling), seems like a show I'll keep up with this season.

Shikabanehime Aka: I just came back from watching this actually, and wow it sure blew my mind. Plot seemed interesting, characters were interesting and the animation was great so hopefully it'll turn out to be one of the best shows this season. I liked it alot, so make sure you give it a try as well!

Clannad AS: Since I'm also not so fond of Nagisa I don't know how much I'll like this season. However I'll be watching it anyway, cause maybe you'll get some more reasons for actually liking her throughout the season.

Tales of the Abyss: Oh boy, what a disappointment it has been so far. As I pretty much know what the story will be from playing the game, I don't know how interesting this will turn out to be but frankly so far I think they've done a bad job. The characters are very badly done and I can't remember Tear having that personality in the game. I'll be giving it a few eps before dropping it though, just because I had been looking forward to this series.

ToraDora: The first episode was a neither bad or really awesome but I enjoyed it, just not as much as the so-far superior manga rendition. They seem to be following the manga which is good but I'm wondering what will happen later on because of the manga being unfinished and all. They'll probably stray from the plot into something completely else, which by all means can be good as well.

Hyakko: Boooring bland shit. I didn't like the first ep at all. None of the characters felt even remotely likeable in my eyes. I'll watch another ep of it before dropping it though, but so far this seems to be the first candidate on anime I will be dropping this season.

To Aru Majutsu no Index: This show seems to have lots of potential in my eyes. Not much happened in the first episode so it's still hard to say how high on the list this'll be but I'll be looking forward to what the second ep has to offer.

Casshern Sins: I hear a lot of people hated the first ep of this show, but I liked it a lot. It seemed to be almost of a poetic nature, I can't really put my finger on what it was but the show felt very original and just not like another action show. It seems promising to me.

Akane-iro no Somaru Saka: I enjoyed this one, despite being a generic harem anime. I'm still kind of puzzled over what was showed in the intro has to do with the show, however I fucking laughed my ass off at that dude showing off his fabulous moves after putting some guards down. Also lol'd at that HUMONGOUS HAIR of the Student Council President.

I'm hoping ef - Tales of melodies will come out subbed soon, because I've been looking forward to that show sooooo much. Also One Outs, I'm expecting lots from it.

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Originally Posted by Sakabadger

pure "what the fuck."

Pure "what the fuck" delivered There are more episodes of it coming right? Or is it the biggest trolling mankind ever has seen?

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Originally Posted by chato

Those are basically the only ones that have potential. Also , fuck the people ( most of the haters come from ANN)who hate the first ep of Casshern. It was awesome. I've been a fan of the shows for 3 years when I got into other classic animes. It's just a little funny because Casshern looks like Megaman Zero. Also, Toradora is decent >=p.

Not that I ever go to ANN, but I can somehow understand the people who didn't like it and why they didn't though (having a slow start and all), it's just that I don't agree with them. People were probably expecting something completely else. But I'm thinking when the show picks up in pace more people will watch it. This show has lot of potential.

Do think you have to have seen the older shows to be able to enjoy it fully? Or is it totally unrelated to the older shows? I might watch them later anyhow as I've kind of gotten into a classic anime recently as well (watching Hokuto no Ken right now).

Now that I think of it, he kind of looks like Quickman and Megaman's illegitimate love child.

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Wow. Make sure you give Kurozuka a watch. I just watched the first episode and wow, this looks absolutely amazing! I can sum it up in two words; Beautiful and Brutal. I'm left speechless.

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