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zzeroparticle · Local time: Nov 27, 2007, 01:46 AM

Well, I can say that Fall 2007 hasn't exactly been a stellar one in terms of series to watch, but I have enjoyed the ones that have come out during this period. Clannad and ef: A Tale of Memories have remained solid shows so far and Kaiji (as nanafan mentioned) is still serving up good doses of drama. Same can be said for Kimikiss and even some dubious ones like Shugo Chara which has somehow caught my attention. Certainly not the best I've seen, but definitely not the worst either.

If you ask me, anime has been on a steady upward trend in overall quality. Sure, you do have some disappointments here and there like Nanoha StrikerS or yet another Naruto or Bleach clone, but when you have esoteric-minded shows like Zetsubo Sensei, strange, but charming setups like Dennou Coil, and epic, beautiful pieces of work like Seirei no Moribito, you'd almost have to be purposely digging in trenches full of offal to be unearthing only crap. There's just so much variety out there that complaining about a lack of good shows just means you might not be trying hard enough.

It basically boils down to knowing your tastes and figuring out what shows cater to that taste. Then, it's putting in the energy to talk to people and research shows that you think are what you're looking for in a good series. Sure you may stumble across a few that just miss the mark completely, but that just comes with exploring various series. It's certainly probable to find at least one watchable show in a given season.

For the time being, I can say that 2007 has been pretty good to anime fans.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

zzeroparticle · Local time: Dec 1, 2007, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by Bigblah

Negima!?, PPD and Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei are all produced by SHAFT, and SHAFT series are notorious for being a pain in the ass to sub. They love their blackboard graffiti.

Aren't most SHAFT-isms more of Akiyuki Shinbo's doing? The camera tricks that were so prevalent in Shinbo-directed shows like Hidamari Sketch on top of everything else mentioned in the above indicates that this isn't SHAFT so much as Shinbo.

It should be noted that Shinbo is credited with supervising ef, which explains some the (excellent) use of the camera. That, and ef's director has worked alongside Shinbo on a few projects (notably PPD and Negima).

There's nowhere I can't reach.