So, somehow I neglected this blog for a while - -a
I did manage to come to AFA ID.
It was amazing and wallet-draining.
But it was fun, especially the concert.
Got 2 figmas from there and 3 Originals Audio CD with LiSA, 7!!, and Stereophony Autographs
And got two posters with BLESS4 and Angela Autographs.
Wait!
I'm here not about AFA!
After some thought and what looks like good line-up of anime for this season (Fall 2012), I decided to finally back to anime route.
I still remember the last anime review I have here was Persona 4 the Animation. Man, that was eons ago. But, hey! Here I am willing to give you all a quick review of several anime that I decided to took my time to watch the first episodes.
If I watch new anime after this post finished, I'll update this post.
I will also put my recommendation for the fansub group since I'm one of those guy who are picky about subs quality. Thank you to subcompare.com who made me able to pick the best subs for me.
Whenever I decided to write a review for a particular anime, I will put the link here too, so you can always find it easily.
As for the rating system, I will use the simple format from my rating standard.
It's a simple 5 point rating system. Each have their own meaning.
Great : The anime is amazing! It's a must-watch!
Good : It's cool! Worth to watch.
Average : Not bad. Not that good either. I have no problem watching it, but I'm not eager to see the next episode.
Bad : There's nothing special with this. Kinda tired watching this. Can be watched if you like the genre or if you don't have anything to watch.
Crap : It's CRAP! Totally not worth to watch. Avoid this at all cost!
Note:
1. These are solely my OWN opinion. It's not necessary the same as what you think.
2. These reviews are based on the FIRST episode ONLY! The whole series maybe better or worse than what reviewed here.
3. The genre and story review is based on the FIRST EPISODE only and no material taken from third party. So genre and story is only from my own experience.
Log:
13 October 2012 - K, Shinsekai Yori, Chuunibyou, BTOOOM!, Little Busters!, Kamisama Hajimemashita
24 October 2012 - Zetsuen no Tempest, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Ixion Saga DT
[K]
Genre : Supernatural, Action
Fansub : Commie
Rate : Great
Probably one of the best anime this season and also one of the best animated anime this year. The animation is fluid and dynamic. The skateboarding scene is my favorite for the first episode. The story is about some gangs/groups war who use some kind of supernatural ability. The battle is great, and the CG effect is cool. The first episode left a lot of question but promises a great story to be unfolded. The character design is also good and cool. From my point of view, [K] is like Durarara! with supernatural ability and more emphasis on battle. The OP and ED is also artistic and makes me want to watch it again. Oh, and if you like goth-loli, we have one here :D Maybe I'll watch this for this gothic loli. She has white hair.
Shinsekai Yori
Genre: Supernatural, thriller, mystery
Fansub : UTW or Commie
Rate : Good
Shinsekai Yori tells story about sometimes in the future where people have supernatural abilities and need to joins a school which trains their ability. A lot of secrets and mysteries are established in the first episode. These secrets promise a good story for future episodes. The graphic itself is not bad, even quite good if I may say. Shinsekai Yori reminds me of Shiki with their slow paced story telling but still absorbs us into the mysteries they have on their disposal. It's for those people who love story that make them curious.
Chuunibyou Demo Koi Ga Shitai
Genre: Slice of Life, School Romance, Comedy
Fansub : URW
Rate : Good
This anime tells us story about people who suffers from Chuunibyou syndrome who have too much imagination and think of themself as someone who have powerful power. Some of us have experienced that, but the characters here taking it to the next level and admit their power publicly. As an Kyo-ani production, the characters really feels like K-on! characters. Hell, even the mom looks moe. This is what they call moe-blob alright. The comedy is quite good, though I didn't laugh out loud from them. This anime waver between Average and Good, but I list it as good in the end. If you like Kyo-ani or moe character, then this is for you. If you like comedy series, you can have it a go.
BTOOOM!
Genre : Action, Adventure, Survival, Sci-Fi
Fansub : FFFPeeps or Commie
Rate : Good
BTOOOM! is an in-universe Multiplayer Online War Game which pit one team and another just like our world FPS games but with bomb only as the weapons. Yup, no gun, no melee, only bombs. And they have many kind of bombs ready at their disposal. The main character is a NEET and Japan's best player and Ace of World's 10th best team. Somehow, he find himself in a tropical forest and meet a guy who chase him and want to kill him with bombs. It's just like he thrown inside the game's world. BTOOOM! have the usual battle royal theme with quite unusual weapons. I expect a lot of tactical warfare in later episodes since they only have bombs. The character design is good and show the Seinen atmosphere on it. It's full of action and you should avoid this if you hate or can't stand violance.
Little Busters!
Genre : School Romance, Comedy, Slice of Life, Baseball(?)
Fansub : UTW-Mazui (Joint Project)
Rate : Great
Five childhood friends have a weird idea of making a baseball team when one of them is actually on his third year. This guy always want to be different and it makes him standout in school. And this idea of baseball team is actually his. Adapted from popular VN with the same name, this anime was hugely anticipated. I haven't played the game so you can be sure I'm not biased here. It have many great jokes and give me hell of a laugh on some of them. The story looks okay and promise to be quite good, but the rate here mostly because of the jokes :p The character design is standard of those VN games. Their faces not that distinct and quite generic. But the comedy is all I looking for here, so I'll stick to this one. And you should too if you like a good laugh.
Kamisama Hajimemashita
Genre : Romance, Comedy, Supernatural, School life, Shoujo
Fansub : Anime-koi
Rate: Good
They published the manga here in my country and I like that quite much. The main character is a girl who lost her house and ends up in a temple who actually the house of Earth Deity. She somehow ends up become the new Earth Deity. On the temple lives a Youkai who served the previous god and he doesn't acknowledge the new god. Well, this anime was adapted from a shoujo manga, so expect a lot of' awwwwwww' moments here and there. But yes, though I must say they make this one quite good, I still didn't enjoy this one very much. Maybe that's because I already read the manga. But it still a promising anime. And the OP and ED is good! I'm addicted to the OP and ED of this anime :D. The character design is not too far from the manga and therefore quite good in shoujo manga sense. As a romance comedy, the comedy was well directed and able to entertain me. If you don't like shoujo anime, you are expected to stay from this anime, but aside from that, you could always watch this for the comedy.
Zetsuen no Tempest
Genre: Action, Shounen
Fansub: Commie
Rate: Great
I really hate the fact that I delayed to watch this anime. There were these two good friends. One of them suddenly missing for a month. And when he returned, he able to use Magic! This anime has several sweet part that, I can't stop stress this, I really like. I like almost every aspect of this anime; the concept, the story, characters relationship. It's just... WOW! The character design is good, each character is unique and I love how they able to draw their expression so differently and lively. There only small battle scene on the first episode, but I like that very much. They make the battle and skill's effect really cool. The movement flow beautifully from one to another. The OP and ED is also really good, and I fall in love with the OP song! You know what? This is maybe my top priority anime this season (at this point, I already watched almost all first episode of the anime aired this season). If you like action anime with little to no comedy, this is just for you!
Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Genre: School, Slice of Life, Romance, Comedy
Fansub: FFF or Commie
Rate: Great
I was expecting little laugh on this one, but I burst into laughter instead. I swear this is one of the funniest romance comedy I've ever seen. So, there's this introvert girl who takes all her time to study. One day, she was asked to deliver hands-out to a guy who was suspended for fighting. She was hesitant, but somehow the guy consider her as his friend. I didn't expect I will have that much laugh over this anime, though the character design is quite simple, they still attractive in their own way. I also like how they draw the background. They use what looks like crayon hand-drawing for the background. It looks contrast with the character, but it looks good imo. Although this anime is romance comedy, I watch this for the comedy part. And if you like romance comedy, this maybe the best this season can offer!
Ixion Saga DT
Genre: Action, Video Games, Adventure, Comedy
Fansub: Commie
Rate: Good
A guy was playing a video game and somehow, in a weird turn of event, he ends up sucked to another world. What really interesting is, in viewer point of view (MY point of view), this other world amazingly looked like a video game, an RPG to be exact. They have power, skills, and weapon. They even have party too. And then, they push it to the limit with the really RPG-ish BGM. The BGM when they fight really feels like certain developer's games' BGM. It really fun to hear that. The strong point of this anime is the comedy. I really have good laughs here and there with this anime. They have a good chekov's gun on the first episode, though it was really expected, but still fun to watch. And the way the last fight of the first episode end really can makes everyone (yes, everyone) laugh. Want to laugh with an RPG-looks-alike anime? This is your best choice!
That's all for now. Will be updated as soon as I can.
Please read the log to know whether there are a new review or not.
This is Benard reporting, see you on the next post!!
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