Now that most anime
have reached its second half, the flow of the story has gotten a lot better and
the climax just came in :D This season really is just getting better and
better. Definitely no doubt that Spring anime is my favorite anime season.
So what anime has
been getting to me this time around? I know that last month, I said that I have
Kuroko no Basuke and Uchuu Kyoudai as my top bet BUT now some things
has definitely changed. Of course Kuroko no
Basukeis still getting a good place on my top anime this season. The
intensity of the matches and the comedy just rose up this past month. As for Uchuu Kyoudai, my excitement on watching this
anime is just starting to go down. Finally, Sakamichi
no Apollon is starting to get a little more exciting. This past month Sakamichi no Apollon has probably reached my
top anime for this season because of the romance that's getting even better
each episode and the music that are played most especially the medley on episode
7.
Other than these
anime topping my list this season, I've also started placing a couple of anime
on -hold. I'll probably watch it when I have more time or when I just feel like
it. As I have mentioned last
month, I might place Medaka Box
on-hold AND so, I already just did. I don't really feel like watching it now.
Maybe some time later. On the similar boat, I have decided to place Hiiro no Kakera on-hold. The last episode I
watched was episode 5 and it bored the hell out of me. I don't know when I'll
get back to it. Finally, I didn't watched a single Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? OF THE DEAD this past month but I'll
definitely finish it on time. AND for some reasons, I also didn't watched Tasogare Otome x Amnesia last month. Guess I
should catch up to that. So I guess I can practically say that this month just
clearly determined which shows I want to stick to and which shows I don't
really care much about.
On another news,
since things have gotten a little tough on me ever since school started, I have
decided on some things. Yeah Summer Anime season is just around the corner and
I have seen a pretty good preview of
the series by azeriraz over at Anime Aura BUT since summer season is my
busiest season, I'll be lessening by covered anime. I haven't decided which
ones I'll blog BUT I have decided on an initial anime list to watch. As
expected, it'll be lesser this time around. As for this season's coverage, as
noticed on last week's posts, everything will be posted later than usual. Kimi to Boku. 2 and ZETMAN which airs on Mondays will be posted
on the weekends while Sakamichi no Apollon and Sankarea will be posted on Friday night
GMT+8. As for Hyouka, I'll be dropping its weekly
coverage due to lack of time. Hyouka's
schedule is Sunday; 24:00 (GMT+9). I can't download, watch and write an episode
thoughts on time and with 4 anime coverage, I guess I have to admit that it's
pretty difficult to handle.
Now for my monthly
overview :D
Uchuu
Kyoudai (9 of ???)
Despite how much I
love inspirational series, Uchuu Kyoudai
is starting to get boring lately. I wanted to forget that idea and still
continue watching this series and I sure do wish that this series will just
grow in me. Anyway, I'm really happy for Mutta when he pass the 2nd exam. It
was a funny ride and an intense wait. His chances were pretty slim but who knew
that it was Apo who'd make him pass the exam? LOL. The last episode had been a
pretty inspiring one. The rest of the applicants that pass are going to the 3rd
test. Now, it'll be another pressure moment for Mutta but I sure do hope that
he can do it. As an inspirational anime, I'm still looking up to this series.
As for its comedy part, for some reasons it's just getting too old for me BUT
that last episode probably just boost everything up again. SO I'm definitely
pushing through in continuing this series.
Hunter
x Hunter 2011 (34 of ???)
HxH is starting to get series but that's
probably the reason why I'm eagerly sticking to this show. The comedies were
good but I'm watching this for the action and the battle. Nen sure looks like an interesting ability and
as demonstrated by Hisoka on his match with Kastro, Nen could just do more than I thought it could. BTW, their match
was just amazing. It was intense and I really like it. BUT then, where episode
30 left off, I thought that Kurapika will finally be shown but I guess not. But
I'm not really complaining in seeing Killua and Gon :D Their matches at episode
34 was really great and Gon's match with Hisoka is just around the corner :3
AKB0048
(3 of 13)
I
initially didn't plan on watching this series but after seeing an interesting
review over at another blog, I thought, why not try. Knowing that this series
will be another promotion to the very popular jpop group AKB48, I decided not to watch it BUT after seeing the
first episode, I decided to add this to my list. The story isn't really the
most interesting but it actually caught me. Add to that the really beautiful
art and flawless animation. I guess it's to be expected since the production
company is similar to that famous mecha anime Macross Frontier (which I haven't watched until now) - Satelight. Also, the music is
already growing in me. I might even end up downloading some of their songs.
Particularly the songs that are in this series. When that happens, the anime
has practically done a good job in marketing AKB48 to
me. LOL. In an overall first impression on this series, I'm really liking
almost everything about this series. Almost? HAHA.
Yeah, the character designs are my worst enemy here. They make me feel like Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica characters started singing and grew hearts on
their eyes and hair. It's a little bit annoying. HAHA.
Hyouka
(5 of 21)
This past month, Hyouka focused on the Sekitani Jun incident.
The small-school style mysteries were turned into something seemingly big. Well
I guess it was something pretty big. The way the Sekitani Jun arc was presented
was really good. I like how it first made its impact as a mystery that will
play a huge part of the series, how the conclusion of this arc turned out
pretty well, how everything was well explained and how much the characters
(particularly Oreki) developed since then. Sekitani Jun's story was pretty
moving, of course it wasn’t enough to bring tears crawling down my face but it
sure made a pretty good impact to me. The reason behind the title Hyouka of the Classic Literature Club
anthology left a really moving memory in me.
Yu-Gi-Oh!
ZeXal (44 of ???)
I haven't fully
catch up in the series BUT I have to admit that ever since IV (Hosoya Yoshimasa)
and III (Ikeda
Kyousuke) were introduced, this series just started getting interesting. Of
course, the idea that this series is a quick copy of the original one is still
a huge bother for me but I guess this series still have some hope. Forgetting
how bad the previews duels had been, the tag duel between Tsukumo Yuma (Hatanaka Tasuke)
and Tenjo Kaito (Uchiyama
Kouki) against IV and III was really great. It reminded me of the duels in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. Now I really can't
wait to catch up :3 Oh and did I mentioned that IV looks like an evil Ginga Bishounen
from Star Driver? HAHA. I wonder just how copy cat this series can be. LOL.
Kimi
to Boku. 2 (9 of 13)
This month Kimi to Boku. 2 became a half romance half
comedy series. Episode 6 and episode 7 were really great romance episodes, as
for my personal opinion. I really have to admit that Kimi to Boku. is a pretty good romance anime. Seeing a more
serious Yuki at episode 6 was really great and seeing that Valentine's episode
for episode 7 was great. Wait. No. Chizuru was amazing during that Valentine's
episode. I mean that sudden confession
was something that I've always been waiting for!! Masaki should really just
return the feelings already! o(>A<)o
Haiyore!
Nyaruko-san (6 of 12)
I also
just started watching Haiyore!
Nyaruko-san this past month as
recommended by ♥EcchiCatgirl♥ from Seasonal
Anime Reviews. As a comedy anime,
I guess I could say that Nyaruko-san turned out pretty good. It had those typical
things such as the one-sided crush, the yuri relationship and a yaoi character.
AND this series had a pretty good start. The parodies definitely caught me but
as episodes go by, I get so used to them that repeating jokes doesn't really
make me laugh anymore. Oh well. Despite that, I'm still keeping up with the
series and hopefully somewhere before this ends, I won't entirely be
disappointed that I decided to watch this(:
ZETMAN
(9 of 13)
ZETMAN is probably one of the series in this
season that doesn't really standout much and wasn't able to catch the attention
of most people because of its genre and pacing that TMS Entertainment has done.
People could bash this series all they long and manga fans could just complain
as much as they want, I'm certainly sticking to this series despite how much
I'm getting pissed of with Hanako. LOL. Anyway, ZETMAN
is definitely getting to its climax with the EVOL master telling Jin what I
expect him to say. AND did I mentioned I'm getting pissed off with Hanako?
Jormungand
(6 of 12)
I haven't watched
the last couple of episodes but I do have to admit that Jormunand has definitely caught my attention. In may not have
impressed me the first time around since it was greatly compared to Black Lagoon but setting comparisons aside, Jormungand is really great in its own way. I
really like the orchestra assassin arc and the appearance of the CIA guy :D The
action definitely nothing compared to a Revy x Roberta match but in general,
their gunfights are good.
SKET
Dance (60 of ???)
With how almost
every anime I'm watching right now has gotten to its most interesting parts, SKET Dance started getting a little less funny.
The last three episodes did had those stupid laughable moments but at most, it
was pretty boring. My favorite episode for SKET
Dance this month has got to be episode 56, the Switch x Momoka episode.
Switch did had lesser talking time but this episode was quite moving and I like
how Momoka started liking Switch. Other than comedy, I guess SKET Dance can also do a pretty decent romance.
ANYWAY, despite the pretty disappointing episodes, I still know that there will
be more make up episodes for them.
Sakamichi
no Apollon (8 of ???)
As I have mentioned
earlier, Sakamichi no Apollon has
currently taken the top spot of my fave anime this season. With how the last
episodes turned out, this anime just keeps getting better each episode. It
gives a very old school atmosphere which depicts the setting very well, the
music is just great and I know that there will be more to it, the romance is
just getting even more deeper and interesting and the drama is just very moving
as usual. The characters are being developed very well. I guess now I can
really say that this anime was able to meet the expectations everyone is giving
it. With how things are going right now, I'm just hoping that this series will
be wrap up nicely and not make a huge disappointment.
Tsuritama
(8 of ???)
As expected, Tsuritama has already shown its direction and
the story has somehow gotten a little bit more serious. Despite the serious
tone that Tsuritama is starting to show,
it still gives off that interesting vibes that makes me want to watch it. I
always like to see the development in the relationship of the four main
characters. I was really glad that Yamada Akira (Sugita Tomokazu) has
finally joined Haru (Irino
Miyu) and the rest and his associations with the Alien Investigation team,
Duck, has finally been cut off because of friendship perhaps? Now that Akira
knows what Haru and his sister is trying to accomplish, he'll definitely help
them through and if fishing is the only way to do it, I guess we'll see more of
that. More importantly… WHY THE HELL DID THEY CUT NATSUKI'S HAIR!?!?
o(>A<)o
Kuroko
no Basuke (9 of 25)
As I have posted
over a couple of weeks ago, I decided to read the manga. As of now even with
the advance knowledge of what's going to happen this past couple of episodes, I
have to admit that Kuroko no Basuke is
still good as it is. After their match with Kaijou last month, this time around
Midorima Shintaro of the Generation of Miracles is being introduced. Anyway,
this past month practically focused on the interhigh preliminaries. AND I
actually expected so much on their first match but it turned out pretty easy on
them. The rest of the matches were shown on a whim AND by the end of the month,
Seirin's already against Seiho High - one of the teams always make the top 3 in
the interhigh (or something like that). Episode 8, the first episode of Seirin
vs Seiho, was a pretty boring but I guess it did a pretty good job in
introducing Seiho as well as how much the seniors of Seirin wanted to beat this
team.
Predictions
and Expectations.
Anyway, next month
most series will probably end. Predictions on the conclusions? Ideas on the 2nd
half of the 2-cours? Which are 2-cours anyway? I don't know if Uchuu Kyoudai will be 1-cour or 2-cour but I
think that it'll do better as a 2-cour with the 2nd half being about Mutta's
preparation of going to Mars. HAHA. I hope that will happen. As for Kimi to Boku. 2, with 3 episodes to go, I don't
think it'll have some big-shot conclusion and will probably end the same way
the 1st season did. AND I'll definitely be disappointed if they don't show a
Takahashi x Yuta episode o(>A<)o Now for Hyouka,
I hope that we'll see something good when it reaches its second half. I have a
good feeling that a little about the main mystery will be shown soon enough(:
AND for Kuroko no Basuke which is another
series I'm pretty sure will be 2-cour, I'm betting that before the 2nd half
starts, Aomine Daiki will be introduced and I'm definitely looking forward to
that.
Overall.
I have 15 on going
series I'm trying to keep up and with a lot of things getting to me right now
that hinders my watching time and anime download, I guess the lesser anime this
month is pretty understandable. Like I have mentioned earlier, Sakamichi no Apollon is getting the most
excitement this month and I'm betting that it'll be my top anime for this
season. I've already placed 4 anime on-hold but I'm definitely getting back to
2 of them: KoreZom and Tasogare Otome x Amnesia before the season
ends. As for the 5 series I haven't watched, any encouraging words for me to
start watching them? I actually plan to watch Natsuiro Kiseki within this week if I'll have the time :D
On-Hold: Hiiro no Kakera, Medaka Box, Kore wa
Zombie Desu ka? OF THE DEAD, Tasogare Otome x Amnesia
Haven't touched: Saki Achiga-hen, Natsuiro Kiseki, Accel World, Upotte!! and Nazo no Kanojo X
