Anime Spring 2011

[Bacon McShig]

Nichijou is pretty damn great so far. I think I've laughed out loud twice now in three episodes -- which is a lot for me. It's the over-the-top sequences that do it for me (grabbing for the octopus-shaped food -- don't know what it's called, and then chasing down the man porn notebook).

Yeah, those bits were great... otherwise I don't know, a lot of the humor is a bit impenatrably Japanese (like almost a whole string of Azumanga's Eggplant - Hawk - Mountain joke or something), but the show is just so damn well-animated I can't tear away from it. Robot girl and the professor are so danged cute!

[Dunlap]

This chick really hates A-Channel. All that after one episode? lol. I can't imagine ever mustering up the energy for that kind of venom when it comes to anime.

You come off a lot more bitter about lots of things here, it's what happens when you have a negative opinion and try to express it clearly and concisely. I agree with everything she says, but I'm not going to crusade against it. I'll just never watch it again.

[Compass]

More bitter than that? Maaaybe as bitter. But more? I call bullshit.

Also, I really love the spurting sweat sound effects in Nichijou.

[Rated E]

Nichijou is great, I too, love the animation. Professor/Hakase is so damn cute, I love how she seems to fuss just for the sake of fussing. Reminds me of myself.

For me, there always seems to be a fine line between what I consider cute/charming/funny and just generic crap. At this point I can't put my finger on it, but these days I end up turning off most anime I try to watch.

[Compass]

I like how the professor admits the key is there mostly for cuteness.

Oooh, this one could be good:

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai

If first episodes are anything to go by. Main ghost girl's got a Flonne-chan thing going on.

[Station]

Man, I love Nichijou. There are some odd, slow scenes, like Azumanga, and then there are fast, crazy scenes. Either way, a lot of it has gotten me laughing out loud. That is a hard thing for a show to pull of these days.

[Bacon McShig]

Oh my god, the music video for Nichijou's OP song is amazing:

[Compass]

Apparently despite the cute girl in the video, it's the dude singing all the female parts? Wacky.

Oooh, this one could be good:

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai

If first episodes are anything to go by. Main ghost girl's got a Flonne-chan thing going on.

Admittedly, I'm probably overly sensitive to the heartstring tugging on which a show like this builds its foundation, but hot dog, I am in love. Easily my favorite so far of this season's offerings. Two eppies in and almost scared to keep going for fear they'll screw it up.

[James]

Of everything listed here so far, Kizuna Ichegeki sounds the best so far. Nichijou, maybe, just to see what you're talking about.

I've got no idea what's in anime lately, there's just too much to filter out. But I do love animation so I keep on trying.

James

[Station]

I watched the first few of episodes of C - The Money of Soul and Possibility Control.

The way I see it, the premise is basically a stock market lover's version of a battle card game anime. The originality is in how the attacks are made (by investing your 'futures') and how the battles (called 'deals') in the 'Financial District' effect the real world.

The show definitely has a cool style, good character designs and some interesting character development. I feel that I need to see a few more episodes, so that the show displays more originality than stock market Yugi-Oh. The consequences are dramatic, but the battle system just seems so silly.