Kurogane's Anime Blog

Oh…. wow. This is pretty amazing.

Also, say hi to Hii-Yoko! (man that just feels so wrong…. orz)

Does anyone actually believe Emiri Katou is voicing him? Seriously, the more I watch BakaTest the more confounded I am that Emiri Katou is voicing him. I MEAN IT TOTALLY DOESN’T SOUND LIKE HER. AT ALL. That’s one hell of a voice range she has there if it’s really her.

Also, goddamn it, stop sexually harassing me with Hideyoshi GARGHGHFDJFGH.

Afternote 1: Voyeur-kun is the best.
Afternote 2: Yuji must be gay to refuse Shouko. Also, EPIC FAIL ON THE EXAM DUDE.

Hmm, so J.C. Staff decided to do an original story for the second half of Railgun instead of animating the currently running “Sisters” arc in the manga. I’d say it’s a better choice than adapting it halfway and then rewriting shit, but given the patchy record J.C. Staff has on adaptations I will pray for the best that the original story won’t be terrible.

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You know how in eroge there’s options to turn off voice for certain characters? Including the male protagonist if they actually voiced him? Yeah. I need that desperately. Too bad you can’t do that for anime, derp.

In other words, I’m officially dropping the shitpile that is Omamori Himari. Why? BECAUSE YUUTO FUCKING REMINDS ME OF MAKOTO EVERY FUCKING TIME HE OPENS HIS MOUTH.

Really. Why couldn’t they have chosen someone more generic or less annoying. I just might be able to persevere through the show if they did. Add to the fact everything about the show screams “low-quality generic fanservice crap” and how much they cheapened Matra Milan’s art style… I don’t think I will actually be able to watch the show at all, but I guess Yuuto’s the final nail in the coffin.

DROPPED. DROPPED. AND FUCKING DROPPED.

Oh look, it’s Hidamari Bund!

So my expectations (of it being “original”) have come true! Shinbo(kastel) has pretty much rewrote the setup of DitVB and introducing the story in a radically different way.

For instance, Akira has amnesia and doesn’t remember the past 16 years of his life thanks to some accident off-screen. Right.

And the enemies have pretty much become “monster of the week” types. We actually went from a chameleon last week to a spider this week. I will expecting be something with long appendages next week or soon enough just so SHAFT can draw some tentacle porn.

They did keep the “lotion” scene, but it’s pretty LOL here. Tell me, what would justify Mina not looking stupid by asking Akira to slather lotion on her while both are being chased by an AH-64 Apache in the city. Reeks of forced fanservice. Also more like, WHY DID YOU MAKE MINA LOOK LIKE SHE’S STALKING AKIRA.

Man, I hate it when people try adapt by doing original shit and mess it up even more badly than the original work is. Of course, I am biased and all since I read the manga so I guess people fresh to this would find it more interesting since it has loli nipples and shit.

Yes, it really has loli nipples.

Hanazawa Kana in queen-mode as Sharon Reinsworth is pretty damn win. Makes a refreshing change from the usual roles she generally plays. Too bad she doesn’t do much usually :(.

Pandora Hearts has been quite the engrossing watch despite the slow start and BL-esque elements that sometimes pop up uncomfortably. To be honest, Akira Ishida is totally stealing the show for me with an impressive performance as Xarxes Break. I just love it when he does “Joker” characters that you can’t seem to figure heads or tails with them. Provides perfect foil to the self-hating lead and his overly dedicated servant. Surprisingly, Ayako Kawasumi is rather underutilized here despite being set up as the main plot device.

So far, quite loving the pace of the plot that interleaves serious business drama and light-hearted comedy in a way that sustains your attention. Though I must say I am probably lucky I left this for marathon watching rather than weekly… I would probably have dropped it instead.

From tsun….

… to dere in a single episode.

Oi, oi, isn’t that a bit too fast of an attitude change, Flameheart-san? I really would appreciate it if you let the tsun fruit ripen a bit longer before maturing to dere.

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Damn right! You put that perfectly, Nayu!

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Most noteworthy event of the episode: Kobayashi Yuu finally employing her shouting skills.

This episode should’ve been titled “Little Girls Playing Soldier” instead.

Surprisingly more funnier than it looks like.

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