Kurogane’s Anime Blog

1. Seirei no Moribito
2. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
3. Lucky Star
4. Seto no Hanayome
5. ef -a tale of memories
6. Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
7. Potemayo
8. Baccano!
9. Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!
10. Minami-ke
11. Dennou Coil
12. Hitohira
13. Nodame Cantabile
14. sola
15. Code GEASS: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

This list was seriously delayed because I decided to write a blurb for each title, which got too long after I ran out of suitable adjectives for all of them. Suffice to say, I greatly enjoyed all the titles in the list, each in their own way.

Honestly though, I’m surprised I didn’t see much accolades for Seirei, which clinched top spot for being a solid watch from start till finish. Well, it wasn’t an attention-grabber as much as Gurren Lagaan and Lucky Star I guess.

For the record, I managed to watch 50 titles in 2007, completed 33, didn’t finish 7 of them, and the rest are shows from Fall 2007 that are still running.

Well, that was quite a long delay between my first post and this one. Guess I just got caught up with many things in between.

Anyways, in this edition, I’ll be giving out a bunch of raspberries to those who deserved it this year. First, let’s kick it off with the…

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First of my multipart installment of looking back at 2007. Actually, I really hate writing this things, mostly because I always feel I will leave out something, but what the heck.

Anyways, kicking it off, here are my picks of the moe and GAR characters and moments of anime in 2007. They’re mostly dominated by a few shows, but then it’s expected :).

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Shows are lined up according to their premiering sequence. Numbers in caption represent the latest episode I’ve watched.

• Da Capo II (09) - Got boring after Nanaka’s (TT_TT) episode. Might be forgetting about this show soon.
• BAMBOO BLADE (09) - Going horribly off-tangent somewhat.
• Kaiji (08) - Kaiji is such a noob.
• NIGHT WIZARD (08) - I don’t know why I’m still watching. Now I know why I’m still watching.
• Myself;Yourself (08) - Another show this season that’s going horribly off-tangent.
• DRAGONAUT (06) - Daisuke Ono is not made to voice lameass characters like Jin.
• Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun (08) - If you’ve been wasting time on reading my blog, no need for me to add anything else.
• CLANNAD (08) - Not as emotionally impacting as Kanon 2k6.
• Shakugan no Shana (08) - Uh, is this season full of anime that are going off-tangent?
• Shugo Chara (05) - Dropped it when it went down the generic mahou shoujo road.
• Gundam 00 (08) - Honestly, I don’t know where is this show going, it’s really messed up now.
• ef ~a tale of memories~ (07) - The second SHAFT show I actually like after Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. Thank god they limited their touches to the visual components, not the story ones.
• Kimikiss (08) - Not too linear, yet not too dramatic; a rightly balanced romance show.
• Rental Magica (08) - Unintentionally hillarious, especially when Itsucki gives out orders like, “Use Fira at 35.38028° to my right” and they actually execute it. Needs more Addie btw..
• Prism Ark (08) - I don’t know why I’m still watching.
• Minami-ke (08) - Slap yourself if you’re not watching this show yet. C’mon!
• Genshiken 2 (07) - Yaoi episode aside, it’s been a pretty good show.

Oh yes, I am a f-cking SAINT! I managed to watch the first episode of the Negima Live Action. I’m lazy to type out the review, so just read the condensed chatlog of my impressions.

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I hope it’s just a spelling mistake, a.f.k., I really hope it is.

Anyways, rewatching this part really makes me admire Gotouza-sama even more. Too bad I haven’t heard her much this season yet, apart from Night Wizard.

And it’s the truth. If someone random came up to me in public, in real life, and asked me, “Do you like anime?”, I would answer yes to it, because it is true, I like anime. In fact, anime is a big part of my life and I will admit that it’s my main form of entertainment, above all else.

So, if you like something, what is wrong about being proud about it? Of course, I don’t mean idiots, like this, that proclaim anime is the superior form of entertainment a good example of an anime fan, but don’t disregard that there are others who actually feel proud to like it, but aren’t being an ass about it.

“Being proud” about something doesn’t necessarily mean you have to flaunt it on everyone or force your own opinions about it on to others or even close off your acceptance about other forms of it. I personally understand that there are various other forms of entertainment that are being enjoyed by other people as much as I myself enjoy watching anime, and I do enjoy the occasional CSI or House M.D episode a lot.

But maybe it’s just because I’m a rather less opinionated person, I just feel that all this drama is rather unneeded. Liking something isn’t about whether you’re proud of it, nor whether it’s deep or not, nor whether is it frowned and stigmatized by the society, it’s just purely about whether you enjoy it or not. That’s my own 2 cents on this issue, and given that many responses towards this are pretty negative, I just felt like balancing the scales a little bit.

So, unless if I ever stop enjoying anime, if anyone asks me, “Do you like anime and are you proud of it?”, I will answer, “Yes, I like anime and I’m proud of it.”, without hesitation. As long as you like it, and you enjoy it, and remember to exercise moderation and open-mindedness, there’s nothing wrong to be proud of liking something, not just only anime, but other things as well. I’ll just sign off with this little tidbit I conjured for tj’s initial post that got the firestorm started, but somehow got stuck liking it a lot…

“BELIEVE IN THE OTAKU IN ME THAT BELIEVES IN THE OTAKU IN YOU!”

Thanks for reading :).