Administrative Note: I got back home a few hours ago. And… I’ll be leaving again tomorrow morning. Back either Saturday or Sunday, not sure yet. As you know, I’m way behind. I’ll try to finish up the first impressions posts tonight and schedule them for while I’m gone. Then I have to do the impressions wrap up, write last season’s wrap up, and figure out what I’m blogging next season. No idea when I will get around to replying to comments… sorry. Unfortunately, I’m going to be away from the Internet for three weeks in August as well. It’s been a very hectic summer…

The premise sounds cool: a bunch of weird kids are trapped in a school and have to murder each other. But the execution is sorely lacking. The characters are all caricatures. I hate the visual style. The storytelling method we’ve seen so far consists of heavy-handed introductions for every single character combined with a monologue by the bear in charge of creating this contrived setup. Continue reading Danganronpa the Animation — First Impressions →

Note: I’ll be travelling again from tomorrow until Wednesday. Really busy summer. I’m bringing some of the first episodes I haven’t seen yet with me, so there may be more first impressions. I probably won’t have time and we’ll be back to reviews of last season’s shows though. Also I may go on another trip from Thursday to Sunday so… yeah… I’ll write something about Anime Expo eventually too.

Watamote is an endearing mix of depressing and hilarious. It takes loneliness, something which everyone is familiar with, to its ultimate extent and then some. We can laugh because no one can possibly be so unpopular in high school she doesn’t talk to a single person for two months. But at the same time, we can shed a tear for her because we’ve all felt a little of what she does. Continue reading Watamote — First Impressions →

Interesting premise. Unfortunately not the greatest execution.

I think my biggest problem is the character designs and the animation, particularly the color scheme. At the moment it reminds me a lot of 11eyes and Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi. Not the best connotations there. Continue reading Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi — First Impressions →

I loved the original series, but… what were they thinking with this? I don’t see how anyone who doesn’t already know the story could have possibly followed what was going on. I could barely follow it myself. And they completely ignored Jun’s growth, which was the most important thing in the original. He’s just sitting there chillaxing the entire time. Continue reading Rozen Maiden (2013) — First Impressions →

British Ikoku Meiro no Croisée. And at the end the British girl transfers to Japanese high school. Complete with hilarious attempts at English. Continue reading Kiniro Mosaic — First Impressions →