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 →