I’m sure some people will hate this but I thought it was a great start. It kind of reminds me of Code Geass. It has a big cast of characters in school, who spend most of their time goofing off. It’s bright and cheerful and happy and goofy. Then at the same time there’s a war going on with all these ridiculous twists being pulled off one after another. Unfortunately in this show no one is actually planning the twists so it isn’t quite as exciting. Continue reading Valvrave the Liberator — First Impressions →

Trying to be like Lucky Star and Nichijou. Unfortunately they didn’t get the memo that it was supposed to be funny. This is how I felt from watching:

Dropped.

In the first five seconds, this excited, pumped up music plays as a screaming woman gets raped by a giant insect. Was tempted to drop it then and there but my supreme dedication to writing good first impressions posts forced me to keep going. Continue reading Mushibugyo — First Impressions →

I might have liked this if I was fifteen years younger, but as it is, I’m unimpressed. Two guys want to run away from their lives after being betrayed and swap bodies. A guy from the modern time goes to the past and gains magic powers. The villains are comically evil. I feel like I’ve seen this before. Continue reading Arata Kangatari — First Impressions →

What a pile of shit. Please just let Hayate rest in peace. At this point we’re just digging up the bones of the franchise with rotting pieces of flesh still clinging to them, pissing on them and hanging them to dry in the middle of the town square.