Postby blkmage » Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:44 pm
Thread resurrection time! It's been a month. I want to hear some opinions and have some discussion.
My list has become solid:
The top spot goes to Clannad ~After Story~ after I decided to pick up Clannad and pretty much fell in the tank for it, finishing the first season in three days. Kyoto Animation basically reminded me why I love them so.
Second comes Gundam 00 which is a huge shock for me personally because it is doing so well after being incredibly rushed during the first season. Good job, I guess.
Third place goes to Nodame Cantabile Paris Chapter. While it is more Nodame, I am fairly disappointed in the pacing of the anime compared to the manga. The eleven episode season is hurting it immensely.
Fourth, we have Casshern Sins. Best art of the season hands down, which is ironic since it's an adaptation of something that was born in the 70s. Seriously, you have to look at some shots of this thing and then be compelled to watch it animated.
In fifth, we have Toradora! which takes something that could have gone down the worn typical tsundere path and comes out with something interesting.
Kuroshitsuji is sixth for having an excellent atmosphere and going back and forth between creepy and hilarious consistently.
Seventh place is for Tytania, which delivers space battles on a grand scale and actual political machinations and maneuverings with modern production values.
Skip Beat! comes in eighth for being another shoujo that has an interesting lead female. A decent adaptation of the manga, which is excellent because it managed to make me interested in Kyoko's development as an actress.
And lastly, we have Ga-Rei Zero, which remains an anime that constantly gives me the "wut". I can't get a very good reading on this thing, as every episode just throws something out from left field at you.
Things that I dropped include Chaos;HEAD (annoying characters), Kemeko DX (way too random), Hyakko (meh), A Certain Magical Index (weird premise), Yozakura Quartet (doesn't seem interesting), Kurogane no Linebarrels (lolgonzo), and Today in Class 5-2 (looks terrible, unfunny).
Things that I haven't picked up but people won't shut up about how great they are include Kannagi (boy meets goddess), Tales of the Abyss (the RPG), Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka (visual novel), Hakushaku to Yousei (shoujo), ef a tale of melodies (sequel), Jigoku Shoujo (sequel), Mouryo no Hako (haven't heard of it), and Michiko e Hatchin (Brazil!).