Fall Season 08 Impressions and other shows

Let us just go straight to the point. Shall we? Aye.

Toradora: I have never seen Zero No Tsukaima and I gave up on Shana after the first season; hence, I am not exactly sick of tsundere characters. The flow of the story is not stiff so it is decent to watch, Taiga is unrealistically violent but we enjoy to watch the protagonist being subjected to physical abuse. Also, I love that parrot bird whatever.

Oh and, it is nice to see that the side characters, like Minori, are reasonably integrated and active in the progression of the story; and that, is a plus point.

Gundam 00 Season 2: Feldt is legal now, right? So is Soma Peries. The first season was initially intriuging but it sort of degenerated into an emo fest upon reaching the end, however, it was still a fun watch. Now that we are familiar with the returning characters, I believe there is potential for the second season to surpass the first in telling a tale of war, love, death and all that serious business stuff. Or you could just watch it to bash Sunrise in a senseless way.

ef, a tale of melodies: The sequel of “a tale of melodies” has arrived and it is guaranteed that we will be treated to a display of ‘artistic’ animation. I was not bothered by the execution of the first show because it did offer what is the most fundamental aspect in a story, which is a story lol. If the story is not impressive to me, then I would be offended by the attempt to be ‘arty fartsy’.

Time for me to practice on my piano because classical music attracts chicks, especially white ones.

Chaos; Head: I friggin hate the male protagonist. lol.

Ga Rei Zero: Having seen the first three episodes. I have to say that this show has the potential to be visually AWESOME.

CLANNAD AFTER STORY: It’s back! Moetakus rejoice! Meh. I have a heart that is so cold that even Byousoku 5cm failed to make me cry, needless to say Clannad! So why am I still watching Clannad if I am not buying the theme of family love? As compared to many recent shows, Clannad is one of the better executed works so nothing pleases me more than to simply relax and watch a show with decent storytelling.

ID SOJOURNER: BUT THEN, THAT IS BECAUSE MOST SHOWS HAVE BEEN SHITTY, SO THAT MAKES CLANNAD LOOK GOOD!

Yeah. Yukarin’s voice acting has inducted Mei-chan into the Pantheon of Moe-ness after the third episode of After Story. Even someone who has high resistance to moe, like me, could not help but break out into cold sweat after finishing the third episode. But I still dislike moe.

DMC: Black humour at its best. If you do not like it, then you are a geisha. For his greatness,  Krauser II deserves a place in the hallowed hall of Valhalla. R-r-r-rape!!!

Nodame Cantabile, Paris Hen: Episode 3 managed to appease a slight portion of my annoyance. But still, sad to say, the show is not as enjoyable as the others at the moment.

Tytania: As much as I would like to say that Tytania is going to be excellent, the show has just begun so there is a lot of space for screw-ups. The beginning suceeded in capturing my attention with an impressive blend of drama, and a haunting narration of background information. And now that the show has attained my attention, we shall now see how the characters are developed.

Personally, Tytania is the show that I look forward to the most. Maybe it is due to the thrill that I derive from watching the Tytania lords engage in the asphyxiating game of politics which comes along with the current story of people rebelling against Tytania.

Seeing how the Tytania lords behave and interact with each other, I could help but notice them role-playing a scene out of a classic Qing Dynasty film. I was forced to watch quite a few shows about Chinese politics while growing up, and while I did not give a hoot about it back then, the impression of those shows are lasting in my memory. The Chinese films and shows that I saw often depicted the Forbidden City as a treacherous domain plagued by cloak-and-dagger politics as the various princes of the Emperor would conspire and plot their strategy to win the favour of the Emperor so as to claim the throne. While Tytania is not as tense as the asphyxiating drama of those shows, for now that is, I noticed the similarity especially in the scene where the lords gathered to discuss about Aryabart’s defeat. By observing the opinions voiced by various lords, the Clan Lord is able to use their actions as a source of reference in his difficult decision in choosing the next leader of the Tytania clan. And Clan Lord Ajman’s act of consulting his attendant about the calibres of the four lords is a perceived parallel to the Qing emperors (yeah all of the emperors do that! it’s a cliche!) discussing about the strengths of his princes with his close aides and eunuchs. lol. Personally I find the scene where Ajman had his conversation with his attendant very much a soliloquy and a very effective one in bringing out Ajman’s thoughts.

At the rate the story is going, and if there are no screw-ups, you can be assured that Tytania will promise a riveting tale of war and politics. Yeah Srz Bzness.

Junjou Romantica 2: lol

Dennou Coil: I am slow. VERY SLOW. I should have picked up Dennou Coil a long time ago. And this show is wicked.