Showing posts with label Inu x Boku SS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inu x Boku SS. Show all posts

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Inu x Boku SS: Different than Expected



Currently finished: Episode 8

Since I was busy with other matters in life, I was a bit behind on a couple of series, and this, is among those that I really haven't watched anything past episode 2....

My friend danchou (who has made couple of guest posting here a while back) told me among the new releases of this season, this one really isn't any good. Having only seen one episode at the time that had given me a rather good initial impression, I said, it had a rather interesting setting and introduction, I don't see how bad could it be. Well, now I have to eat my own words

For the most part, I think it has more to do with not meeting the expectation the first episode had put me up to: it painted a picture that it's going to be something similar to Kuroshitsuji or Natsume Yuujichou. But instead, as the series progresses, it became something more like a weird version of Love Hina blended with Fruits Basket. On an absolute scale, I don't think it's bad, rather, it's the fact that it took on a direction that is completely different than it initially made out to be left a rather unsatisfactory feel.

At this point, while I don't think it's bad enough to drop it right here right now, I have to say it has become largely a "background noise" anime where its purpose has largely become to occupy my idle brain cycle while working on some other stuff.

Sunday, January 15, 2012

[New January 2012] Inu x Boku SS


Japanese title: 妖狐×僕SS
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/11013/Inu_x_Boku_SS
Watch Online: http://www.crunchyroll.com/inu-x-boku-secret-service
Genres: Drama / Supernatural / Comedy?
I've watched: 1 episode

Summary: Ririchiyo moves into an apartment complex where everybody has a bodyguard called "Secret Service" (SS). Every resident of this apartment, including her is anything but normal human. Even though she didn't want an SS, she ends up getting one that knew her since long ago.

First impression score: 84 - Interesting and Weird

Personal comments: It's a bit difficult to digest at first since everything looked so strange. But once they cleared up a couple of things, it become clear where everything lies. The whole setup actually reminds me much of Kuroshitsuji. It could be interesting, but we'll have to see.