Tuesday, April 30, 2013

[New][April 2013] Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 2000%


Japanese title: うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ マジLOVE2000%
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/12711/Uta_no%E2%98%86Prince-sama%E2%99%AA_Maji_Love_2000
Watch online: http://www.crunchyroll.com/uta-no-prince-sama
Genres: Reverse Harem / Musical
I've watched: 2 episode

Summary: The story of legendary all boy pop group "Starish" continues...
   
First impression score: 83 - More Pretty Boy Pop Music

Personal comments: I was a bit afraid to start this series because I actually liked the first series of this show and did not know how this is going to turn out. After seeing the first two episodes, it seems that it's more or less the same show except now it's in a record label training school instead of pop idol school... (-_-')

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

[New][April 2013] Namiuchigiwa no Muromi-san



Japanese title: 波打際のむろみさん
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/16910/Namiuchigiwa_no_Muromi-san
Watch online: http://www.crunchyroll.com/muromi-san
Genres: Comedy
I've watched: 2 episode

Summary: A guy fished up a mermaid named Muromi...
   
First impression score: 84 - Strange looking, but somewhat interesting

Personal comments: I see some similarity of this and Squid Girl--both are just mostly mindless comedies that are very fast in pacing. Normally I'm not too fond of this kind of pure comedy that are just mindless and pokes fun at random. I'm rather picky when it comes to comedy, but sometimes I could also be attracted by some most random weird comedies out there. This apparently is one of them that scratches me on just the right spot. Though that may change down the road if they repeat the same ol' tactics too many times, I'd be tired of it.

[New][April 2013] Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai.


Japanese title: 俺の妹がこんなに可愛いわけがない。
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/13659/Ore_no_Imouto_ga_Konnani_Kawaii_Wake_ga_Nai.
Download available through: http://nyaa.eu/
Genres: Drama
I've watched: 3 episode

Summary: Our favorite siscon story is making a return :-)
   
First impression score: 84 - Still Intriguing

Personal comments: In my opinion, this second season of Ore Imouto so far looks way better than Tomodachi compare to their first season. One thing I've noticed about this second season, is that Kyouseki seems have regressed on his maturity. My impression of him from the first season is a highly reliable mature big brother, where in this second season, he seems to be less reliable, less mature, and doing some pretty stupid stuff. Does anybody else feel the same?

Monday, April 22, 2013

[New][April 2013] Hataraku Maou-sama


Japanese title: はたらく魔王さま!
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/15809/Hataraku_Maou-sama!
Download available through: http://nyaa.eu/
Genres: Fantasy / Slice of Life
I've watched: 3 episode

Summary: The daemon king is losing his war against the hero (oh, here we go again >.<), when he tries to escape through the portal, he arrives at earth in Tokyo Japan.
   
First impression score: 87 - Something Different

Personal comments: It's kind of interesting, but at the same time, hard to image demon king would just lose his "evil"-ness so easily. Why was he the daemon king to begin with?

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

[New][April 2013] Suisei no Gargantia


Japanese title: 翠星のガルガンティア
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/16524/Suisei_no_Gargantia
Watch online: http://www.crunchyroll.com/gargantia-on-the-verdurous-planet
Genres: Scifi / Mecha
I've watched: 1 episode

Summary: A mecha pilot during a space battle had some problem while traveling through a wormhole where he ended up in a planet unknown to him.
   
First impression score: 88 - A sudden shift from space combat to something different

Personal comments: Even though most of the first episode is space combat, this does look rather interesting.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

[New][April 2013] Shingeki no Kyoujin


Japanese title: 進撃の巨人
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/16498/Shingeki_no_Kyojin
Watch online: http://www.crunchyroll.com/attack-on-titan
Genres: Action / Fantasy
I've watched: 1 episode

Summary: In a city that is constantly being attacked by "titans"--a giant looks somewhat like human except much larger (and uglier) who eats human, people are desperately trying to find out what these titans are.
   
First impression score: 86 - That's something different

Personal comments: I've read some of the manga, which looks quite interesting. You can tell from the look that the massive budget of Production I.G. is backing this project. This is definitely a keeper.

[New][April 2013] Photo Kano


Japanese title: フォトカノ
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/16397/Photokano
Watch online: http://www.crunchyroll.com/photo-kano
Genres: School Drama
I've watched: 1 episode

Summary: A dude got his farther old SLR camera and decide to start learning photography. Then he's recruited by the school's photography club.
   
First impression score: 72 - Looks pretty dumb

Personal comments: It seems they're trying to add panty shorts every chance they've gotten. It just looks really...dumb.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

[New][April 2013] Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru


Japanese title: やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/14813/Yahari_Ore_no_Seishun_Love_Come_wa_Machigatteiru.
Watch online: http://www.crunchyroll.com/my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu
Genres: Romance / Comedy
I've watched: 2 episode

Summary: A guy who is somewhat narcissistic and doesn't have any friend is forced to join a club where the sole member is another girl who's almost just like him. 
   
First impression score: 84 - Intriguing at the moment

Personal comments: There's a familiar vibe here I feel as I did in Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai or Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai or Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko. For all likelihood, this is going to one of those animes that is extremely similar to them.

[New][April 2013] Devil Survivor 2


Japanese title: デビルサバイバー2
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/16512/Devil_Survivor_2_The_Animation
Watch online: http://www.crunchyroll.com/devil-survivor-2-the-animation
Genres: Fantasy / SciFi?
I've watched: 1 episode

Summary: There's a website supposedly can show the moment of anybody's death by uploading their picture. Two guys did that, and they received the video right before the exact event happened to them. Then some weird stuff start to happen.
   
First impression score: 82 - Exciting

Personal comments: Devil Survivor is a Megami Tenshi series which has some resemblance to the Persona series. If you are familiar with any game or anime in the Megami Tenshi universe, they you're probably going to be at least familiar with the setting of the story.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

[New][April 2013] Karneval


Japanese title: カーニヴァル
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/16035/Karneval_%28TV%29
Download available through: http://nyaa.eu/
Genres: Fantasy?
I've watched: 1 episode

Summary: Some...weird stuff...going on...and the country's defense organization is called "circus"...
   
First impression score: 88 - Weird, but interesting

Personal comments: Ok, weird anime count 4 out of 5 so far...

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

[New][April 2013] Aku no Hana


Japanese title: デート・ア・ライブ
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/16201/Aku_no_Hana
Download available through: http://nyaa.eu/
Genres: Drama
I've watched: 1 episode

Summary: A high school dude, secretly admiring a girl in his class. One day, he forgot his book at school, when he went back to class to get it, he found her PE clothes are left alone in the classroom...
   
First impression score: 70 - Eh, That's Weird

Personal comments: It seems this is the season of extremely weird stuff. First we got Crime Edge with weird bizarre hair cutting people, then there's Date A Live, where some dude has to date the spirit to keep peace. Now we have this bizarre looking, strange story... I'm not sure I'm going to follow this one, because the art style alone is enough for me to just leave it...

[New][April 2013] Date A Live


Japanese title: デート・ア・ライブ
Info: http://myanimelist.net/anime/15583/Date_A_Live
Download available through: http://nyaa.eu/
Genres: Scifi?
I've watched: 1 episode

Summary: In a world that is plagued with space-time quake which destroys everything it touches, a guy is caught in one of the quake. He then found out the cause of the quake is a female spirit. Now he has to date (?!!!) the spirit in order to prevent future disasters...
   
First impression score: 80 - W.T.F.

Personal comments: This...is about one of the most ridiculous ideas I've seen lately...