So late!! Everything is already on episode 2. Dx Anyways, first impressions on the Winter season. Tbh, no shows really impressed me. I’m not hooked on any show. I’ll follow a few because they seem like they’ll get better, but no real one to squeal about. I’ll probably continue to follow the Fall shows. However, the one thing that does appeal to me this season are the numerous amounts of wonderful BGM. So I’ll be looking forward to tons of OSTs. :D

Hanamaru Kindergarten

It was definitely a cute and hilarious light hearted series. It was a lot more enjoyable then I expected (because I expected to just plain dislike it, haha). I have to say sometimes Anzu sometimes annoys me but I guess it’s inevitable. I love her friend Hii-chan (too lazy to remember her whole name). She’s just so calmly cool, and her neko costume is adorable. The different EDs are also very nice, and the main guy isn’t that bad. He doesn’t get on my nerves, so…he’s okay in my book.

So-Ra-No-Wo-To

I have to admit I was going to first say I was plain bored with it and didn’t like it. However, after I decided to watch the rest today (I watched it yesterday with distractions), I have to say it’s actually interesting so far! I like it so far. It has a different vibe than usual and it has a very interesting concept to it. Though I still think there are some K-On! rip offs, it’s already a lot more interesting than K-On!. I’m not a slice of life kind of person, because it usually bores me, but so far it seems like there’s more to it. Also, the BGMs are absolutely beautiful. I love the French BGM. The art for the landscape is also done impressively.

Dance in the Vampire Bund

Hmm…because I’ve never read the manga so far, I’m at a clean slate with it. I have to admit the beginning was boring with the game show, but it started getting interesting when I saw Mina. I’d like to see what’s going to happen in the future. It looks somewhat interesting…However, I’ve heard that it’s straying from the manga, so I’m afraid if that’ll be for the worse or for the better. I have a feeling it’ll be the former, but I guess we’ll have to wait? It was categorized as romance, so I hope to see some romance soon. Even though by the looks of it, it’ll be some boring romance.

Durarara!!

Uwah, one of the most anticipated by the season and I’m sure it doesn’t disappoint. I was searching so much for it, but I finally just watched it on crunchyroll. My favorite music of the season no doubt. As for the series, it has that mysterious feel and pulls off the urban feel really well. I really hope to see more revealed because right now I have no idea what to expect and what’s going on. XD But it looks good, and that’s good enough for me to continue. The characters are likable, and Kida is really a great friend character at the moment. So far Mikado seems quite the average character, so I hope to see lots of development. Overall, it’s really good, filled with awesome, and could possibly be one of my favorites for this season as well.

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu

Surprisingly enjoyable. Um…one of my favorite first impressions? I’d hate to admit that it’s one of my favs this season and I don’t know why. It just kept my attention the whole way through and it was pretty interesting and funny. So I liked it. It has an interesting concept that reminds me of a video game, though not quite. The chibis are so adorable! >w< The characters aren’t special, but they don’t get on my nerves either. Traps are awesome, pervert is hilarious, and I guess it’s just plain fun to watch. So maybe now I know why I liked it so much.

Ookami Kakushi

Lol this is exactly why I want to push her off a cliff. Is she rubbing her butt on him?

One of the biggest disappointments this season. Hiro is plain boring. I’d like to slap Isuzu off a cliff for being such a w***e. And the only characters I’m actually okay with are Nemuru (actually, she’s pretty awesome), the God which I’m pretty sure is Nemuru, and Kaname. Everyone else…blergh. The class is way too happy it’s suspicious as well. The only interesting thing was when over-happy-guy died. XD

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Anyways, I’m most likely going to follow Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, Durarara!!, and Sora no Woto. I’ll also occasionally check out Hanamaru Kindergarten. So I’ll catch up on my Fall series when I can to follow more. I don’t know if I’ll blog any of these series, I’ll probably just go back to Kimi ni Todoke and try to blog YumePati once I catch up. And if any Winter shows I find are worth blogging I will. Or I’ll do random episodes that I want to blog. XD I’m still pretty unorganized.

Wow, it’s already soon going to be the Winter season. It seems like the Fall season went by so fast. Anyways, personally for me, there aren’t very many shows that I’m jumping off my seat for or truly anticipating. I guess it’ll be a good time to keep up with the Fall shows and backlogging then. :D There aren’t lots for Winter like usual, but a few I just want to check out. I’m a little depressed about it though, I have more free time in the Winter to blog, but there’s less shows to blog. >_<

Usually I wait for the V2 charts, but I guess I’ll just update this post when the V2 chart does come out.

Note: no final Fall impressions since Fall isn’t entirely over yet.

Here’s the chart:

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Winter 2009/2010

These are shows that caught some sort of interest. But blegh, none of them I’m really excited for. I might be following others not listed, or drop the ones listed, I don’t know yet. The list will change as a new chart is released as well. Most of the information is from MyAnimeList and/or the chart (credit: chartfag). So here are the shows~

Durarara!

Airdate: 1/7/10

Episodes: Unknown

Website: [Official Website | MAL | Melative ]

Trailer: Show ▼

The story takes place in a downtown of Tokyo, Ikebukuro. Teenage punks gang up and fight against each other. The gangsters are afraid of an urban legend “Dullahan” headless rider, who rides a black motorcycle without head lights nor sounds of engine. Ryuugamine Mikado is a normal high school boy who seeks peculiar beings. When He moves in to Ikebukuro, a mad scramble for Dullahan’s missing head breaks out. -MAL

I don’t know what it is about the show, maybe the title, maybe the characters, that makes me interested. Usually it isn’t exactly my kind of show, but I watched the trailer and it looked pretty action-filled and decent. Plus, I see that it is categorized as romance as well? I don’t see any hints in the trailers, but maybe there’s some possibility~

Watching: Checking it out?

Blogging: No…

Dance in the Vampire Bund

Airdate: 1/?/10

Episodes: Unknown

Website: [ Official Website | MAL | Melative ]

Trailer: Show ▼

After millennia in hiding, Mina Tepes, the Princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, wants change. Using the vast wealth of the Tepes line, she has paid off the entire gross national debt of Japan and in so doing, gained the authority to create a “special district” off the coast of Japan that is to become the future haven to vampires the world over!
Now, on the eve of the landmark press conference announcing the existence of vampires to the world, terrorists and rival factions are plotting to assassinate Mina Tepes before she has a chance to make her world-changing announcement. (Seven Seas) -MAL

Vampires…-_____-”" I feel like I’ve had enough of them, especially from the New Moon movie being released and so on. It looks like a cliche’d vampire thing to be honest. The cliche’d stereotype of vampires is pretty evident as well--from the neckbiting, to the red eyes. And the girl likes being nekkid. O.o Not my kind of thing I’d be interested in. So why is this on my list? For one, it’s SHAFT, so I guess I could try it out. But mainly, for the lulz. It looks like something I can point and laugh at.

Watching: Checking out for the lulz

Blogging: No

So-Ra-No-Wo-To

Airdate: 1/4/10

Episodes: 13

Website: [ Official Website | MAL | Melative ]

Trailer: Show ▼

The story takes place in an imaginary town Seize (the model cities are Cuenca and Alarcón Fortress in Spain). A long war brings a gradual decline to the world. People disappear from the town and fishes cease to exist in the sea. In this quiet world, five girls guard a fortress and play brass vividly. -MAL

Like I’ve already said, it looks just like K-On! + military. -.-” I’m pretty interested in it though. It seems…unique and pretty interesting. I mean, I don’t know how they’re going to be able to mix music and military in together, so I’m looking forward to seeing the results and how that turns out. Of course, I really hope it’s not like, “You die from my terrible singing!” or something of the sort. *shot*

Watching: Yeah, going to check it out~

Blogging: Nahh

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu

Airdate: 1/?/10

Episode: ?

Website: [ Official Website | MAL | Melative ]

Trailer: Show ▼

The story centers around Akihisa Yoshii, the “baka” of the title. His academy rigidly divides up the student body into classes based on the results of tests. The prodigies are in the A class with reclining seats complete with air conditioning, but Akihisa is in F class, the lowest rung of the school ladder which is furnished only with low, decrepit tables and worn-out straw tatami mats. A girl named Mizuki Himeji is actually one of the smartest girls in Akihisa’s sophomore year, but she had a fever on test day and was pigeonholed into the F class. Besides Mizuki (who Akihisa secretly adores), the F class also has Y?ji Sakamoto, the class president who has been Akihisa’s friend and partner-in-crime since the freshman year.

The school happens to have developed experiments to summon fantasy creatures, and Akihisa decides to rally F class to take on the higher-tiered classes and seize their perks. The F class uses the summoned creatures in an all-out battle for school supremacy. -MAL

Hmm, it looks like a nice, light-hearted series. And for that, I’m interested. It doesn’t look bad, so I’ll just check it out. Looks a bit odd and weird, but it doesn’t hurt to see it.

Watching: Yup…

Blogging: Nope…

Ookami Kakushi

Airdate:1/?/10

Episodes: ?

Website: [ Official Website | MAL | Melative ]

The story follows Hiroshi Kuzumi, a 16-year-old boy who has just moved to the seemingly serene village of Jogamachi. Nestled in the mountains far away from the city, the village is divided by a river that separates old Jogamachi from new Jogamachi. Young Hiroshi soon discovers that the village’s ancient as well as mysterious traditions and customs have been kept alive over the ages. Although a bit bewildered by the new environment, Hiroshi begins to settle into his new life. While he has never been the type to win any popularity contests, he quickly earns the affection of his classmates. That is with the exception of aloof class president, Nemuru Kushinada, whose only words to Hiroshi are a warning to stay away from old part of town. It is there that terror and mystery await him. -MAL

Uwahh, it sounds so good~! This is probably my most anticipated show of the season. Mainly because of the creator Ryukishi07 (Higurashi, Umineko…) and the character designers Peach-Pit (Shugo Chara, Zombie Loan…). When you combine awesome character designers with an awesome creator, it makes me have high hopes. The only problem I have is being disappointed. So I won’t expect it to be amazing too much, but I want to~

Watching: Oh yes~

Blogging: Not really sure yet. Don’t think so though.

Other Blurbs

I was planning on adding Katanagatari, since it looked, different. xD But the episodes are an hour long, and the plot doesn’t capture much of my interest. -.-”

Qwaser of Stigmata looked so good~ Until I saw the trailer and the genre. =_=” The sad part is, it probably has the potential to be a good series, if only they omitted the ecchi. I mean, it seems so serious and cool, and the panty shots…sort of kill it.