I’ve been kind of slow posting on the animé side for several reasons; what little I’ve done have been quickie episode reviews. One being, I’m busy at work, which means I’m not up to doing anything above “Mindless” level when I get home, let alone “Intelligent.” At best, I think I’ve risen to “Somewhat Adept.” What little energy I’ve had has been spent on political issues for the last few weeks.
Most of the time, I’ve simply played WOW, as my rogue is finally approaching 70. Yes, that’s the infamous Pipiro…who was supposed to be named Pipiru but for my failing memory. What a time sink! But it’s cheaper than anime. And I’ve hardly had the interest to download any episodes. At this point, I’ve kept up with only Shakugan no Angst Haze, Bad Animation and a Vampire, andThey are my Ecchi Masters. The first one revels in disjointed battles with no rhythm (when it’s not eyebrow deep in angst), the second in bad art or bad animation (or both) plus it has finally “done a Gonzo,” and the third is a sexy tease pimping the PS2 game (literally, and in the show!), yet without a semblance of a plot. The latter seems to be following a recent trend of adapting hentai games without replacing or changing the plot; in fact, KimiAru (to use it’s Nipponese appellation) seems to be trying to include as many of the ecchi situations from the game as it can, without actually carrying through to the hentai scenes.
You can’t imagine how much that disappoints me.
There was another show I remember dropping a while back, something about Pepper and Doggy? Don’t remember. It gets the 2008 award for best Engrishy OP or ED though, unless someone else really comes through. Which is possible–the ED song’s English is actually quite good, nothing like Otome wa Boku’s OP. On the one hand, I’m terribly disappointed at how crappy this season has been. On the other hand, I’ve picked nothing but lightweight diversion to watch; how could I expect quality? (Haibane Renmei glares at me from its space on the shelf.) Well, I did watch Slayers: the Movie. I liked it; the girls were pretty fun and the mood reminded me a lot of Outlaw Star mixed with Dirty Pair, only less serious than either. Too bad this series is so much in the past that it’s hard to find. Have to see if the new one is any good.
While I was looking up Slayer’s references, I ran across more evidence that not all of the Japanese studios are as stupid as Evil Skippy Bandai:
The main administrator of Crunchyroll, a video-streaming website with many unauthorized anime videos, has said in an online post that the Gonzo/GDH anime production company contacted the site. According to Crunchyroll, the two companies have been “trading ideas about what we can do together so everyone will benefit.” … Funimation and Bandai Entertainment issued statements yesterday expressing concern over copyright infringement, and both said that they notified the site of infringing content…. GDH has confirmed that it has been talking with Crunchyroll. GDH is planning a formal press release in the next two weeks or later regarding newer Gonzo titles.
Well, it could be spin, as in GDH might really be sending a lvl 70 tier 6 equipped Mohawk (“Mr. T, there is no such class as Mohawk in World of Warcraft”. “Shut up, foo!”) to tell Crunchyroll “Die, plz. kthnx.” But I would expect GDH to be clearer if they were really hammering Crunchyroll instead of trying to co-opt it.
As for Katie, my readers’ favorite teenage brat (assuming they don’t have one of their own), I haven’t had much good material lately, but her being quiet usually means evil is being plotted, not an absence of evil. Seems she was taken clothes-shopping by her grandparents recently, and ended up coming home with a WWII-era katana.
I suppose that’s what all the cool kids are wearing now. T-shirts paying homage to satanic death-metal bands are so five minutes ago.
Recently, a male friend of hers at the school obtained a kilt, I would assume through some family history sort of thing. Or maybe he just wanted a kilt; who knows? His girlfriend (not the SSB) dared him to wear it to school, so of course, being a Typical Male Teen (i.e.: more testosterone than sense), he had to do it. It’s in the rules. Upon encountering each other in the hallway, the guy asked Katie what she thought of it. Her answer: “You don’t have the legs for a skirt.”
This prompted her dad, the heinous DrHeinous to remark: “You were just upset there was an evil plot and you weren’t in charge of it.” I have no difficulty in believing those two are related….
