April Animes

A crap load of anime aired/is to be aired in April.

And I have loads of time.

Solution?

Watch them all. Rofl.

Anyway, here are my thoughts so far.

Recommended:

-School Rumble Semester 2: Watch if you have watched season 1. If you didn't watch it anyway. LoL. Simply hilarious.

-Utawarerumono: Adapted from a H-game (It's the craze these days). Some guy lost his memory, finds himself with a mask stuck to his face, and in a village full of people with animal ears and tails. Fantastic voice actors/actress, and the animation does NOT disappoint. Romance/action. Very promising for a extremely underhyped anime.

-ZEGAPAIN: Seems to be one of the few (if there's any more, in fact) mecha shows this season. 1st episode is downright fantastic. Fantastic artwork. Storyline is quite unclear for episode 1, but I can see it has plenty of promise.

-Air Gear: If you missed Air(TV) (like me), fear not. Seems like they arn't related. This one is about this guy named Ikki trying to stamp his mark in a world were motorised rollerblades rule the world.

-The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Episode 1 was weird as hell, but many found it funny (though I didn't). Episode 2 made up for all of episode 1. It's about this girl who does not talk to anyone in class, i.e. a loner (sounds familar? :o). However, this guy comes in and manages to talk to her, and finds that she actually isn't anti-social, she just has a different thinking from everyone else. If you don't want to watch School Rumble 2 because you didn't watch season 1, and you want some high school comedy, this is for you.

So far, these 4 are the ones I loved. Of course, there are a few promising shows, namely ones which did not impress, but has promise, or just isn't all that fantastic for episodes 1 and 2.

-Nana: Adapted from the manga series. Anime storyline seems to follow the manga storyline (for now). Story is about 2 girls, both named Nana, both aged 20, getting together after meeting on a train.

-Soul Link: Ugh. With the success of Shuffle!, Navel tries yet once again on an anime. However, the art work, which impressed many in Shuffle! is almost non-existant. While it is acceptable (I've seen worse this season...), the storyline which captured me in Shuffle! is also no where to be seen in Soul Link. However, story seems to be picking up in episode 3, and I still have hopes that this would turn out good.

-.hack//roots: Ah, .hack series. After 2 episodes, I still don't understand what's going on. >_>. Story seems to be based on characters in a MMORPG. That's about all I understand for now.... Oh, great BGM by Kajiura Yuki

-Higurashi: Sounds like a ghost movie. Story is about this guy who moved into town recently, oblivious to the past it had. He goes to school, does the normal stuff, before finding out that every year, at a specific time, someone dies, with people related to him going missing. A dark dark plot seems to lie beyond. :o

-Ray The Animation: This one was one I had my eyes on for a while. Looks very good too, but nothing all that fantastic. Story is about this female who had her eyes stolen literally when she was young due to blackmarket organ transplant gangs. A talented surgeon fixed her eyes, and now, she has X-ray vision (Maybe that's why Ray is a female. :o). She uses her X-ray vision to help patients in a hospital with surgery, while looking for those who took her sight.

-Ah! My Goddess season 2: Ok, I'll be biased. I like Belldandy. Other than that...uh...yeah.

-Strawberry Panic!: Yuri content. :o. But more Shounen ai than Shoujo ai in this batch. In any case, story is about this girl named Aoi transferring to a (you guessed it) girls school. Muddled storyline, but she seems to be being chased after by the school's most famous female, the Etoile, who represents the schools. A lot of famous voice talents in the show too, particularly Mai Nakahara (Mai in Mai-Hime/Otome, Nanaha in Tactical Roar).

-Black Lagoon: Overhyped anime that actually somewhat lives up to its hype (for once! :o). Strange storyline, which is a guy from a huge japanese company being kidnapped, and find himself teaming up with his kidnappers because his company decides that he is too much of a liberity. LoL.

A few animes which I do advice you to keep away, but hey, it's up to you. :P

-Kiba: What can I say? Overrated, overhyped. Bleh. Think pokemon and Yugioh together. Story is about a bunch of people who have this power to summon spirits, which they keep in a ball. Spirits are all rather ugly looking too. The ONLY saving grace of this song is the opening theme, Sanctuary, sang by Nami Tamaki (Gundam Seed 3rd/4th Opening, GSD 1st ending theme).

-Girls HIGH: The name is longer, but I can't be bothered to remember (LIME is doing it, for anyone who care). This seems to be done by 2 drunk guys who decided that making an anime with a billion and one panty shots is a good idea. Only thing is, it's insanely excessive, and the anime has no plot. The opening theme by yozuca* is also VERY disappointing. Her works with D.C.S.S and Tactical Roar Opening theme are so much better.

-Diseaga: Xenosaga The Animation in the making. Nuff said. Rubbish.

-xxxholic: I just don't get why such animes are so hyped. Episode 1 was a bore to me. Makes absolutely no sense, and I don't see myself watching episode 2, especially with these many animes to watch. >_<

Also, there are a few animes I've placed on my "pending" list because 1 episode is not good enough to decide. I'll check episode 2 out before making the "drop or watch on" decision.

-Good Witch of the West - Astrea Testament: Story seems to be this girl who's supposed to be a queen, but was living on a village due to her parents dying or something. Not entirely sure. Waiting for episode 2.

-The Third: To be watched. Looks promising.
-Witchblade: To be watched.
-TOKKO: To be aired. If Oyasumi picks it up, it should be pretty good. They have quite an eye for spotting good animes (Black Cat/Pani Poni Dash)

Ones which I am working on/will probably be working on:

-Soul Link: For the sole reason of annoying Sophia. So far, I'm getting ready for episode 3, her team is still stuck with Disagea episode 1/2 problems. Rofl.

-School Rumble season 2: Season 1 owned. Season 2 owned too.

-Utawarerumono(?): Unsure. I hate BIG5 chinese characters, but they are the only fast ones available.

-The Third: Assuming we can get another editor (the current one has like, 9 projects. Wtf...lol), and it looks good, we could be doing it. :o