Great new season starting

Well we are starting to see some great new series appearing. And so far I haven't seen any that look boring or blah... I have watched;

Myself; Yourself
Sana Hikada returns to his hometown after 5 years away living in Tokyo. Although there are some changes to the town, most has remained the same. On a detour to his apartments, he notices a girl in a shrine maiden outfit watching him when he visits the shrine. He finds out, the next day at school, that this girl is actually Nanaka Yatsushiro, his old childhood friend whom he gave a bracelet to before he left, that she still wears, even to this day.

Kaiji
A down on his luck loser who loves to gamble and runs a life of misery is given a chance by the mafia to pay off all his debts by boarding a mysterious cruise ship where he must win a series of gambling contests with lots at stake and many other losers trying to win their freedom can he climb to the top and beat them all for the prize and fortune.

Dragonaut - The Resonance
In order to avoid Earth's impending destruction from an asteroid, the International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) works on the "D-Project", and creates the "Dragonaut" after finding a dragon egg under the ocean. However, they soon find out that the asteroid is not their only threat, as powerful dragon-like creatures appear on Earth. After witnessing a murder by one of the creatures, Jin Kamishina gets involved in the mysteries of the dragons and becomes the chosen pilot of the Dragonaut. Helping him on his journey is Toa, a mysterious girl who saves him from falling to his death after the creature attacks him. As they get deeper into the mysteries of the dragons, they encounter new friends and enemies, and also begin to develop a closer relationship.

Da Capo II
The protagonist, Yoshiyuki Sakurai, was born when Sakura Yoshino, weary of being alone for so long, wished upon a prototype artificial wish-granting magical sakura tree for a family. Similar to its predecessor, the story takes place on the same island, Hatsunejima, in Japan, and set fifty-three years after the original anime. The Asakura sisters are the granddaughters of Junichi Asakura and Nemu Asakura from the first Da Capo. Sakura Yoshino and Junichi are the only returning characters, and Nemu is the only other character to be mentioned by name.

Clannad
Tomoya Okazaki is a third year student labelled as a delinquent. Everything seems to be unchanging for his school life until he meets Nagisa, and Tomoya finds that his life is about to change. He starts to have dreams of a bleak world and meets a girl who has the ability to fuse junk together in order to create things, and doing so, creates a body out of junk for him. He is then reborn into this empty world and follows around the girl, the only two existences who are "alive."

You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle
I team of traffic police women face danger and obstacles in a futuristic Tokyo where they must uphold the rules of the road and find trouble wherever it may be. The two main characters are a pair of women partners one a butch muscle woman who loves to fight the other a savvy, smart, by the book (sorta) woman.

Blue Drop
Not quite sure what this one is about. The first episode is kind of vague but it looks to have aliens sci-fi and super powerful ships. The main character is a whiny little girl who lost everything and is sent to live at a school for nobles by her grandma who is no longer able to care for her. She meets some strange people including a girl who upon first meeting her tries to strangle her after some strange power awakens.

Shakugan no Shana Second
no need to explain if you have seen the first series this one picks up right where the last one left off I mean literally right off. They start the new semester after the break and already find themselves battling new enemies and some old ones as well.

Night Wizard
A strange tale about a world where demons are about to invade earth and the only stopping them is a band of people who can use magical weapons as no modern weaponry has any effect on them. Part sci-fi part fantasy. Our hero's include a bad ass giant sword wielding guy who just wants to go to school. A unique shrine maiden who ropes in the new girl who transferred in to join her club only to find out she too has a magical weapon. But was unaware of it until one night her powers awaken before her 17th birthday.

Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun
Shungo is a normal high school student living in a huge house. One day, his sister Ryoko sends Mayu and Mikihiro Tsukimura, two siblings, to live with him to help Mayu overcome her problem. Mayu's problem: she is a succubus who absorbs the power of men (however our hero does not seem to be affected by this.) but she is androphobic (Afraid of men) , and Ryoko wants Shungo to help her overcome. How By making Mayu and Shungo share the same room, bed, and even take baths together. To make things even worse, Reika Hojo, the student-council chair, ends up becoming their maid.

Rental Magica
Due to his father's disappearance, Itsuki Iba has to take over the family business: a magician dispatch service. Their family basically employs countless magicians and other supernatural beings in order to send them out to help those who need magical assistance. As a leader, Itsuki now has to be tough, commanding, and reliable, but there's one problem, he's a coward. Also, in order to run a successful business, he has to connect with his employees, which is more difficult than it seems due to his personality. But not only does he have to deal with his own employees, he also has to deal with those who threaten the family business.

Mokke
Shizuru is a high school student who is able to see ghosts while her younger sister, Mizuki, is haunted by these apparitions. Frustrated by their abilities, their parents decided to entrust the sisters into the care of their grandparents who live in the countryside. As they adapt to life in the countryside, Shizuru and Mizuki begin to learn about the importance of coexisting nature with these apparitions.

I will review these series in more detail as more of the episodes are released as well as keep you updated on any other new series that come out.

Thanks and enjoy the shows!!

School days final episode... WTF!!!

Ok, I usually don't put spoilers in but this show just has to be talked about. So if you haven't been watching and read my other post makoto is a real prick who sleeps around with anything that moves and for some strange reason the girls are a bunch of sluts who will put out for anyone.

Now the series goes something like this... he likes a girl on a train, and the girl who sits next to him in class helps him get the girl from the train... he then cheats on the first girl with the girl sitting next to him. But wont tell the first girl, then another girl wants him and another then three at once. Of course they all end up getting jealous and crazy... and well... He gets what he deserves... but damn if it isn't the most twisted ending in the history of anime. My god I almost blew chunks its so completely twisted.

If you can stomach the rest of this series just for the ending do it... Its twisted enough it just has to be seen. I take no credit for messing you up for the rest of your life and in no way bear responsibility for that nagging sickness in your stomach at the ending credits. But you have to see this to understand what I am talking about.

If your are weak and don't like twisted stuff never ever watch this series and the final episode. never ever it is seriously that messed up.

anyways, enjoy the shows!!

Claymore . 26 Final Released

Claymore is by far the best series I have watched in a long long time. It had great animation quality but that's only the icing on this cake. The plot line and writing are top notch. They make you really love the characters. You feel every agonizing cut and bruise. It hard to watch characters you love be beaten and this series is not one to shy away from killing off one of your beloved characters right after making you fall in love with them. While the gore is extensive and not for the feint of heart it adds realism and shock to scenes that are already tense and exciting. I found myself shouting at the show yelling "c'mon get it. Don't give up!" and "Nooooooo! Why the hell did she have to die!" I was emotionally invested in every episode and each character.

This show goes in the #1 spot for anime of the year for this viewer/reviewer. It looks as though they ended it with the possibility for a second season. I will pray the anime gods for this shows return. There are many things left undone and more to explore. My hope is that this show has just gotten started and will continue for a long run.

Now I just need to find something else to sate my appetite until next season... Lets hope the new batch coming out has some hidden gems like this series.

as always comments are welcome and enjoy the shows!

Toward the Terra and Kaze No Stigma final episodes released

Well it is time to say good bye to Toward the Terra it was a long and bumpy road but its finally over. While the ending stays with the theme of the series. It is sort of disappointing. If your watching this hoping for a fairy tale happy ending stop now your better off not watching it. Without spoiling I can say no more.

But needless to say this show has been an interesting one to follow with weird mysteries and plot lines that left many questions unanswered. Over all a quality show and very entertaining. But in my opinion the ending just didn't do it justice.

Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your like or dislike of the series) it doesn't look like there will be a sequel for this series but... you never know.

As for Kaze No Stigma it was a great ending with as much flare and dramatics and fun as you come to expect from the series and it looks to nicely setup a second run of the series. (fingers crossed.) This show had many great elements with rivalries, love triangles and comedy galore. It could make you laugh and then later cry. There were many touching moments through out this run and I am looking forward to the next season. There are lots of places this series can take us and I plan to stay on this ride until the end.

Please let me know your thoughts on the ending episodes did you like them or not.

Thanks, and enjoy the shows!

Devil May Cry and Zombie Loan final episodes released

Well a few more series have come to an end. Zombie Loan which had the potential for being a promising series seemed to end quite abruptly. I am hoping its plans to return since it left a lot of unanswered questions but I will keep my ear the ground. All in all the final few episodes were rather nice and would have hoped it continued along those tracks if it returns.

Devil May Cry ended also which intrigued me as well since the series never really got much into any kind of plot it was like a bunch of filler episodes then a two episode arc for the finale. Kind of disappointed in how it ended very lack luster and kind of lame. But the art work for the series was absolutely gorgeous and I would expect no less from a franchise like that. Not sure if it will come back for another season. I doubt it but you never know.

A couple of other series are winding down El Cazadore de la bruja is winding down and has been a fun series to watch if just a little odd. I hope they end it nicely. There is a lot of potential and the characters are very well defined so they should have no excuse for a crappy unemotional ending.

Fan subbing has slowed down a bit over the summer with many subbers I am sure taking long vacations. Some of the bigger subbing groups have maintained a steady pace with releases while others have been hung up for months I am looking forward to start seeing some of those groups catch up and finish off some of the summer series.

If you haven't been watching Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn! you should start. The series had some great story arc's recently after a bevy of filler crap we now start to get into the story of the battle for the position of successor. It is great! I can't wait for each release and Shinsen-subs has been cranking them out pretty quickly recently so get caught up if you haven't been watching I am sure you wont be disappointed.

As always enjoy the shows!