By Nomadotto
Just finished watchin’ the previews for summer 2007. This is not a complete list, just a list of the things whose CM or Preview video I saw. Here’s the list, and the commentary.
Baccano: Gangsters in 1920’s Chicago. Looks pretty good, but has the potential to be quite disappointing, if they can’t keep the atmosphere of the time.
Code E: Revenge of the 1980’s. Not on my to-watch list. About a girl in high school with special powers.
Doujin Work: If you like Lucky Star, you’ll probably like this. Which is a shame, because it looks like crap. Low budget crap. Crap Crappier than Lucky Star. It’s about girls involved in making doujin, in case you haven’t guessed
More Higurashi: WHEEE. More Loli Head stab! More Shion/Mion! More crazy Rena! Better animation quality! What’s not to love?
Mushi-uta: Could be interesting, but I doubt it. Kids with special powers battle one another. Bugs are involved. Not my thing
Nanatsuiro Drops: Harem Shit. Avoid!
Shiguri: Blood-spattered samurai action. A little too graphic for my tates (yes, even for me. Surprised?). Lots and lots of mangling.
Sky Girls: I like mechamusume, but this looks like it has neither enough mecha, nor enough musume for my tastes. I could be wrong though.
Tetsuko no Tabi: Not my thing. Comedy about a girl forced to travel.
Finally, my pick for the summer, which was not featured in the collection of preview vids that I saw:
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei: I could easily write a whole post about how awesome the manga is (so much wordplay! So much despair! Everything taken to infinity!) But the anime has a good shot at being equally awesome, even though it’s somewhat poorly suited for video format (homophones aren’t funny when spoken, and Kanji puns require a bit of explaination to get to work.) However, it’s done by Shaft, and so I think it has the possibility of success.
Until Next time, keep your phasers set to stun and your noses clean.
TheBigN
nomadotto
dm00
However, it’s done by Shaft, and so I think it has the possibility of success.
…and if not that, at least excess.
Thanks for the run-down. Sounds like we’ll be watching a lot of the same things.
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei: I could easily write a whole post about how awesome the manga is (so much wordplay! So much despair! Everything taken to infinity!)
Do so. I’m definitely not stopping you on that.
I haven’t been checking out what’s going to be showing this summer, but Zetsubou Sensei is definitely something I’ve had on my mind, and surprisingly Doujin Work, but that’s mainly because it’s a creation of “A cat is fine too” Hiroyuki, or so I think.
And I’d check out Higurashi season 2, if only to understand more about what was going on. The first series ended a bit confusingly. :/
.When I get more time on the internets, I’ll see what else interests me.
Eh, I’ll write something about Zetsubou Sensei in a bit, for now, I need to work on other stuff. Also, I’m warning you now, I’ve recruited for the mission, and we’re going to make you go to otakon. Prepare yourself!