Space Patrol Luluco: Starting off with a 'bang' Space Patrol Luluco is a short gag comedy dealing with a perfectly normal middle school girl who is forced to work for the Space Patrol after her father was accidentally frozen. When she took him to the Space patrol office where he works his boss, Over Justice, forces her to join the force to help pay for her fathers thawing and revival fee's. She is being tasked to patrol her school, which is harboring new criminal activity. Stepping back a little bit, her town is the epicenter of intergalactic commingling on earth, where aliens and earthlings coexist together as part of a greater galactic organization.
This is shoddy in design, hectic in pacing and dialog and absolutely welcomed by me. I love these off beat, idiotic comedy shorts that are becoming more and more common. There is zero substance here, this is something to watch for the stupidity and absurdity. In some ways it has a similar feel to aspects of Kill la Kill...which it should as its by the director of that series, Imaishi Hiroyuki. I have never really enjoyed his other works, but the shorter time format may be just what is needed to get me to enjoy his brand of nonsense.
Kuma Miko: Kumade village is a remote hick town somewhere in the Tohoku region of Japan. Village legend speaks of an ancient practice of sacrificing a maiden to the bears of the mountains to keep them from attacking. One maiden was 'taken' by a bear and children were spawned who could speak human languages. The decedents of that bear/human mating have gone on to maintaining the peace between the villagers and the bears. Machi, a descendant of that family is the current shrine maiden. It is her job to pray and bring offerings to appease the bear of the shrine, Natsu. One day she approaches Natsu about attending high school in the nearest city, 2 hours away. Natsu stoutly refuses, not wishing to have his shrine maiden leave him for the big unknown...Natsu speaks fluent Japanese and has a strange sense of humor.
There is some potential for an enjoyable comedy in this show. Natsu is an entertaining character but Machi embodies some annoying moe/otaku girl character personality traits. One bright spot with this is how it handles ecchi humor. The ecchi isn't purposeless and isn't absurd. It is a well integrated part of the comedy in this off beat slice of life super natural story. In short, I think this one will be enjoyable and strange.
This is shoddy in design, hectic in pacing and dialog and absolutely welcomed by me. I love these off beat, idiotic comedy shorts that are becoming more and more common. There is zero substance here, this is something to watch for the stupidity and absurdity. In some ways it has a similar feel to aspects of Kill la Kill...which it should as its by the director of that series, Imaishi Hiroyuki. I have never really enjoyed his other works, but the shorter time format may be just what is needed to get me to enjoy his brand of nonsense.
The Lost Village:Thirty people embark on a journey to a lost and mythical village where they hope to restart their lives for a variety of reasons.
The first episode really introduces the premise of the show and does a brief introduction to all of the characters and a little more in depth introduction for a few as well as setting up some of the conflicts and suspense. The animation is standard fare, nothing amazing. The voice acting and character personalities range from idiotic to generic. Everyone on the bus seems to personify the worst traits of netizens. All of the characters introduce themselves with online handles and each have their own reason for wanting to disappear and start over. Most of them seem like pampered kids who don't feel their life is the way they want it to be and are willing to throw everything away for this mystery trip based on nothing but net rumors and conspiracy theories. It could be interesting to see how the mystery unfolds but i fear many of the characters disagreeable personalities may make the story unbearable.
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096: A longer TV based retelling of the MS Gundam Unicorn OAV series from 2010. The story takes place 96 years into the Universal Age and with Gundams deals with mobile suit based political intrigue and maneuvering.
This is the most proper Gundam installment we have seen in a very long time. Very happy to have this as part of the Spring line up. Classic artwork, classic mobile suit designs, classic Gundam. What more could you ask for?
Pan de Peace: A short moe slice of life story about four high school girls who find friendship over obsessive fascinations of bread based products. Honestly, not so sure about this one. The artwork is rather boring and there is little draw for a series even at 3 minutes a pop. I'll give it a few episodes to see if it actually developed into anything. On a side note it reminds me a little of Yuyushiki for some reason.
Macross Delta: The preview episode back in January is the first episode of the series that aired this week. So if you want a break down of my thoughts on it go here. Yes, I know I called things by HG names, which was also on purpose. HG deserves this Macross... I am not amused with Macross really trying to tap into the Love Live market. Even if idols have been a central plot point of all the prior series' it hasn't been this bad.
Kuma Miko: Kumade village is a remote hick town somewhere in the Tohoku region of Japan. Village legend speaks of an ancient practice of sacrificing a maiden to the bears of the mountains to keep them from attacking. One maiden was 'taken' by a bear and children were spawned who could speak human languages. The decedents of that bear/human mating have gone on to maintaining the peace between the villagers and the bears. Machi, a descendant of that family is the current shrine maiden. It is her job to pray and bring offerings to appease the bear of the shrine, Natsu. One day she approaches Natsu about attending high school in the nearest city, 2 hours away. Natsu stoutly refuses, not wishing to have his shrine maiden leave him for the big unknown...Natsu speaks fluent Japanese and has a strange sense of humor.
There is some potential for an enjoyable comedy in this show. Natsu is an entertaining character but Machi embodies some annoying moe/otaku girl character personality traits. One bright spot with this is how it handles ecchi humor. The ecchi isn't purposeless and isn't absurd. It is a well integrated part of the comedy in this off beat slice of life super natural story. In short, I think this one will be enjoyable and strange.
12-sai Chicchana mune no tokimeki: Hanabi is a normal 12
year old girl. She struggles daily with boys flipping skirts, first
kisses and the troubles of menstrual cycles. She seems a bit less
mature than most others around her and she has a hard time grasping the
reality of a 6th grader.
Not really sure about this one. The animation is pretty bad, like Pokemon from the 90's bad. Hanabi is a completely unlikable main character and some of the supporting characters aren't any better. Her 'boyfriend' Takao seem's like some high school senior instead of a 6th grader as well. The series seems to have a hard time trying to figure out what it wants to be, unless its trying to be some sort of anime health class primer for girls. Something tells me my 12 year old daughter wouldn't even want to watch this one. I'd probably be better of watching Kyo no Go no Ni.
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless: High school student Tanaka embodies the ultimate level of slack. He goes through the day being as motionless as possible, even working on improving his physical structure and strength for better slacking abilities. The show explores how the nearly motionless teenager deals with normal every day activities.
There is no point to this show beyond some entertaining slice of life humor. It's grounded in reality more than some of its peers but is no less ridiculous and entertaining. While not continuously funny I had a grin on my face through most of the first episode. This will be fun to watch.
Rin-ne Season 2: The return of Takahashi Rumiko's latest supernatural adventure comedy. The first episode jumps right back into the fray with all of the shinigami antics and just in case you forgot who everyone was in the six month break, all of the main characters are re-introduction.
The first episode of the second season though was a bit of a weak one, which doesn't detract from the series over all. Rin-ne is one of those that will have some bad episodes but the product is over all worth the time if you are a fan of this style of humor.
Flying Witch: Witch in training Kowata Makoto moves from her home in Yokohama to live with distant relatives in Aomori for high school. The somewhat clueless and cheerful Makoto tries her best to integrate to life in northern Japan while she finished schooling and works to become a full fledged magic user.
This is what you get if you mix Minami-ke with Maho Tsukai Tai. The characters are very laid back and chill. Makoto is almost aloof to the reality of her surroundings, frequently being picked on for getting lost. She doesn't grasp the oddity of being able to use magic in normal life and she doesn't understand the confusion of those who are just meeting her. She isn't coy with her abilities either. This looks to be a chill and fun slice of life comedy that has some elements of Makoto being a fish out of water.
Neko Neko Nihonshi: This NHK anime uses cats to tell Japanese history aimed at small children. The first episode of what is possibly the second season of this show, deals with the semi-mythological ruler Himiko and her efforts to quell social unrest, unify her kingdom and ward of foreign attacks. The story doesn't stick with strict historical documentation, instead implementing cat-like problems into the history lesson.
It's cute, its simple and it's pretty light when it comes to history. No one is going to translate it so I will probably not really watch it, but it's fantastic that it exists!
Not really sure about this one. The animation is pretty bad, like Pokemon from the 90's bad. Hanabi is a completely unlikable main character and some of the supporting characters aren't any better. Her 'boyfriend' Takao seem's like some high school senior instead of a 6th grader as well. The series seems to have a hard time trying to figure out what it wants to be, unless its trying to be some sort of anime health class primer for girls. Something tells me my 12 year old daughter wouldn't even want to watch this one. I'd probably be better of watching Kyo no Go no Ni.
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless: High school student Tanaka embodies the ultimate level of slack. He goes through the day being as motionless as possible, even working on improving his physical structure and strength for better slacking abilities. The show explores how the nearly motionless teenager deals with normal every day activities.
There is no point to this show beyond some entertaining slice of life humor. It's grounded in reality more than some of its peers but is no less ridiculous and entertaining. While not continuously funny I had a grin on my face through most of the first episode. This will be fun to watch.
Rin-ne Season 2: The return of Takahashi Rumiko's latest supernatural adventure comedy. The first episode jumps right back into the fray with all of the shinigami antics and just in case you forgot who everyone was in the six month break, all of the main characters are re-introduction.
The first episode of the second season though was a bit of a weak one, which doesn't detract from the series over all. Rin-ne is one of those that will have some bad episodes but the product is over all worth the time if you are a fan of this style of humor.
Flying Witch: Witch in training Kowata Makoto moves from her home in Yokohama to live with distant relatives in Aomori for high school. The somewhat clueless and cheerful Makoto tries her best to integrate to life in northern Japan while she finished schooling and works to become a full fledged magic user.
This is what you get if you mix Minami-ke with Maho Tsukai Tai. The characters are very laid back and chill. Makoto is almost aloof to the reality of her surroundings, frequently being picked on for getting lost. She doesn't grasp the oddity of being able to use magic in normal life and she doesn't understand the confusion of those who are just meeting her. She isn't coy with her abilities either. This looks to be a chill and fun slice of life comedy that has some elements of Makoto being a fish out of water.
Neko Neko Nihonshi: This NHK anime uses cats to tell Japanese history aimed at small children. The first episode of what is possibly the second season of this show, deals with the semi-mythological ruler Himiko and her efforts to quell social unrest, unify her kingdom and ward of foreign attacks. The story doesn't stick with strict historical documentation, instead implementing cat-like problems into the history lesson.
It's cute, its simple and it's pretty light when it comes to history. No one is going to translate it so I will probably not really watch it, but it's fantastic that it exists!
Haven't you heard? I'm Sakamoto: Sakamoto is the coolest
person in school, earning the admiration and awe of his classmates.
Others in his class decide that his attitude and admiration pisses them
off. They plot to knock him down a few notches, but his cool over rides
their attempts at every turn.
This series reminds me a little of Cromartie High. Mostly in the pacing and character designs. WHil different than Cromartie, its still entertainingly ridiculous. This could be a fun series but who knows how long the pacing and writing will last.
Shonen Maid: Grade school student Chihiro finds himself
and orphan after the death of his mother. Left to wonder what he will
do moving forward an estranged uncle comes to tell him he will be living
with him. At first he doesn't want to live with his incredibly wealthy
uncle. He is convinced otherwise when the dirtiness of the mansion
drives him insane and he begins to clean. His uncle convinces him to
stay with him in exchange for being the house keeper, something that
appeals to the work ethic his mother ingrained in him. The caveat...he
has to do it while dressed as a maid.
Its hard to get a feel for how this series will be with the first episode. It has potential to be a comedy akin to the humorous segments of Toradora. Or it could turn into something off track and somewhat genre confused like Hayate the Combat Butler. Time will tell, I'm not holding my breath for it being anything amazing, but it may prove entertaining enough to stick around in my cue.
Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja nai to Omotta: Nishimura is an MMORPG otaku who falls in love with random 'female' players all the time. When he found out the girl he proposed to in game was a MAN he decided that every female character in the game is a man in real life. Now the female in his small guild wants to marry him he refuses her. The members of the guild decide to meet in public and he learns the truth about his team mates.
Not sure about this one either. I like that its making fun of all the MMORPG anime out these days, but there's also some annoying shonen character tropes in it. This could very quickly turn into a really annoying harem anime.
Big Order: Hoshimiya Eiji was given the ability to realize any wish. The wish he chose was the destruction of the world. Ten years later, the remnants of humanity carry on amidst the waste land. Eiji wasn't the only one to gain his wishes, other people who receive the power appear and are labeled as Orders. The general public views Order's as dangerous and aberrations. Eiji, knowing that he caused this terrible world hides the fact he is an Order from everyone, trying to help his terminally injured sister. His peaceful life comes to an end when a group of Order's begin to hunt him. He is now faced with the power he was granted to survive and correct his mistakes.
This is a straightforward super natural shonen action series. The only new thing with it is the way the characters gained their powers, via their selfish wished being granted by a malevolent being. On top of that Eiji is the epitome of current otaku self identification. He struggles with his personal guilt and feels strongly that he must right his wrongs with only his own power. He also has a crippled, semi-incestuous younger sister. Eiji also suffers from chunibyo syndrome. This one isn't going to last in my cue. I will give it maybe 2 more episodes before axing it.
This series reminds me a little of Cromartie High. Mostly in the pacing and character designs. WHil different than Cromartie, its still entertainingly ridiculous. This could be a fun series but who knows how long the pacing and writing will last.
Its hard to get a feel for how this series will be with the first episode. It has potential to be a comedy akin to the humorous segments of Toradora. Or it could turn into something off track and somewhat genre confused like Hayate the Combat Butler. Time will tell, I'm not holding my breath for it being anything amazing, but it may prove entertaining enough to stick around in my cue.
Netoge no Yome wa Onnanoko ja nai to Omotta: Nishimura is an MMORPG otaku who falls in love with random 'female' players all the time. When he found out the girl he proposed to in game was a MAN he decided that every female character in the game is a man in real life. Now the female in his small guild wants to marry him he refuses her. The members of the guild decide to meet in public and he learns the truth about his team mates.
Not sure about this one either. I like that its making fun of all the MMORPG anime out these days, but there's also some annoying shonen character tropes in it. This could very quickly turn into a really annoying harem anime.
Big Order: Hoshimiya Eiji was given the ability to realize any wish. The wish he chose was the destruction of the world. Ten years later, the remnants of humanity carry on amidst the waste land. Eiji wasn't the only one to gain his wishes, other people who receive the power appear and are labeled as Orders. The general public views Order's as dangerous and aberrations. Eiji, knowing that he caused this terrible world hides the fact he is an Order from everyone, trying to help his terminally injured sister. His peaceful life comes to an end when a group of Order's begin to hunt him. He is now faced with the power he was granted to survive and correct his mistakes.
This is a straightforward super natural shonen action series. The only new thing with it is the way the characters gained their powers, via their selfish wished being granted by a malevolent being. On top of that Eiji is the epitome of current otaku self identification. He struggles with his personal guilt and feels strongly that he must right his wrongs with only his own power. He also has a crippled, semi-incestuous younger sister. Eiji also suffers from chunibyo syndrome. This one isn't going to last in my cue. I will give it maybe 2 more episodes before axing it.
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