DHB went back home for the weekend for Easter, which basically means that tonight has become mindless pizza-eating, anime watching night.
I am far too lazy to write up a really in-depth show-by-show list, and who knows if I'll really be able to watch these shows weekly esp. once finals gets closer, so I'll keep this short and sweet:
- Basquash! - AMAZING. IT'S LIKE THE FIRST EIGHT EPISODES OF GURREN LAGANN EXCEPT ABOUT BASKETBALL AND HAS THE FEEL OF A VIDEO GAME AND IS PROBABLY MORE SHALLOW BUT STILL FUN ANYWAY. IT IS SO FUCKING WELL-ANIMATED, YOU GUYZ. LET'S MUSIC!!
- Eden of the East - ALSO AMAZING. Although in a completely different way as the plot of this show has more of an adventure/suspense feel to it, though so far it's managed to stay pretty light-hearted despite the ~intrigue~ that is imbued in these types of shows.
- Shangri-La - Underwhelmed. The first episode just wasn't able to keep my interest... even the fight scenes seemed more sluggish that they should've been. And the transsexual caretaker annoyed me more than she probably should have... I mean, at least the gay guy in Gurren Lagann managed to be flaming without it being ridiculously over-the-top and kind of insulting as a result. Pretty to look at, but even in terms of visuals, Basquash! still wins out... I dunno. I might wait a few episodes and gauge other people's opinions before watching it any further.
- Will be watching Cross Game soon, so I might update this point later...
So far what separates the excellent shows from the just okay ones is that the better shows are able to set the story up in a way that is exciting and immerses you in the world it presents rather than in a way that screams "this is expository info about the setting! here's an important character! here's another one! here's an evil organization!"
