Comments on: 2007 Sort-of Year In Review

By: animacionka

animacionka — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:20:32 +0000

I think I’ve possibly watched even less that you this year, and with one of the shows I have seen being Xenoglossia you’ve probably spent your viewing time far more wisely…

By: Ryan A

Ryan A — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:44:30 +0000

Ah, the years wear. Early in the year I felt like I just didn’t have motivation to watch any anime, but feeling fine now, sort of.

Seeing the Kekkaishi bump makes me want to get in on it, but it seems like there are a bunch of episodes, so I’ll probably delay it.

Baccano! was a solid series, hope you enjoy it the end. Cheers to a great 2008!

By: Steve Berry

Steve Berry — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:11:25 +0000

Meh, I felt pretty much the same this year. I watched atleast a few episodes of almost all the shows you mentioned, and none of them really grabbed me the way, say, Mushishi did last year. Nor did I really have as much throw away fun as I did with, say, Black Lagoon.

I did enjoy Nodame a lot– although I much preferred the Live Action version after I saw it too. That was really the only new show I finished. I liked Denno Coil, but eventually it sort of lost that whimsy that drew me in in the beginning, and got lost (for me) in a sort of tedious plot.

I’ve been thinking about checking Gunslinger Girls since it’s going to have a second season this Spring. And I’m eager to check out the Paris Special for the Live Action Nodame show, but that’s about it so far.

By: w

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 11:59:27 +0000

I felt like you did regarding Baccano! from the first episode onwards and just couldn’t bring myself to watch anymore - is it still like that up to episode 5? I really trust your taste, so I suppose I’ll just let it fade away from my mind…

But I also guess I agree with you quite a bit re: SnM and MF. To be honest, I caved in and checked out MF because you mentioned it and was sadly bored to tears by the end of it. At least I suppose I really enjoyed some episodes of SnM like the gambling one a lot; but I dunno whether MF has that sort of thing to offer…

I personally liked Mononoke the most in 2007 though, but maybe that’s the stuck-up pretentious art student (..very funny) in me demanding to be heard. I just found it relatively refreshing and harder for me to hate because it was in small story arcs. Yet despite all of that, I still haven’t rewatched it… I think one has to be in a certain mood in order to really enjoy it. I love the show a lot and would embark on annoying proselytizing, but I’d rather a viewer watch it when he/she is ready to. It’d be nice if you watched it till the end, at least - ’specially the Nue arc. (Out of curiosity, did you watch Bakeneko? I think it’s still the best. Maybe.)

Have a happy 2008! Only thing I’m genuinely looking forward to is, of course, Gag Manga Biyori season #3.

By: haruda

haruda — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:52:10 +0000

It’s funny, I thought Baccano was one of the best shows of the year, partly just because of the characters. I guess they really weren’t fleshed out that much at all, but after the first few episodes I was attached to all (ok, most) of them. I also really liked the jumping around all over the place because everything came together eventually (although it all started giving me a “Hey, this is forming a coherent whole!” feeling before episode 5). Have you just watched the episodes here and there? I marathoned most of it; maybe that’s how it should best be watched. Or maybe it’s just not your type of show?
(I just finished watching it and was blown away, so that’s why I randomly decided to comment on it.)

By: DiGiKerot

DiGiKerot — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:32:44 +0000

I think I’ve possibly watched even less that you this year, and with one of the shows I have seen being Xenoglossia you’ve probably spent your viewing time far more wisely…

I did rather like Baccano though, but I suspect it’s largely for the reasons why you aren’t sure about it - with so many shows these days being little more than an attempt to sell merchandise by endearing a host of moe-stereotypes upon the viewers, a show that concerns itself more with being a whole load of madcap fun with little depth in characterisation or plot was highly refreshing.

That, and I’m predisposed to enjoy anything which seems dumb and pulpy ^^;