Review: Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge (anime)

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I sit back and relax to watch the continuation of Arakawa Under the Bridge.

[the boys bonding in a mentality test]

I anticipate disclosure of each of the character's past.

[Desperate Amazoness is... desperate]

But all I get is more crazy sh*ts and OH LOOK NEW CHARACTERS~!

[kakkoi Billy........ :V]

okay I enjoyed everything. At least the jokes or puns is more comprehendible than Sayonara Zetsubou sensei. The only disappointment was no explanation why the hobos end up under the bridge as weirdos.

A very short review cos I can’t remember what I need to criticize anymore.

OP is "Cosmos vs Alien" by Etsuko Yakushimaru who also sang the first season's OP. Oyea, GO SUMMER! Song is disgusting. Period.

[KOU-SAMA!!!]

btw the ED song "Akai Coat" by Suneohair is pretty good :3

Review: Angel Beats! (anime)

I actually watched this a bit later than most people did.

[WARNING: May Contain Spoilers]

Even after watching I don’t really get why people are all over it. Okay, I’m pretty impressed with the character backstories especially Yui and Maeda. For a pink haired psycho moe girl, she’s the one I like most, and more than Kanade. No, I don’t hate Kanade. I don't see Kanade having any personality compared to Yui. Just I don’t understand why the quiet girl is the most voted in ISML. I mean, c’mon! Yui’s story is totally inspiring! But none can beat Maeda’s!

Anyway, Angel Beats is about… er… the afterlife. Turns out the afterlife is a school. Complete with school uniform and classes and student council and sports day! And I guess you kind of have the chance to live a life again, but depends on how things turn out; you’d either become the NPC (Non Playable Character?) or disappear. Er… after disappearing, does that mean you reincarnate? Man… for a story about the sorrows of afterlife, it sure doesn’t seem too sad. Also, the story is like going through a video game. Everytime you KO you’ll get another chance to live. And with that fact too I don’t really get why the characters need to grieve if one party member is struck by a giant iron ball. The show has a great number of characters, but too bad we didn't get to know each and everyone of 'em. It's also unfair for the existing members to be ignored while the 'new members' pasts are discovered.

[IMO too many characters ain't suitable for 13 episode action anime]

And it’s funny how all this while the SSS team is doing nothing but chase something that’s not even evil. And I feel sad for Yurippe in the end… not cos I pity her crazy plans were in vain but how she’s all nice to Kanade in the end is quite hypocritical to me -__- I mean, she could’ve tried a more gentler approach to find out about Kanade! But I guess the crazy plans are just to make viewers laugh. (a concert to make a distraction? whut...)

i don't fancy the character design much. Hate how the eyes are drawn.

The songs are okay, not much into the OP “My Soul, Your Beats” until Yui version comes (sung by LiSa). That one was BAM, hits the spot. To be honest, Girls Dead Monster’s music didn’t appeal to me. If it did, I would’ve remembered all of the songs as I write this. Oh yeah, "My Song" was good… buy Iwasawa’s voice sound more like a sick girl trying to sing, so I downloaded Yui’s version instead.

Ok overall, I still don’t think it should dub as the “best series ever”, probably thanks to the fact that I don’t fancy reincarnation themes. Cos… well… you got a chance to live again why is there a need to be sad? I don’t like the storyline much but I do love the characters...

Review: Kuragehime (anime)

Again, another slow review

[WARNING: May contain spoilers]

Kuragehime ("Jellyfish Princess" in English) is an adaptation from a josei manga of the same name. The story is about a bunch of otaku girls, which focused more on the jellyfish geek named Tsukimi and how her life changed upon meeting a fashionable crossdressing guy.

the whole "life change" upon meeting someone new is rather typical, but this story is far from cliche as it's not just another stupid shoujo plot. At least, it stays mostly true to the original storyline but since it's only 11 episodes don't expect it to be satisfactory, but I'm pretty satisfied with the ending anyway.

The story the second thing I'm impressed with about this title. The first thing was the characters because... the characters are designed to be as realistic as possible. I mean, hey, in general female otakus aren't THAT attractive. Unless they're cosplayers or some sort. But take a look at OreImo, nearly all the female otakus are good looking. Logic fail (but it's anime so who cares about logic). Kuragehime's female otakus vary in shape and sizes, and their personalities differ so much you can't help but laugh at their quirks!

And here I thought "fujoshi" was only for extreme yaoi fans, but if you're crazy about just about anything, you can be considered "fujoshi" (for girls). Jellyfish, trains, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, japanese dolls and elderly men are acceptable too! oh yeah, there's a hikkikomori BL mangaka living in their quarters too (she's like the ORACLE for the girls)

And not to mention, Kuranosuke, the crossdresser, who's not really confused with his gender but likes fashionable things. All thanks to his mom, which he was separated with since he was young. With this hobby, he hopes to be free of being his family responsibilites. Another character that deserves my love is his 30 year old half-brother, who has no experience with women until he sees make-over version of Tsukimi and later got bribed by a manipulative vixen. Now there's also the annoying love traingle involving the lead female haih...

[the lovely kuranosuke]

it was interesting to see how Kuranosuke manage to make the NEET girls work without their consent (go check out the manga for more details). And what I love about Kuragehime is how they mix the life of these virgin otaku girls, fashion industry people and... politicians. YEAH the politicians are LULZ in this anime/manga XD

ok here comes the worst part. Talking about the animation... for me is okay I guess. No complaints here. The character design is similar to the manga. I don't remember the OST, but the OP is amusing; both the song and sequence. And I think I like the ED song better. I'm not sure what to say about the voice acting, but sometimes it sounds like the volume is turned down even when my computer volume is full. not sure who's fault though.

and I believe I found our IRL Kuranosuke...

[Malaysian fashion designer amir luqman ftw]