http://psgels.blogsome.com Featuring Ayakashi, Ayatsuri Sakon, The Law of Ueki, Noein, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Popolocrois Story 1998, Ergo Proxy, Saiunkoku Monogatari, Good Witch of the West - Astraea Testament, Makai Senki Disgaea, The Third, Tsubasa Chronicle and more. Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:07:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Short Synopsis: Setsuna recruits a new and an old Celestial Being. Highlights: Good to see some build-up for the new setting. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 As for the shows I’m not blogging: - Kannagi has excellent production-values, but at the same time the characters move like robots with weightless hair. - To Aru ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/12/mobile-suit-gundam-00-27/ Yeah, yeah. I’ve been blogging for nearly three years, I’ve written more than 300 reviews so far, and I still haven’t checked out the “big three” of anime: Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell SAC and Full Metal Alchemist. Well, at least I’ve got one of them down now. I ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/full-metal-alchemist-review-85100/ Short Synopsis: A boy who has a crush on a female store owner calls Jigoku Shoujo. Highlights: Nice ending. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8,5/10 Am I glad to see this series back or what? In any case, as for the series I’m not going to blog this season: - Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka… err… ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/jigoku-shoujo-54/ Short Synopsis: While Rui continues to fake amnesia, Ran and Midori try to get him back. Highlights: This is EXACTLY why Yoshihiro Ike is amongst my favourite composers! Overall Enjoyment Value: 8,5/10 I must say, that Telepathy Shoujo Ran has been a delightfully consistent series so far. Really, my experience with most arc-based ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/telepathy-shoujo-ran-16/ I’m not really sure what the creators really intended by airing both an OVA and a TV-series for Yume de Aetara at the same time. Furthermore, while Hiroshi Watanabe merely supervised the TV-series, he took it upon himself to direct the OVA. The series already was a string of ridiculously ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/yume-de-aetara-ova-review-825100/ Short Synopsis: Akiyuki and Nakiami return to Sentan Island. Highlights: Akiyuki’s parents. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 Ah, so it seems that the creators are planning to enter the second half of the series with some development between Haru, Furuichi and Akiyuki, instead of going for an action-packed midway-climax. Makes sense. The next episode ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/11/bonen-no-xamdou-13/ Nodame Cantabile - Paris Chapter Short Synopsis: Our lead character moves into his new apartment in Paris. Highlights: Just as awesome as the first season! Overall Enjoyment Value: 8,5/10 Well, there you have it, just like expected from Noitamina and Nodame Cantabile: this season aired a LOT of romantic comedies, and this one definitely ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/10/some-quick-first-impressions-nodame-cantabile-paris-chapter-chaoshead-and-tytania/ Short Synopsis: Porfy meets a bunch of idiots and grows as a character. Highlights: You really don’t suspect this from the WMT! Overall Enjoyment Value: 8,75/10 Whoa, Porfy! This isn’t something I saw coming. Bloody hell! With this episode, Porfy no Nagai Tabi really set itself apart from the other World Masterpiece Theatres, ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/09/porfy-no-nagai-tabi-40/ Short Synopsis: Three dead children come back as corpses Highlights: Male lead takes some getting used to, but is more than just a damsel in distress (or a male version anyways). Overall Enjoyment Value: 7,5/10 Aaah! Why did this series’ second episode have to air so soon? Basically, at this point I’m still ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/09/shikabane-hime-02/ Short Synopsis: Casshern ends up at a small refugee village of robots. Highlights: Surprisingly solid. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 As for the shows I’m not blogging (as usual, this isn’t really about “is this good?”, but “do I feel like writing about it every single week?): - I almost wanted to blog Tales ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/09/casshern-sins-02/ Short Synopsis: About 200 years after Red Garden, we return to the girls of Red Garden, who still turn out to be alive. Highlights: It’s about bloody time! Overall Enjoyment Value: 7,5/10 So, finally the final OVA has gotten subbed, more than a year after the original airdate. Indeed, it’s about bloody time. ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/08/red-garden-dead-girls/ Kurozuka Short Synopsis: Our lead character meets a mysterious woman who lives in the forest, while fleeing for people who are out to kill him. Highlights: A LOT to like, a LOT to dislike Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 I must say that I watched this right after being pumped up with adrenaline from Mouryou ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/08/some-quick-first-impressions-kurozuka-bihada-ichizoku-and-stitch/ ef - a tale of melodies Short Synopsis: Our lead characters are the side-characters from ef. Highlights: Perhaps the foreshadowing was a bit too shallow, but gorgeous visuals and solid storytelling. Overall Enjoyment Value: 7,5/10 I liked ef, but I agree with the big criticism against it: its “I love you-now let’s have sex”-mentality. ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/07/some-quick-first-impressions-ef-a-tale-of-melodies-one-outs-and-mouryou-no-hako/ Short Synopsis: Rikuo suspects Sammi of lying to him and wants to get to the bottom of it. Highlights: Rikuo is turning into a pretty interesting character. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 Okay, since I’m pretty much of the beta-sciences, I still have a bit of trouble trying to grasp the notion of real ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/07/eve-no-jikan-sammi/ “A small kitten moves in to a random family”. That doesn’t seem like the most original or exciting premise, now does it? Still, we’re looking here at the best comedy to have started airing in the past half year. You can count on MadHouse to make such a questionable premise ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/07/chis-sweet-home-review-825100/ Macademi Wasshoi Short Synopsis: Our lead character gets loved by two cute girls. Highlights: As if this season hadn’t already enough annoying and overly cute girls… Overall Enjoyment Value: 6/10 Really, I was sure that Kemeko Deluxe would have won the title for most unrealistic series of the season, but this series sure proved ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/06/some-quick-first-impressions-macademi-wasshoi-skip-beat-and-vampire-knight-guilty/ Short Synopsis: Shizuma asks the help of a familiar character to get rid of Manji. Highlights: Rin. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8,5/10 Ah, I’m really beginning to see where Bee-Train plans to go with the first 13 episodes of this series (who knows how long it will be in the end?). Its general rule ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/06/blade-of-the-immortal-07/ Kyou no Go Ni Short Synopsis: Our lead character does pretty much the same as in the OVA… Highlights: …and actually does a better job at it. Overall Enjoyment Value: 7,5/10 There really are too many teenage-antics series this season, but the best ones so far for me came from Hyakko and this series. ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/06/some-quick-first-impressions-kyou-no-go-ni-ga-rei-zero-and-inazuma-11/ To Aru Majutsu no Index Short Synopsis: Our lead character finds a cute girl on his balcony. Highlights: Generic, but solid. Overall Enjoyment Value: 7/10 Okay, I have to admit: for a series that’s about cute female teenaged mages, it’s above average. The characters were still pretty annoying, but the script is solid and ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/05/some-quick-first-impressions-to-aru-majutsu-no-index-kemeko-deluxe-and-mobile-suit-gundam-00-second-season/ Short Synopsis: Rui gets mysteriously transported back to a feudal version of Japan. Highlights: Nice set-up. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 Well, so far so good. It’s episode 15 and there’s still no sign of this series getting old. The current arc is also significantly different from anything we’ve seen so far on this ... http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/04/telepathy-shoujo-ran-15/