[1st episode]Hen Zemi

I should probably stop watching so many different genres but I definitely can't help it. That plot seemed to be interesting you know?
A normal girl more or less shoved into the lions' cage, or said differently a more or less normal girl choosing to attend a seminar with and about weird people and trying to keep her sanity in these difficult circonstances. If she ever had some sanity.

As you could expect from such a summary, the characters are weird, that much is obvious. Even the supposed-to-be-normal is. Even though I don't like her, a bit too innocent and passionate at the same time AND in love. Bad combo if you ask me. 

My personnal favourite is the manga drawing guy because no one can beat his logic, considering that everything in our body is interconnected, touching a finger is the same as touching one's boobs. 

And now I finally know why I punch everyone who touches me, thank you! 

The OP is minimal and the ED is sung by Kana Hanazawa, thus I love it. 

Talking about her she voices the clueless girl, only redeeming quality about that character but I still think they should have chosen someone else, oh well, I love her I won't mind. 

I also spotted Mugi's seiyuu somewhere and there's Ishida Akira, I love it when he voices twisted characters. 

Music is forgettable. 

The anime in itself is only 12 minutes long, probably the best format so it wouldn't become too boring, beside looking at the artstyle make my eyes bleed but at the same time watching/reading something just for the art took me as far as to read something with zombies on the Titanic (*cough*Kuroshitsuji*cough*) so I'm willing to pass it off. Still, K-On was prettier, at least they cared for the backgrounds, and god knows I'm not a fan of K-On's artstyle either. 

All of this to say, I shouldn't watch, you shouldn't watch either, but it's only 12 minutes of animes and it has good seiyuu so ....

(Next time I say that, kill me? It's a bad idea and I know it ^^)

[Review]Hourou Musuko

One of my beloved Noitamina show for today, Hourou Musuko, since apparently I can't get proper files/subs for shows I want to see /sobs

This one is a slice of life mostly following a boy in his struggle to accept and make others accept that he'd better be a girl and a girl who'd better be a boy.

The characters are the main interest of the show. They're more or less all a bit weird or at least not the usual. You have the boy crossdressing, the girl wanting to be a boy, the totally weird but so loveable girl, the normal best friend, the arrogant and solitary girl, the big sister, the accepting father, the bully, and the best friend who's probably gay.
All of them interacting together out and inside school.
They're so diverse that there's a high chance you'll find someone to relate to.

Sorry but I'll just skip the "ears" part, I have nothing to say, everything fits. I didn't like the OP and the ED though but that's not a surprise.

The anime was boring, interesting but boring. I mean, nothing happened.
It doesn't mean you should pass it off like that, because it's interesting nevertheless, especially if you're interested in psychology and social behaviour and that kind of stuff. It's not every day you see an anime about this kind of issues.
Just expect something very calming and boring at times, probably not a good idea to try marathoning it but still  interesting to watch.

Can't say it's a definite must watch but if the topic interests you go for it.

[1st episode]Sengoku Otome Momoiro Paradox

Let's continue the serie of first episodes reviews, this time with Sengoku Otome Momoiro Paradox, which, this time, I did intend to watch. Or at least try to.

That one has been adapted from a pachinko game and if I had to summarize it I'd probably say it's just that Sengoku Jidai warlords are girls (mostly with huge boobs) and that they're looking for a special armor.

It's based on a pachinko game, what would you expect from characters?
Answer normally would be : nothing, except, not there.
While I pretty much hate this tsundere version of Mitsuhide (I like him creepy and twisted better ^^) I pretty much have a crush on Nobunaga who appears to be strong and kind-hearted. Nobunaga, kind hearted, see?  Even the main character who is totally clueless which I normally hate, manages to amuse me a bit.
Morality is : never judge before watching. Even though the characters ARE generic, I won't deny it.

I kinda like the ED and the OP, another thing which surprised me; seiyuu fit too, too bad I'm not much into girls seiyuu (aside from my crush on Kana Hanazawa) so I can't really fangirl but from what I've heard I don't think I know them anyway.
The most surprising thing I heard there is the music. It's special you know. At least it striked my ears and I thought "OMG it's amazing", another good point.

The anime in itself is pretty much average though. Art is normal, animation is normal, story seems like it's been taken from a random RPG game, meaning there's nothing revolutionnary to it.
All in all I'm impressed though, I expected this to be really bad, but it has good points. For real.

[1st episode]Hanasaku Iroha

Second edition of "I didn't want to watch but people said I should so I'm doing it anyway and beside I'm a masochist I can totally follow more than 10 series AT ONCE".
That being said I'll never regret starting Hanasaku Iroha.

So what is it? A slice of life about a girl abandonned by her "very caring" mother who thought it was better to flee with some random dude who has debts and is taking advantage of her. She's sent to her grandmother who disowned her daughter and pretty much hate the girl.
She then has to adapt to a new life, working in her grand mother's inn with nice and not so nice people.

Characters are lovely. Apparently we haven't even met everyone yet so I'm looking forward to it.
As you can see there are mostly girls in this though some male characters are appearing they do not seem they'll be the focus of the serie, probably very important for main character though.
Anyway, said main character is your average girl, she doesn't know what to do with her life but she's pretty positive, hardworking too because her mother is hopeless, so when she's send to her grandmother she hopes for the best.
And the best doesn't happen. Her grandmother hates her and one of her co-worker already told her to die, twice. So even her positivism broke at some points, it took time but she broke down, in a realistic way.
All the other characters are realistic too.

Music is nice, ED is average, but I love the OP and the seiyuu are doing a really good job.

The anime in itself is lovely.
I usually don't like slice of life very much but that one is amazing. I didn't see the 20 minutes, honestly.
A lot happens in a short amount of time so you're never bored, as I said it's realistic too, and it's pretty and well done and colourful, sad and joyful, all at once.
I'm a fan.
You should watch.
Definitely.
/nods

[1st episode]Tiger&Bunny

First edition of "I didn't want to watch but do it anyway because people talk too much about it and it's pissing me off", the victim is Tiger&Bunny.

That was is easy to sum up. In an alternate/future/I don't know because I haven't read an official summary yet society some people have super powers and fight for justice while everything is recorded in a reality show.

Characters are, well, nothing special, some are very realistic and some are awful stereotypes.
Mixed feelings for me, but I love the Oyaji, who happens to be one of the realistic guy.

I forgot the OP and the ED, so I probably didn't like them.
Music fits, and cast fits too, nothing exceptionnal but nothing terrific.
The terrific thing was that indert song ED for the TV show. My ears are still bleeding.

The anime itself is not bad. It gave me Fntastic Four vibes though, except in a more crazy way. I've never been a fan of that show sadly.
I've never been a fan of super hero shows at all actually.
That's why I don't know about this. It has potential I won't deny it but I'm still disappointed, considering everyone and their mothers said it was great and all I expected better.
It's not bad, just could be better.

[1st episode]Steins;Gate

Finally! I've been waiting for Steins;Gate since it was announced last summer, more or less 6 months, now, worth the wait or not?

I'd be in a very bad situation if I was asked to give a summary to this, just know it's about time travel. That much I understood.

As usual, characters. We've seen only 4 for now so I can't really say much, just that they're weird, and that I already love the mad scientist and the hacker. Especially the mad scientist, he's truly mad. Not only like a usual mad scientist but he's insane and paranoid. 

The two girls, well, I can't say much about Makise we've seen her 3minutes or something but I don't like the other one, I don't hate her either, so yeah, just don't care. 

The version I've seen didn't have the OP nor the ED so I can't say anything. I actually haven't noticed the music which is a good sign, it means it fits. 

As for the cast, I've been surprised by Mamoru Miyano, I totally didn't recognize him at first. Kana Hanazawa on the other hand has another cute-but-hyper voice, like Nessa in Fractale. I'm a bit worried I'll overdose, she's good and I love her but she's voicing at least two other main characters this season, but it has nothing to do with Steins;Gate so I'll stop here. 

Now the anime in itself, I don't think I understood what was going on very well. Time travel is hard for me to grasp, especially when the characters themselves don't know what's going on. 

Oh well, I like the dark atmosphere and it seems it'll be the serious kind of anime, with a bit of nonsense added to the mix. 

I'm sold!

[Review]Kore wa Zombie desu ka?

It's pretty amazing how much I can write when I actually know what to write.
Anyway let's move on to today's victim, mainly, Kore wa Zombie desu ha?

As they like to mention it at the very beginning of every episode the protagonist of this serie is a zombie, don't try this at home. That sums up pretty much everything. The main character is a zombie and he happens to run into other peculiar people whom he also lets freeload at his house.

Sadly the main character is not on the picture but he's generic so let's not care very much, he's nice though, despite being a zombie he still has human emotions, rare enough to note.
The girls however are : a vampire ninja, a masou shoujou, a necromancer and if I recall correctly the last one is a werewolf ninja.
It's ridiculous but they're not really bad, just, very stereotypical.

Music, OPs and EDs are forgettable, I think, not bad, just not wonderfully good either.
Cast is, well, not bad either. Nothing particular to say.

As for the anime, honestly, the first episode is the best first episode I've ever seen in my life.
You can skip the rest though. Well no not really it's still fun to watch but after the first episode I've been disappointed and waited for a return of the real crazyness during the whole thing.
Never happened /sobs
Oh well, at least it's not just a harem anime, there is a plot.
And a special episode, which could be renamed the idol episode. Because, because every girl tried to be an idol. Actually my second favourite episode.
I want the songs so bad. Especially Eucliwood's.

As a closing sentence : enjoyable, not a masterpiece but enjoyable. But if you don't feel like it just watch the first and last episodes, so you'll avoid the disappointement.

[Review]Tegami Bachi Reverse

Hello there, a 25 episodes animes! Or rather said a 50 episodes one considering it's been 2 seasons. (Talking about that, they just announced Working!! is getting another season, you have no idea how happy that makes me) I kinda want to say : normal it's Jump stuff (ok Jump SQ but close enough) and then complain it's not fair and that things like Denyuden would deserve it too but I'll refrain, because Letter Bee is good.

As usual, summary comes first.
An artificial sun shines over Amberground, the further you go from the capital, the less light you get and the poorer you are. Obviously, there are people who don't think it's fair for the people to be used and abused by the governement and fight against it in an organization called Reverse, since this organization steals the precious letters the Letter Bees are not happy and fight against it.

I don't really know what to say about the characters. Which isn't a bad thing, more like a good one. Lag especially impressed me, Noir too, but Lag much more. He's supposed to be a crybaby after all. He matured a lot through the story and it's well done.

Now let's move on to the ear section. OPs and EDs are forgettable to me, not bad but forgettable, despite my love for Stereopony.
The music was fitting in an awesome way, church like, yet not too much.
Seiyuu were awesome, well the fact Fukuyama Jun is awesome is nothing new, but I'm not used to hear Sawashiro Miyuki as a boy and thus was pretty impressed.
No cast mistake here either. Even Steak was wonderful.

As for the anime in itself it's mind blowing.
It starts off as a monument of cuteness and while I'm not into that kind of stuff normally it's really touching and never too much.
Then more or less at the middle of the second season it gets darker and darker by the second, which is something I love.
I will even admit I cried at the last episode. Fucking cried and, contrary to Lag, I'm everything but a crybaby.
And it's beautiful, the drawings and the atmosphere are beautiful and Hiroyuki Asada is my hero.

Now on to read the manga!

[Review]Dragon Crisis

I swear I promised myself I wouldn't do it, and do a general recap post, but then I thought "ooh but I didn't watch a lot of things I can review everything".
I'll probably regret this but let's do it anyway, I'll have something to blog about this way and I'm bored.

Today's victim is Dragon Crisis.
The summary is pretty simple, a dragon named Rose meets a boy named Ryuji, and they obviously loooove each other, BUT since it can never be that simple, things happen.

As you can see from the pic, most of the characters are girls, and everyone loooves Ryuji.
Ok I exagerate a bit but it's not too far from the truth.
Since I'm on the topic of characters let's continue. I have one thing to say : under-developped.
There are too many of them and as a result they change too much too fast.
Special mention for badass cousin Eriko and evil dragon Onyx. Mostly because they ... didn't change.
There are others who didn't change but they were boring and/or annoying in the first place so I don't want to bother.

Now let's move on to something else I find important in animes, music and voice acting.
I loved the OP (then again, I love Horie Yui and she did a wonderful job as Maruga), the ED was forgettable.
The music too, well it wasn't wonderful but it wasn't bad either, just fitting, which is, as I often say, the main point so good thing there too.
The voice acting was good, it wasn't a wonderful cast but no one got a not fitting voice so it's the most important. I tend to have a problem with Shimono Hiro and Kugimiya Rie in general though so my ears weren't always the happiest but the moments with Kamiya Hiroshi were worth it. I love his voice I can't help it.

Now on to the anime itself, easy, forgettable.
It's a fantasy action borderline loli harem anime, I don't particulary mind but it has nothing new and I got annoyed by the constant references to things particular to this world that were never explained (I still don't know what a Breaker is so if anyone has an idea I'd love to hear him out) and seeing the classmates reacting as if everything was normal when people barge into the classroom either with a bazooka or from the windows is kinda worrying.
The art isn't my cup of tea either but that I can manage.
I'm torn, because I think it some things would have been much better if longer, but it would probably have turned boring.

In the end, well no, not really. Watcheable but only if you're bored and have nothing better to watch.

"Fashion" post

I'm a girl, that much should be obvious by now, and while I am not particulary a girly girl I still do enjoy looking at pretty things. (For the record Hello Kitty doesn't count as pretty thing, sometimes, I will need an explanation about her popularity ^^)

Anyway, my point was that, while browsing Japanese fashion blogs this morning, I found actual pieces of clothings, not cosplays, inspired by Vocaloids. 

So I thought I'd share with you, it's by the brand Putumayo