Kuuki's crazy anime watchlist corner desuu~ #15

So many things are finishing, yet, nothing really started so far and I miss Steins;Gate.
In the meantime you can still check my tentative crazy watchlist for Fall.

Kuuki's crazy anime watchlist corner desuuu~ #13

If I keep this up, there will come a day where I'll be lost in my numbers.
Also, I hate Sunrise. So. Fucking. Much.

Kuuki's crazy anime watchlist corner desuu~ #11

And I come once again bearing a new edition of my bi-weekly crazy watchlist. One day I swear I'll be able to control myself and not watch as many things as I do now.
Or not.

Kuuki's crazy anime watchlist desuu~ #9

Hey! I have the pleasure to announce two things. First, I failed my job interview, was very close to get the job but didn't get it, which isn't bad because the pay was low and I would have started today and would have had to move out in less than one day.
And second, much better, I've joined Organization ASG as an anime reviewer. Everything related to the current season stays here, the rest goes over there, please check it out

Now, as usual, beware of spoilers!

Kuuki's crazy anime watchlist corner desuuu~ #7

I think I'm a bit disappointed by this batch of anime. Don't really know why. On the other hand, it's still hot as hell and my laptop is so old it cannot handle more than one anime episode at a time. Must be why I'm so pissed off.

- Nurarihyon no Mago : Aaw FukuJun you're so good!
Rikuo you're making me laugh so much.
And Yukionna's gonna get pissed.

- Hanasaku Iroha : Aaw finally Okami-san makes her move!
But that was beautiful, her talk about not letting the other be alone was so beautiful.
Too bad that this is only something you can do when both party agrees to it. And I'm still not convinced by their couple ^^

- Ao no Exorcist : Despite being useless that was one of the most interesting episode in a while.
And the reference to Working! was really cute.
And Rin got the bunny plushie!

- Gintama : Please. No more Jugem.

- IkoMei : I can't decide if Camille is really mean or not.
But it would seem that I was right, she's in love with Claude.

- Natsume : Aaaw the shota fox is back!
And these episodes are always so adorable!

- Kami-sama Dolls : For once, I like Hibino. We don't understand exactly the same thing.
I miss Kuuko. I could have said the same thing about "the darkness in Kyohei's mind". Except I was convinced he took part in the slaughter in the beginning.
You know what? Thinking back, I would have liked it better if I was right.

- Steins;Gate : Fuck, this one was the most painful and sad so far.
Now, the great question is : will Makise betray them and go to CERN?

Kuuki's crazy anime watchlist corner desuuu~ #5

Whether or not you noticed I'd like to point out I added a link to my Google+ account at your right, feel free to add me! (and admire the subtelty with which I choose my icons!)

Under the cut are spoilers for Ao no Exorcist, Hanasaku Iroha, Ikoku Meiro no Croisée, Kami-sama Dolls and Steins;Gate. The rest should be free of them

Kuuki's crazy anime watchlist corner desuuu~ #3

- Nurarihyon no Mago : That Itaku guy looks like Jake Sparrow -____- (which reminds me, I still need to find that movie with Davy Jones in Japanese.)
And I just wanted to throw to the world that I can do chores much better than Nura, chopping included.

- Hanasaku Iroha : Damn Minko and her lack of empathy.
I really liked Jiromaru trying to find titles for his novel by asking the girls. I actually like Jiromaru and his pevertness.
I miss the mean Tohru of the beginning though.
And I still wonder how anyone could like Yuina.

- Ao no Exorcist : It became worse than I thought it would be.
I really did like the beginning, turning Mephisto into someone even more twisted is always a good thing.
But, you see, last week I was complaining about the characters being so open about Rin's being the son of Satan and such, well, I grew used to it.
So, why is everyone helping him, then 5min later suddenly give him the cold shoulder? Why?
I honestly wouldn't mind the change that much if at least everything was coherent.

- Gintama : I think I have only one thing to say : how did this manage to get on TV at such an hour?

- Croisée : Did I understood things right? Is Camille really in love with Claude?
I feel sorry for her in any case though.

- Natsume Yuujinchou : Back to the manga!
Matoba's entrance and Natori's first reapperance of the season.
I couldn't be happier!

- Steins;Gate : Oh my heart, my heart.
Moeka surprised me though, I never thought she'd be like this, though I do understand where it comes from, I definitely thought she at least knew FB outside of text messages.
And I didn't think she'd believe Okabe either.
(As a bonus impression : I'm so cheering for Okabe and Kurisu to finally and properly confess instead of throwing hints here and there that Kurisu doesn't remember and Okabe is too fixated on Mayuri's death to care about. It pains me.)

-Kamisama Dolls : I'm not too sure what to think about this episode. Sure it was fun but as I thought there wasn't much point to them going there, they could have done all of this in Tokyo.
There must be something else.

Kuuki's crazy anime watchlist corner desuuu~ #1

I was told elsewhere that my daily (or nearly daily) quick reviews were helpful, if only for reminding people to watch a show or another.

To be honest, I've been trying for more or less one year to come up with a way of sharing episodes impressions without the need to do a full post complete with screencaps. These take time. I'm lazy. 

So I think, considering the awful amount of things I watch, I'll do at least a bi-weekly review. Maybe even once every two days if I have the time, so things don't get too long. Because let's admit it, everyone's afraid of walls of text. 

- Ao no Exorcist : What have they done with the manga I love? There was much more blood in the manga, and Amaimon was effectively sent back to the Gehenna and they definitely didn't react even close to this at the news either. 

Oh well, next week goes back to the original storyline. Kinda. 

- Hanasaku Iroha : Finally a focus on Nako. She's adorable. 

I still don't understand how they manage to get along so well with Yuina though.
Still, I can't get over this.

- Ikoku Meiro no Croisée : Once again, Yune is adorable.
Every week, as a French, I feel like I should explain one thing or two, but, to me everything is normal, aside from the mistakes, so I never know what others might think strange.

- Nurarihyon : I loved this flashback arc very much, I'm sad it won't continue for much longer because the Supreme Commander was awesome! And very sexy ^^ Sorry but I do have some sort of girl side buried somewhere


- Gintama : Nothing much, your usual Gintama episode with a character commenting everything he finds strange in said episode. But it had Zura. And the Shinsengumi, sadly without Matsudaira.
And since they finished early they started next week episode, which looks like something I won't totally enjoy.

- Natsume : I never have anything to say about that show, it's never surprising but in a good way, the peaceful and heartwarming kind of way.
Even though this week was kinda gore, especially to Natsume's standards.

- Kamisama Dolls : This development is a bit unexpected. I don't understand why it's happening, I'm not exactly against it, if it means I can learn more, but I still don't understand. Guess I'll just have to wait until next week.

- Steins;Gate : I don't like Rukako's character. Does it tell you anything about my enjoyment of this episode?
Okabe was, once again, very awesome though.

See you hopefully on Sunday for the next installment! 

WonFes Summer 2011 or look at these beautiful things I'll never get

As you may or may not know last week-end took place the Wonder Festival summer edition and, as for every event like this, I spend hours just looking at these beautiful figures I'll never get.
And sadly I feel like I need to share the things I would get for sure if the world was perfect. But since it's not cry with me?

The ones with the Dengeki copyright are from there and there. The others are from Gigazine.

(Oh and this is very image heavy, I'm sorry)

Judging from all these pretty things I'm not the only one who obsess over Kyubey. 

I also realized my favorite Mahou Shoujo was Mami and I like Madoka's design more than I thought. 

Summer 2011 : wrap up post.

We've finally come to this dreaded moment (at least for me) in which there's not going to be new shows before a few months. It's a bit sad, I really like looking forward new things to watch, don't misunderstand I really like looking forward to new episodes of the things I watch but it's just not the same feeling.

Top 3 favorites : 

- Natsume Yuujinchou : that was expected, I love this, I really, REALLY love this, it's just as adorable as it was before, though not doing a good job at following the manga but since they manage to keep the feeling intact with fillers I'm not going to complain.

- Kami-sama no Memochou : Yakuza! Yakuza everywhere! I'm in heaven.
Ok, there's that, not only that but the storyline interests me and the main boy is actually getting better. It kinda remains me of Durarara, just in a lighter tone and about someone who tries to solve problems instead of creating them. I like that.

- Usagi Drop : There's no word to express how cute this is. For a slice of life, they're doing an incredibly good job too, haven't been bored even once. And they're relationship is just handled perfectly.

Cuteness overload (if that's your thing) :

- Natsume Yuujinchou : It IS cute. Natsume is moe, you can't deny it.

- Ikoku Meiro no Croisée : Yune is adorable. Their relationship is adorable. There's not enough French and the inacuracies are too numerous to count but I only bother because I am French.

- Nyanpire : This is both creepy and cute. And it really may be my favorite BL anime ever, I figured that one male cat falling in love with another male cat who happened to lick him could be considered to be BL.

- Usagi Drop

Not my fave but still enjoyable enough : 

- Mawaru Penguindrum : It is starting to make a bit more sense, and it is entertaining, especially that stalker girl, so yeah liked it.

- Nurarihyon no Mago 2 : I like yokai stories, I can't help it. I still do hope this season will be better than the previous one.

- Kami-sama Dolls : Still creepy, still interesting but still somehow lacking something to be really awesome.

- No.6 : The main character is annoying me, very much so I can't like it as much as I would have if I didn't want to hit him. But I do like the story line a lot.

- Dantalian no Shoka : Nothing special, but pretty and interesting enough.

I don't even know why I'm watching (read : it kinda sucks but I'm a masochist) :

- UtaPri : Otome game adaptation. Boredom overload. But they sound good, it's not my fault.

- The Idolm@aster : Same. But at least the girls are cute.

- Sacred Seven : I don't understand that thing at all.

Mercilessly dropped : 

- R-15 : I don't care about fanservice, I expected it anyway, but I hate censorship. And it was pretty ugly to look at too.

- Nekogami Yaoyorozu : I tried to find that cute, I really did, but it grows boring very fast.

And the still on-going series : Ao no Exorcist, Tiger&Bunny, Hanasaku Iroha, Steins;Gate, Beelzebub, Gintama and Hyougemono.

All in all 20. Can I just die?

[1st episode]Ikoku Meiro no Croisée

I am truly thankful that anime exist, if it wasn't for them, I'd hate summer even more than I do now. Thanks to the excitement I manage, if only slightly, to ignore the always present huge sunburn I have on my face. We're at the point that even smiling hurts. So yeah, spending yesterday afternoon only checking new animes was a bliss, even though I couldn't smile.

Today's first impression is about Ikoku Meiro no Croisée, also known as La Croisée dans un Labyrinthe étranger, which could translate as ... I have actually no idea how to translate it, it doesn't make much sense in French, well, it has basically to do with crossing paths in a foreign place.
Which does fit since the story is about a young Japanese girl and the owner of the store she now works at, in France.

I don't particulary know what to say about the characters, Yune is adorable but doesn't talk much, she's the stereotype of the quiet Japanese woman who works well in the house, which would bother me considering how strong this stereotype is at my own home, except it goes with the era it's set in, so I can't really complain.
And I'm sure the other main character, Claude, is a bit pissed off and while he appreciates her efforts, I think/hope he will help her to break free from the stereotype.
Because that's what the anime is based on, the relationship these two will develop, coming from two different cultures how will they get along. Despite being set in the 1800's it's still a very contemporary topic.

Didn't like the OP nor the ED, didn't notice the music much, seiyuu, well, nothing really noticeable either (aside for the fact there's going to be Yuuki Aoi later on)
Actually, I started this for the very reason to hear butchered French and innacuracies.
I got my innacuracie(s). The Galeries du Roi are in Brussel, not in Paris, but I'm willing to forgive this, it's a fiction after all.
But they seemed to have hired a French to read the titles and summaries, I'm almost disappointed, I don't particulary want to find that kind of monotonous voice used in documentaries or in other supposedly educationnal material in my anime.
Well at least I didn't cringe at the French (I did cringe at the English though, because yeah guys, Galerie du Roy translates as the King's gallery)

As for the plot, well, it seems to focus mainly on the relationships between characters, at least so far, I suppose there is going to be some plot, I just can't tell what kind for now.

In the end I will keep on following, not because I'm that much interested but because it's adorable and so damn pretty. I'd honestly watch this just for the background illustrations. And for Yune's kimono. Sooo pretty.

Tomorrow, unless I can finally rant on Uta no Prince-sama  I will rant on Sacred Seven.
Since I didn't want to cause more troubles we bought the school *wink*