Lunaludus Scribex (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} lunaludus) wrote,@ 2009-11-03 03:08:00 |
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Animes of the moment
I suppose I've finally recovered from my burnout of a couple years ago...at least, to a degree. I'm not back up to following a lot of series, but I am at least following a few. Two, at the moment:
Today's story: Whirlpool Country (Naruto)
I suppose I've finally recovered from my burnout of a couple years ago...at least, to a degree. I'm not back up to following a lot of series, but I am at least following a few. Two, at the moment:
- Beast Player Erin - Crunchyroll is streaming this one. It's an interesting fantasy series; I wouldn't classify it as "high" fantasy, necessarily, but the scope of it doesn't seem to admit much else, especially with the latest episodes. The heroine is a fantasy beast veterinarian, which I can't recall ever having seen before, and the attention to detail is impressive. It's somewhat slow to develop, and the pacing is erratic--forty episodes in, we've already had two three-year time skips--but it is, I think, very much worth a watch.
- Kiddy Girl-and - The series formerly known as Kiddy Grade 2. (Yes, it aired for real this time! :D ) It's early on, but the series is already showing signs of following in its predecessor's footsteps. That is to say: foreboding hints of something dark and impressive, almost completely buried in the early going by stupid, silly, and just plain bad throwaway episodes. :P
It hasn't stooped to KG's low of formulaic undercover cosplay--but the main reason for that seems to be that the protagonists are not low-level agents, as in KG, but low-level trainees. Thus, KG-and has to find new and exciting ways to lower the bar...and with a cross-dressing supervisor, a bubblehead who could make Lynn Minmay look practical, well-oiled pervert sumo wrestlers (don't ask), and a high-stakes security raid for a midnight snack, among other things, they're really, really doing it. (And that's just in the first two episodes. :P)
If this was any other series, I'd have bailed already. But this is the sequel to Kiddy Grade--and that's a pedigree that says that if you survive the pain, you will be abundantly rewarded later on. So I'll keep on plugging, and wait to see what lies beneath.
Today's story: Whirlpool Country (Naruto)
