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14 Responses to “So, What’s your Favourite for this Season?”  

1. 1 SnakeEatSnake 3 comments Sep 14th, 2008 at 5:50 am

   I’m still behind on Birdy, since the only decent fansub group working on the show stalled at episode 4. I’m glad to hear it’s still running strong 11 episodes in though. I dug the OVA from back in the day, so when I heard it was being remade into a TV show, I couldn’t wait to check it out.

2. 2 Martin 8 comments Sep 14th, 2008 at 6:51 am

   Xam’d is indeed excellent - I’m detecting the Eureka 7 vibe all over again too, with a few bits of old-school Miyazaki thrown in for good measure. It’s certainly kept my faith in recent weeks when the most of the stuff worth watching has been the ongoing episodes of spring series (Macross Frontier, Soul Eater, etc.)

   Apart from Xam’d, Natsume Yuujinchou has been a recent fave of mine - I can only describe it as Mushishi-lite, meant in the best possible way. Supernatural, laugh-out-loud funny but packing an emotional punch on occasion. A really charming little series that’s great to chill out to as the nights begin to draw in.

   I started Hidamari Sketch x365 but in the end decided to be patient and wait for the widescreen versions.

   Aaand…that really is all that caught my attention. Eve no Jikan is absolutely STUNNING (in that it deserves caps lock) but we’ll probably have to wait for the next episode. Fortunately while there isn’t much worth making a fuss over, the good series this summer are proving to be very good and particularly worth sticking with. If nothing else it’s helping me clear my backlog!

3. 3 Loba 86 comments Sep 14th, 2008 at 10:32 am

   Yea! Xam’d is a great watch, first episode totally hooked me when it reached the end. Overall, it doesn’t bore and there’s not too much drama unlike some other SERIES. The OP Shut up and explode by Boom Boom satellite also did a few songs for Appleseed’s sound track which rocked my socks off!

   Hm, gotta make time for Birdy…somehow.

   Toshokan Sensou is one of my favourite this season too, reminded me of pumpkin scissors but much more action, drama and humour in the modern age compared to the latter.

4. 4 tj_han 1442 comments Sep 14th, 2008 at 12:39 pm

   Loba: Hey, you know that day when LianYL Introduced you, I heard your name as NOVA instead of LOBA. Anyway Toshokan Sensou was from 2 seasons ago….

   Martin: Natsume is something I’ll like to catch up on, but as it stands I didn’t see the first ep and when that happens, you don’t get a sense of urgency to continue haha.

   Snake: Wow I didn’t know it was an OVA, what a gap in my knowledge.

5. 5 Stifler 105 comments Sep 14th, 2008 at 3:57 pm

   There are shows this season?

6. 6 SnooSnoo 175 comments Sep 14th, 2008 at 4:22 pm

   Only Natsume Yuujinchou and Slayers Revolution. Penguin Musume Heart if you count part two as a new season.

7. 7 Halcyon 1 comment Sep 14th, 2008 at 10:08 pm

   I enjoyed Yakushiji Ryoko’s Case File. It had the rare and elusive intelligent and independent female protagonist which is rarely seen in Anime.

8. 8 psuedonymous 6 comments Sep 14th, 2008 at 10:25 pm

   Xam’d is indeed good, though I prefer BONES’ other offering this season (Soul Eater). It’s pretty obvious where the budget from Xam’d got diverted.
   And no mention of Kyouran Kazoku Nikki? For shame! Then of course there’s Real Drive, Toshokan Sensou, Macross Frontier, and Kaiba.

   As for Birdy: I’ve so far only watched the first two, but it doesn’t seem to have the same charm as the OVA. And if they make Birdy the main romantic interest I will RAAAAAAGE.

9. 9 jopchan121 2 comments Sep 14th, 2008 at 11:41 pm

   Do you have any reason why you hate Nogizaka Haruka so bad, or what?

   Because that castrating comment can send a lot of terrible comments floating your way….(And I like that show, too.)

10. 10 omo 137 comments Sep 15th, 2008 at 3:37 am

    TJ can hate it all he wants. Nogizaka is a show that’s well-tuned to a very specific audience and can really care less for anyone else.

    I don’t mind people pirating Xam’d. Actually I think it’s a good thing because this way I have more people to talk with about the show. Personally I’m buying it though. Too bad I’d need new receivers to get the full goodness of 5.1 sound D: Or pirate it lol.

11. 11 Sorrow-kun 26 comments Sep 18th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    Nogizaka Haruka is like School Days except that instead of sex and violence, you’re punched in the stomach with a barrage of cute and moe. It’s about as one-dimensional an anime as you’ll see.

    I agree with Martin, Natsume Yuujinchou is great. Mushishi-lite is an apt description. Haven’t seen Xam’d yet, but it’s getting big wraps whichever direction I look.

12. 12 Silencers 61 comments Sep 29th, 2008 at 2:33 pm

    Yuujinchou is nice, man. How could you leave that one out T_T Yakushiji Ryoko is deserves a mention for being funny, too.

    But yeah, Birdy is great but still leagues behind Xam’d. BONES banzai!

1. 1 Xam’d Is Pretty Good | Furu Anime Panikku Pingback on Sep 15th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
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