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Episodes seen so far: 12
Premise in terms of other anime: Shana II = (Shana I + Tenchi in Tokyo) / 2
Motivation for watching: To find out why everyone was saying it sucks
Good call: The Bitch-Slut-Pussy tandem
Bad call: Non-human entities with human feelings
Notable checklist inclusions: Failed confessions, Soft-spoken girl voiced by Mamiko Noto, Dinosaurs
Tragic checklist exclusions: Lesbians
I want more: Shana vs. Yoshida
I want less: Episodes where nothing happens
Best character: Margery Daw
Please kill off: That joker tomogara
Does loving this show make you a pedophile: No. The following characters are Baka-Raptor approved: Margery Daw, Wilhelmina, Chigusa, Pheles, and maybe Bel Peol with a bag over her head.
Bold Prediction: Shana will finally confess her love to Yuji, unless there's a third season, in which case we'll get fed some bullshit excuse for why the confession failed.
Projected Trend: No clue. I thought this series was awesome until I found out it wasn't based off a video game. Now I don't know what to think anymore...
Other Thoughts: Wilhelmina's cabbage looked delicious.
Midterm Grade: B
Episodes seen so far: 13
Premise in terms of other anime: Minami-ke = Binbou Shimai Monogatari + a third sister + money - sappiness
Motivation for watching: I hadn't watched a slice-of-life anime since Aria. Speaking of Aria, Alice is dekkai awesome.
Good call: Haruka the Banchou
Bad call: Only 13 episodes immediately followed by an alternate retelling? What's the point?
Notable checklist inclusions: Comical victimization, badass mid-episode transitions, amusing facial distortions
Tragic checklist exclusions: Themes of Hatred/Suffering/Revenge
I want more: Comically victimizing that glasses girl from Kana's class.
I want less: Pedophilic fanservice
Best character: Hosaka
Please kill off: That leaf-shaped clump of Chiaki's hair
Does loving this show make you a pedophile: Yes
Bold Prediction: None of the girls hook up with their male counterparts.
Projected Trend: Consistent
Other Thoughts: Just like Troy McClure...
Midterm Grade: A-
Episodes seen so far: 12
Premise in terms of other anime: Clannad = Kanon 2007
Motivation for watching: Bashing Clannad could piss off the entire anime community. I love doing that.
Good call: Bullying Kotomi
Bad call: The dango song
Notable checklist inclusions: Soft-spoken girl voiced by Mamiko Noto, Stylish Visual effects, Well developed minor characters
Tragic checklist exclusions: Soundtrack by Yuki Kajiura, Catchy dance sequence
I want more: Fuko the random character
I want less: Fuko the central character
Best character: Kotomi
Please kill off: Sunohara
Does loving this show make you a pedophile: Yes
Bold Prediction:
Projected Trend: Kotomi, Tomoyo, and Kyou's arcs should be strong. Nagisa's arc will suck if it has anything to do with that pansy ass robot.
Other Thoughts: Fuko's arc was boring and pedophilic.
Midterm Grade: A-
Episodes seen so far: 11
Premise in terms of other anime: You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle = [You're Under Arrest + (Simoun - Last Exile)] / 2
Motivation for watching: Saw the original season
Good call: Natsumi (Sagitta) and Miyuki (Auriga) look like they're Simoun Simula who just performed a Remergion in the Tempus Spatiem
Bad call: Nakajima x Miyuki is still the most frustrating pseudo-couple in the history of anime
Notable checklist inclusions: Comical victimization, Lesbians, Hilarious ambiguously gay dude
Tragic checklist exclusions: Simultaneous subplots, Time travel, Themes of Hatred/Suffering/Revenge
I want more: Evil Miyuki
I want less: Stories about a little girl who can't accept her father's death so she acts like the Chief is her father and drags him out on a boring filler episode and ditches him at the end.
Best character: That snake from episode 4
Please kill off: That little girl who can't accept her father's death so she acts like the Chief is her father and drags him out on a boring filler episode and ditches him at the end.
Does loving this show make you a pedophile: No. I'd do any of the women at Bokuto Station, especially Aoi if there's an American censored version where he's actually a woman.
Bold Prediction: No more episodes about a little girl who can't accept her father's death so she acts like the Chief is her father and drags him out on a boring filler episode and ditches him at the end.
Projected Trend: Up and down, consistent in the long run.
Other Thoughts: The lesbian ending makes perfect sense. Here's how you derive it:
You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle = [You're Under Arrest + (Simoun - Last Exile)] / 2
Simoun = Last Exile + Lesbians
You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle = [You're Under Arrest + (Last Exile + Lesbians - Last Exile)] / 2
You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle = (You're Under Arrest + Lesbians) / 2
You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle = �(You're Under Arrest) + �(Lesbians)
The half of the show that takes after the original You're Under Arrest is pretty obvious. Now let's analyze the �(Lesbians) term:
- What's the title of the ending theme? '�'
- What does it have? Lesbians
QED
Midterm Grade: B
Episodes seen so far: 10
Premise in terms of other anime: Mokke = xxxHoLiC - Watanuki - those dumb fake lesbian kids
Motivation for watching: There's a character named Shizuru
Good call: My favorite opening song of the season
Bad call: A disproportionately boring first episode
Notable checklist inclusions: Comical victimization, well developed minor characters, amusing facial distortions
Tragic checklist exclusions: Lesbians (I'm looking at you Shizuru...)
I want more: Mizuki and her loaded arsenal of amusing facial distortions
I want less: Scenes that don't involve Mizuki
Best character: Mizuki
Please kill off: Mizuki's mom
Does loving this show make you a pedophile: No. Mizuki is awesome in a refreshingly non-pedophilic way.
Bold Prediction: Mizuki, Mizuki, and more Mizuki
Projected Trend: Consistent
Other Thoughts: Shizuru needs to pick it up
Midterm Grade: B-
Episodes seen so far: 12
Premise in terms of other anime: Genshiken 2 = Genshiken + 1 + 1
Motivation for watching: Recommended by Ghetto (right after the yaoi episode)
Good call: The yaoi episode. You don't have to be gay to get a kick out of it.
Bad call: Too many geeks. If I wanted to watch a bunch of geeks, I'd go to CMU.
Notable checklist inclusions: Mangled English, Giant robots, Hilarious ambiguously gay dude
Tragic checklist exclusions: Pimp in a white suit, Character who vaguely resembles me
I want more: Killer lines. This show has nearly all of my favorite quotes from the season.
I want less: Geeks failing to cope with their sexual frustration.
Best character: Oono
Please kill off: That guy everybody hates
Does loving this show make you a pedophile: No, but loving Kujibiki Unbalance does.
Bold Prediction: N/A
Projected Trend: N/A
Other Thoughts:
Midterm Final Grade: B+
Episodes seen so far: 10
Premise in terms of other anime: N/A (The Boondocks still isn't anime)
"So then my dream got really weird, cuz I was a mummy in a Japanese girl pop band,
I had a skirt on and everything...do you know what that means, huh?" - Tom
Motivation for watching: I"m a fan of the first season and the comic
Good call: Bringing back Colonel Stinkmeaner and A Pimp Named Slickback
Bad call: Waiting over 1.5 years to make a second season, and then making only 11 new episodes
Notable checklist inclusions: Comical victimization, Graphic violence, Pimp in a white suit
Tragic checklist exclusions: Obligatory hot springs episode, Soft-spoken girl voiced by Mamiko Noto, Soundtrack by Yuki Kajiura
I want more: Hilarious hip hop song parodies (Booty Buttcheeks, Stomp 'em in the Nuts, etc...)
I want less: Granddad in a speedo
Best character: Tom
Please kill off: Jasmine
Does loving this show make you a pedophile: No
Bold Prediction: N/A
Projected Trend: N/A
Other Thoughts: We be flippin' them burgers at Wendy's
Midterm
Final Grade: A
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