Spring Anime 2011… Not Too Bad?

To Minnie’s Readers:

At first glance of the anime preview chart at first, this season seems… lacking. And admittedly, it’s still lacking compared to the Spring Seasons of the previous two years I’ve been blogging. However, it’s not as bad as some people make it out to be. Here are a couple of anime I’m watching and what I think of them:

Hanasaku Iroha
This is the first anime I tried watching because I liked the main character’s design. It’s so pretty!! After two episodes though, I’m glad to say that this anime is leaning more toward realistic slice of life rather than typical shoujo romance/drama. And I always enjoy a well-thought-out slice of life (with pretty animation and likable characters to boot!). I thoroughly enjoy this one so far~

Steins; Gate
I chose to watch this anime because the summary is fascinating. The first two episodes are confusing as heck. I’m hoping it will start making sense or else I’ll drop this anime. I usually give anime three episodes before I can determine whether I’ll stick with it or not. The characters are interesting enough to catch my attention… but there’s something off about it…

C: The Money of Soul & Possibility Control
With a title like that, how can you not at least check it out? I remembered my dear K-Twinnie saying she will try this out and possibly blog it… and quite frankly, I trust in K-Twinnie’s taste in anime. After watching the first episode, I wasn’t disappointed at all. The OP and ED are delightful and the premise of the series is quite solid. I am a bit weird out how similar this first episode is to From Vain to Dandy but maybe it’s just me ^^;;

Maria Holic Alive
SHAFT is back with Maria Holic! If you watched the first season all the way through, you should give this a watch. It’s more of the same old good stuff. For those who haven’t watched the first season yet, give it a try. It might not be for you but at least you should try it? As for myself, I like Maria so I’ll stick with it for Maria XD;;

Nichijou
Nichijou is a bunch of school girls and a bunch of random events. I personally found it kind of pointless in the same way I found Lucky Star pointless. But for those people who enjoy that type of anime (like Lucky Star), this is for you because at least it plays this genre well?

Sket Dance
Sket Dance is a strange anime because it’s both very cliche and not so cliche mixed into one. It’s about a club that helps people in school and stuff which I think is cool. But then it brings in some cliche ideas for the first two episodes. The good part though is that the cliche is somehow refreshing to watch nevertheless and I am never bored with this anime. The anime takes risks by making use of a handful of incredible/exaggerated facial expressions and I think that’s a huge plus.

I am not a fan of yaoi so I haven’t tried Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi yet and I’m not a fan of sports so I haven’t tried the sports anime… and I’m not too big on detective stuff either so that’s why I haven’t tried any of that… and YEAH NOT TRYING X-MEN. So I guess I’m done unless you guys throw an anime at me that I should try out…

From Vain to Dandy and Eulalia Chapter 20 should be out soon! <3 Look forward to those~

Hana-Saku Iroha Episode 1 Thoughts + Other Important News~

To Minnie’s Readers:

First Anime I'm Watching of the Spring 2011 Season!

Honestly, when I saw the promo for Hana-Saku Iroha, I wasn’t really keen on watching it anytime soon. However, I couldn’t resist the character design of the main character. I always had a thing for short, curly hair girls… almost as much as long, red-haired girls. She also had flowers in her hair! Plus, I noticed the anime listed “slice of life” in its genres! I was won over easily from then on~

The pluses:
-Main character design that I like!
-Main character personality that I like!
-Main character seiyuu that I like!
-Main character not being typical, idiotic, or fangirly!
-Beautiful animation!!
-Slice of Life and not the fake kind either~
-Easy to listen to music
-Sweet narration
-Believable dialogue ^^
-Very realistic so far <3
-Good cast of character so far!
-Fluid movement~
-Solid and consistent pacing ^^
-Enjoyable and entertaining

Minuses
-Too many characters introduced at once
-Weak romance
-A couple of dull moments
-Can’t remember any names right now
-Some meetings between the characters are sudden/awkward
-No real hook

I just like to point out that the one thing that won me over about this anime is that the main character took responsibility for her stupid actions. She wasn’t being immature/childish about it like a lot of other heroines. Instead, she showed that she could man up to her mistakes and learn from them to work harder. Already, I could see a lot of character development and potential in her. If anything, I’m going to stick around to see her and her rivalry with her roommate. That’s some fun yuri connotations right there~

Rating for Episode 1: 7/10

Yay for Personal Life Mumble Jumble~

Now, in other news, I will no longer reply to e-mails of any kind, unless it’s a life or death situation. I will also not reply to any random PMs at any forums/websites I might be active/used to be active on. I will also not reply to any text messages that are for the sole purpose of bugging me in any way. I will not comment to anything posted in my other blogs/websites other than this one. Furthermore, I will not approve or answer to any comments on any of my posts here that I deem insensitive, inappropriate, off-topic, negative, etc. I will delete these types of comments on the spot. You get the idea by now I hope. If any of this leads to stalking in any form, I will not hold back in fighting back by any means possible. If any of the above leads to drama of any sort, I will delete this blog without hesitation. With that said…

I am easy to contact just by leaving a comment on this blog in any of my pages/posts. I appreciate it if the comments are neutral and professional, like a reader to a respective writer rather than a friend to another friend, but maybe that’s just me. From now on, I will post not only my chapters, but thoughts on various subjects such as anime, drama, books, TV shows, etc. However, the main purpose of this blog is for me to write and post my writings up so everyone can share the world I created. I hope that we will keep it clean and drama-free from now on. I appreciate commentary and feedback on my writings and musings. I do not appreciate questions about my personal life, flames on my grammar, or anything similar to the two listed. Let’s play nice, okay kids?

And just for the record, men are the problem to all my drama nowadays *shot* *half-joking?*

Last but not least, look forward to Eulalia Chapter 20!

-Minnie

BAKUMAN GETS AN ANIME ADAPTION IN 2010~~~~~~~

To Minnie’s Readers,

Not only is Kaichou wo Maid-sama getting an anime, but SO WILL BAKUMAN!!!!!

What can I say?!!!!! SCOREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t wait to see all the main characters and side characters in action! In motion! But most of all, I want to see my two loves from this manga:

EIJI AND FUKUDA!!! <3 Love you guys. I hope you guys get the best voice actors.

-Minnie