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Monday, August 4, 2008

August anime report!

I could've done this in July, but I was too lazy.

1. Tetsuwan Birdy Decode (Rating: 6/10)
- Moderate art, but good animation.
- Storyline not as dramatic as I had expected. Space alien accidentally kills kid, so space alien borrows kid her (alien's) body. Ittai nishin (一体二心).
- More wacky, less serious. Shouldn't have trusted the screenshots.
- Conclusion, not as good as I had hoped, but still fine... I guess.

2. World Destruction - Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin-tachi (Rating: 7.5/10)
- "There are two types of heroes. One who saves and protects the world, and another who destroys the world." And the protagonists are the "destroy the world" heroes!
- Above average art, animation quite well done, although too little action from the lady who carries a huge double-edge blade.
- Storyline... What storyline? They're just following a little black orb!
- Overall: Despite what I've said, something about it is interesting. Can't wait for more!

3. Koihime Musou (Rating: 8/10)
- Well, I'm angry at the fact that they're parodying the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, a great Chinese classic. And they turned EVERYONE into girls and converted their names to Japanese! Guan Yu became Kannu, Zhang Fei became Chouhi, Zhao Yun became Chouun. I have a mind to behead the producers with Guan Yu's Blue Dragon Blade.
- But they did do a good job at displaying their characteristics. Guan Yu is calm, but rash and hotheaded at times, and so is Kannu. Zhang Fei is violent but loyal, equivalent to Chouhi's brattiness, rashness and love towards her sworn sister (Kannu). Zhao Yun is always calm and quick witted, Chouun is more or less so, but a little more spiteful.
- The heroes' martial arts skills were exaggerated, just like Chinese martial arts novels, so that's good. But their weapons are just too fancy.
- I like the ending credits.
- Animation is nice. Art is nice... well, it is bishoujou.
- Overall: I guess I'll let the producers off the hook.

Well then, I'll go after Sekirei and Ryoko's Case File now!

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