It’s ef – a tale of melodies episode 2, and we learn more about Yuko and Yuu’s past while Mizuki continues to fall more for Kuze‘s trap.
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Monthly Archives: October 2008
CLANNAD: After Story – Episode 02
Mai’s worried about Sunohara having no plans for the future, so Sunohara and Tomoya hatch a plan to trick Mai into thinking that Sunohara has a girlfriend.
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First Impressions – To Aru Majutsu no Index
To Aru Majutsu no Index, or A Certain Magical Index, is about a girl, Index, who is being chased around by a bunch of magicians because she’s memorized the contents of some 103,000 books, some of them rare and dangerious and otherwise, in the opinion of the Church, in need of being protected or kept secret.
She runs into Kamiyo, an esper who is the weakest esper around (a Level 0) but whose right hand has the ability to neutralize any supernatural power wieleded by esper or magician alike. Unfortunately for him, this also means that any good luck that God wishes to grace upon him is instantly obliterated by this power as well.
So far the action has been, well, slow and lacking. We’ve had a friend of Kamiyo’s who is a Level 5 esper and who can conjur up an EMP storm like you’ve never seen on demand, and a magician who likes to fling around fire – as well as talk – a lot and who, apparently, can be defeated by a single punch to the head once his magic becomes useless.
After two episodes of this series, Index could be good if the writers want it to be, but it could also be a big waste of time pretty easily. What fun is a good old supernatural show if the supernatural part of it is boring or lacking? This is worth watching just to see if it gets better, but I’m not necessarily thrilled with it so far.
ef: a tale of melodies – Episode 01
It’s ef – a tale of melodies episode 1. This series appears to be both a prequel and a sequel to the first series as we both get a look into some of the adult characters’ pasts while also looking ahead towards Mizuki.
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First Impressions – Toradora!
Instant Classic. That’s about the best way I can describe Toradora. It takes the best from various anime series and assembles it together into one series. At least that is my impression after watching the first two episodes.
Takasu reminds me of a mix of Hideki from Chobits and Sawamura from Midori Days while Aisaka reminds me of Chiaki from Minami-ke and Shana from Shakugan no Shana merged together into one small, brown haired package of power in a perpetual mad mood (Aisaka having the same voice actress as Shana also helps).
Meanwhile, the story itself has been hilarious so far. There are a couple of characters who may end up being quite abrasive if the show allows them to be, but so far they aren’t too bad. My only worry is that Aisaka will turn into a tsundre pile of goo too early or to a to great of an extent, but her biting personality hopefully suggests otherwise, while Takasu, despite being a seeming loser with girls, seems strong willed enough to stand up to her – at least reasonably well.
I’m definitely looking forward to seeing more of this series.