overstuffed burrito of anime

Toshokan Sensou 10-11! Apparently watching episodes out of order during a climactic part of the story can cause confusion. So going back, the butch-like woman did look awfully suspicious. In these episodes the Library Corp and Media Enforcement battle over artwork. For such an absurd series, there's plenty of bloodshed. It doesn't seem like a mockery of 'war' nor does it really completely convince me of its seriousness. *oh, the dilemma*

Allison & Lillia 10-11! While traveling on the train, Allison and Wil witness a murder of sorts. This leads to some odd action on the train where they are not sure who the 'bad' guys are.

Vampire Knight 12! The fight between Zero and Ichirou looked ridiculous due to low quality animation, and Yuuki's sad face looked like stupid fanart. Maybe if they sell enough DVDs, the 2nd season won't be so ugly. One more episode left this season. Out of everything I'm viewing this season, this anime seems to have the worst-looking animation. Junjo Romantica and Allison & Lillia also have cheap animation, but they hide it better.

Nabari no Ou 12! Though I'm into it for the not-so-subtle boy-love ninja story, Yoite and Miharu have yet to convince me of their undying/dying love. In this episode Miharu joins the other side. Yoite angsts some more. They go shopping. Raikou's pink hair isn't the only very bad fashion choice he has made.

Fresh pie

Hey, a new season starts next week. Here's what I'll add to my ever-increasing list of sparkley entertainment.

Natsume Yuujin-Cho - some really intelligent blogger compared this to Death Note. Uh, right-o..a notebook. The animation studio, Brains Base, has also created Baccano and Kure-nai, so there will be no worries regarding quality. On the downside, the flash clip at the site does give me Mushishi-yawns. This series is about a boy with a book of spirits.

Antique Bakery (no real website yet) - everyone is pegging this as a yaoi anime which is a shame, since that label turns off way too many people, but I'm pretty sure the ghey is mostly for comedic purposes...not smut like in the mangaka's other titles. C'mon, Mamoru Miyano voices Kanda (the boxer), Shinichiro Miki is Ono (the chef), & Chemistry is singing the theme songs. Btw, look how hot the k-movie version looks.

..all the other new shows feature many prepubescent girls with huge scary Dolly Parton assets.