New fall anime - possibly the last bunch

[seichan]

Michiko to Hatchin 1! Sexy black woman and orphan girl...an anime that takes place in Mexico?

+ Sexy, stylish, high quality production and music

Quick summary ~ Little Orphan Annie/Hana is treated like crap by her foster family. One day right before the family decides to shoot her (so that her 'mother' doesn't find out how she's been treated), the 'mother' who seems to be Nicole from the Pussycat Dolls crashes in to take her away. They both have mysterious tattoos.

Quick impression ~ Great season for high quality anime, but then the mid-quality shows really look like crap. Anyway, this show has a laidback attitude kinda like Cowboy Bebop. It also has a mature chick with a gun. I'm sure it will be quite popular.



Skip Beat 1-2! Initially passed over this since the animation style looked old and cheap(similar to Kaikan Phrase), but it got some good reviews by the manga fans. I never read the manga, but I guess it was pretty popular way back when.

- Lacking in attractive character designs
- Bland production
+ Silly main character

Quick summary ~ A girl follows her friend's climb up to stardom only to find out that he is a jerk. She gets a makeover so that she can get into showbiz for revenge.

Quick impression ~ Seems like a standard shoujo anime, but it's silly enough to entertain. I was amused by the Harry Potter and the evil pudding poster. It was funny when Kyoko came onto the stage with a butcher's knife in episode 2. I might watch for the entertaining fluff, but I wish they put more $$ into the production.

Comments

[starlady38.livejournal.com]

Just from the screenshots, Michiko to Hatchin looks like a cross between Black Lagoon and that one anime set in Mexico with the Yuki Kajiura music that I only watched one episode of. How close am I?

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

'El Cazador de la Bruja' the other one?
I never watched either, but just from their promo shots, yes, MichiHachi looks a bit like them.

this must be the japanese Thelma and Louise genre?
I couldn't really tell by the first episode if it was going to be good or bad...just that it looked shiny and expensive. :)

[bumpybear.livejournal.com]

ah, they made an anime out of skip beat? must try it out.

it is a really addictive full-out shoujo manga, with a lot of funny facial expressions.

[nokiirat.livejournal.com]

http://www.animetake.com/skip-beat-episode-1/
here's a d/l place. otherwise, i think you can stream it on veoh.

i need more good shoujo to read. any recs?

[starlady38.livejournal.com]

Ha, yes, it is the Japanese T&L genre...which by definition can only take place in Mexico.

As far as El Cazador, it was pretty, the music was loud, I thought it was a waste of time after only one episode.

[bumpybear.livejournal.com]

can you find comments on old posts?

i think i already told you all the shoujo i like ...so there's skip beat. her previous epic series is pretty good too. tokyo crazy paradise.
http://www.onemanga.com/Tokyo_Crazy_Paradise/

and you should know these already? aishiteruze baby, beauty is the beast, beauty pop, koukou debut (love this one!)

not shoujo:
http://www.onemanga.com/Hourou_Musuko/
http://www.onemanga.com/Yokohama_Kaidashi_Kikou/
http://www.onemanga.com/Genshiken/
http://www.onemanga.com/Ii_Hito/