...what are you watching...

Claymore 26! the end. Poor Raki, Clare didn't seem to swing his way when it mattered. *spoilers* The anime wraps up with the survivors deserting the still-mysterious organization and going separate ways. In the manga, Clare didn't 'beat' Priscilla, Raki never showed up, and the survivors stayed together. Can't say whether the anime was truly satisfying, but it was action-packed and unique. The lack of true resolution in the anime and not-super animation quality might have made the anime series weak overall. Oh, and Raki was just a smidge annoying. ~6.5/10 rating~ rent this one when you are in a blood-thirsty mood.


Darker than Black 24-25! the end. BK201 sounds like a hamburger designation to me. *spoilers* The revelation and consequence of Heaven's Gate and Hell's Gate were good, and the ending was bittersweet as things end with no true consequence. Hei is similar to Clare (in Claymore) since he is the exception to the minority to which he belonged (ie. more human than the others) and is able to touch people's hearts (with his sleepy eyes and stellar personality). The series started off slow to delve into the meat of the story, but was able to pull off a consistently animated and well thought-out conspiracy story. I liked how Amber played her part. I'm glad Yin survived. ~7/10 rating~ Very satisfying, but it's a renter. Is the Dream that a God of Death Has a Darkness Darker than Black?...ah, they weren't talking about the color of his spandex.

So, spent downtime this weekend tramp-sing around Boston, viewing the old city, munching yummies here and there. It's a lovely city. Have to thank sis for not minding that I never went to an atm.
We went to see HP after doing that lengthy follow-the-red-bricks trail..the theater was actually pretty full for a movie that is now old.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix continues the trend of giving fans an incoherent movie with less & less dialogue and more & more book-to-movie inaccuracies than the previous installments. Show them pretties and maybe they'll ignore the fact that the writers didn't read the book. Snape is still great! Not enough Snape! And Harry being the cute short one is very...cute. No wonder there are so many fanfics. BUT wasn't this the infamous CAPS-LOCK book?...where was the teenage explosion? All we got was a constipated Harry.


Naruto Shippuden 27! Sakura's battle ends with blood and repeated angst. Sasori, Gaara, Sasuke, Naruto...woe, the similarities in their backgrounds.


Darker than Black 21! Gotta love the 'Matrix'-y move in this cheesy episode. AND the beam-me-up-scotty without my clothes power! Amber & her followers, Hei's group, November 11, and the police all clash while trying to get to a professor who discovered something important about The Gate.

Anyway, how happy is Arashi's Happiness PV? ... there's the puppy, Monopoly, the belly machine, hand-jiving, the touching, the biting..ah! no choreographed dancing?! so only 99% happy.

Utada Hikaru looks really different in her recent live performances...maybe that's why she isn't in her new PVs? the freshman 5 ended up being 15?

btw...what's with all the un-settlement going on in various parts of the clamp community?

( Hm, things that bug me~ )
Anyway,
Darker than Black 16-19! Completely forgot about this show.

( absolutely great episodes though )

Darker than Black 11-14! Sorta forgot about this show, but then I saw the C.C. wannabe and more Pizza Hut references on other blogs and felt the need to watch it again. I'm betting this show will end up on the Cartoon Network. Pizza Hut not only supports Code Geass and DtB, it looks like it'll show up on a magical girls show, Precure 5, too. Right now, there's a special DtB wallpaper on the homepage. Japanese pizza hut pizzas look more disgusting than Wendy's new Baconator.


( About episodes 11-14..complete with Code Geass and Death Note semi-references )

mmm..movie merchandise is fun when it is food...
or a plushie.

can't believe I missed this toy last year...boo hoo.

And
Darker than Black 8! was sadly lame. The odd comedy from the last episode didn't carry forward as Gai and Hei's storylines intertwined. The whole BO conversation induced the proper 'ew' wrinkled nose from me, but still, can't seem to get into this show despite the great animation, character design & music. The writing and script don't go far enough for the proper reactions.

Seirei no Moribito 6! Like with R x J, episode 6 has decidedly made me want to watch more. Balsa comes up with a clever plan to foil the king's army and assassins. I thought the assassins were trying to kill Chagum, but they looked pretty reluctant and sad. They totally want to capture and cuddle him. My guess is that Chagum will learn the ways of the common folk, lay his egg, and the assasins will be become loyal to him...something simple like that. Anyway, great animation and writing in this episode. The visuals for the funeral were elegant. I also like the wolf's pudgy totoro-esque tail.

Darker than Black 6! a better storyline than the first two. I guess every female character that Hei 'tries' to save will end up dead. In this episode *spoilers* we find out the Hei is a contractor who sorta/kinda has feelings. The preview made me think that this show was a parody of its genre, but outside of the preview, it isn't that funny.

The old women come out to play....

Darker than Black 4! Although this is a well-made show, there isn't really anything unique about it. Plus, the main characters haven't quite proven themselves to be all that great yet. In this episode, we learn that moratoriums are contractors who cannot control their powers. And we get some crispy people and sliced up people...flashes of Heroes.



Seirei no Moribito 4! The fantasy elements come out in this episode as we get to see a water spirit...or demon. This is a slow-moving story but it's been pretty interesting. The old female shaman looks amusing.

ETA: apparently if nyc explodes, everyone starts speaking bad comic book dialogue...and perfects their glare. that is why they have to go back in time and save nyc.

Not a speck of snow. Where's my 12 inches of pretty white fluff?

Darker than Black 2! Despite all the limbs being in the right place, this body of work is kind of faulty.
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Love★Com 2! Love the energy of this show.
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Naruto Shippuden 8-9! Sis informed me that the Naruto forehead protectors were a popular accessory at this year's Cherry Blossom festival. haha...along with chubby Sailor Moon cosplayers. ^_^
( Episode 8-9 special )