Season's Greetings v3.0

Season's Greetings!

As a little Christmas present to all, here's a nice little (big) wallpaper fro the gals of A Certain Scientific Railgun! Enjoy!!

Haha, I completely missed out on that anniversary post I've been doing for the past 2 years! Shame on me! Well, time to make up for it!

So to start it off, here's the animé I've been watching/have completed:

SPRING 2009:

Finished:

K-ON! - 9/10

Though anyone would agree this show's all moé and no substance, it's caused a near-revolution in animé production sales! Main point: Mio's MINE!! >:)

Eden of the East - 9/10

A very well done animé, and well executed! And I can't wait for both movies to come out!

Asura Cryin - 6/10

Well, this animé never cleared half the things they've shown. For an suspense/action animé, it was pretty uninteresting.

To-LOVE-Ru - 6/10

The animé pushed the boudaries on alot of things, but the manga outdoes EVERYTHING the animé tried: Even the rushed ending!

Unfinished/Dropped:

FMA: Brotherhood - ?/10

FMA rebooted? I watched the 1st season, and I liked it. It wasn't until waaay later on, I found out that the animé COMPLETELY strayed from the manga. (Don't you hate when that happens?) Well, I know this time it should follow the manga, but I don't want to have to rewatch the parts I've already seen. I liked the 1st season, so that'll be my FMA memory.

Koihime Musou - 6/10

I'll admit, I watched more than half-way through the series, but something kept telling me the ending was gonna be just as unbearable as the trudging through the series. Viva instinctive guts!

Dragonball Kai - 5/10

Dragonball in HD, cropped to fit interesting clips, and revoiced!! My opinion: if they can do that, why didn't they just re-animate it as well? Other than that, I'm not missing out at all.

Hayate no Gotoku 2 - 5/10

I've watched all 52 eps of the 1st season, and although I loved it, watching anymore wouldn't be as entertaining. One thing I've learned from the 1st season is that each episode doesn't change.

Tayutama - 5/10

ell, seemed cute enough, the whole "Guy find newly created girl, shows her what love's all about", but it was WAAAY to sugary for my tastes!

Shangra-La - 3/10

Ever picked something up and wish you hadn't? That's kinda how I felt with the 1st ep here.

SUMMER 2009:

Finished:

Bakemonogatari - 9/10

The music is VERY good, the story is VERY good, and the characters are VERY well-liked! One question: Is this really the end?

Weiß Survive - 8/10

There has actually been times where watching this I'd bust out laughing. Though each ep is about 3 mins, they could've at least made a butload of episodes, like they did with Damekko Doubutsu!

Princess Lover - 7.5/10

Of course, it's such a generic harem name! Some people can critisize how much of a generic fanservice-like show this series was, but all the same, I liked it! Sure, almost no character development, but it was a nice ride!

Zan Sayonara Zetsubou-Sensei - 5/10

In the end, Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei is Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei. There's now no difference between seasons.

Unfinished:

Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou - 7/10

You know, at some point I've actually forgotten all about this series, just like Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku. I gotta finish those eps up, and before the New Year starts!

GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class - 7/10

Y'know, I really should finish this animé, because it was pretty funny! It reminded me of Azumanga Daioh meets Comic Party! Pretty educational!

CANAAN - 6.5/10

1 more ep, but I can't find the time to watch it! Lol, maybe it's just the fact that, 1: There are better shows to watch, and 2: it's just not that interesting halfway through.

Umineko no Naku Koro Ni - 6.5/10

I have to finish this, since I liked Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, but the 1st season outdid this many times over. Trying to prove that a witch doesn't exist, yet you're stuck in her fantasy realm talking to her? Hmm...

Dropped:

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 - 5/10

Seemed like an interesting "slice-of-life", but alas, the main characters are children, and although it may be good still, it's the same reason I can't watch Bokurano. (*Sigh*, have I grown old?)

Element Hunters - 4/10

I can probably understand why people liked this series: You LEARN from it! Almost no other animé helps you with that! But alas, not very interesting.

Umi Monogatari - 3/10

No comment....Well, what the hell! 2 skimpy teen mermaids going o the surface for lulz? Usually it'd make for a funny scenario, but not THIS animé!

FALL 2009:

Finished:

Nyan Koi - 9/10

VERY good animé, very funny at times, and even a suprise parody or 2! I really hope there's a second season for this series!! >_<

Kämpfer - 6/10

Well, as soon as I started reading the manga, the animé comes out, so I think, "Eh, why the hell not?" I eat my words, and turns out this animé strays from the manga into complete fanservice.The only saving grace was Shizuku! Shizuku~!

In the midst of:

Sora no Otoshimono - 9.5/10

This series is by far my favorite! Each episode is HILARIOUS! And each episode progresses! Plus with a great cast of characters, this series has it all!

Darker Than Black - Gemini of the Meteor - 9/10

This show doesn't disappoint, and I love how things are developing! Best series of the season! (Again, I say 'Best', NOT 'Favorite'!)

To Aru Kagaku no Railgun - 9/10

Lol, again, I lied. Either DtB:GotM is the best of Fall 2009, or Railgun! Y'know, when I first heard they were making a 2nd season, I thought it was all fanservice, no plot. But the story is AMAZING!! Like the original writer wrote the script for this!

Seitokai no Ichizon - 9/10

Another fun and funny animé, it's hard to beleive this was originally a light novel with this many parodies to it!

The Sacred Blacksmith - 7.5/10

The 1st ep was great! Though it's dropped since, this series is progressing quite nicely overall.

11eyes - 7/10

This series is pretty interesting, though I have an "Asura Cryin'" vibe to it.

Dropped:

Kobato - 5/10

I'm sure it's a wonderful animé, but all the same, it's just too flowery.

Asura Cryin' 2 - 5/10

1st season was just, meh. And now the 2nd season? Bleh.

Fairy Tail - 4/10

As soon as episode 2 was released, I found out how horrible the animé was. Not only have they strayed from the story, but the animation's AWFUL!!

Kimi ni Todoke - 4/10

Again, I'm sure it's a wonderful animé, but all the same, it's just too flowery.

Letter Bee - 3/10

Meh, VERY slow paced. Not so interesting after all.

Armed Librarians - ?/10

...I don't even remember what this animé's about.

Winter 2009/2010:

Weiß Survive R - 6.5/10

Ooh! A sequel! I'm looking forward to how hard this series can make me laugh!

Aki Sora - 3/10

WTF? It's like Kanokon, but more incesty, and it goes all the way!

Looking forward to seeing:

-Durarara!!

-Dance of the Vampire Bund

-SoRaNoWoTo

-Gag Manga Biyori+

-Qwaser of Stigma

-Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu

-Ookamikakushi

-Omamori Himari

-Ladies Vs Butlers!

-Chu-Bra!!

-Kanokon: Manatsu no Daishanikusai

-Utawarerumono

-Tokimeki Memorial 4 - The First Finder

-Fate/Stay Night

-Quiz Academy 2

-Boku, Otaryman

-Katanagatari

Toaru Majutsu no Index - Complete

Well,it's that time again!!

And now:

Toaru Majutsu no Index













First off, a history lesson:
The origin of the animé is based on a series of light novels that, my person guess being due to it's popularit, has 16 novels published so far.
The animé only goes as far as volume 6, so breaking it down, about every 4 episodes take 1 novel to complete.

The story of a guy who lives in a world of science, and science's prodigy development, Espers.
Espers are people with special abilities based on scientific properties, and being able to manipulate them specifically through willpower alone.
Ranked by Levels, Level 5 being the mighties, and Level 1 the weaker dozens.
There's also Magic, and it's Magicians, who're pretty much waging war against each other. Kind of like how the US waged war with Russia a decade or two ago.
Bada bing, bada bang.

Anyhow, let's see the cast:









Lame hero: Touma Kamijou

Your average Esper. Except for the fact that he's Level 0. Other than that, a really great guy, always saving people, but more specifically girls from danger. He's got the ability to negate any type of Esper or Magic, thanks to his, "Imagine Breaker"!! Don't laugh too hard now.









Magic loli: Index
A chibi nun/priestess. She's got the best memory in the universe, being able to memorize everything from, oh, say all the leaves in a forest, to, oh, the shape of every raindrop, to, hm, 103,000 magic books. Y'know, the neccessary stuff!
Too bad she can't use magic herself.









...Air delivery lolis?









Sparky tsundere: Mikoto Misaka
Ah, yes, the show's tsundere. A Level 5 Esper with the ability of the Railgun. So popular, she's taken over the entire 2nd season!! RAAH!!
She participated in a experiment which allowed her to have 20,000 sisters. Twins...triplets...Is there a word out there, for 20,000 sisters?










Oh, Matsu~ro~ <3<3<3










Warped weirdo: Accelerator
The strongest Level 5 Esper in Academy City. He has the ability to manipulate vectors. Sure it sounds lame, but think of the possibilities! So, you punch him? You connect with steel. You shoot him? You may see a bullet bounce right back.
He's skinny cause he never needs to physically push himself, his hair's white cause his body doesn't need pigments to defect UV rays, and he's sadistic cause, well, that's what you are when you kill over 10,000 little girls.
This guys still cool, though.









The baby sister: Misaka
The 'Last Order' of the 20,000 sisters, she's number 20,001 and follows around Accelerator for lols. Well, viewer lols at least. She really only appears for 2 episodes, but alot can happen in only 2 episodes.









Deito? Kawaii!!









Sword-swinging beauty: Kaori Kanzaki
The hottie 'onee-chan', a magician with the power of, well, swinging a 2 meter long sword and a VERY striking body!









Miko chick: Aisa Himegami
A quite, yet beautiful gal who's code name is 'Deep Blood'. This code name is for the fact that she has the magical ability to attract and kill vampires. She seems like the most level-headed, but where's the fun in that?









Child-sensei: Komoe Tsukuyomi
This little, little girl is actually an adult teacher in Academy City. She seems very childish, yet visiting her house, there are nothing but beer can and tens on dozens on cigarettes lying around.









Stiyl-Magnus
...

And if I haven't included anyone else, well, think about why I didn't mention Stiyl much.
...Yeah.

Well, this series started off decent, got better and better, and then--finished. I enjoyed the ride, though it never thrilled me, but it's definitely something to consider watching, cause of all them mumbo-jumbo big words! But honestly though, I love how they take every ability (at least the Epsers) and break it down scientiically. And they even take Magic and break it down rationally! As expected of an animé based on a light novel: a real story with developed characters!

I give it an:

8/10