Land of the Swordless Dusk *drylnn.com*: Miscellaneous Anime Thoughts

January 15, 2006

Since I've been so behind and I'm moving into the new schedule, here's some leftover thoughts.

Finished Suzuka, but it would be too much for me right now to update six episodes worth of images and summaries AND get to all the new stuff. I will say that I did enjoy the ending. It didn't go as expected, which surprised me, since many people (including I) figured we had the plot pegged. While the end result was the same, it was interesting to follow along. I did enjoy the anime overall, but it seemed like it was afraid to take chances. We've seen the plot before, there weren't enough twists. Character development saved the series for me, but I don't think I would highly recommend it.
Saw the Gundam SEED Destiny episode 51 - a redo of the final episode. I think it was a lot better than the original episode, but still left a lot of holes. I was glad for the little interlude at the end, as they still need to wrap things up, but I'm hoping there will be an after-series episode (a little longer than the one at the end of SEED) It sounds (and looks) like they're moving towards a third series. If they do, I'll watch it, but I wish they'd move to something else.
I've watched RahXephon now, and I'd have to say its now one of my favorite series, if not the top series on my list. I'll have a comprehensive review sometime soon.

Posted by Drylnn at January 15, 2006 02:54 AM