Category: First Impressions

Kamisama Kazoku is one of two anime making their debut this month. The other is Demonbane. So is the anime scene saturated with the school kids god genre, or can we take one more?

Witchblade – I’d heard the name before, and it turns out that the origin of this anime is with an American comic book (er… sorry, “graphic novel”). I’d put off watching this one because I figured it’d be like one of those wannabe anime (Teen Titans), except in reverse. Putting my snobbery aside, I give you my first impressions of the Witchblade anime:

I was really looking forward to seeing this anime, so when I saw it listed on Tokyotosho, my heart nearly skipped a beat! Well, maybe not, but I do get excited whenever a new anime gets subbed! So was Yoshinaga-san chi no Gargoyle really worth the wait?

Recently, gg fansubs released this anime with the description: “This anime is so serious that it’s a comedy.​” I figured then that it would at least good for a laugh. What I got was the humor of Suzumiya Haruhi Ep. 1, except that with this anime, it’s totally unintentional!

With a name like “Good Witch of the West,” I thought this anime was probably going to be an Oz gaiden or something… It turns out that Nishi no Yoki Majo is actually a fairy tale romance anime. I had read some pretty good reviews for this anime, so I decided to take give it a try.

Before “Asahina Mikuru no Bouken,” there was “Peter Pan no Bouken!” This anime came out in 1989, and was recently fansubbed by C1. So does this anime pass the test of time, or is it teh suck?

Inukami! is a simple anime about a boy and his dog. Err, a boy and his inukami. Plus the inukami also happens to be a hot girl… Together, they fight evil, and… okay, I guess this isn’t really a “simple” anime.

Saiunkoku Monogatari is labeled as a “Comedy, Historical, Romance, Shoujo” anime on Anidb. Normally, I’m not too big a fan of the historical and shoujo genres, but since Ayu fansubs was doing it, and I like most of the series they sub, I thought I’d give this anime a shot.

Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni was actually subbed a while ago, but somehow eluded me until today. I remember noting it as the anime with the picture of the spooky girl from anidb. I don’t think I’ve ever been satisfied with a mystery/drama anime, but I decided to try this one out anyway.

I heard about Love Get Chu pretty early on, but since no one subbed it, and virtually no one has blogged about it, I kinda forgot about this anime. So does Love Get Chu push the state of Seiyuu-based anime even further? Or are REC and Puni Puni Poemi as good as it gets?