Posted inMiscellaneous Random Musings Zettai Shounen

Random Musings: Site and Series Updates

  • moyism informed me of WordPress plugin that allows you to have paged comments. I installed it and fiddled around with it until it looked similar to the old style. So comments are now shown 20 to a page. I actually wouldn't have considered using this plugin if last week's GSD final episode post hadn't gone over 100 comments. Anyway, if you experience any types of problems, leave a comment or send me an email.
  • Some of you may have noticed that I didn't blog Zettai Shounen this week. I more or less have lost interest in this series, so I'm putting blogging of it on hold until either the story really picks up or the series ends, whichever comes first. I will still be watching this series, just not writing about it. Matthew does a thorough job on his posts, so refer there if you want to stay updated. For now, I'm biding my time on Fridays until the Hana Yori Dango drama starts in two weeks.
  • I have also axed Ginban Kaleidoscope as a potential series. I found nothing particularly wrong with the first episode, but it just felt really average all around. I was expecting something like Hikaru no Go, however the series comes off feeling more like Suzuka to me (don't ask why, it just does). The only thing really amusing was the "Kiss my ass" bit, but the rest of the english just got on my nerves. moyism had similar feelings about it.
  • A bit of personal news: I was involved in a car accident yesterday, and my car is now more or less totaled. Fortunately, no one was hurt. But for the time being, I'm having to rely on my friends and others for transportation. This means that I have a lot less control over my schedule, meaning that certain posts over the next month or so may be written later than normal.
    • Posted inDa Capo First Impressions

    Da Capo Second Season – 15

    Summary: As Kotori continues to struggle with her feelings for Junichi, Aisia tries to understand Kotori and the meaning of happiness. She directly asks Nemu whether or not she likes Junichi, but Nemu fumbles around with an answer.
    Posted inBlood+ First Impressions

    Blood+ – 01

    Summary: In a village many years ago, there was an incursion of monsters and a girl with a sword who killed everything around her: monsters, villagers, and the military, all while she has a crazed look in her eyes.
    Posted inDensha Otoko First Impressions

    Densha Otoko – Special

    Short Summary: While Saori and Tsuyoshi are on their trip together, we flashback to the beginning of the series, after Tsuyoshi first helps Saori in the subway. The story then proceeds from two different perspectives: Ushijima (the Hanshin Tigers fan) and Matsunaga & Kawamoto (Tsuyoshi's friends).
    Posted inFirst Impressions Mai-Otome

    Mai-Otome – 01

    Summary: As a castle goes up in flames, an injured woman sends a baby and a pendant down a canal, telling them to live. Fourteen years later, a girl (Arika) wandering in the desert finds her way into a city.
    Posted inFirst Impressions SHUFFLE!

    SHUFFLE! – 12

    Short Summary: Summer is ending, so Rin, Sia, and Nerine find themselves catching up on homework. With Nerine's help, Rin finishes early, so he leaves to do some sketching and runs into Asa, who grills him on his relationships with the other girls.
    Posted inFirst Impressions Suzuka

    Suzuka – 14

    Quickie Summary: Yamato and Honoka have officially become a couple, and the news spreads through their circle of friends Miki, who learned about it from walking in on them kissing last time, is hesitant to tell Suzuka, but eventually does.