{"id":159,"date":"2007-07-08T22:21:11","date_gmt":"2007-07-09T03:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tancos.net\/wp\/2007\/07\/08\/the-other-haruhi-and-other-nonsense\/"},"modified":"2007-07-08T22:21:11","modified_gmt":"2007-07-09T03:21:11","slug":"the-other-haruhi-and-other-nonsense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shuffly.net\/zoop\/the-other-haruhi-and-other-nonsense\/","title":{"rendered":"The other Haruhi and other nonsense"},"content":{"rendered":"

A bunch of stuff was recently licensed<\/a>. The most interesting news is the title that wasn’t there. Ouran High School Host Club<\/em><\/strong>, in my opinion the outstanding show of the non-banner year 2006, has still not been licensed. I presume that it’s a matter of money; otherwise, it is incomprehensible that dreck like OtoBoku<\/em><\/strong> gets a region 1 release and Ouran<\/em><\/strong> doesn’t.<\/p>\n

Random notes on some of the other shows:<\/p>\n

The original Genshiken<\/em><\/strong> was okay, but just okay, and the three episodes of Kujibiki Unbalance<\/em><\/strong> were all that was necessary. The additional episodes will likely demonstrate that “more is less.”<\/p>\n

Darker Than Black<\/em><\/strong> is a possible buy, but I want to read some reactions to the complete series before I invest time and money in it. Is there substance under the glossy finish?<\/p>\n

I watched half of the first episode of Victorian Romance Emma<\/em><\/strong> and, well, I was bored. I daresay I would find it fascinating if I could get into the rhythm. It can wait.<\/p>\n

Gurren-Lagann<\/em><\/strong> is another possible buy. Again, I’ll wait for reports on the entire series before making a decision.<\/p>\n

The first three episodes of Nanoha<\/em><\/strong> seemed to me to be an inferior version of Cardcaptor Sakura<\/em><\/strong>. Things start getting interesting in the fourth episode with the appearance of another mahou shoujo<\/em>, but by that point I was thoroughly repulsed by the transformation sequence, which was storyboarded with dirty old men in mind. I never thought I’d say this, but I am not interested in watching any more of Nanoha<\/em><\/strong> unless it’s censored.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

Today’s Words of Wisdom: Too much Freud is bad for you<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

The first episode of Sola<\/em><\/strong> has two things going for it: a photographer, albeit a flaky one; and, the three inches between the hem of the girl’s very short skirt and the top of her stockings. ((This motif turns up a lot in anime, e.g., Yomi in Azumanga Daioh<\/em><\/strong>, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a real-life example.)) Astro gave the series a “B,”<\/a> so I may watch the rest sometime, but it’s not high priority.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

None of the summer’s series look particularly promising. I may watch the first episode or two of Tetsuko no Tabi<\/em><\/strong>, which seems to be the least stereotypical offering. If the characters are interesting, it could be fun.<\/p>\n

*****<\/p>\n

I see that Gedo Senki<\/em><\/strong> has been fansubbed. I will not be downloading it. I like the books too much.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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