Thought I’d stop for a break here since this is where the TV version ended. There were 4 episodes exclusive for the DVD. The TV series only had 12 episodes and the DVD episode 15 is the TV episode 12.

Before catching the last episode, I wanted to scribble a few thoughts down on the “TV ending.”

This is the best Yurie face; it’s cute and funny at the same time.

Things slowly got more dramatic during these episodes and it was (mostly) nice.

Episodes 11 and 12 were great and I really enjoyed them. Episode 11 showed a different side of Matsuri which was quite refreshing. Episode 12’s story was excellent; it sincerely showed how tough it is for Yurie to balance her life as a kid and her life as a god. Both these episodes had wonderful endings.

On the flip side, episode 14 was really out of place. There was practically nothing in terms of story progression, character development, or anything else that would matter. Plus, Yurie seemed like she finally made some progression in being more responsible and courageous in the episodes prior then BAM, she’s a sloth again. It kinda ruined the flow.

Other than that, it’s been a great ride but I’m not quite satisfied yet.

If I caught the TV episodes only and this was the end of the story, my reaction would have been “aww, so how buff is she?” It’s nice they (sorta) closed off the romantic storyline but they totally left the whole “Yurie is a god” part hangin’.

Of course, this isn’t the end yet and I surely hope they’ll answer some of my lingering questions. I have more thoughts I wanna jot down but I’ll hold off until I catch the last episode.

I became a god last night.

With a line like that, how could one not get interested?

I watched the first 5 or so episodes of this back when it came out. Like everything else I was watching at that time, I stopped watching it due to some issues. It’s about time I finally started it up again.

Kamichu! is slice-of-life done right. Moderate pacing, cute and fun characters, a dash of comedy and a hint of romance. Oh right, there’s that whole “Yurie is a god” thing, too.

I’m so curious as to how buff Yurie is. I’m sure it’ll tie into what kind of god she is but I’m more interested in her buffness. There hasn’t been any consistency to her powers and up until now, it’s as if she can just “will” whatever she truly desires. Seriously, just how buff is she?

Anyway, nothing much to this entry. I wanted to jot some stuff down before I finished the series. I doubt I’ll put up another Kamichu! entry until the end.

Current anime obsessions:

Kamichu!
Shakugen no Shana

After a lull, someone finally continued Kamichu! Happy happy joy joy.

See, it’s such the obsession that it’s on my secondary monitor:
EDIT: Yep, dead link so here’s a link to the wallpaper itself.

It’s just a relaxin’ watch with solid humor and a lil bit of romance thrown in to keep things tense. The characters are cute and fun, especially the MC (bottom right foreground on my wall). Just another one of those “slice-of-life” animes that I seem to enjoy so much.

As for Shakugan no Shana, it’s just addictingly good. Serious and rather hardcore but plenty of comedic moments. The male MC isn’t too much of a whiny bastid and Shana has unique characteristics… well, more accurately, she has a variety of personality traits taken from various types of characters so it seems unique.

I’m lovin’ it.

Dengeki Daioh. It’s a manga anthology. I love it. Every anime/manga that I’ve seen/read from it has been good. I’ve yet to not enjoy something from it. To be honest, that was the reason I even started Shakugan no Shana. Check it out:

Azumanga Daioh
Ichigo Mashimaro
Kamichu
Kashimashi -Girl Meets Girl-
Kokoro Library
Ninin ga Shinobuden
Shakugan no Shana
Yotsubato!

All those are from Dengeki Daioh. All good stuffs I tell ya. If I ever learn to read Japanese, I’m getting that mag.

As I was saying, I put off Shakugan no Shana even though I heard it was good. While looking for titles that came from Dengeki Daioh, I found out Shakugan no Shana was from that. Well, seeing as how I’m simple-minded, I had to immediately check it out.

Recently Finished
Ichigo Mashimaro

Currently Watching
Animal Yokocho
Blood+
Fate/Stay Night
Fruits Basket (rewatch)
Ginban Kaleidoscope
Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
Irresponsible Captain Tylor (rewatch)
Kage Kara Mamoru!
Kamichu!
Kashimashi ~Girl Meets Girl~
Lamune
Maburaho (rewatch)
Magikano
One Piece
Shakugan no Shana

On Hold
Gun X Sword
Karin
Kokoro Library (rewatch)
Mushishi
Noein

To Watch / Rewatch / Continue
Bleach
Haibane Renmei
Martian Successor Nadesico
Rozen Maiden
Rozen Maiden – Traumend
Somedays Dreamers
Tsubasa Chronicle
Tsukuyomi ~Moon Phase~

Ichigo Mashimaro was great. Laid back, “slice-of-life” random comedy series. The manga was funnier but the anime did a good job conveying the same humor. It’s just silly girls doing silly things, much in the same way as Azumanga Daioh.

Highly recommended if you’re an AzuDai fan.

Magikano is my new fave comedy, especially since Ichigo Mashimaro is now over. It’s not much different then your typical shounen romance comedy with some magic thrown in but it’s not the story I’m liking. It’s just the humor. Alot of random humor, but not-so-much the “slapstick” variety found in AzuDai. They just throw out all kinds of different humor styles and I find it all fuckin’ funny. ’nuff sed.

While rewatching Irresponsible Captain Tylor, I just now realized that the tone of the series is rather serious. There’s a lot of unbelievable and silly and inane things going on and much of the crew of the Soyokaze has an extreme quirk that’s hard to take seriously but if you really pay attention, you don’t get that “comedy” feel while watching it. I always took the series as a parody, of sorts, to scifi anime but I’m thinking it’s more then that now. It’s just something interesting I noticed after all this time. Really strange, it is. No sense, it makes. Long time to find out, it took.

As soon as I catch up on some things I’ve been, uh… catching up on… I think my next rewatch will be Martian Successor Nadesico. Back when I first watched it, I had very little anime experience. In other words, I hadn’t watched NEARLY as much anime as I have now, especially those related to the scifi genre since Nadesico is a parody of that genre. I wanna check it out again to see how different things are since I have more reference and would get a lot more of the jokes now. Plus, I bought the series and it’s a shame to buy any DVDs and only watch it once. It’s probably one of the few anime DVDs in my collection that I’ve only watched once.