Ecclesia on Second Dimension Shenanigans

Quick reminder that animes always win!

It seems that you taking the right path now, so... Congratulations! *claps*

^ Yeah, I agree, she blows away the competition (and that's why I'm now watching Railgun). As much as I wanted to like Index, she's not really likeable to me, and feels more like a dumb extra than one of the main characters.

Gunslinger Girl (and it's sequel series Gunslinger Girl - Il Tetriano), which is currently available on Netflix, combines a lot of the things I like about anime (unusual settings/concepts, gorgeous artwork and freedom to be violent) with the novel approach of being absolute shite, making 29 20-minute episodes seem interminably long, focusing as it does on the psychology and emotional weight and/or interests of the titular cyborg assassin Italian school girls and their handlers, rather than making good use of the Italian-sited political thriller plot it incredibly slowly plods through with minimal action and remarkably little politics, thrills or interesting events. Why I'm dragging myself through Il Tetriano when I hated the first season, I'm not sure. I'm nearly done, though, so at least next time Netflix recommends it to me I'll know never to do it ever again.

I'm not sure who the hell this is meant to be aimed at, why the backstory of the characters is so important to the show runners or even who the actual main character is meant to be, as episodes randomly shift focus.

So that's an "avoid" from me. It combines my usual complaints of irritating female characters, an unnecessary focus on school children, unfitting title tune and an excess of navel gazing with a general purpose boredom and almost complete lack of interest. It does look great, though.

Utena is phenomenal. Its theatrical style and surreal imagery are just out of this world. Absurd and beautiful, just like our lives, it was one of the biggest influences on me during high school. I would put it as the most important series of the 90's together with Evangelion. I can't think of another anime from that period made with so much artistry and attention to psychology of the characters.

Currently I'm watching Shakugan no Shana (12/24 episodes completed). I adore Kugimiya Rie and it's been a while since I watched a contemporary fantasy shounen like this, so I'm somewhat excited about it. The show has some technical deficiencies (pale colors and abundant static shots to name a few), but Kugimiya's tsundere character is wonderful as usual and I like how the story focuses a lot on creatures that are confused about their place in the world. These worries are obviously easy to relate to. And I already shed a tear at one point so I can't complain too much.

I really should watch Utena at some point, it's from a long time that I have it in my list of series to watch...

Hey back away from her! Rena is MY waifu! She is beautiful she is pure she is grace! Ideally will not kick thou in the face!


Also I love Higurashi! Happy! Lucky! Dochy! Yes yes yes!

Also I'm still even now listening to the music in Revolutionary Girl Utena and enjoying all the media. It's good to know that an anime I've seen almost-ish a year ago is still a favorite for me and that I can have new favorites that resonate with me disregarding nostalgia goggles, having have had to seen it in my younger years and so on.

I'm loving this vn tbh.. the pacing is so much slower.. keichi's sanity declining is also slower and more glorious to behold as it's in so much more detail than in the anime.. and the happier parts are peak comfy and last longer.. i don't mind the simplistic translation, overall such a charming, unpretentious and comfy novel!