3rd April 2011, 11:12 AM
Tiger & Bunny
Corporate-sponsored superheroes fight criminals on live TV for points to determine the greatest superhero. The action is tight and impressive, the writing is sharp, the characters are just the right kind of over-the-top, the animation is pretty good though a bit inconsistent in a few instances, and...well...it's pretty awesome.
Streaming on Hulu and ANN.
Hanasaku Iroha
A girl with a flaky mom is sent to live with her estranged grandmother who owns a hot springs inn. The animation is great, complimented by some wonderful backgrounds and character designs that, while not entirely realistic, have a much more appealing and detailed look that a lot of slice of life-style shows are using these days. The show isn't entirely slice of life though, as that implies it's mainly about carefree doings of a group of friends. There's drama here [and slaps] and Ohana does not immediately becomes friends with everyone at the inn upon her arrival, in fact those that don't outright hate her tend to be at least distant and cold towards her. It shows far more promise in its first episode than a first glance will provide.
Streaming on Crunchyroll
Corporate-sponsored superheroes fight criminals on live TV for points to determine the greatest superhero. The action is tight and impressive, the writing is sharp, the characters are just the right kind of over-the-top, the animation is pretty good though a bit inconsistent in a few instances, and...well...it's pretty awesome.
Streaming on Hulu and ANN.
Hanasaku Iroha
A girl with a flaky mom is sent to live with her estranged grandmother who owns a hot springs inn. The animation is great, complimented by some wonderful backgrounds and character designs that, while not entirely realistic, have a much more appealing and detailed look that a lot of slice of life-style shows are using these days. The show isn't entirely slice of life though, as that implies it's mainly about carefree doings of a group of friends. There's drama here [and slaps] and Ohana does not immediately becomes friends with everyone at the inn upon her arrival, in fact those that don't outright hate her tend to be at least distant and cold towards her. It shows far more promise in its first episode than a first glance will provide.
Streaming on Crunchyroll
Sometimes you get the scorpion.