7th April 2012, 8:55 AM
Some brief thoughts on what I've seen so far this season:
Accel World - Dabbles a bit in otaku bait with some of the plot elements and characters, but the ideas are interesting enough to pull me in a for a few episodes at least. The main character is amusing, too, you don't see many shows with a chubby, little, almost-chibi high school kid. Feels a bit like Guilty Crown, but with a story that isn't completely terri-bad.
Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine - Best show of the season so far. An adult action series that handles seriousness and ridiculous actions with ease. Loads of fanservice here, mostly from Fujiko, but it actually, unlike most shows, fits here very well. Fujiko will uses every weapon she has to get what she wants, that's just who she is. The animation and art style are incredibly unique and much more daring and retro than any recent series.
Sankarea - A bit more standard than the other shows I've seen, but it's mildly interesting to me since I've read and somewhat enjoyed the manga. A kid who likes zombies [especially zombie girls] becomes friends with the daughter of the principle. She dies and he brings her back as a zombie [though that's not show in the first episodes]. I don't know if I'll stick with this one for very long.
Space Brothers - Drawing from the same well as Planetes, this show is about two brothers who dream of space travel. Now adults, one brother is stuck in middle management [though he just recently lost his job] and the other brother is about to depart on a mission to the moon. The older brother, seeing his younger brother achieving his dreams, decided to apply for NASA's mission to Mars. Really good first episode, solid direction.
Ozma - Scifi adventures in the desert. It's a decent series, but is only 6 episodes long. Nothing really great in the first three episodes, but it's decent enough to be worth watching.
Accel World - Dabbles a bit in otaku bait with some of the plot elements and characters, but the ideas are interesting enough to pull me in a for a few episodes at least. The main character is amusing, too, you don't see many shows with a chubby, little, almost-chibi high school kid. Feels a bit like Guilty Crown, but with a story that isn't completely terri-bad.
Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine - Best show of the season so far. An adult action series that handles seriousness and ridiculous actions with ease. Loads of fanservice here, mostly from Fujiko, but it actually, unlike most shows, fits here very well. Fujiko will uses every weapon she has to get what she wants, that's just who she is. The animation and art style are incredibly unique and much more daring and retro than any recent series.
Sankarea - A bit more standard than the other shows I've seen, but it's mildly interesting to me since I've read and somewhat enjoyed the manga. A kid who likes zombies [especially zombie girls] becomes friends with the daughter of the principle. She dies and he brings her back as a zombie [though that's not show in the first episodes]. I don't know if I'll stick with this one for very long.
Space Brothers - Drawing from the same well as Planetes, this show is about two brothers who dream of space travel. Now adults, one brother is stuck in middle management [though he just recently lost his job] and the other brother is about to depart on a mission to the moon. The older brother, seeing his younger brother achieving his dreams, decided to apply for NASA's mission to Mars. Really good first episode, solid direction.
Ozma - Scifi adventures in the desert. It's a decent series, but is only 6 episodes long. Nothing really great in the first three episodes, but it's decent enough to be worth watching.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.