And neither is this blog, even though we’re out of showings. You didn’t seriously think we’d leave you in peace all summer, did you?
Finals are over and school is done, but it’s like my life didn’t get any easier. Thanks to all of my procrastination of procrastination, all of that “I’ll do it over summer” is now catching up. So much anime to watch, so many games to play, and so many miscellaneous things to waste time on. This happens every summer, and I never finish everything, and then I push it all to next summer. It’s like some kind of endless loop, or something.
To watch
ef: Tale of Memories
Nanoha S2 and 3
Fractale
Gosick
Level E
Yumekui Merry
To play
.hack 3 and 4
.hack GU
FF XII (again)
Persona 3 and 4
Star Ocean 3
Portal 2
To get better at
DDR
Beatmania
Rock Band
Piano
To learn
Guitar
Japanese (lol)
To do
Field Session
Finish Rock Band customs
Make sure our new house doesn’t fall apart
Not to mention that dreaded time of the season is here. 3 episodes of most all anime this season are now out, and you know what that means. Decisions. Oh god, what to watch, what to drop, what to put off till later? Well, this season, I played it a bit smarter and picked out shows I thought I might enjoy beforehand instead of blindly watching everything. And here’s what I ended up with:
Watching
Deadman Wonderland: This show’s been pretty awesome so far. Death and plots and explosions and G-cups. This is probably the show I’m most excited for every week.
Steins;Gate: Besides a good plot and loltimetravel, the characters are quite refreshing. There’s a good balance of comedy and plot.
Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko: Despite its wacky harem-ish slice-of-lifeness, this show’s got a certain charm that draws me in. What can I say? Gotta trust that instinct.
Ano Hana cnferjmcjukkjsaj: Even if sometimes I feel like I’m watching this show for the wrong reasons (see Gene’s post on the matter), I’m still intrigued. It’s slice of life, but it’s not harem, and it lacks that old tired feeling most other SoL fall prey to. Not to mention that it doesn’t really take place at school, and it can’t be all that bad.
Hanasaku Iroha: Like AnoHana, it’s SoL but not bad SoL. The characters are interesting and look like they’ll develop (not like that). There’s not too much fanservice either (other than that scene), which is always a bonus.
TWGOK S2: Continued from last season. Sure, it’s harem-y and cliche, but it makes me laugh, which is a good thing.
Kaiji S2: Also continued from last season. For all its dramatic tension, though, it’s pretty slow, and I might fall behind. Will I be able to keep up with it? No one knows. Zawa zawa
On Hold
C: Money of blah blah: I dunno. It looks interesting, but I can’t shake the feeling it’s just glorified Pokemon with credit cards. Relegated to Winter for now.
Nichijou: I usually like KyoAni stuff, and I liked Lucky Star and Azumanga Daioh, but…I don’t know. Somehow, it’s just not resonating with me. Maybe it’s because the wackiness is in the setting, and not the characters (which is why I liked the two aforementioned series). I can totally see why others would love it, though, and I plan to give it another chance later.
Tiger and Bunny: Despite what I originally thought from the premise and pictures, this show’s not half bad. It’s funny, it’s satirical, and it doesn’t have a billion breasts. But I feel like my hands are full with what I’m following now, and T&B doesn’t grab my attention quite enough.
30-sai no Hoken Taiiku: It’s really funny, and pretty short. I only watched one, though, and forgot about it. Now I feel like it’s too late to catch up. I’ll probably watch it when it’s finished.
Dropped
Dog Days: I really don’t know why I even bothered to watch one episode of this, let alone two. This show is terrible. Loads of fanservice, an annoying lead, a pretty idiotic premise, and no real direction. Kinda reminds me of Zero no Tsukaima, but with even less substance. I’m not even gonna bother with the third episode unless someone breaks down my door and threatens me with a shotgun.
Hidan no Aria: I honestly thought this show might be kinda good, even though it was JC Staff + KugiRie. I really wanted it to be kinda good, because I like watching at least one stupid show a season so I can relax and not worry about it grabbing it every week on time. But after 4 episodes, it’s just getting worse, and I can’t bring myself to watch any more. The premise is old and poorly done, the characters are one-dimensional and annoying, and the srsbzns is facepalm-worthy. Tragic backstory and dramatic revelations and so steeped in BS, it’s actually pissing me off. I hereby wash my hands of this garbage.
I wonder why the more I dislike a show, the more I have to say about it. Maybe that says something about me.
Think my taste is awesome/horrible as usual? Passionately agree or vehemently disagree in the comments below! And tell us your summer plans (or lack thereof) in the meantime.
House doesn’t fall apart? Your house seems like a pretty happenin’ place! I had no idea you were doing field session too, I can’t wait to hear what all you’re up to. The EE one is boring, but we’ll see.
Basically my list is exactly the same, except I haven’t been keeping up with denpa onna due to this or that. I plan on spending my weekends practicing piano at the Ford building, I need to practice more as well. Did you get those Japanese books off the drive that Alex put on there? They’re pretty good. I also have Daniel’s Japanese books that he hasn’t asked for back yet so give me a holler if you feel like reading through those.
Let’s see, games I’m going to be playing…
Mass Effect (if I can ever get the steam version to work)
Dawn of War II (because eye’m the best at RTSes)
Starcraft 2 (GOIN’ FOR GOLD LEAGUE!)
OreImo PSP
Valky Chronic II & III when it comes out, cuzin Kurt has a PS3,
COH JEEP SPAM
For those that don’t know, I’ll be working all summer long at an internship, feel free to bother me and ask me what I’m doing since I’ll likely be very bored out of my mind. Or, I’ll bother you all with blog posts as well.
Daniel Pascua · May 14, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Procrastinating on your procrastination lol. Right now I don’t know what I’m going to be doing. I’ll probably spent a lot of time trying to get good at Street Fighter 4, play Mario Kart Wii some more with some girl from Japan and some teammates from England, maybe play some other fighting games like Blazblue/Marvel vs Capcom 3… Oh yeah, I have to finish Madoka! I’ve been procrastinating on that. 😉 If you have any anime series you really recommend I’d watch those too. Oh, I guess I’ll be doing a little work on the 2 projects I’ll be doing next year (one in applied math and one in computer science).
Oh, and if you need a DDR pad, I have a plastic one for the PS2 that I don’t use that you could pretty much have. I’d consider letting you borrow the foam one that can connect to the PS2 and computer (and Xbox if I can find the cord), but I do still use that one sometimes.
Daniel Pascua · May 14, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Oops, I think I replied to you Gene in my last post, which didn’t really have anything to do with your post. I was going to mention that you can keep the Japanese books for however long you want, just if you’re not going to use them at all I’d like them back. Oh, I was also going to bother you and ask you what you’re doing.
Gene · May 14, 2011 at 6:47 pm
Oh yeah! I’ll study those books while I’m not working at WAPA. I’ll make a trip down to colo springs later too.
Gene · May 14, 2011 at 6:47 pm
@Daniel Pascua
Oh yeah! I’ll study those books while I’m not working at WAPA. I’ll make a trip down to colo springs later too.
Daniel Pascua · May 14, 2011 at 2:08 pm
@Gene
Procrastinating on your procrastination lol. Right now I don’t know what I’m going to be doing. I’ll probably spent a lot of time trying to get good at Street Fighter 4, play Mario Kart Wii some more with some girl from Japan and some teammates from England, maybe play some other fighting games like Blazblue/Marvel vs Capcom 3… Oh yeah, I have to finish Madoka! I’ve been procrastinating on that. 😉 If you have any anime series you really recommend I’d watch those too. Oh, I guess I’ll be doing a little work on the 2 projects I’ll be doing next year (one in applied math and one in computer science).
Oh, and if you need a DDR pad, I have a plastic one for the PS2 that I don’t use that you could pretty much have. I’d consider letting you borrow the foam one that can connect to the PS2 and computer (and Xbox if I can find the cord), but I do still use that one sometimes.
Daniel Pascua · May 14, 2011 at 2:12 pm
@Gene
Oops, I think I replied to you Gene in my last post, which didn’t really have anything to do with your post. I was going to mention that you can keep the Japanese books for however long you want, just if you’re not going to use them at all I’d like them back. Oh, I was also going to bother you and ask you what you’re doing.
Gene · May 14, 2011 at 6:47 pm
Oh yeah! I’ll study those books while I’m not working at WAPA. I’ll make a trip down to colo springs later too.
Gene · May 14, 2011 at 6:47 pm
@Daniel Pascua
Oh yeah! I’ll study those books while I’m not working at WAPA. I’ll make a trip down to colo springs later too.
Grant Walker · May 14, 2011 at 6:05 pm
This summer will be a pretty busy one, which is unusual for me. I’m taking a summer class, directly after which I’m headed to California for Anime Expo 2011 and to catch up with my significant other (being 800 miles apart sucks).
After that, there’s a month of watching anime and playing games until school starts. I probably won’t be as dedicated a watcher as you, though. I think the only stuff I’ll be watching is Steins;Gate and Deadman Wonderland (which I need to catch up on) unless someone can convince me to watch any of the other shows coming out.
This past week I’ve pretty much been doing nothing but Mortal Kombat 9 (lol dial-a-combos, game has no sense of timing and pisses me off, but there’s something about it) and Borderlands (old by now, but girlfriend wants me to play it!). Probably won’t be buying anything until Skyrim or Uncharted 3, and they both come out long after summer. /sigh
Good luck doing all you plan to do! I hope those RB customs come along well. It’s awesome that you’re looking into them.
Gene · May 14, 2011 at 6:59 pm
You better bring back pictures from the Cali anime thing!
Chris Lee · May 15, 2011 at 3:05 pm
I heard Kalafina and Hatsune Miku were performing live at Anime Expo. Man, you had BETTER bring back pictures.
Grant Walker · May 17, 2011 at 11:08 am
I don’t know about Kalafina but I know there will definitely be a Miku show. I’m going to try to get plenty of pictures. If I don’t have a camera, my girlfriend will, so I should have plenty to blog about by the end of it, haha.
Grant Walker · May 17, 2011 at 11:08 am
@Chris Lee
I don’t know about Kalafina but I know there will definitely be a Miku show. I’m going to try to get plenty of pictures. If I don’t have a camera, my girlfriend will, so I should have plenty to blog about by the end of it, haha.
Gene · May 14, 2011 at 6:59 pm
@Grant Walker
You better bring back pictures from the Cali anime thing!
Chris Lee · May 15, 2011 at 3:05 pm
@Grant Walker
I heard Kalafina and Hatsune Miku were performing live at Anime Expo. Man, you had BETTER bring back pictures.
Grant Walker · May 17, 2011 at 11:08 am
I don’t know about Kalafina but I know there will definitely be a Miku show. I’m going to try to get plenty of pictures. If I don’t have a camera, my girlfriend will, so I should have plenty to blog about by the end of it, haha.
Grant Walker · May 17, 2011 at 11:08 am
@Chris Lee
I don’t know about Kalafina but I know there will definitely be a Miku show. I’m going to try to get plenty of pictures. If I don’t have a camera, my girlfriend will, so I should have plenty to blog about by the end of it, haha.
Chris · May 18, 2011 at 12:56 am
Koe de Oshigoto 2 is simultaneously the best and worst 30 minutes I’ve spent so far this summer.
