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Why the hell did I finish this?
Rosario + Vampire is about the young man Tsukune Aono. Due to poor grades, he can’t get into a private academy and has to go to Youkai Academy. Turns out the school is for monster and human beings are strictly prohibted. Though the monster are disguised as humans and can’t show their monster form to anyone. The first student he meets is Moka Akashiya, a vampire. Moka likes the smell of Tsukune very much and immedeatly sucks the blood from his neck. When Tsukune finds out what kind of school he is attending, he leaves back to home. But finding out the schoolbus only arrives once in 2 months, he is forced to attend anyway.
When Tsukune gets beaten up for liking Moka, and Moka has taken a liking to him too, Moka tries to rescue him. Overpowered by the monster that has an eye on Moka, Tsukune accidently removes the rosary on her neck. This makes her reveal her true self and kicks and stomps the living crap out of her opponents. That’s basically what happens every episode, her smashing down her opponents. Along the way, Tsukune meets other girls that apparently like him too, pretty bizarre really. All are stereotype too, the large breasted horndog, the smart loligirl, the ice woman and the mysterious gothic chick.
Animation was average, most of the episodes looked alright. I like the art style, but sometimes, some shoots looked pretty ugly. The only episode where the studio spilled some budget was episode 10 and that was the only episode that looked really good, especially the action scenes. The only thing they did right were the pantyshots and fan service. The music is dull and repetive, the ending theme was kinda neat though.
This is pretty much your generic ecchi anime with action scenes and fan service. Why did I finish this? Well, it was more like that I saw an awesome page of Tsukune, and I was hoping that that would be revealed in this season. There will also be a second season, it will start in october. Might pick it up anyway, I have lots of hope, since I have been told the manga is way better. Just don’t watch this unless you’re a real ecchi show lover, this is just garbage.
I AM BOSS!
Delicious?
This is just one of those slice of life series that makes you want to keep watching. The humour is really dry and sudden and not as repeative as goddamn Lucky Star. And of course, Kana and Chiaki steal the show with their double act, though everybody has something that makes him/her funny and special.
To compare this series, I would have to compare it to Azumanga Daioh. Kana is a mixture of Tomo and Osaka. Chiaki is Chiyo-chan, but way more evil and Haruka is a mixture of Yomi and Sakaki. These three girls’ lives are far from normal and their adventures are very amusing. Wheter they go to school, cook or have fun at the beach, it always turns out not exactly as planned. It’s not as hilarious as Azumanga Daioh, but it really has its moments.
Peak-a-boo!
Animation is solid and the art style is fresh. One thing that made me kind of frown were the sudden Bible Black faces that would appear. When there were facial or eye close ups, you would see their faces in Bible Black style, not that I’m complaing or anything, the Bible Black art style is simply gorgeous. I didn’t really pay attention to the music, but some tunes did fit the scenes.
Bible Black-ke.
Maybe it’s the art style, characters or the anything really, this made me keep watching and saying to myself ‘one more and I’ll call it a day.’ Hah, I finished this is one in 4 days. Says something about it doesn’t it? It’s probably because the characters are pretty silly, it makes you chuckle nonetheless and seeing them being silly, or stupid in Kana’s case, is pretty fun.
SOOOIYAH!
All in all, this is a really solid comedy that leans on it’s excentric characters and silly situations. I really enjoyed it and when I saw the preview of the next season, I just almost wanted to hang myself. I mean, look at this. 13 episodes short, though there is a second season, but from what I’ve heard and seen, it’s just not the same. Complete art style change and the jokes aren’t funny, plus it leans on the ecchi side too.
After Gonzo screwed up Rosario + Vampire, which you will read a review by me soon, they came with a new anime this season. To promote a MMORPG that will release soon too. The Tower of Druaga: the Aegis of Uruk. While I was expecting serious fantasy business, I got a shitload of lulz and parodies.
Be careful!
The story revolves around Gil, the Hero. Gil is the chosen one to defeat the evil God Druaga once again, since the last Hero did so too. With his four other companions they travel to the tower where Druaga hides in. Along the way, the Hero receives an armour from a Goddess,(Seint Seiya) uppercuts his comrade to convince him to be the Hero,(Hajime no Ippo) meets the Black Knight,(Gundam) shoots beams from his sword,(Zelda) RAAAAAAAAAAGES over his fallen comrades,(any fighting shonen really) their defendless little mage gets tentacle raped,(lol tentacle hentai) Aquamentus made an appearance,(first Zelda game, the first boss, but really, almost any RPG has a fire spewing dragon) Power Rangers made their appearance too. The best one was probably at the end, a big Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Dragon Ball parody in one. When this was over, the Hero woke up. He had all just dreamed these events and finds out that he and his comrades are at the beginning of the Tower.
Druaga’s true form.
Lol tentacles.
Gundams are in this animu too.
So are EVA Units.
Funny though, since the plot outline is this;
The Summer of “Anu”: In a summer once every five years, demons in the mysterious Tower of Druaga lose their powers due to the magic spell cast by a god named “Anu”. King Gilgamesh, ruler of the kingdom Uruk, uses the appearance of demons as an excuse to invade the tower and find out the construct’s secrets. As 80 years passed, the Uruk army managed to fight back the demons and built a fortress city and safe haven on the very first floor of Druaga – Metz Kier. Thus begins the story of a warrior named Gil who, finding companions along the way, embarks on a quest for the fabled Blue Crystal Rod, a powerful artifact rumored to be in the highest floor of Druaga. However, other competitors, including the kingdom of Uruk itself, want the treasure, all for their own reasons.
Rumor has it that Gonzo releases 2 versions, 1 for free and 1 for subscribers. If this is true, then I’ll probably watch the free lulz version. This is just hilarious shit.
SONIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII…
…IC BLADE!!!
Lazor beams.
GIGA MEGATON HAMMER!
First episode made me eager to watch more, only thing confusing is the opening theme, upbeat ska is always nice, but the images are set in our time. So they might pull a .hack or they’re just taking a piss with us.
