Ah, summer is ending and so are the 24/26 ep spring season shows. Spring brought a lot of outstanding shows…and summer just reeked. Anyway, let’s take a look at my top five listings for those two seasons, shall we?
5th – Tsuyokiss
Actually, I couldn’t really decide on 5th place as the first four are the only notable ones, so I decided to say Tsuyokiss as otherwise there wouldn’t be any summer anime listed all. Not that I’m saying Tsuyokiss isn’t good – I thought it was quite entertaining – even though many of you are spiteful game-players =)
4th – Strawberry Panic
So, what do I like about this anime? No, I am NOT a sad, fiendish, desperate, hikikomori pervert (not referring to any anime in particular). Hm…this is one of those animes where I had to force myself to continue watching after the first few episodes, which turned out to be a good idea as this shoujo-ai is really something. The character design is a bit old school but I’m fine with that. Although the plot is almost non-existent, the pairings are really quite interesting and fun to watch.
3rd – Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
How could I ever be able to forget this one? With all those freakish faces and killer lolis – man it’s heaven! Of all the arcs, I though the first one was the best as it was the most mysterious and least super-naturalistic. Possessed by demons? Psh – I thought that ruined the show, but the answer arc was pretty well thought out so in the end it’s still pretty good. The only downside is probably the voice acting, which I must admit is pretty bad. As I never played the game, I can say I can enjoy this anime much more than those who have played it, but after reading 60 or so forum pages makes me kinda upset that so many details were left out. Hah…
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