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<\/a><\/p>\nIn my opinion, this season was, without a doubt, much, much better than the shit that was Winter 2008. \u00a0That season sucked beyond what I thought “suck” could mean. \u00a0It practically had only three anime that I would consider at least decent: Maria+Holic, Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou, and Sora Kake Girl.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Spring 2009 has shown to us such incredible anime as Hatsukoi Limited, Basquash, Hayate no Gotoku!!, FMA: Brotherhood, Cross Game, etc.<\/p>\n
Finished anime<\/h2>\n
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Hatsukoi Limited<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Now this was one hell of a show. \u00a0I loved each and every episode of this thing. \u00a0The relationships were believable, though exaggerated at times (it’s hard to believe that the Zaitsu brothers are related, y’know?). \u00a0But in the end, the last episode showed me exactly what had kept me so captivated week after week. \u00a0The subtle mix of romance and comedy transcends your normal romantic comedy.<\/p>\n If there were to be a perfect balance of romance and comedy that would make the perfect romantic comedy, then this would be it. \u00a0The comedy is funny, the romance is touching, and the romance-comedy combo is flawless. \u00a0I never felt that Hatsukoi Limited had leaned over too far in one way or another. \u00a0Reminiscent of ToraDora? \u00a0No way. \u00a0I think J.C.Staff outdid its ToraDora performance tenfold in this one.<\/p>\n Eden of the East<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Basically, I’m going to preach what everybody else has been saying: Eden went downhill. \u00a0In the end, nothing happened. \u00a0Hell, in the middle, nothing happened either. \u00a0I don’t understand anything from this stupid show, and I don’t ever want to hear another “Johnny.” \u00a0It’s not even dirty humor. \u00a0It’s stupid humor.<\/p>\n I started out loving this anime. \u00a0It had awesome art (usually), great animation (usually), and seemed like it would evolve into something really epic. \u00a0In other words, everybody said it was good and I agreed.<\/p>\n Too bad Eden of the East picked the wrong path to walk down. \u00a0Bah.<\/p>\n Nothing in the end resembled a real ending. \u00a020,000 NEETs are shipped back from some place and thus it is proven that Akira Takizawa does not have the brains to figure out a plan to defend Japan from missiles by himself. \u00a0Yay, ending!<\/p>\n Wait, what was Saki doing here again? \u00a0Stupid piece of fanservice. \u00a0Oh wait, there was no female<\/em> fanservice. \u00a0Conclusion: Saki was useless, and Eden pretty much fell from “awesome” to “that’s pretty stupid.”<\/p>\n All six of those points go to the episodes before the “oh hey, I think that this anime would be better off if we made it just like Code Geass R2, except without the awesome cliffhangers and plot twists” decision.<\/p>\n Sora Kake Girl<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n What was I really expecting with the last episode of this? \u00a0Something awesome. The last episode pretty much followed the preceding episodes. \u00a0Comedic Leopard, some action, and shitloads of parody (Akiha and Imo reunite? \u00a0Hello?) strewn all over the place. \u00a0Being essentially a parody, Sora Kake Girl couldn’t possibly have had an epic ending. \u00a0Though I was prepared for, and even wanted, one, a dramatic ending like Lelouch dying would probably have made this portion of this post into one long piece of raging rage about how shitty the ending was. \u00a0Nevertheless, this anime’s ending made my score drop one point.<\/p>\n But that’s not to say that this series wasn’t good. \u00a0Hell, it was awesome. \u00a0It was the best airing anime I watched in the Winter 2008 season and among the top three of this past season. \u00a0Each and every episode amazed me with the extreme CG, the incredible settings, and the vast imagination of the person\/people who thought this whole thing up. \u00a0Sure, Gurren Lagann impressed me with its epicness, but this is on a whole different scale. \u00a0Every single scene made me think “Jesus, I want an imagination like this.” \u00a0In fact, I was going to type up a post entitled “imagination that trumps mine” showing anime that utilized incredible amounts of imagination, but I couldn’t think of any that could even match, much less beat, Sora Kake Girl. \u00a0The storyline, the setting, the characters, everything. \u00a0Everything just “wow”ed me to a degree that I thought I could never be “wow”ed to.<\/p>\n Lelouchbot is one awesome piece of machinery, by the way.<\/p>\n Basquash!<\/span><\/strong> has had some of the worst art this season. \u00a0The CG is fine, but whenever you get into the hand-drawn realm of terrors, there’s bound to be terrors. \u00a0Lots of them. \u00a0It’s kind of like Kurokami.<\/p>\n But story-wise, this anime is really shaping up. \u00a0I love this series for its simplicity, its characters, and its ability to ignore reality. \u00a0There really is no need to explain why people love watching random people play basketball in robots on the streets when you’ve got just that – a plot where random people play basketball in robots on the streets. \u00a0I’m not sure what role Rouge is supposed to play in this all (kind of like Saki in Eden, but at least Rouge does stuff), but I hope to see her again.<\/p>\n Hayate no Gotoku!!<\/span><\/strong> is generating some buzz. \u00a0More than a few people have said that it beats season one by a large margin. \u00a0I guess I’m a maverick.<\/p>\n Episode 12’s Cruel Angel’s Thesis by Hina definitely made my views on this season change (6\/10 –> 8\/10), and episodes 13 and 14 have been a blast (–> 9\/10). \u00a0I’m not sure where this same doors lead to different places anime will go and I’m definitely not sure that it can match the sheer awesome of season one, but I’m in for the ride.<\/p>\n Though recently, I think I’ve been watching this because I loved the first season.<\/p>\n FMA: Brotherhood<\/span><\/strong> is an anime that I’m watching purely because FMA is too damn popular to ignore\/not watch. \u00a0FMA might’ve been one interesting anime when it first aired, but this new series seems to be just… okay<\/em>. \u00a0Not too good, not bad. \u00a0Just your normal above-average anime.<\/p>\n The running gags are running too much, and Al\/Ed’s motivation seems to be pretty weak. \u00a0You can’t just shove everything onto “WE WANT OUR BODIES BACK,” you know. \u00a0I’m pretty sure that one of these episodes is going to make me want to stop watching. \u00a0Sure, it’s better than POWER OF FRIENDK-ON<\/span>SHIP, but you’d think that there would be something else…<\/p>\n10\/10<\/h2>\n
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\nWhat should I have been expecting? \u00a0Nothing.<\/p>\n8\/10<\/h2>\n
Still airing anime<\/h2>\n
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