Upcoming Anime: Spring 2008

[Munsu]

Just to update on some of my impressions of what I've seen so far this season:

Amatsuki: Watched 3 episodes so far, and I think the anime is doing a good job so far adapting the manga. What little action the anime has shown so far, it has been nicely animated in my opinion. Not much as far as story/plot has been introduced yet, but I expect it to pick up soon.

Kurenai: One of the best series this season in my opinion. Wasn't expecting much from it, but it has really surprised me. Some decent action scenes here and there, great character interaction, and plenty of likable characters. It has a feel to Aishiteruze Baby, but with action and mystery.

Nabari no Ou: So far its weakest link is the dull characters it has. But the story is getting progressively better and the action has been quite good so far, especially on episode 3. I think a couple of you here would enjoy a bit of ninja action.

Chiki, Heiress of the Phantom Thief - The Daughter of Twenty Faces: This has been a great series so far. Don't know how to explain it, but I think the characters are nice and it has a good combination of plot progression, character development, and episodic missions.

Soul Eater: Surely one of my favorite this season. Much better than I expected, great action, great art, fun characters, good comedy... it really has a little bit of everything, and something that probably most here would enjoy.

The Tower of Druaga -the Aegis of Uruk-: I'm enjoying this series so far, but I think it could be better if it stucked to progressing the plot and surrounding it with action. Some nice characters in this one, but it seems to get distracted at times for the sake of parody and comedy, which isn't really what I'm looking for. Many enjoy those types of thing, and so far it has been a nice series regardless. I think it'll get better later on though, I think the RPG nature and the fantasy elements could be good.

Library War: This is probably my favorite this season, and I'd say it's like a mix of Pumpkin Scissors and Nodame Cantabile. Overall fun episodes, great character interactions, and a fun atmosphere... but it also has some decent action scenes.

Himitsu: Top Secret: Saw the first episode, found it dull and boring. Won't watch it.

Vampire Knight: It's alright I guess, but this is not my type of anime, so can't really say much. Not a fan of the bishounen shit.

Kaiba: Certainly another of my favorites this season. Sadly none of you guys are watching. Very unique animation, and that's probably what's throwing you guys off it. But it's an anime targeted at adults, with mature themes, and can be quite thought provoking. Plenty of action so far, and the anime can be quite disturbing in some ways; hence it being targeted to adults. Plot seems interesting so far, and the soundtrack is amazing so far.

Allison and Lillia: I guess this is decent so far. Many here have liked it and I have to say the airplane fights are very good. Aside from that, nothing really special here in my opinion, but at the moment we don't know where it's going as the first arc finished sooner than we all expected.

Wagaya no Oinari-sama: It showed some promise to me in the beginning, but then it showed it's true nature turning into quite a dumb series in my opinion. I'm sure a couple of people here can find this to be a fun series, but nothing I would recommend.

Series that I plan to watch, look good, but haven't done so yet:

Real Drive: RD Sennou Chousashitsu
Golgo 13 TV
Macross Frontier
Kamen no Maid Guy

[animus]

No Code Geass?! =(

[Munsu]

No Code Geass?! =(

When I finish season one, I'm still on episode 24 or so. Will batch watch it in a couple of weeks, not really in the mood for some mecha at the moment. But to me it's really a continuation of a series, so I wouldn't have felt the need to elaborate regardless.