So, after seeing the abundant Haruhiism on various boards, including Megatokyo, I decided to grab a couple of eps to see what the fuss was all about. I have to say that the first episode was quite possibly the single best piece of anime I've seen since FLCL (which is saying alot). It completely matched Furi Kuri's slice of life feel, randomness and it even had a red bunny outfit! I was quite in awe of the originality that went into that episode and thusly looked forward to the next one.

Sadly, the following eps didn't capture my imagination the way the first one did. Certainly the production values of the series are high, character design is great, there's actually a likeable male lead for once which is awesome. I can't stand how many anime get marketted on the females in them, then you come to watch them, and find out the actual narrator/main character is a guy with about as much personality as a dish towel. Not one with pretty floral designs either. A beige one.

The plot isn't too terrible, it's just rather basic and for a comedy the show doesn't pack much into each episode. The last couple of eps have been a lot better though, so I'll definitely keep following it.

Another anime I've only had the pleasure of watching one episode of so far is Utawarerumono, which features mostly dog girls (an interesting departure from the ubiquitous cat girl). Having not watched more than the first ep, I can't really say whether it's for me. The first ep didn't really endear the male lead to me particularly, but Eruruu is uber-cute and the standard of the anime is really high, which I like. I've read a few forum threads which seem to suggest that the story gets a lot more interesting later on.

Interestingly, Utawarerumono is based on a Japanese RTS H-game (I.e, strategy with random sex scenes thrown in). Another anime which I've now watched to completion, Fate/Stay Night is also based upon an H-game (only found this out part way through). While Fate was pretty much a battle anime, I kinda got hooked on the awesomeness of the character designs. So far I've got 2 chibi Saber and Shirou figures and one big ass Rin (when I say big, I mean huge). I have another 2 Saber Alter figures on pre order (the quality of the figures is amazing; I got 2 evangelion Rei and Asuka figures by Alter last month and they rawk).

Hopefully I'll have some more stuff to upload to here soon. I'm going over a friend's tomorrow, with the intention to draw to my heart's content.

Ja ne ^__^