A-Music Week 3

Monday, October 3, 2011

A-Music Week 3

Dear Followers,

Yeah... I know I missed a few weeks in between. I was busy whittling down my human character into a standardized test score.

Between my last blog post I had come across a few new items of otaku interest. First, when scanning around on Star Crossed Anime Blog, which by the way writes some handy reviews, when I came across Mawaru Penguindrum. While I wasn't a fan of the character design, a combination of high ratings and supposed plot complexity drew me in. Before I knew it, I was marathoning. The plot is simple. A terminally ill girl named Himari is saved by an otherworldly being who decides to extend her life on the condition that her two brothers must acquire an item known as the Penguin Drum. So far, I have yet to be wowed, but I sense a great deal of potential for this show.

In terms of manga, I came across Ga-Rei on my handy iPhone app. I had heard of an animated version of the prologue, Ga-Rei: Zero, was infamous for its notable first episode in which nearly every one of the main characters die. Being the curious cat I am, I decided to check out a few pages and found something worth reading. Once again, we have a rather simple plot involving the classic Japanese version of boy meets girls against a supernatural backdrop. The art is decent, and the plot is nothing spectacular. I just find the characters likable and am particularly interested in Japanese demonology.

Here we go.

1. Nexus - ClariS