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In between Lord of the Rings viewing and Christmas preparations, I've had to squeeze in some anime viewing to keep up with my Greencine account. :) Mini-Reviews:
Descendants of Darkness, Vol. 2 - I really liked the first volume of this series. The relationship between the two main leads was wonderful, high bishonen content, nice angst. The series also has a handy structure - it's made up of three-episode mini-arcs, so each volume tells a complete three-episode story. Unfortunately, I wasn't too impressed with the story of Volume 2. Almost the entire first episode was spent giving us background on the victim for this arc with almost no contact with our two main heroes. Once our heroes did connect, the plot they were involved with was a bit too circuitous for my tastes. The relationships are still fun, and I still want to see more of the series, but this particular volume didn't ring my bell.
Fruits Basket, Vol. 2 - This volume 2, on the other hand, carries on with the same strengths as the first volume. Fruits Basket is rapidly becoming a favorite of mine. The variety of characters is such that there's a little something for everyone. The two best friends of Tohru (the main character) are delightfully dry-witted, and the whole Sohma family is hilariously dysfunctional. A couple eps in this set of SIX (!!!) were a little slow, focusing on secondary Sohma's that are only tangentially related to the main story, but they each had their moments. Still, I think the story is at its best when it deals with Tohru's situation with the main three Sohma's and her two best friends. Next convention I go to, my first purchase is going to be a soundtrack from this series. Love both the opening & ending themes and even a lot of the incidental music.
Perfect Blue - Not sure what to think about this one. I can see why it's so well-thought of, and it was a very interesting movie. I'm not much of a fan of movies that play head-games though, so the story structure soured me a little. I was VERY glad that the story didn't end on an open-ended shocker ending as I was beginning to expect.
Descendants of Darkness, Vol. 2 - I really liked the first volume of this series. The relationship between the two main leads was wonderful, high bishonen content, nice angst. The series also has a handy structure - it's made up of three-episode mini-arcs, so each volume tells a complete three-episode story. Unfortunately, I wasn't too impressed with the story of Volume 2. Almost the entire first episode was spent giving us background on the victim for this arc with almost no contact with our two main heroes. Once our heroes did connect, the plot they were involved with was a bit too circuitous for my tastes. The relationships are still fun, and I still want to see more of the series, but this particular volume didn't ring my bell.
Fruits Basket, Vol. 2 - This volume 2, on the other hand, carries on with the same strengths as the first volume. Fruits Basket is rapidly becoming a favorite of mine. The variety of characters is such that there's a little something for everyone. The two best friends of Tohru (the main character) are delightfully dry-witted, and the whole Sohma family is hilariously dysfunctional. A couple eps in this set of SIX (!!!) were a little slow, focusing on secondary Sohma's that are only tangentially related to the main story, but they each had their moments. Still, I think the story is at its best when it deals with Tohru's situation with the main three Sohma's and her two best friends. Next convention I go to, my first purchase is going to be a soundtrack from this series. Love both the opening & ending themes and even a lot of the incidental music.
Perfect Blue - Not sure what to think about this one. I can see why it's so well-thought of, and it was a very interesting movie. I'm not much of a fan of movies that play head-games though, so the story structure soured me a little. I was VERY glad that the story didn't end on an open-ended shocker ending as I was beginning to expect.
