So the next series that I watched recently was Pumpkin Scissors, a somewhat comedic military anime. It was originally a manga started back in 2002 and (unfortunately) it is another one where the manga is still going, even to this day, but they decided to stop the anime for whatever reason, leaving the majority of the series as well as many plot points left unattended to. Anyway, the anime adaptation was made in 2006 by Gonzo (think Afro Samurai and Kaze no Stigma) and consists of 24 episodes at regular half hour length each. The opening was "Aoki Flamme" by Yoko Takahashi, and here we go into Pumpkin Scissors.
So the next anime that I watched was definitely a different one from the last few. It is definitely not as "actiony" as some that I have seen and the main reason that I watched it is that Hikachan told me to. He said it was good and I do have to agree with him in some respects. And while this genre of Anime is not one that I usually watch, I will say that I enjoyed watching it. This is Clannad, a slice of life anime that was released originally as a visual novel for the PC in 2004 and was adapted into an anime and released in 2007-2008 by Kyoto Animation. It has 23 episodes, 22 of which are normal while the last one is a special OVA based around an alternate timeline where two different main characters are dating instead of how it normally worked. The series has a sequel series called Clannad After Story which is considered one of the greatest anime series of all time, but we will get to that one later. The opening for the series is "Megumeru ~cuckool mix 2007~" by Eufonius. So, here is my review of the series Clannad.
So the next anime that I took a look at is the popular anime called Eureka Seven. Started back in 2005 by Bones studios, the anime runs for 50 episodes and later that year was made into a manga series. After finishing it's run in 2006 it won best anime series in the 2006 Tokyo International Anime Fair and won other awards as well. Put into the Sci-Fi genre it is based around action, comedy, and romance all rolled into one. From what I can tell, this anime is very well known and is very popular worldwide. Due to the length there were a few opening songs, the first being "Days" by the band FLOW, the second, "Shounen Heart" by Home Made Kazoku, the third was "Taiyo no Mannaka he" by Bivattchee, and the last one was "Sakura" by NIRGILIS. So here is my review on the widley acclaimed anime called Eureka Seven.
OP 1 "Days" by FLOW
(Apologies, I could not find a good video of the Second opening for Eureka Seven, and that one was my favorite too :(, look it up it is "Shounen Heart" by Home Made Kazoku
Kaze no Stigma, also known as Stigma of the Wind, originally started out as a light novel series that started back in 2003. While the series was also adapted into an anime by Gonzo, the novels were still being created up until the death of the author in 2009 leaving the story itself unfinished and thus, the anime could not be fully completed as well. However, that does not mean that the makers of the anime had to completely leave it up to a cliffhanger. Well they kinda did, but it wasn't as bad as some others that I have seen where they stop the series even if it does continue (*cough* Rave Master *cough*) but I digress. At 24 episodes this series has a lot to offer, action, comedy, romance, incest (kinda), magic, ...wait, did that just say incest? Yes, this series does seem to have something like that in it, and while it may not be what it intended to be, that's almost how it came across. Anyway, we can talk about that later, so here is Kaze no Stigma. The opening for the show was "Blast of Wind" by Sario Kiuiji and the endings were "Hitorikiri no Sora" by Sario Kiuiji, "Matataki no Kiwoku" by Ayumi Fujimura, Yuka Inokuchi, and Shizuka Ito, and these are kinda random for which episodes they go with they just kinda switched back and forth and then they have a random third ending for just episode 12 which confused me but it was "Tsuki Hana no Inori" by Sakai Kanako.
Alright, so the next anime that I will be looking as is Sacred Seven. Made by Sunrise in 2011, the show is short, only having 12 episodes in it and while that being that short can prevent an anime from being good, I think that mindset has left me especially after having seen [C] and Black Rock Shooter which are both shorter than this series. Now after watching this series I can say that having a short series does not make it bad at any rate and sometimes can be a good thing when you think about how shows could be if they were longer and you wonder if they could hold themselves up or not. In any case, this show had one opening and one ending, and halfway through the series they flipped them and played the ending as the opening and the opening as the ending which was pretty cool. The first opening was "Stone Cold" by FictionJunction, and the ending was "Kiseki" by Yuuki Nanri. So lets take a look into the short but good series of Sacred Seven.
Happy Labor Day to everyone, I hope that you all had a nice long weekend, I personally did. So, the next anime that I will be doing is the first season of the show called K-On!. Made in 2009 this first season is 13 episodes long, based off of the manga started in 2007. It was produced by Kyoto Animation, who is known for making shows such as Clannad and Lucky Star, and doing other animation for shows like Inyuasha and Full Metal Panic!. The opening is "Cagayake! GIRLS" by Aki Toyosaki with Yoko Hikasa, Satomi Satou, and Minako Kotobuki, and the ending is "Don't say "lazy"" by the same people who made the opening. So, lets get together with Sakuragaoka Girl's High School's light music club and see what they have to show. Side note as well, this is the show that brought about the video game that was reviewed by Hikachan earlier in the summer.
