Fair enough. I just have a sense there's something more here, I really do - that this is satire and not just titillation. Time will tell.

Thanks. There's quite a lot of good avatar material, but all of the decent Penguin ones are better off animated. Maybe you could get one and then change it every week. If the show's visuals keep up, there are going to be tons of new options.

For me I have...

Definitely:

Mawaru Penguindrum
Kamisama no Memo-chou
No.6
Usagi Drop

Most likely:

Dantalion no Shoka (Well it looks good, and it's Gainax).
Sacred Seven
Kamisama Dolls
Blood-C
The Idolm@ster

Maybe for the lolz:

Ro-Kyu-Bu!

Something dramatic has to happen for me to ever watch:

Ikoku Meiro no Croisee (I haven't even made it past 7 minutes 42 seconds in the first episode)

Of course I still have the two cour shows form last season as well

BTW A-1 pictures is part of Gainax alah Xebec to IG? If so, that's very interesting....

I totally agree man. I'm just loving it this year. No I totally agree with you, Penguindrum has a ton of potential. First anime I rated the first episode 10/10 in a long, long, long time. I was that captivated from start to finish.

Right now Madoka is at the top this year with Steins;gate closely behind it for me (Will pass if its ending is good probably), and I think even this can top those two, and THAT's saying something. Not to mention I still have my lovely Fate/Zero later this year .

Wow wow wow. Mawaru Penguindrum, wow! Great first episode.

Thanks for the response to my Anohana review. Sorry that the blog isn't working for you. I'll try to remember to ask RP about that.

Just a few things:

1. What I meant by C having "tight plot cohesion" is basically that it didn't waste any time and (most importantly) had no filler episodes. However, it's fair to say that it didn't always flow well, and could feel very choppy in parts.

2. My "Is it any wonder that RP has chosen her (Menma) to be the virtual mascot of this blog site? " line was playful ribbing mostly, lol. But yes, as moe as Menma is, I hope that RP chooses a different anime character to take her place once he finds a new one that impresses him, lol.

3. As you can probably tell, I try to take an almost poetic approach with my blog writing style (hence all the alliteration). I try to create pithy and witty-sounding lines that make important points (even if not as accurately as the point could be in more standard English. ). And that's why I used the "slice of life which does not ignore the impact of death" line. Sounded kind of pithy/witty to my ears when I repeated it to myself while writing it.

You're right that other slice of life shows tackle the topic of death, but Anohana delves into that topic more than any other slice of life/drama I've seen, so I felt it was worth a mention.


Anyway, glad that you enjoyed the review, and I'm very glad that it's inspired you to write your own. Our takes on Anohana are very similar, almost identical even.

Well BL or no BL, I thought the No. 6 episode was pretty good. And damn, I want to see mawaru penguindrum !! GRR. Must resist RAWS!

And yes... 2011 is definitely the year that anime remembered how good it can be. I almost lost all faith these last 2-3 years.

Haha. Well Thursday had all the biggest shows. Usagi Drop was good as expected, but what I really want to see Mawaru Penguindrum... !!!

Thanks so much for the birthday wishes!