Random Curiosity

「サイカイ×ト×リカイ」 (Saikai × to × Rikai)
“Reunion × And × Understanding”

It’s pretty rare in TV anime that we truly see history being made, but this is one of those moments when we do.  For that reason, I thought it was appropriate to do one my occasional Hunter X Hunter posts for Random Curiosity.

「愚兄賢弟」

You pretty much know what to expect here. Azazel-san, to put it mildly, is an extremely crude, raunchy and over-the-top comedy that never fails to give me a few good laughs.

「月島仁兵衛 いざ参る!!!」 (Tsukishima Jinbee Iza Mairu!!!)
“Here Comes Tsukishima Jinbei!!!”

If you’re at all interested in this show, take it from me – skip it and read the manga.

「運命の出会い」 (Unmei no Deai)
“A Fateful Encounter”

Aku no Hana has been highly requested as a “To Blog” show this season and although I’ve never read the source material, I can see that it’s going to turn out to be a controversial piece.

「瀬戸際のむろみさん」 (Setogiwa no Muromi-san)
“Muromi-san on the Brink”

Here’s this show in a sentence: laid-back atmosphere with funny characters who tell silly jokes to pass the time. I laughed!

「出会い」 (Deai)
“Meeting”

How well does Amagami and Kimikiss’ successor play out? Hard to say with this first episode.

「四月一〇日」 (Shigatsu Ichi Rei Nichi)
“April 10th”

Well, that was a tale of two halves if I’ve ever seen one.

「私がグッジョブだ！」 (Watashi ga Gujjobu da!)
“I did a Good Job!”

Pure slice of life. The atmosphere, the characters, and the jokes are all there, making this an extremely enjoyable (and super fuwa fuwa) first episode.

「I」

Our protagonist has no name.

「叶え！私たちの夢――」 (Kanae! Watashitachi no Yume–)
“May Our Dream Come True!”

Light and fluffy, peppy and frilly, and full of cute girls, shining optimism, and a $(#@ ton of J-Pop songs – that’s Love Live! School Idol Project in a sentence. Whether you watch depends on whether you like that sort of thing, but if you do, this one is done pretty well.

「境界」 (Kyoukai)
“Boundary”

Supernatural mysteries and a plethora of bishies voiced by some of my favourite seiyuu – I’m in!

「勇者、旅立つ。」 (Yuusha, Tabidatsu.)
“The Hero Journeys Forth.”

Perhaps the most important thing for a comedy short to possess is good humour. Does Senyu. fit the bill? Hell yeah!

「サクラサク」 (Sakurasaku)
“The Blooming of the Cherry Blossoms”

It has been five years since the last season, where decades have passed in the world of Da Capo. The sakura trees are blooming once more to grant wishes…at a price. What will the new generation of Hatsunejima do this time?

「摩天楼に立つ忍者」 (Matenrou ni Tatsu Ninja)
“The ninja that stands by the skyscraper”

This is not an anime about ninjas.

「偽造通貨印刷事件／因幡洋誘拐事件」 (Gizou Tsuuka Insatsu Jiken/Inaba Hiroshi Yuukai Jiken)
“The Counterfeit Currency Incident/The Inaba Hiroshi Kidnapping Incident”

Can it be? Is Cuticle Tantei Inaba signalling the advent of something (un)holy that will shake the very foundations of the anime world?