2 Days out of 4 of my Anime-Planet Christmas Marathon

So I started a little marathon event for Christmas on Anime-Planet where members get together and choose from the list provided and try to out watch each other within the 4 days. I choose the following from the festive list:

1. Itsudatte My Santa!
2. Princess Tutu
3. A Little Snow Fairy Sugar
4. Cooking Master Boy
5. Popotan

I have finished all but Cooking Master Boy as I plan on starting that later with my bf when he gets home.

Itsudatte My Santa! - .5/5 DO NOT WATCH!!! I can't express that enough... It was so bad. I thought it was just going to be a lame story about a boy who hated Christmas because his parents were never around and they had the balls to name him Santa because he was born on the 25th. What I got was a terrible boring story along those lines but it had a super annoying chick in it that was painful to not only look at but to listen to as well. Then they made a second episode that had NOTHING to do with the first one..... *sigh*

Princess Tutu - 2/5 I can see how this anime would appeal to some people but I found it dry and boring. It had great potential but it just didn't turn out well. Generally I love weird twisted stories about fairy tales but Princess Tutu took the fun out of it by being too serious for it's own good when everything surrounding it was so absurdly awkward and quirky. I will say that the animation was lovely to see. It was outside of the normal way of anime animation and it was a nice change. The classical music soundtrack as well. I think if it wasn't for the music I wouldn't have made it through this anime... although the music might have added to the sleepy effect I had while watching.

A Little Snow Fairy Sugar - 2/5 Watching this right after Princess Tutu probably wasn't the best of choices but I did it anyway. Surprisingly it went by much faster than Tutu did. This anime was about fairies that are training to become a certain kind of fairy. Sun, wind, snow and so on. They train in the human world and they meet Saga who can for some reason see them. They have to plant seeds and then find a"twinkle" to make them bloom... yeah it was that exciting. But for a true moe experience this show was right up there. My oddest complaint about this series was that Saga took a LOT of baths. For something that was so innocent it almost seemed like they were trying hard to make it a fanservice of some sort. But then again maybe that's just me. There were at least 10 bath scenes in a 24 episode show about fairies and innocence. I certainly hope there are no weird creepy otaku out there that would fap to such a cute show... I hope.

Popotan - 2/5 Ecchi, ecchi, ecchi... For a while at least. Then suddenly out of no where it turns super serious. WTF and then just ends... There isn't much more to say about this... It oddly had a Christmas feel to it but that only was because it was about a house that was a Christmas shop too, that transported around from place to place...

Lets just say after all that mediocre stuff I hope Cooking Master Boy will be awesome.

Fall 2009 First Impressions

I've decided to watch everything since fall tends to be the best season to see awesome stuff in the anime world so I've noticed. Here's what I've watched so far and a small blurb on my first feelings of each series. I'm slowly catching up with everything so some stuff is missing as I haven't gotten around to them yet.

11eyes (based on 1 ep)

It's ok so far. It caught my attention. A tad cliche but whatever. If it proves to go somewhere interesting it could be good.

Aoi Bungaku (based on 1 ep)

This series interests me. I still have no idea what it's about or anything like that but it looks very promising.

Asura Cryin' 2 (based on 2 eps)

Meh I didn't overly enjoy S1 and S2 is proving to be nothing special as well.

Fairy Tail (based on 1 ep)

Very fun. Will be interested to see where it will go. I like the characters a lot.

Inuyasha: The Final Act (based on 3 eps)

It's moving along a hell of a lot faster plot wise than the first series ever did. Good to see fans of the show finally getting an ending.

Kampfer (based on 3 eps)

This show is shit. I should drop it.... We'll see...

Kimi ni Todoke (based on 2 eps)

I've found a mushy school/drama/romance show that i like! shocking! About time for another one to shine through the crap.

Kobato (based on 2 eps)

Bleh I don't get it..... Although seeing the Wish bunny at the halfway point makes me smile. CLAMP is quite interesting with their character cameo's.

Kuchu Buranko/Trapeze (based on 1 ep)

WTFWTFWTFWTFWTF?!?!?! No it's not the weird art that bothers me... I'm generally all for artsy farsty shit but this show... I don't even know what the hell it's about. I just felt like they were shoving odd visuals/characters down my throat for 20 mins...

Letter Bee (based on 2 eps)

SO PRETTY!!! The plot is pretty decent too. I saw the ova to this a year or so ago and wondered when they were going to make an actual series to it. glad I didn't have to wait long.

Nyan Koi! (based on 3 eps)

Guilty pleasure anime of the season so far. It's so typical but I guess if you add cats to almost anything I'm bound to like it.

Queen's Blade: Gyokuza wo Tsugumono (based on 4 eps)

Yup living up to S1. LOL BOOBIES!

Sacred Blacksmith (based on 2 eps)

I don't even remember what this show is about right now... I remember swords and a chick... Hopefully it'll get less forgettable.

Sasameki Koto (based on 2 eps)

Yuri at a nice boring pace... Is it so hard to ask that someone actually makes an interesting yuri based anime that doesn't totally blow???

Shin Koihime Musou (based on 1 ep)

My girls are back and just as awesome!! Can't wait to continue the journey watching my favourite black haired beauty.

Sora no Otoshimono (based on 3 eps)

All I have to say is wow... I generally don't like ecchi shows... And this one doesn't do anything special that we haven't all seen a million times over but... Episode 2.... If you don't bother watching anything else in the series.... You NEED to see ep 2... FLYING PANTSU. This episode goes into the list of awsome single eps from shows for me. Second guilty pleasure of the season.

Tentai Senshi Sunred 2 (based on 1 ep)

Picked up where they left off very nicely. Interesting humor and wacky characters. I will enjoy this as time goes on as S1 made me laugh quite a lot.

To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (based on 2 eps)

Meh I know it's an extra story revolving around one of the other characters but it isn't grabbing me and kinda sucks compaired to S1.

Yumeiro Patissiere (based on 2 eps)

I'm still on the fence with this one... It's too girly for me... But it's about food... I love food...

Miracle Train ~Ooedo-sen e Youkoso~ (based on 3 eps)

Men ride a train. Magical hot bishies and help women who need help. LOL