Normally I would wait for more than two episodes to come out before I pass this kind of judgement, but like everything else this season Sasameki Koto is so hopelessly wrapped in cliches that its fate is a foregone conclusion.
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Studio 4°C, Part 2: Genius Party Beyond
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After Genius Party, I also had this on the shelf, but I was reluctant to watch it right away. It turns out my decision wasn’t such a bad idea. Had I seen Genius Party Beyond immediately after the first, I would have been sorely disappointed (I wrote extensively on Genius Party just a short while back–if you haven’t read it, please do as I would like any feedback). I’m still disappointed, but I suppose not as much. Like the first anthology, it’s visually stunning, but unfortunately, it’s more style than substance.
Code Geass Sucks
It’s been a while now since the series ended, but on reflection I think the many failures of Sunrise’s 50 episode long Pizza Hut commercial deserve another look. The mistakes the show made are in a lot of ways representative of larger problems in modern TV anime (although honestly I can’t think of any other series with such gratuitous product placement). Obviously anyone who expected a giant robot series to take the genre anywhere it hasn’t been already was fooling themselves, but what makes Geass interesting is that it was actually a rather ambitious show in its own way (not that its ambition did it any good).
Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo
Also known as The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. I seem to be on a Madhouse binge lately. Anyhow, Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo is a fun anime to watch, but it’s best not to think too hard about its plot.
Satoshi Kon’s Millennium Actress
I finally got to see the much critically acclaimed Millennium Actress, but–I must be honest–it didn’t do anything for me.
Moe Sucks 