Saturday, May 22, 2010

Elfen Lied


(Picture showing Lucy (alter ego Nyu), a diclonius around whom the story revolves)

Elfen Lied

•Synopsis:
Story starts extremely brutally with diclonius Lucy reaking havoc as she escapes the facility she is being withheld in.(A Diclonius is mutated homosapien that has two horns on their heads, and has the power of "sixth sense" and therefore are isolated in the government labs). While escaping, she gets shot in the head. She survives and drifts to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet.

•No. of episodes:
13 episodes
1 OVA

•Status etc.:
Complete / No Sequel

•Genre:
Horror, Harem, Romance, Thriller, Ecchi, Psychological, Science Fiction.

•Rate:
8.5

•Comment:
Amazing anime. Good story, not the least bit "draggy". Has thriller and romantic aspect attached to it. Again it is one of those anime's where you dont actually know what happens in the end, it's for you to decide. Lucy is not a villian, but rather an anti hero, someone you don't know to be with or against! In short, best 13 episodes ever.

•Watch at:
http://www.animeseason.com/elfen-lied/

Thursday, May 20, 2010

School Days

(Picture Showing Sekai Saionji (left) and Kotonoha Katsura (right))

School Days

•Synopsis:
During the beginning of the second term , Makoto Ito falls in love with Kotonoha Katsura, who rides the same train to school. With the help of his classmate, Sekai Saionji, he is able to get closer to her and confess his feelings. But things takes a different turn as Sekai is also in love with Makoto, thus starting a love triangle.

•No. of episodes:
12 episodes
2 a total waste of time OVA’s

•Status etc.:
Complete / No Sequel

•Genre:
Harem, Romance, Thriller, Ecchi

•Rate:
4/10

•Comment:
Its not what I would call a good romance anime because I have definitely seen better. Makoto (good boy turned extremely horny) is nothing but a sex freak and the girls find ultimate pleasure with him (C’mon, I have seen way better guys that I would do willfully). The story starts well enough only to be dragged into complete nonsense. There are appreciable twists but in a nut shell, it’s a complete waste of time. 4/10 for the appreciable thriller only in the last episode.

•Watch at:
http://www.animeseason.com/school-days/