Anime Characters: Conflicting Feelings

10. Misa – Deathnote

Her loyalty and love for Light was both her strong point and weakness. Something felt very tragic about her character.

9. Revy – Black Lagoon

Reckless and blood thirsty, she is likable on the surface but also has a darker, uncaring, unwavering self.

8. Griffith – Berserk

Charming and skilled, however his dream for more power cost him his soul.

7. Shinji Ikari – Neon Gensis Evangelion

Prehaps the most human character of all time. His angst, loneliness and fear are not particularly likable characteristics but they are relatable.

6. Hajime Saitou – Samurai X

One of the select few who is on par with Kenshins sword skills, whether he is friend or foe remains ambiguous.

5. Toshio Ozaki – Shiki

He is both analytical and a great schemer. However, his scientific curiosity makes him appear less of a human then the so called monsters themselves.

4. Wrath – Fullmetal Alchemist

Powerful and loyal to whom he serves. He murdered the original Greed tho… Unforgivable!

3. Eva Heinemann – Monster

She is materialistic, narcissistic, power hungry, wickedly cunning and yet strangely real.

2. Schrödinger – Hellsing Ultimate

Perpetually wearing a playful smirk and is the only character to defeat Alcurad. He is just on the wrong side of the playing field.

1. Slaine – Alnoah.Zero

He is highly skilled, tenacious and his background as an outsider makes you feel sympathetic for him. However, he becomes ruthless, manipulative and desperate whilst in pursuit of looking for Princess Asseylum.

Top Scenery in Anime

1. Garden of Words / 5cms Per Second/ Any Makoto Shinkai

More like 5 wallpapers per second. Eheh, I don’t think that was funny the first time.

2. Ghost in the Shell

Ebbing with realism in a cyber punk world. Even the slums look cool.

3. Mushishi

Simple yet mesmerizing imagery.

4. Any SHAFT

Cool looking abstract background designs.

5. Any Ghibli

Richly detailed fantasy like settings with broad wind swept vistas to bustling cities and towns.

6. Aria Series

Neo Venzia appears to be inspired by Venice with a science fiction spin on things. There is always another secret to be found.

7. Evangelion Rebuild Series

A rebuilt post apocalyptic Tokyo in HD glory!

8. Suise No Gargentia

The rust riddled floor boards to the slow regrowth of nature gives life to this well imagined world. 

9. Knights of Sidonia

The sepia tone of the apartments with pipes cascading snugly in between and all within a serene back drop of space paints a beautiful picture.

10. Kill La Kill

Vibrant, cartoon like landscapes bursting in both creativity and originality. Besides from TTGL.

First Impression: Prison School

06/08/15

Genres: Comedy, Ecchi, Psychological

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What the hell… Is going on?

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Based from the popular manga Prison School, JC Staff has started adapting the beginning into an anime. While there are a few quirks here and there, for the most part the anime captures the humour and misadventures of our male protagonists amenably. Censoring is prevalent but I expect the blu ray version will come with an uncut version for those who enjoy there ecchi.

The story starts as a group of five male adolescents are caught peeking at the female populace in there changing rooms. Unlike normal schools, this one has a unique set of rules. Instead of being suspended our cast of males are given the choice to be sentenced to a prison school.

The female staff who facilitate this program have sadistic tendencies, making up much of the ecchi and humour prevalent in the story. However the real excitement comes from the plans and schemes carried out by our unfortunate gang of prisoners. It builds up high tension moments and flourishes with awkward encounters. It’s often hilarious to see the different situations they come up with. Whether its using your friends hair as a wig or pining the rest of your high school life on a figurine, it masterfully captures these moments in crude, comedic fashion.

The art and animation are decent. The over the top expressions are particularly notable. Likewise the OST does a good job with fitting the scenes without being exemplarily. The censorship is done by light filters, so while it sometimes feels awkward, the censorship is never to excessive.

It’s silly but not nonsensical. The crude humour might not make you laugh out loud but the gang of delinquents and their misadventures will even give the most stony faced veterans a running for a smile.

First Impression: Gangsta

06/08/15

Genre: Action, Mystery, Science Fiction

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Aww, man, This is awkward. How can I kill a lady?

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The name “Gangsta” might give the impression that this is an anime about gangsters, double dealing and turf wars. While it does incorporate some of these themes, it does so in a dystopian world which has so far done a good job with piquing interest about the ins and outs of how life is lived. Our two main characters, Worick and Nicholas are handyman; they take odd jobs from anyone, which includes the police force. They live in a place governed by the three laws, one of these laws is broken by an outside entity. We don’t know why or what these outsiders are after but this so far has been at the forefront of the story. The first few episodes mostly introduced us to the world and the characters.

Worick is easy going with a naturally mischievous attitude. He has sharp eyes for shooting and has a side job with being a lady pleaser. You can tell that he cares for Nicholas amidst his playful banter. Nicholas is a Twilight, which is a name given to the descendants who used Celebrer drug. They are noted have super human strength and speed but are often riddled with personality or physical disorders.

What Gangsta lacks so far in plot, it makes up in the technical departments. The art and animation are detailed and fluid. It does a great job at capturing the moment to moment action. The OST oozes with style making up for some of the well rounded fight scenes this year.

Gangsta has potential to be something great. As we see the story expanded further, only time will tell which way it pans out. Thus far it has been looking like its heading in a positive direction.