Saint October ep. 2
Something terrible's happened.
I think somewhere, in waiting for this next episode to air, and a couple more times of watching the OP and ED sequences, I've actually started looking forward to this show.
Granted, my anticipation was mostly for naught this time around, as this episode was more or less filler. Or to be more exact, your standard second episode for most mahou shoujo anime, complete with coping with new found powers and transformation abilities, further establishment of the setting and characters, and yet another stupid threat that arises and is soon vanquished. Jeez, literally
everything about this show reminds me of Pretty Cure..
I also noticed for the first time, the school symbol of the school Kotono and Natsuki attend. And it happens to be
an upside-down cross. Now, if you've perhaps attended Catholic school for most of your life (like a certain blogger, here..), you might recognize that as a perfectly innocent, albeit not-so-often used symbol in the Catholic Church, which this anime very well could be alluding to. However, what with the gothic theme about the show, it very well could be alluding to a perhaps more commonly known satanic emblem. ^^;
Granted, it's most likely really none of the above in this case, and is actually meant to represent the Hangman Tarot Card, since the cards are pretty much what this show is all about.
Speaking of hangmen, what was up with this episode's creepy new character, Kafka. I mean seriously, what the flying fuck?
And lastly, I'm starting to have my apprehensions about Joshua. Not only does he have a suspiciously shady side where he seems to be overly unfair to poor Koushiro, but he also hits Kotono in this ep! I know he gives his reasons, but MAN! You just don't DO that!
ヽ(`Д´)ノ
And so, as this ep ends, I forget why I was looking forward to this show to begin with. I'm sure I'll start becoming anxious for the next all over again come Wednesday, only to be let down again, in a wretched, wretched spiral.
BUT! That may not actually happen next ep, as we'll finally start paying attention to Natsuki. That means more Fukui Yukari time～♥
Labels: Saint October
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Friday, January 05, 2007
Saint October ep. 1
I don't know why I watched this show. Maybe it's because I've recently caught a cold, this was the first anime of the winter season, and I was dying for something new.
Going into it, I was mostly looking forward to seeing how bad this show was. When I first checked it out, after all, it merely seemed like a show that would shamelessly milk the widely popular goth loli craze.
...and believe me, it does. It really, really does.
However, little did I know, this show by no means takes itself seriously (I'm not sure why I thought it would) and is actually a rather poorly disguised Mahou Shoujo show. And for some reason, I think I kinda enjoyed it.
Don't get me wrong though, this show is pretty dumb. The story focuses on two girls:
Kotono -- the well-meaning, hard working main character, with a hair ribbon that conveniently looks like a pair of cat ears.
..and
Natsuki -- a very high-class young lady who looks suspiciously like Shinku, and for some reason has a fang that appears at random. She's also voiced by Fukui Yukari, who in my book = love.
The two girls (both 14) work part time at a detective agency fighting crime with their flying contraptions. Recently, there's been a string of kidnapping and of course, the girls are on the case. ..And that's where the first episode begins.
I probably wouldn't have gone on much further if I wasn't charmed out of my mind by the catchy
OP theme (complete with its own karaoke), sung by the three main girls (one of which won't be introduced until a few episodes later). It somehow convinced me with its cuteness to throw away my prejudices with the show and just kick back and give it a try. And after the introduction of a few new characters, the fateful meeting between the main character and the mysterious little boy, the description of the main character's tragic and mysterious past, and a rather gross transformation scene, my claim to the stupidity of this show is unwavered.
But, still I have to admit that through it all, it was kinda fun. The characters are likeable, the animation is decent, and the villains look so ridiculous it's hilarious. ..It was almost like I was watching Pretty Cure again. I, in fact, had to remind myself that this was actually a show that was aired at night and aimed to otaku. That.. still doesn't make much sense to me, really.
There are going to be a lot of people that won't like this show, and perhaps even more people that will be disappointed. But I think I might still watch it. Why? Because..
..I smell yuri.
(the things I'll do for it, I swear..)
Labels: Saint October
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