2011-07-08, 01:45 AM
madanthony Wrote:So this Natsume Yuujinchou - something I should go watch the previous seasons of? I read that it leaves a similar feeling to Mushishi. Any validity to that?
Yes, you probably should watch the previous two seasons of Natsume Yuujinchou before this one. Although the individual stories themselves are usually episodic and independent of each other, you won't have a strong sense of who the main and supporting characters are as well as the reappearing youkai from previous stories. Natsume Yuujinchou does have a similar feel to Mushishi. The stories are mostly episodic and have to deal with problems existing between spirits and humans. However, Natsume has a stronger focus on the main character and the spirits are typically the ones being helped by him as they have personalities all their own. Some people call Natsume Yuujinchou a lighter version of Mushishi because it doesn't get into some of the darker themes that Mushishi explores and most of its resolutions are usually happy ones or bittersweet. I really enjoyed both of them, and they both rank among my favorite anime. If you enjoyed Mushishi you'll probably like Natsume Yuujinchou as well.
Usagi Drop 1: I love when shows use this kind of artstyle. Even though they barely spoke this episode really managed to give Daikichi and Rin strong characterizations in very subtle ways. Can't wait to see how their relationship develops.
No. 6 1: The blue-hair guy reminds me too much of Sasuke from Naruto. This show certainly does have an interesting sci-fi setting though, and I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. Hopefully they keep the BL to a minimum.
Blood-C 1: Get head pounded in by a stone pincer. Just a scratch. Oh, and half-court hook shot no problem.
I've never seen any of the other Blood series before, but I figured i would give this one a shot. I don't care for Saya's personality at all or anything having to do with the school life half of the show. What good parts there were about the fight scene were overshadowed by the lack of explanation and randomness of the whole thing, but that will probably be explained later. I don't know if I even want to watch another episode to see if it gets better.