Pete has posted some short reviews similiar to my "Quick Takes" explaining several series he's tried and given up on.

He calls Ikki Tousen "violent porn" and that's basically about right. There is a real story, and it's deeper than it appears at first, but myself I've tried watching it twice and given up both times. I have (or had) a lot of frame grabs from it in the top rotation, but I got those by scanning through the series, not by watching it. Because there's really no doubt at all about it: the girls are gorgeous.

He gave up on the first season of Ah! My Goddess! and explains how he expects things to go. And he's pretty much right about them: Mishima really is mainly comic relief, for instance. Mishima's most important contribution to the continuity is to help introduce Mara, who regrettably is also mostly comic relief.

And yeah, there was always something intensely creepy and strange about the wish Keiichi made, and the fact that it was granted. But then, Beldandy is also rather creepy and strange.

And he's given up on Yumeria. He compares it to Magikano and, well, it comes up short in nearly every way. The only real way that Yumeria is better is that it has a better ending. The Magikano ending was really very disappointing. Not botched; it makes perfect sense. It's just that there was another way it could have ended, which I would have liked a whole lot better. Regardless, Yumeria's ending is a bit confusing, but very satisfying.

However, in every other way it's pretty much dispensable. If you never watch it, you won't be missing anything particularly important. (Except Mizuki, the stunning redhead.)

He's further into Shrine of the Morning Mist than I am so far. And though I hoped it wouldn't be a comedy, he's right that it's turning out to be one. Pity, that; it could have been better.

Hiro, the guy, isn't a jerk and isn't a poltroon and isn't a lech, but unfortunately he also isn't much of a presence in the series so far. He's more of a MacGuffin, the target of all the machinations by whatever evil force is involved in this. Presumably he's going to become more of an active presence later, but right now he's just kind of standing there and watching things happen around him. They didn't make him a contemptible personality, but in exchange he doesn't really seem to have any personality at all. I do hope he becomes more heroic before it's all over. (Based on Sixten's spoilers, I think he will.)

Pete complained about his Netflix queue, and how little in there interested him. I see Magical Witch Punie-chan listed, and thus I know there's at least one delight awaiting him. And I'm not sure which of the two Negima series he's waiting on. My take: the second season is a delight; the first season sucks rocks.

Oh, well, there's always fansubs. I downloaded the 720P DVD rip of Kemeko a couple of days ago but haven't looked at it. Which also has a stunning redhead in it. Inside it, in fact.

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