Thank god for YouTube, all of the episodes of .hack//SIGN are online. That means I can watch them all for the first time. As of writing, I just finished episode 14. What can I say about the series?
It's so... Bee Train.
And by that I mean it's slow, the backgrounds are cooler than the characters, and there are a lot of flashbacks. But the cool thing about the stuff Bee Train does? Despite all the crappy points, you're STILL hooked on it - now that's something.
By no means can this compare to the masterpiece that is MADLAX or even it's predecessor, Noir, but it's still worth a watch so far.
And, of course, we cannot forget the master of soundtracks herself, Yuki Kajiura. While the songs aren't her best work by far, they still echo of the similar themes that have made it into the MADLAX, Noir, Mai-HiME, and Mai-Otome soundtracks, including the simple soprano duets and the use of violin, as well as a slightly European sound. Though I do prefer Mezame and Canta per Me over any of the stuff I've heard so far.
However, the intro song, Obsession, which is performed by See-Saw (which is composed of Yuki Kajiura and the girl that sings the intro song of Simoun), is absolutely amazing. While the quality of the song is pretty pathetic (the vocals sound awful because of it), it's obvious what a great song it could be if it had been mixed a bit better. It's very Yuki Kajiura, again. I just wish it could have been mixed better.
I'm just spoiled by 'Utsukushi Kereba Sore de Ii', I guess.
So, let's make a link of anime and how they're connected:
Simoun -> .hack//SIGN -> MADLAX and Noir -> Mai-HiME / Mai-Otome -> Strawberry Panic! -> Maria-sama ga Miteru
Ehhh, that's as far as I go. And here's the rationale!!!:
Singer of the OP of Simoun sung in the OP for .hack//SIGN, for which the animation studio is Bee Train, like in MADLAX and Noir, where the soundtrack is composed by Yuki Kajiura, like Mai-HiME and Mai-Otome, who have the same two lead vocal seiyuu (spelling?) as in Strawberry Panic! which was supposedly a rip-off of Maria-sama ga Miteru!!!
I'm tired from all that thinking - goodnight!
01 February 2007
Webcomic Reviews!
Here I will review six webcomics that I view everyday! All are yuri, of course, as is a huge point of my blog here at Blogspot (besides the whole technology and politics thing).
El Goonish Shive - http://www.egscomics.com/
My favourite webcomic ever. EVER. It's got all sorts of things to it. It's really into science and technology, personal identity, has interesting fantasy-like storylines, and a really awesome character named Nanase that rocks. The whole thing rocks.
Girly - http://go-girly.com/
I read 400 strips in the archive in one night this past summer and was completely thrilled. It was really good. Unfortunately, the current storyline doesn't interest me all that much. But the past is funny, it's cute, and it's heros are named Otra and Winter. Okay, maybe not the best names, but it's still cool!
Striptease - http://stripteasecomic.com/
I've been following this comic off and on for about two years now, and the problem is that the author takes long hiatuses so I forget to check up. But the artwork has progressed to an amazing level, especially when the strips are colored - wow! And the storyline is complex, there's been a fair amount of action in the past, so I'm hoping this current storyline goes in a good direction as well. My character of choice here is Rachel.
The Lounge - http://thelounge.comicgenesis.com/
This comic follows Italy as she runs a manga/gaming store with a bunch of friends. It's got a lot of funny stuff, especially since there are these sisters from Germany that are at odds with her (but Rain is soooooo hot anyway) and the story is actually pretty R rated, but... it's totally worth it for the nerdy jokes!
YU+ME - http://yume.comicgen.com/
This is one of my more fecent finds, a story about a girl going to a private school who learns about herself. The current storyline is actually quite amusing, as her gay friend is giving her a test on, well, something I'm not going to mention here. Teeheehee!
Flipside - http://www.flipsidecomics.com/
I actually discovered this webcomic while doing debate research on Wal-Mart because I was sick of researching. It's a great find, about a knight named Bernadette and a jester named Maytag in a post-medeival (however the hell you spell that) world. It's long, is more like a manga than anything, and have I mentioned it's awesome? Yup. My second favourite!
Over the past years, I've enjoyed many more webcomics than these, but these are all YURI!! making them awesome. In my opinion. But that's just me :-)
El Goonish Shive - http://www.egscomics.com/
My favourite webcomic ever. EVER. It's got all sorts of things to it. It's really into science and technology, personal identity, has interesting fantasy-like storylines, and a really awesome character named Nanase that rocks. The whole thing rocks.
Girly - http://go-girly.com/
I read 400 strips in the archive in one night this past summer and was completely thrilled. It was really good. Unfortunately, the current storyline doesn't interest me all that much. But the past is funny, it's cute, and it's heros are named Otra and Winter. Okay, maybe not the best names, but it's still cool!
Striptease - http://stripteasecomic.com/
I've been following this comic off and on for about two years now, and the problem is that the author takes long hiatuses so I forget to check up. But the artwork has progressed to an amazing level, especially when the strips are colored - wow! And the storyline is complex, there's been a fair amount of action in the past, so I'm hoping this current storyline goes in a good direction as well. My character of choice here is Rachel.
The Lounge - http://thelounge.comicgenesis.com/
This comic follows Italy as she runs a manga/gaming store with a bunch of friends. It's got a lot of funny stuff, especially since there are these sisters from Germany that are at odds with her (but Rain is soooooo hot anyway) and the story is actually pretty R rated, but... it's totally worth it for the nerdy jokes!
YU+ME - http://yume.comicgen.com/
This is one of my more fecent finds, a story about a girl going to a private school who learns about herself. The current storyline is actually quite amusing, as her gay friend is giving her a test on, well, something I'm not going to mention here. Teeheehee!
Flipside - http://www.flipsidecomics.com/
I actually discovered this webcomic while doing debate research on Wal-Mart because I was sick of researching. It's a great find, about a knight named Bernadette and a jester named Maytag in a post-medeival (however the hell you spell that) world. It's long, is more like a manga than anything, and have I mentioned it's awesome? Yup. My second favourite!
Over the past years, I've enjoyed many more webcomics than these, but these are all YURI!! making them awesome. In my opinion. But that's just me :-)
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