Anime OST: Parasyte -the maxim-

This is a great rendition of the ED! I enjoyed listening to this. I wish I had skills like this guy.

It’s The Right Time

My Anime Binge List: March 2016

Most of us in the anime community probably have some form of an anime bucket list, but here, I’m going to share with everyone my binge list, and I’m thinking of doing this as a monthly thing. Like the title says, these posts will contain animes that I’ve marathoned in one go during the month. These are the animes that I have finished within a day—the ultimate binge session. Since I do this quite often (this is not healthy though, and talk about unproductive), I thought that it would be interesting to see how many I go through in one month. Also, my list implies that these animes are worth watching. I would never indulge on a series in one day if they aren’t interesting enough. Now that we’re done with the formalities, here are the animes I’ve devoured at once in the month of March:

* I’ve linked the summaries to the titles for those who are not familiar with any of the series discussed below

Boku dake ga Inai Machi

Episodes: 12

Genre: Mystery, Psychological, Seinen, Supernatural

♣ ♣ ♣

 

 

Zombie-Loan

Episodes: 11

Genre: Action, Horror, Shounen, Supernatural

 

 

 

K (K Project)

Episodes: 13

Genre: Action, Super Power, Supernatural, Mystery

♣ ♣ ♣

 

 

K: Return of the Kings

Episodes: 13

Genre: Action, Super Power, Supernatural

 

 

 

Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri

Episodes: 12

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Military

 

 

 

Brothers Conflict

Episodes: 12

Genre: Comedy, Harem, Romance, Shoujo

 

 

 

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♣ ♣ ♣ = BEST-LIKED

Anime OST: Suisei no Gargantia

I love the ambience of this OST. It makes me wish for sunshine with some light wind. And, I totally agree with the title—I definitely like the ocean breeze.

I Like the Ocean Breeze

The Mystery Behind Finishing Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro

Detective Conan-demon style? Well, it’s something like that. Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro was interesting enough for me to finish all of its 25 episodes, and I think that already says a lot.

This anime is about a demon named Nougami Neuro who ate all of hell’s mystery. In order to sate his hunger, he ascends to Earth to hunt for the ultimate mystery. Neuro employs Yoko as a cover since he can’t make it obvious that he is a demon. Yoko is a high school girl who agrees to work with Neuro because of the promise that he will help solve her father’s brutal murder. So as Yoko becomes more famous with each case they solve, the more delicious and complex cases they encounter, including clues to Yoko’s mystery.

 Episode 1

I started this series thinking that I will probably quit on the first episode, but low and behold, I ended up completing all twenty-five of them. What’s odd about it is that this anime wasn’t crazy interesting, nor did it really stimulate me to guess who the murder for each crime was. In actuality, the perpetrators were pretty obvious—to the point where some episodes would just blatantly show 90% of their face during their murderer act. Rather, the anime would focus on how the criminals executed their crime and their motivations. So what kept me watching? Honestly, I think it was because of how easy it was to understand what was going on. Also, I really liked the Neuro-Yoko combo, they provided great comic relief to balance the brutality that happens during every episode. Likewise, Neuro by himself was such a great character to watch; not to mention that he was pretty attractive…his human form anyways. And as usual, I would look forward to any sign of a romantic spark between Neuro and Yoko—if there was any.

  Episode 19

I can’t say that I rate this anime high up in my list though. If anything, it’s a pretty mediocre series. There were some dull cases here and there, and I thought that Yoko’s mystery would have more presence during the show, but it wasn’t really until the last four episodes that it was addressed. Also, I found it a bit inane and repetitive that a lot of the suspects would start laughing as a soon as they were named the criminal and then they would show their true colours which would usually be in a demonic-looking form of their motivation. I guess it was a way to show a juxtaposition between the actual demon who was solving crimes and humans who gives in to their demons and commit the crimes.

 Episode 18

Overall, I don’t know if I would recommend this series, but maybe if a pretty cool demon detective interests you, I think this might be worth the watch.

Words of Wisdom: Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro

“The ability to think, the ability to continue thinking. It’s really a harsh ability. The professor and HAL couldn’t do it. To forget her.”

“Forget? Idiotic.

To forget is also to forget how to evolve. It’s nothing different from the world dying slowly … Do not forget, Yako. Do not forget anything My teasing, torture, the tears you shed for Aya and HAL, you shall not forget. By not forgetting, you evolve.”

~ Yako & Neuro

 Episode 19