Fall 2012 Animé: What We Watched, Part 3

Did I say 'a day or two'? I probably should have said 'three' instead. Anyway, enough about that schedule slip - here are four more shows my girlfriend and I are hooked on.

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K – The first thing that drew my attention to this show was the one-letter title. The second was the lack of information about it leading up to the days of its first broadcast. As it turns out, the story revolves around a seemingly normal high school boy and his cat who find themselves on the run from a street gang who use psychic flames, a psychic police force that loves swords a bit too much, and a black-clad swordsman who relies on recorded quotes from his late master to guide his actions. Soon the reason why they are after the boy becomes clear – he’s the suspect for a murder he doesn't even know of.

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Kami-sama Hajimemashita – Our heroine is a high school girl who finds herself homeless after her dad decides to vanish into thin air to avoid his debtors. She accepts the offer of a stay-in house-sitter from a suspicious looking guy, who turns out to be the local earth deity in charge of the area and wants out of the job. The house he wants her to watch over? It’s actually a forgotten shrine, complete with spirit servants and a mean, sarcastic fox spirit as a guardian. The fox isn't exactly pleased with his master leaving him, and even less so with the replacement earth deity – a homeless, clueless, powerless high school girl. Hilarity ensues as she settles into her new home and gets used to her new housemates.

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Magi – On the surface, it seems to be a cheery, light-hearted romp, an adventure story that involves dungeons in an Arabian Nights-like setting. The main characters are even named after characters from the famed collection of tales! Despite the bright color palette used for the show, which could cause it to be mistaken for a kid’s show, the themes and questions that have made themselves evident are anything but child’s play. We have slavery, destiny, chasing dreams or giving up on them, the search for identity and place in the world, and the troubles with having the majority of a country’s wealth squarely in the hands of the corrupt and the selfish.

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Medaka Box Abnormal – This is a sequel to Medaka Box, which aired in the spring of 2012. Warning: spoilers ahead for those who haven’t seen season one! It continues from where the first season left off, after a titanic battle between the eponymous Medaka Kurokami, Student Council Chairwoman versus Myouri Unzen, head of the Public Morals Committee leaves the school damaged and the Student Council room destroyed. Upon learning of the Flask Plan from Unzen, Medaka decides to investigate, and her friends at the Student Council go with her. Awesome battles ensue as they uncover the true nature of the Flask Plan, and the dark secrets of Sandbox Academy.

Well, that's another four, and still eight to go over! I'll try to update within the next three days, so watch out for that!