Wow, this anime preview thing has a lot of parts, huh? Here’s Part 7 of the Fall 2006 Anime Preview. I’ll check out Kujibiki Unbalance, Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi, Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru, and Hataraki Man.
Kujibiki Unbalance
Kujibiki Unbalance is a spinoff of Genshiken. It’s the anime that they watch within in anime. As a sort of parody, it seems interesting, but I don’t know how well it’ll do as a stand alone anime. First off, it has to be good enough so that you believe that the Genshiken characters actually fanboy about it…
The preview video makes it seem like some kind of lame pseudo anime. I’d gladly trade it for a second season of Genshiken, but I’ll see how this one goes anyway.
Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi
Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi is the story of a guy who gets bullied a lot. He decides to take the advice of a hot girl and starts training with some super tough martial arts teachers.
It’s like the story of my life! Just replace martial arts with DDR and a hot girl with DDR nerds! I’m not feeling it with the manga art, and the story doesn’t seem too interesting. But hey, it’s sorta my job to watch all the anime in the Fall, so I’ll give it a go.
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru
This anime has two magical words that ensure a good show. “Shoujo”, and “Ai”. That’s right, it’s an anime about girls’ love! Some people claim that it doesn’t exist, but I know that deep in my heart, it’s there.
Actually, it appears that the protagonist of this anime is a guy who’s forced to crossdress to get into an all girl’s school. Why don’t these fun plots ever happen to me? I’m guessing Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru will be a good replacement for Strawberry Panic, which should finish in the next month or so.
Hataraki Man
Matsukata Hiroko is a 28 year-old journalist who happens to be a workaholic. Bad news for her, since Japanese women her age are supposed to be frantically looking for husbands. Fun fact: in Japanese culture, women in Hiroko’s situation are called New Year’s Cakes, since no one wants the leftovers after the 31st (year). They used to be called Christmas Cake, but I guess the age of marriage is going up.
Anyway, this anime seems to be very josei in nature. It’s about a 28 year-old female workaholic! In this season, I welcome it, though. If it’s not a game to anime conversion, chances are I’ll take it!
7 replies on “Fall 2006 Anime Preview: Part 7”
Kujibiki Unbalance – I think her hat looks cool at least.
Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi – Lol DDR. They need to make an anime about DDR. It could be called..Initial DDR! That’d be sweet, and you could be cast as a VA.
Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru – Eh, new age Kasimasi? With better drawing and probably a better plot? The artwork looks good.
Hataraki Man – This one will probably be goofyfunny and the main character is probably overly-energetic for her line of work. She probably has horrible luck with men, and probably gets in the same situations as those lame-ass males who can’t act around women, but the other way around… I’ll be looking out for this one.
Hooray for journalists and workaholics! I was waiting for a show like this. Sweet!
“Initial DDR”…that would..so ROCK!
I wondered what the hell all those figures of the chick with the big helmet was from
haha, well until “Initial DDR” happens you can all read 10kcommotion.com
initial DDR, lol ehhehehe i used to play DDR too. strangely pump moves looks a lot more cooler heheheh (no i dont play ddr anymore(hardcore?) and never played pump past beginner levels)
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