Another in Review [5/10]

Another was one of my most anticipated anime to watch this season. Yet again I am reaffirmed that no one knows how to properly do a mystery story. I am always one to pick on plot holes, but being a mystery story, this is even more important to be fleshed out. It didn't leave as sour of a taste as Higurashi did for me, but it was far from my expectations.

Wolf Rants: Some Anime Winter 2012 reviews

Okay so here are my quick reviews for most of Winter 2012s anime series. Yeah, I ain’t reviewing all the series that came out or ended this season either because I didn’t watch them or I just don’t feel like making one for ‘em. BTW, I’ve already given Nisemonogatari its own review but I just copy-pasted it here just in case.

Another 12 - Master of Disguise

Had I not already been spoiled, they do a decent job explaining who the dead one really was. Things seemed nicely wrapped up though I did dislike how the anime portrayed many of the subtle hints making it nearly impossible to guess who the dead one is other then dumb luck. I think that is a major failing in how this was done in the anime. Part of what makes mystery stories fun is it leaves you the possibility to guess correctly and you go back and watch previous episodes. It doesn't work when you have zero chance at guessing.

Another Anime 11 - Funny Faces the Anime

I expected them to advance far enough to know who the real dead one was, but I guess they rather hold that for the final episode. This made for quite an amusing episode, I wouldn't say scary, but definitely amusing. Yet again we get a week where they create "fake" tension. Misaki could mention who the dead person is during the duration of the episode instead of waiting until the end to do anything. At least it Akazawa didn't die... yet.

Another 10 - The All Seeing Eye

God this episode made me so angry. Angry enough to actually read the spoilers since nothing effectively matters anymore. I won't spoil it and leave post on topics before I spoiled myself. Let me just say the reading the spoilers served to make me even more angry. I am reaffirmed that Japanese just utterly fail at writing any sort of thriller/mystery story. Such a good story ruined...

Another 09 - Lightning Beams

This felt like such a slow episode. They dragged everything out from start to finish with nothing of importance happening this episode. I was still so surprised that the pace seems to have slowed down considering how fast everything was moving for the first while. Hopefully everything starts picking up again when they hit the core of the flashback story and the root of the problem.

Another 08 - Nice Boat

We get our beach episode with our main cast this week, apparently this never happened in the novel and added  in purely for fanservice. It fits in nicely at least, a nice break from all the deaths, or so I thought. Nothing like a fun episode, at least we got some valuable information to keep the story moving forward quickly.

Another 07 - Another one Bites the Dust

Well, that was an interesting episode, it was like they could read my mind! They saw my speculation and shot my ideas out of the water! It is like watching Penguindrum all over again. This is definitely my favourite anime of the season, I just have to avoid the spoilers that are everywhere which is getting increasingly difficult to do. I still love how they found a way to work in an obligatory beach episode in such a serious anime, but that is next weeks post!

Another 06 - DANCE TIME!

What an episode, complete with dancing, mystery, and a dash of almost horror. It was a moment of relief of no deaths for an episode. It is pretty clear that it won't happen again next episode with the preview and well... the new manga chapter perfectly showing the next scene to come. I can't get enough of Another, why can't Tuesdays come faster!

Another 05 - Classroom Curse Revealed

With this episode, they have just about caught up to the manga so I'll be back in the dark of what comes next. At least I can finally start posting about my speculations I been holding onto. Another action packed episode, they are just blazing through the content at an alarming pace. I guess this is the only way they are going to fit 2 novels into a 1 cour anime.

Another 04 - Guilty by Association

Super short post as I am busy this week and hard to right anything without spoiling. While reading manga I knew the nurse was too good to be true. Leading up I was thinking "Wow she is so cooperative and a great girl, I sure hope nothing happens to her." I knew the moment that thought came in my mind she was fucked. Here is to making you like characters and crushing (pun intended) your dreams in the same episode. It should catch up enough to the manga chapters scanlated for me to have some real speculation next week. They are moving at an awfully fast pace.

~Pearz

Another 03 - Pointy Umbrellas

Super late post, I blame playing Tera online, the DDL sites all being gone and Chinese new year family stuff. In Canada, all p2p internet is throttled leaving for slower torrenting during peak hours D: Back to the episode, they quickly picked up the pace quite a bit this episode as things just start rolling down the stairs (har har har). I admit I spoiled myself when I had to know what was under the eyepatch.

Another 02 - Nurse Death Flag Raised

That was a slow start to the episode but picked up pace near the end. I think it is pretty much confirmed now that Misaki is indeed a ghost. The question is why is our main character is the only one that can see her? I still wonder what the actual curse of the class is, they haven't revealed what actually happens. There is still so many questions in this anime, I hope things pan out well.

First look at Another

Well this first episode sure satisfied my expectations. I am definitely looking forward to this series with tons of speculations. PA works is generally a studio I like, it was probably the only reason I followed through with Hanasaku Iroha despite hating it. The slight mystery horror element appeals to me, I will definitely be following this through to the end.