It seems this season has been a bit light on anime for me. There just wasn't much that really stood out for me to watch this season. I've mentioned Time of Eve before, and that is one that I'm watching as it releases. Yet it only has an agonizingly slow one-episode-every-two-month release, though I do think the ones released so far are worth the wait. Another series that for some reason was picked up on my radar was Shikabane Hime: Aka, Makina Hoshimura I've only seen the first two episodes before Funimation acquired the series to stream online and to sell for download, but they were enough to get me interested in the 13-episode series. Since Funimation is releasing the series on Youtube (where I can stream video from there to the XBox 360 using TVersit) and I've determined that the quality of the streaming video is good enough to comfortably watch on the front TV<fn>minus some blocking artifacts in some areas, but the video quality is still watchable, I'll probably take that route from now on once they post the third episode.</fn> Ouri Kagami As to why I'm sticking with the series, well, Martin hits on some of the reasons, especially when it comes to atmosphere and direction<fn>And I agree with his observation with the comedy and slapstick being a bit out of place, though I'm not finding it distracting right now<fn>. But what really is keeping me curious is Ouri Kagami: Why is he keeping so calm about what's going on? And what the hell is up with that cat? Hopefully, the 13-episode series delves into that and doesn't leave me hanging...</fn></fn> But even if it does, I still got to watch an anime series that has an undead girl akimbo-wielding machine pistols in a school-girl outfit. That has to count for something, right? Good, bad, I'm the one with the sub-machine guns.
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