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Ergo Proxy & Mushishi
Mar. 8th, 2006 10:56 pmErgo Proxy - Episode 1
Plot: Hm. Weird. Weird and somewhat annoyingly nonsensical. A little boring the way Witch Hunter Robin was boring at times. The whole thing felt like a weak beginning.
Characters: The leader character looks cool, but I don't feel any attachment to her or feel drawn to her at all. The others I don't care much about either.
Animation: Gorgeously well-funded. Too dark at times, and no artistic flavor at all (the way, for example, Mahou Shoujotai or Samurai Champloo are artistic), but extremely high quality production value.
Music: Nothing memorable, but nothing bad either.
Overall: Weird. Too cryptic, but hey, cryptic's better than stupid. I'll probably watch more episodes and give it a chance.
Mushihi - Episode 1-2
Plot: Weird, but in a totally different way. Very straightforward plot concept (essentially, he's a ghost hunter / voodoo doctor), but introduced with mystery and a hazy sort of beauty. The second episode was better than the first. Although I'm not sure I like the fact that usually half the episode passes before the main character appears, at least it's time spent on something interesting.
Characters: I am intrigued by the main character (whose name I can't remember at the moment-- have we even been given his name?) He's got the mysterious thing going on, but it's a very unthreatening mysteriousness. He looks like someone you want to trust from the outset (love his voice!). Which, actually, makes me think he'd be pretty cool if he suddenly went all badass. The second episode gives us a little more insight to his character while still leaving much unexplained. He's very chill in temperament; this is someone you'd want on your side in a crisis.
Animation: Again, very high production value here as well. In fact, this anime is beautiful. Everything has a soft, glowy look-- very luminescent. Reminds me of the forest scenes in Princess Mononoke. I'd love to see them turn that soft look into something scary. Opening animation was pretty, but somewhat boring.
Music: Opening song, though was cool. A Western band singing in English, but the song was very soft and pretty, like the series. A nice fit, mood wise.
Plot: Hm. Weird. Weird and somewhat annoyingly nonsensical. A little boring the way Witch Hunter Robin was boring at times. The whole thing felt like a weak beginning.
Characters: The leader character looks cool, but I don't feel any attachment to her or feel drawn to her at all. The others I don't care much about either.
Animation: Gorgeously well-funded. Too dark at times, and no artistic flavor at all (the way, for example, Mahou Shoujotai or Samurai Champloo are artistic), but extremely high quality production value.
Music: Nothing memorable, but nothing bad either.
Overall: Weird. Too cryptic, but hey, cryptic's better than stupid. I'll probably watch more episodes and give it a chance.
Mushihi - Episode 1-2
Plot: Weird, but in a totally different way. Very straightforward plot concept (essentially, he's a ghost hunter / voodoo doctor), but introduced with mystery and a hazy sort of beauty. The second episode was better than the first. Although I'm not sure I like the fact that usually half the episode passes before the main character appears, at least it's time spent on something interesting.
Characters: I am intrigued by the main character (whose name I can't remember at the moment-- have we even been given his name?) He's got the mysterious thing going on, but it's a very unthreatening mysteriousness. He looks like someone you want to trust from the outset (love his voice!). Which, actually, makes me think he'd be pretty cool if he suddenly went all badass. The second episode gives us a little more insight to his character while still leaving much unexplained. He's very chill in temperament; this is someone you'd want on your side in a crisis.
Animation: Again, very high production value here as well. In fact, this anime is beautiful. Everything has a soft, glowy look-- very luminescent. Reminds me of the forest scenes in Princess Mononoke. I'd love to see them turn that soft look into something scary. Opening animation was pretty, but somewhat boring.
Music: Opening song, though was cool. A Western band singing in English, but the song was very soft and pretty, like the series. A nice fit, mood wise.
