. . . you think I'll ever tire of it? Even though I tend to rant only about pointless diversions? Granted, I could rant about more serious issues, (And believe me, I have quite a few things to say about things like bigotry, people who are un-inclined to think for themselves and form their own opinions, war, people blaming others instead of taking responsibilities for their own actions, mendacity, and vanity, to name a few.) but I don't use this blog to discuss serious issues for the most part. But still, you think I'll ever tire of ranting, whether it's about mindless diversions, or about real world issues?
Nah.
Know why? Guess what, everybody? In my search to find last minute to watch stuff on the internet, I discovered another anime series that, just simply, sucks.
"So, xm hates on another anime series. What else is new?" (Say it like Kyon. No, say it as Crispin Freeman as Kyon. It is the author's intended effect, after all.)
Well, you know how Funimation is hosting its shows on youtube? I tried watching another series there, with tried being the key word.
I tried to watch the first episode of Kiddy Grade.
Here's all you have to know about Kiddy Grade; it has a lot in common with Fruits Basket and Code Geass.
"Oh Sheeee-it. The hate is gonna be enormous. RUN!"
And by that, I mean KG, just like FB and CG, is an embodiment of everything I hate in anime. It is the antithesis of everything I love about anime. The exact opposite of Eureka 7, Miyazaki's works before 1997, Steamboy, Mushi-Shi, and Motherfucking Death Note. KG is a plague, a plague infected with some of the most retarded sexual fanservice I've seen in years. It's impossible to take it seriously, even though it seems like it wants to be taken seriously, despite all the fetish outfits and, did I mention there's a fuckton of panty shots? Oh yeah, every single fucking time one of the heroines leaps or delivers a kick, the camera work will remind the audience that if these ladies weren't wearing panties, we'd all be seeing their genitalia. Nice. Real nice.
Oh, granted, this isn't the first time a series was ruined by fanservice, sexual or otherwise. But all Kiddy Grade succeeds in doing is making me constantly roll my eyes in disgust, thinking, "This is from the same studio that gave us Trinity Blood? Why? Why!?" Good thing I saw Mushi-Shi right afterwards. Otherwise, I would've been unable to cleanse myself of the realizing that Kiddy Grade is the most stereotypical action-anime-for-adults-series I've ever seen. I mean, KG makes the anime version of Chobits seem tasteful in comparison.
Man, when's the next season of Haruhi coming out? Save us from this terrible plight, Suzumiya!
I need therapy.
