Just a quick follow-up to the fall 2008 preview that kicked this blog off.

ChäoS;HEAd

I was hoping it’d be Higurashi-esque. In the end it didn’t even come close. The first few episodes started off promisingly. Mysteries were compelling, atmosphere was tense, hallucinations were mind boggling. Then about halfway through it devolved into this utterly incomprehensible pseudo-science shounen. It was like matrix2^10 x clonewars^40 = chaos;head. Easily the most disappointing show of the season, considering my expectations for it.

Ga-Rei Zero

I think I’ve written enough about GRZ. But in contrast to CH, it was the biggest surprise of the season. I loved, loved, loved this show.

Kannagi

Same deal as with GRZ, I’ve probably written

I’m pretty psyched about the new fall season. It seems like there’s a lot more shows than the spring season had, which was basically Code Geass… and more Code Geass.

Of course, there’s nothing in the fall season that’s going to have me checking every minute for the fan sub release like CG did, there are a bunch of shows that I think are interesting.

If I start a show, I’ll pretty much watch it straight to the end, no matter how bad it is. If I’m unsure about picking up a show, I’ll read around for some impressions and wait a few weeks to see how it rates, before giving it a shot. But with no further ado, I give you my first impressions of the fall season.