There has been a slight change of plans in my anime schedule. I said I was going to watch Amagami SS because after having seen the first 2 episodes, it looked pretty interesting. But after I saw the 3rd episode I don't know what to think about it any more. I honestly couldn't watch the episode with a straight/serious face. Let me explain..
Dating Simulation.. gone wrong.
So Amagami SS is the anime adaptation based on the Japanese dating simulation game 'Amagami' for the Playstation 2. Even though I knew that beforehand, I was totally not expecting they would literally follow that game's structure. Now I admit that I have played a dating sim or two in the past and they're all pretty much the same, what does one expect..? Though, because it's a game it felt 'natural' and even then, you had control over your own 'character' and the choices that you make..
With Amagami SS being an anime you have absolutely no control (d'oh) so basically you're watching someone else's play-through for a dating simulation. As weird as it may seem, I could see a small possibility of it working out in some way or another.. IF the player / main character didn't pick the most horrible choices available.
So I pressed 'play' to watch the episode.. and early on in the episode I should have noticed the ominous dark clouds already, when the main character wanted another kiss on his brow.. and actually dared to ask. Quickly transitioning into that part of a typical dating sim where the main character has to choose a location to charm and appeal to the girl. Before I knew it, I was watching this dude get on his knees like a stray dog and kiss the back of the girl's knee.. and I'm not referring to the sort of kiss you would give to your mum or pet hamster unless you have some weird kind of fetish. And if the idea of that already wasn't bad enough, the sounds and dialogue were totally inappropriate and I just had to face-palm myself right there. I didn't know if I laughed because it was funny or out of agony and embarrassment, but I couldn't restrain it.
Wrap it up..!
I guess that shows how certain anime titles can still manage to surprise me after watching the first few episodes. The horrible part is that I only described 1 scene from that episode. I'm thinking it probably gets a lot worse later on. However, in spite of all the awkwardness and whatnot I do intend to finish this title eventually because I'm not going to drop an(y) anime for such a silly reason. It will just take a lot longer than I planned.
New Challenger.. sort of.
Meanwhile I have already picked up another title. One which I have watched about 8 episodes of quite a while ago but put on hold because there were more appealing titles at that time. I re-viewed it from the first episode though and I think I was drunk or something when I last watched it, because I couldn't imagine how I could have put this on hold: Toaru Majutsu no Index. The anime has two season and with 20 episodes watched of the first season, I'm anxious to see where it will go from there. So that's the revised plan for now.. and I'm calling it, Operation: Fus Ro Dah! for no particular reason whatsoever.
~ Ja Ne.
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