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News Report Archive - September 2007 |  |
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News Report Archive - September 2007 | |
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Hello, loyal readers! You have probably been wondering where I've been the past two and a half months. In some ways, I've been wondering that myself. The site has not been updated, quite simply, because this summer has been insane. I've been taking three online classes where I was writing about 20 pages of material, if not more, every single week...the last of those ends this week. I did learn one thing...to take a full semester's worth of seminary classes in 12 weeks during the summer rather than during the normal 15 is good but also mind-numbing! Between that, preaching, and ordination exams, summer has passed me by. This week, I also started my unit of CPE -- clinical pastoral education -- at a local hospice. That's draining but fulfilling work.
By this point, you're probably wondering what all this has to do with you, the faithful who come by to read my reviews. Well, good news! Once my final paper is written and I get my hospice schedule under control, The Anime Review will return. I'm shooting for my next regular update to be September 17. So your patience will not go unrewarded! Thanks for your understanding.
Thanks for your patience, friends...finally, I can post my long-awaited review of Noein Vol. 1. It's got a headtrip beginning, but then it slows down into a creepy, character driven event. I don't know where the ride is going to go, but so far it's worth the price of admission.
Meanwhile, you'll notice a few changes to the schedule on the left-hand side of the page. Because of what I was able to see this summer, I've added a review of Air Gear Vol. 1 for next week and moved around a couple of other upcoming titles. Into this mix I'll also be throwing in reviews of the first volumes of Red Garden and Xenosaga here shortly. I'm going to do my best to keep updating weekly for a while, so start checking back in again!
Not feeling all that great this week, so if my review of a lousy show is also lousy, you have my apologies. But Air Gear Vol. 1 is just that...lousy. Not all of it is, of course...it has a great soundtrack and some decent humor in the first episode, but it quickly becomes one of the most predictable shonen "sports" shows in recent memory. Add to that the show's creepy penchant for fanservice on the part of 14-year-olds, and you've got a show I just can't recommend. Unless you're into that sort of thing, of course...and if you are, I'm guessing you haven't been around my site that long!