Angel Beats! and Durarara!!

So both of these finished in the past week. While they were both amazing shows in their own right, I think Angel Beats was better overall, if only because it was shorter.

You'll have to let me explain that last bit. All of Durarara!! was amazing, especially compared to almost every show that aired this or last season. The ending just didn't grab me at all. It didn't really have much of a climax, it just sort of wrapped up all (or most) of the remaining story-lines so it could end.

Angel Beats! on the other hand, had a great ending, even if it did feel just a tad rushed. I always know a shows was amazing when it ending leaves me with mixed feelings of joy and disappointment. I'm happy, because the show was amazing, and the ending even more-so (fairly predictable from around episode 8 on). However, I'm slightly disappointed because there will be no more Angel Beats! and there was a good amount of material they had to build side-stories, mostly dealing with each character's pasts. I hear the DVDs will have an unaired special, and I really hope that either explores other characters pasts, goes into Hinata/Yui's relationship more either in the afterlife or when they're reborn, or is an adaptation of part of the light novel, and explores the founding of the SSS.

Several other shows I'm watching are ending with a week or two, so I'll give a bit of an overall review when that happens, if I liked/disliked it enough to be bothered about it. Probably won't be doing that for Arakawa Under the Bridge, because while it was funny, it had just enough of a storyline for me not to get fed up with it.

Ookamikakushi

Ookamikakushi also finished this week. Ookamikakushi is a mystery show in which a high school boy transfers to a small, developing town in the Japanese countryside, but there's something going on that he doesn't know about, and people start disappearing.

I know that sounds a hell of a lot like Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, but it really isn't very similar. I just can't say much more about the plot without spoilers.

While not as good as Sora no Woto or Durarara, Ookamikakushi was pretty enjoyable to watch. Like Sora no Woto, it is 12 episodes long, but the last episode is a kind of filler/OVA style one that really doesn't have much to do with the plot.

Sora no Woto

So I finally watched the last episode of Sora no Woto. If you haven't been watching it or keeping up on that kind of thing, Sora no Woto is somewhat of a slice of life anime about a small group of soldiers in a sort of distant future post-apocalyptic world, after humanity has rebuilt, to a degree. It takes place in what seems to be part of Europe, Spain, judging from the scenery. Music is a major theme, specifically the tune of "Amazing Grace".

Anyways, Sora no Woto is one of the best shows this season, with episodes that range everywhere from moeblob to war. I would highly recommend you watch this show, even if you don't normally watch anime.