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First Impressions: Enticing Openings
Sep. 18th, 2021 11:45 pmthe reason i started watching Railgun was because the opening was on someone's top 10 anime openings list. same reason i got into Nanoha, Sailor Moon, etc...basically any anime i watched when i was younger was because i saw/heard the opening and was like huh, that's cool, lemme watch it.
anyway, i still stick by this rule. if the opening theme is cool and i've heard it out of context, or if i've seen the opening before and decided the animation/plot looked cool enough to put in an amv, then this is the space it gets to be explored. hooray.
Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler
the opening theme, Deal with the Devil by Tia (and composed by ryo supercell apparently???) was recommended to me by Spotify a long time ago. i've listened to it a lot, but never bothered to check what the source was. then, today, i got recommended a YouTube piano tutorial for this opening, sourcing it as the Kakegurui opening. so i looked into it a bit, saw some gay shit, and thought why not...let's watch a gambling anime.
before we begin, i just want everyone to know that i don't have very high expectations for this. DFJKDFNGJK
god, this show is so fucking insane, with a horny penalty that would seal its grave if i didn't genuinely enjoy how out of their minds everyone looks. the art style is just like...it looks like it should be the art style for Death Note or some shit. the vibe in general is just so horror-anime, and honestly? i kind of love it.
god, they really got creative with the gambling, huh? i'm impressed. and like, legitimately invested. it's SO dramatic and over the top that i forgive the sheer...horniness of it all.
will i continue watching? UM....YEAH? god i really was not expecting to be so invested in this. but i want to see how this escalates. and i also want to meet Kirari properly, because i've been thinking about her since before i even knew what this anime was. despite how...weird this anime is, it looks like it was made with love. and that, of course, is what i'm really looking for when i watch these things.
Shakugan no Shana
i actually don't really know what the opening Theme sounds like, but i did have a special connection with the opening sequence when i was little, and upon watching it some more i kind of think the plot looks interesting? i also have low expectations for THIS show, because i am not a fan of tsunderes (which Shana is a TEXTBOOK example of), and i think the art style is almost unbearable. but, of course, i am interested enough to watch One episode.
OH MY GOD THIS IS JCSTAFF??? THE RAILGUN STUDIO??? no wonder i was so reeled in by the opening KJNDFGJKDFGNJK
right now, it feels like Nanoha. by that i mean it feels mediocre, but not in the horrible soulless way that Vanitas is. like, at least there's something there, despite umm...how cliche-y it feels at the moment.
also, the main character's childhood friend is. ahem. My Type. the girl who has a crush on him in this episode is Staunchly correct.
their school looks exactly like the school from Yandere Simulator. that's...quite the thing to take away from this anime, but it might be the only thing i remember. i'm just so...this feels like watching an anime. which isn't bad, necessarily, but it's so full of anime tropes and the art style is so Quintessential Anime that i just can't get fully immersed or invested enough. i mean, my bad for starting off with Kakegurui of all things, but still.
will i continue watching? maybe, if that childhood friend shows up more. what is it with JCStaff and making me watch anime for one singular attractive character? anyway, in either case, it's not the worst thing i've ever seen. it's an anime. that's it. i'd watch it sooner than i'd watch Re:Zero, because it's certainly Fine. unless i start getting REAL annoyed by Shana, which might happen. whatever. it's just...very normal.
anyway, i still stick by this rule. if the opening theme is cool and i've heard it out of context, or if i've seen the opening before and decided the animation/plot looked cool enough to put in an amv, then this is the space it gets to be explored. hooray.
Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler
the opening theme, Deal with the Devil by Tia (and composed by ryo supercell apparently???) was recommended to me by Spotify a long time ago. i've listened to it a lot, but never bothered to check what the source was. then, today, i got recommended a YouTube piano tutorial for this opening, sourcing it as the Kakegurui opening. so i looked into it a bit, saw some gay shit, and thought why not...let's watch a gambling anime.
before we begin, i just want everyone to know that i don't have very high expectations for this. DFJKDFNGJK
god, this show is so fucking insane, with a horny penalty that would seal its grave if i didn't genuinely enjoy how out of their minds everyone looks. the art style is just like...it looks like it should be the art style for Death Note or some shit. the vibe in general is just so horror-anime, and honestly? i kind of love it.
god, they really got creative with the gambling, huh? i'm impressed. and like, legitimately invested. it's SO dramatic and over the top that i forgive the sheer...horniness of it all.
will i continue watching? UM....YEAH? god i really was not expecting to be so invested in this. but i want to see how this escalates. and i also want to meet Kirari properly, because i've been thinking about her since before i even knew what this anime was. despite how...weird this anime is, it looks like it was made with love. and that, of course, is what i'm really looking for when i watch these things.
Shakugan no Shana
i actually don't really know what the opening Theme sounds like, but i did have a special connection with the opening sequence when i was little, and upon watching it some more i kind of think the plot looks interesting? i also have low expectations for THIS show, because i am not a fan of tsunderes (which Shana is a TEXTBOOK example of), and i think the art style is almost unbearable. but, of course, i am interested enough to watch One episode.
OH MY GOD THIS IS JCSTAFF??? THE RAILGUN STUDIO??? no wonder i was so reeled in by the opening KJNDFGJKDFGNJK
right now, it feels like Nanoha. by that i mean it feels mediocre, but not in the horrible soulless way that Vanitas is. like, at least there's something there, despite umm...how cliche-y it feels at the moment.
also, the main character's childhood friend is. ahem. My Type. the girl who has a crush on him in this episode is Staunchly correct.
their school looks exactly like the school from Yandere Simulator. that's...quite the thing to take away from this anime, but it might be the only thing i remember. i'm just so...this feels like watching an anime. which isn't bad, necessarily, but it's so full of anime tropes and the art style is so Quintessential Anime that i just can't get fully immersed or invested enough. i mean, my bad for starting off with Kakegurui of all things, but still.
will i continue watching? maybe, if that childhood friend shows up more. what is it with JCStaff and making me watch anime for one singular attractive character? anyway, in either case, it's not the worst thing i've ever seen. it's an anime. that's it. i'd watch it sooner than i'd watch Re:Zero, because it's certainly Fine. unless i start getting REAL annoyed by Shana, which might happen. whatever. it's just...very normal.
