Anime Kita He ~Diamond Dust Drops~

[Dagger]

Kita He is a twelve episode series which aired in Japan earlier this spring. I somehow managed to miss the show when it first came out, but I'm planning to remedy that. Judging by its first episode, Kita He may end up being the one of the few bishoujo-game-based anime I actually like. It has a pleasant atmosphere, adequate animation and seems dramatic enough to avoid losing my attention.

The character designs are a little... odd, but for some reason I find them really appealing. I'm just surprised that the main character (of the moment, anyway--I'm not sure how the series is structured, and at least four other girls will eventually have major roles) doesn't annoy me. Her girlish voice and predictable reactions would normally have struck me as being rather irksome.

Since I recently caught up with Hunter x Hunter (a [i]totally[/i] different type of series, heh), I've been looking for something quiet and soothing to tide me over when there's nothing else to watch. Hopefully Kita He will continue to fit the bill. ^_^

~Dagger~

[densuke]

I can think of quite a few game-based series I like better than this particular one. The OP sequence sets my teeth on edge - music, visuals, the whole bit. Plenty of game-based shows wind up with character designs different to those of the game. In this case the characters came out jowly and lumpy.

The story was almost enough to keep me watching it but not quite - I hit one too many unlikable characters (not that all the characters were like that) and never did get to the end of the series.

The structure of the series gives each girl a couple or three episodes to... do whatever she does. The last episode ties everything together or wraps it up or something in Hokkaido. So basically it's an omnibus with an epilogue.

[b]Dagger[/b], tell me which game-based series you watched and disliked (and why) and I'll tell you which ones I liked best (hopefully the lists won't match).