tactics

since i absolutely can't find anywhere to gripe about the anime i just finished, i'll just do it here. the uninterested should just go somewhere else. i just finished Tactics and while it was certainly lacking in a cohesive plot that spanned the whole 25 episodes that it took up, it was a nice thing to watch. they used 12 episodes to do nothing whatsoever, except show the deepening bond between kantarou and haruka (which i might add, they did rather clumsily. but what the hey, they're hot.)

finally, when they present some form of plot, their antagonists are rather slip-shoddily put together. in the end, they stay rather shallow and pointless. i mean, there were characters who were never mentioned again or even used. what's up with that? AND the ending left it very open ended, like there was going to be a second season. but there has been no sign of it anywhere. it's only been a year and a half, but...since there's been no gossip, i guess there's nothing on the way...

i think haruka's angst and pain was crammed into the last five episodes like crazy and then a solution to his doubts were suddenly shoved into place. a very shallow and superficial band-aid, that seemed to require no contemplation. maybe it was so subtle that i missed it...

I was hoping that the manga might be better, but the rumors have said that the manga is worse than the anime. *whimper* crap. oh well ^_^ii

right now i'm wondering if i should burn the series...or if it'll just be a waste of space and time? but the problem is that i've grow very attached to the characters and i don't think i can quite part with them just yet. ichinomiya kantarou was a particularly interesting character because he was drawn like a typical character that would be the "sissy," but his personality is wonderfully colorful and i loooooove him so much. he's not the usual airheaded, oblivious, carefree protagonist that you'd expect. he's smart, observant, tactful, childish, and a money-grubbing bastard. there are moments where he's just too cool. he was so different just by the fact that he was so powerful and able to wield that power so expertly.