Quote (Cruzader @ Aug 2 2012 02:15am)
^^ Haha, I just went through all the FMP stuff, too.
I expected it to be a more tongue-and-cheek anime but it was still great, very good mix of serious character development/drama and situational humour.
The only problem I have with the anime is that it has far too many unexplained plot points. Spoilers ahead
For instance the chick rescued right at the beginning of the anime is never seen again, the deal with Tessa's twin brother is never explained, the whole Whispered/Black Technology thing are left as mere plot devices/deus ex instead of having depth to them... etc.
The light novels do explain the rest of the story/universe but I don't really understand why there wasn't an additional season, there certainly was enough material and plot connections for it. And AFAIK it's a pretty popular anime and the novels themselves have sold millions of copies. Figures...
I'll give it 8.5/10 overall because it was a really easy anime to get into and it was downright epic/dramatic/hilarious many times, but the lack of a proper conclusion or simply more episodes is a bit disappointing. Not in a Death Note/Code Geass/Evangelion kind of way where you simply want the writers to come up with new shit but in the sense that not all bases were covered.
yeah, I wish they had made more stuff...
I gave the first season 7/10, Fumoffu 8/10, TSR 9/10 and the OVA 7/10 (I'd give it a 6.5 if MAL had decimals). Considering I only have 4 10/10s and only 20 or so 8s and 9s, these are pretty high scores for me
I'm watching Higurashi now (I had been wanting to watch it or like 2 years), I'm half way through the first season and I'm enjoying it so far