Per-season review. Or something.

And winter 2008/2009 is for next year. D:

Winter 2007/2008

Finished:

• Ayakashi
• Rosario + Vampire
• H2O
• Hatenkou Yuugi
• true tears
• Shigofumi
• KimiAru
• Spice and Wolf
• Koharu Biyori
• Mnemosyne

Still on hold:

• Persona Trinity Soul (10-something)
• Minami-ke Okawari (1, IIRC)

Total based on Fansub Wiki: 32

Total finished: 10 (31%)

Very few followed closely, at least 2 marathoned (Ayakashi and Hatenkou Yuugi).

Top for this season (sorted from personal best choice): Mnemosyne, Spice and Wolf, true tears, Shigofumi.

Also noted the amount of quality subber (personal opinion – also won’t tell) is very low for this season.

Spring 2008

Finished (or still following):

• Bus Gamer
• Hoshi no Umi Amuri
• Allison to Lillia
• Macross Frontier
• Kanokon
• Kamen no Maid Guy
• Blassreiter
• Code Geass R2
• Wagaya no Oinari-sama
• Penguin Musume Heart
• Candy Boy
• Golgo 13

Still on hold:

• Chi’s Sweet Home (20-something)
• To Love-Ru (4)
• kure-nai (forgot which episode)
• Tower of Druaga I (2)
• Itazura na Kiss (10-something)
• D.C. II S.S. (okay, haven’t even watched but planning – and I mean it)
• Zettai Karen Children (4?)
• Nabari no Ou (16)
• Special A (10-something, or maybe lower)
• Soul Eater (3)
• Vampire Knight (2)
• Kaiba (1 – I don’t know if I’ll continue this)

Total based on Fansub Wiki: 52

Total finished (or still following): 12 (23%)

Uh, well, watched too many, finished too few D:

Also VLTTP (very late to the party) Macross Frontier and Blassreiter.

WILL finish them all SOON.

Top this season: Allison to Lillia, Code Geass R2, Macross Frontier.

Some high-profile subber subbed some titles this season. Also return of Anime-One, IIRC.

Summer 2008

Finished (or still following):

• Strike Witches
• Birdy The Mighty Decode
• Ryoko’s Case File
• Zero no Tsukaima III
• Koihime Musou
• Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
• Time of Eve

Still on hold:

• Detroit Metal City (9)

Total based on Fansub Wiki: 32

Total finished (or still following): 7 (21%)

Thanks to the season before, watchlist dropped significantly and still has lag from that. 🙁

Top this season: Strike Witches. That’s it, lol.

Fall 2008

Finished (or still following):

• Penguin Musume Heart S2
• Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka
• Yozakura Quartet
• Clannad After Story
• Tales of the Abyss
• Kannagi
• Toaru Majutsu no Index
• Mistah Bushido Gundam 00 S2
• Ga-Rei Zero
• ef – a tale of melodies
• Chaos; Head
• Nodame Cantabile Paris
• Toradora!

Still on hold:

• Casshern SINS (3?)
• Rosario + Vampire Capu2 (1)
• Earl and Fairy (6 or something)
• Hyakko (2? 3? Forgot, lol)
• Shikabane Hime Aka (2)
• Kuroshitsuji (forgot)
• Kurogane no Linebarrel (2 or 3?)
• Kemeko DX! (2)

Total based on Fansub Wiki: 52

Total finished (or still following): 13 (25%)

Just like Spring 2008. Am I seeing a kind of pattern here? o.o Best season of 2008, IMO o/

Top this season: ef2, Akasaka, Index, Ga-Rei, Toradora!, Kannagi. (did I say fall is best season this year? o/)

Also many high-profile fansubber for this season o/

Extra: Best movie 2008: Kara no Kyoukai :]

Combining them all, we get top 15 for 2008 (my edition) o.o

2008 Top 15 (personal picks)

1. Kara no Kyoukai

Do I need to explain this? D:

Here be my explanation: EPIC.

2. ef – a tale of melodies

Not as much wtfness as first season but still very good overall o/

Also explained everything (more or less)

3. Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka

Simple: Yuuhi <3

4. Toaru Majutsu no Index

Don’t ask me why :>

5. Ga-Rei Zero

I think I like seeing people killed (Soukou no Strain, anyone? XD). Everyone on promotional poster nonetheless. LMAO.

6. Allison to Lillia

LULZ.

7. Toradora!

Can’t get enough of the three heroines’ antics

8. Mnemosyne

Yuri? And involves Kugimiya Rie? LOLOLOL.

9. Strike Witches

Also LULZ. In bad good way for this one :>

10. Code Geass R2

OMFG trainwreck. Liked the ending

11. Macross Frontier

Does not make sense. Also WTFLOL last episode.

12. Kannagi

HEY I HAVEN’T WATCHED LAST EPISODE YET 🙁

Last episodes is seriousbusiness.

13. Spice and Wolf

Lesson in economy. Don’t try to apply it in this age and day.

14. true tears

Noe T_T

15. Shigofumi

Tsundere shinigami is fine too. :>

That’s it for this year 😮