Iceberg, right ahead!

So, I dropped GaoGaiGar. Though I’d been warned that the first half of the series falls into mecha-of-the-week territory, I wanted to try to tough it out. Clearly, that didn’t work. Near the end, certain things were really irritating me, not least of all the same damn 2-minute transformation sequence that was being pasted into every singe episode. Eventually, I took to literally closing my eyes every time this scene appeared. It nearly broke my brain. Anyway, I know it’s supposed to get a lot better in its second half, and I really tried to persevere, but ultimately, I’d rather use my time to finish up with Legend of the Galactic Heroes instead.

I’ve been kicked back into action by the recent news of Tytania’s (or is it Titania? Sources are conflicting) impending debut. In short, it’s looking fantastic. My only worry is the animation budget, with this being the enigmatic studio Artland and all. Will we get the award-winning animation of Mushishi, or the visual catastrophe that was Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-? Then again, it’s a good sign that Artland founder and anime legend Noboru Ishiguro seems to be directing; considering he’ll be 70 years-old by the time Tytania premieres, it might well be the swan song of his illustrious career. We can only hope, as it looks promising, to say the least.