Anime post.

Having a few weeks of break is always good for marathoning anime. I'm up to episode 17 of Kamichama Karin now. It's a fun show. When it first started out, it seemed pretty dark and serious given what little I knew of Koge Donbo, but then the series moved into a segment of mostly filler character development that was more light-hearted and good for the easily amused. Somehow Kirio turned into Team Rocket (fixated on stealing Karin's ring and frequently getting blasted off by God Thunder) and someone high up became fond of having Kazune in drag every single episode. But by 17, it's gotten back to it's serious, twisting plotline for the most part. I really don't care which way the show goes -- I enjoy it regardless. It's probably pretty typical in its filler moments -- you've got the hot springs episode, and the episode where the male and female leads find their hands inexplicably stuck together for a day -- but hey, I'm easily amused, and I like the characters. Not sure if or to whom I would recommend this anime, but it's high on my own list, anyway.

[Summary: Kamichama Karin is a pretty typical magical girl type show. Karin suddenly discovers she can transform into a goddess (or a mini-goddess, hence "kamichama") by borrowing the power of Athena. She meets Kazune and Himeka and ends up living with them and going to their school. Kazune has the power of Apollo. They run into trouble with Karasuma Kirio, who is intent on stealing Karin's ring. There are rumblings of deeper plot, but at the moment, it's unclear what the purpose of the godly powers are or where they come from exactly.]

( There are lots more series where that came from... )