Timeless Dreams Anime Blog

I was already addicted with this anime when I saw the first episode. That has never happened before. Noein is a great, wonderful anime, that deserves to be in the spotlights. But I won’t tell too much about the story, because this anime is great when you find everything out by yourself. This is a science-fiction anime, but then without anime clichés. That is the greatest thing of it. It’s about timetravelling, but it’s really difficult to explain what the situation in Noein is. That’s why I won’t even try because no one would understand it after that.

With some unexpected plot turns and heavy drama, Noein deserves to be classified with a really high score. The character cast is great, every character has its story on its own and it is all wonderful. In the beginning it’s focussing on the youth characters, but after that, it’s starting to get really heavy and the older characters have more and more a part in this all. Both parts are really inspiring. Haruka may look that she has to get rescues all the time, but in this anime, it works. And there are so much more parts that make up for it.

Noein has only 24 episodes, and so many great things that I won’t be able to name them all. The pace is overall a bit slow, but in the end, the latest episodes really scared me because I didn’t know what to do. It IS great.

Noein is also the anime that had me cry in episode three. Mostly of the time, this only happens with the ending, if the anime is really good. That it already happened so early is outstanding itself. Damn, I cried so many times during this anime, because every episode had me clunched on the chair and I couldn’t stop watching. Of course, I was frustrated afterwords because I didn’t know what would come after that.

And don’t get me started about the art. The art and the graphics look really awesome. It might be a bit messy, but it fits this anime really well. I’ve never seen such art and it’s really nice. Also, the music is just brilliant. The creators did a fantastic job in using this music right on the right moment. That makes you clunch on your chair even more. And at last: The figts. They are too awesome. Really. They are.

I recommend Noein to every living being. There. Shut up and watch it! If you like drama, you like science-fiction, you like anime, just watch it. The badguy may be a bit freaky, but damn I was moved when I saw this all. 
Ratings: 97/100

And with this, we end Black Lagoon. It’s a shame, it was a great anime. But luckily, there is going to be a second season! Yaaay! That’s the good thing about it, because Black Lagoon is damn short. So that means that after this episode, this will be put on hiatus.

Anyway, the episode. I feel like that I should say too much about it, because it is something you have to see for yourself. It was really enjoyable, that is true, and even we get some philosophy. I loved Levi in action and the Taiwanese woman was really funny as well. And of course, who couldn’t love the babbling of the stoned driver. If you look back to it, Black Lagoon got into a mess this episode. And it was too great to look at. This episode was great.^^

Okay. Now I’m REALLY REALLY annoyed. Utawarerumono wasn’t my favourite anime anyway, but THIS?! I don’t feel like to write a summary about it, because everybody is losing their minds. Kuuya has lost it totally because the horrors of war, and in the end, she attacked the holy place, and declared war on Hakuoro, saying that she wants his head. This isn’t the worst thing of it, it’s that new badguy that wants world domination. HOW could she not fire him, or something. Everybody must have seen that when somebody while he is killing farmers is yelling ‘DIE ALL YOU HAVE TO DIE’ can be a good person. His laugh also annoys the hell out of me. I thought I had it with the annoying ‘evil’ laughs after Yue, but *insert randomn comment*.

Also another thing is that this really reminded me of a soap as well. We know the evil angel. Yes? Alright, with the moment that Kuuya attacked the angels, they used magic, but for some dark reason, they stopped. Because of him. While yelling: ARE YOU… they were destroyed and still we don’t know what’s happening. I don’t like to say this but this looks awfully like a soap with a serial killer and everytime with a new victim ‘o my god it’s you’ is yelled. And never told who it is. That is really annoying. I recommend everyone to not get the version of ‘Your-Mom’ because they have changed all the names in American cities. And that is annoying as well. The cliffhanger: Everyone flied: Hakuoro, Eruruu and so, except the good guys that can fight and they are going to take on the robots. I wish them luck. But that bastard again, annoys the hell out of me. Grr…

Okay. How come that I was reminded of Wolf’s Rain?… This episode had really many subjects. I’m going to tell about four of them. The first was another discussion of Kuuya and Hakuoro that was made by Eruruu and Sidecharacter Sakuya a bit more interesting.^^ Kuuya is an annoying character. The reason for that could be because she is arrogant, and she even tries to conbine her best friend to Hakuoro and almost forced her to marry her. She makes impulsive decisions and the horse crap continues and continues like she is the best. And that everything that goes wrong, is the fault of Hakuoro and not of herself. Kuuya reveals that she might goes to war, because of an conflict with her enemies. Hakuoro and Eruruu are shocked by it because they know the dangers of war. The little brat doesn’t. But I have to say, when Sakuya found out her hair was cut, that was fun.^^ Utawarerumono should make more jokes because they can do that.

Second part: Kamyuu goes Vampire-style and bit Aruruu in the neck. Alright, anyone would think: WTF right now. Everyone goes looking for Kamyuu and of course the one to find her is Hakuoro. Talk about predictability. Kamyuu cried and said that she was different. Because she has black wings and not white ones. That’s why she is treated differently when she is around others, and the first friend she has ever made was Aruruu. Everything was the fault of the black wings. Then I keep on wondering, do those wings impulse you to be a vampire? Wings are not brains. A well, Hakuoro comforted her and said that Aruruu wouldn’t care for such a small thing. And yes, he is true, and Kamyuu is really sorry. The rest of the episode she is no longer in screen and never been heard of.

And now, the horse crap really, really continues. Kuuya really goes to war. And with the battlefield, TAMTAMTAMTAAAAAM.. Giant robots. Of course. Talk about hidden powers. But then, I keep wondering how those things couldn’t be noticed by someone else. Unless they are well hidden but I don’t believe that’s possible because those things are huge. The enemy is slaughtered with a lot of blood and fake drama. Only in three days. Nice. Kuuya invites Hakuoro once again and goes bragging about her amazing powers of her amazing country. Hakuoro tells her to stop it and Kuuya confesses: It was her first time on the battlefield and she can’t take all the killings she has done. How longer Kuuya is on the screen, how more annoying she gets to me.

Part four: I had some problems understanding (all those difficult names and so.^^) but it comes to this that the badguy is some servent of Kuuya t hat has power as well and goes invading other countries without any reason. Just when I thought that there would no longer be an annoying badguy with an annoying laugh, the creators have an replacement. Argh.

My thoughts about this: I’ve finished Wolf’s Rain yesterday evening, why on earth do I watch another of those series once again? Those robots don’t fit this anime at all, and it’s just as stupid as in Wolf’s Rain the giantic Walrus. That was also stupid. I fear for the coming episodes because it’s going to be worse. Sign… With these science-fiction robots that don’t fit this anime at all, it is not going to be good.

I have seen this episode a couple of days ago, so I will be quick about this episode. Also because I don’t really have the mood to write anything at this moment, but shall we ignore that? It’s snowing, and that gives Yuuko a great idea and she invites the whole bunch (Mokona, Himawari, Doumeki, the Rain Spirit, the Vestal Spirit and Wanatuki) to the park for a snowballfight. But not just an ordinary snowballfight, no, this time you’ll have to make a snowman, and with that and your imagination you can fight. Mokona built a giant Mokona and when I mean giant I mean really huge, Doumeki had some warrior of snow and of cans, Wanatuki had a bunny (^^), the Vestal Spirit a pegasus, the Rain spirit the god of the wind and of the rain, Himawari something cute and Yuuko had a warrior with a canon that was driven by Maru and Moro back at the shop. The first winning price was a pandora box, a box that can give you anything you desire.

After some hilarious fights only Wanatuki and his snowbunny and Yuuko were left. But, Maru and Moro couldn’t find any snow for the cannon, so Yuuko was out of armoury, and by some stupid thing she was defeated. But right when Wanatuki wanted to open the box, Yuuko asked what he was going to cook for the dinner.. And in the box was the dinner. Wanatuki was so pissed after that that it wasn’t any fun left. Yuuko had a nice tactic though.^^ 

What really weird was, was the behaviour of Wanatuki. In this episode he was just a jerk, he wouldn’t participate, and wanted to leave as soon as possible. True, Mokona and Yuuko were really ordering Wanatuki around, more then normally, but to act that way then.. He really was a giantic jerk. And even so, because there are only 8 episodes left, Yuuko and Mokona do have a reason to act this way. The only thing is that Wanatuki doesn’t notice. I liked this episode, I wish I could have some snowballfights like that too.^^ And I have to say, Yuuko was really funny this episode.