Digging through /w/ on 4chan today, found a few nice Code Geass caps from the new OP that started with episode 13. Picked out a few to trace, first up was Anya. Not my favourite character of the series by any means, but I thought this one was worth tracing anyway.

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Yes, lack of 4:3 and 5:4 ratios this time. Combination of laziness and widescreen source. Who doesn’t have a widescreen these days anyway?
So I guess with the new season a few weeks in, I should post some thoughts on what I’ve seen so far. Let’s get the regular Studio DEEN abortion out of the way first.
Vampire Knight: I think I said this one would be a hit and a miss. Turns out whoever was shooting was blind, deaf and dumb, because it was a huge miss. The animation isn’t bad, and the hair is way too detailed (DEEN seem to have a habit of this, see Shion no Ou), but I think this says it best:
[it’s] aimed squarely at the creepy yaoi fangirl demographic
Now, with that out of the way, the stuff that doesn’t suck. And I’m pleased to report that if you steer clear of the obvious bad shows (To-LOVE-Ru and Kanokon, I’m looking at you!) there’s a lot of good coming out of this season.
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The final subbed episodes of Spice and Wolf and Shigofumi being released overnight reminded me that it’s about time for another anime-related post. And that is what’s coming up next season. And it’s a biggun!
Update: I’ve dug up a few of the PV’s on Youtube and added them to the post.
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