On my world, it means hope.

Watched the first 4 episodes of Blue Exorcist today.

Admittedly, I'm a sucker for Tomato in the Mirror protagonists, so I fell for the premise hook, line and sinker. I'm also a total sucker for stories that focus on sibling relationships. So yeah.

That said, Blue Exorcist was a little too moe for my tastes. ( Cut for minor spoilers )

Also, I was a little disappointed Rin and Yukio's relationship wasn't taken further. I didn't really get a sense of genuine emotion from their bond, apart from the way Yukio acts like a mother hen around Rin. Even their fight in Episode 3 didn't do it for me. (Although I have to say I feel sorry for poor Rin--it sucks to have your younger sibling outgrow and outclass you. Even though they're twins...wait...)

I usually dislike Magical School stories (i.e. Soul Eater), which it looks like Blue Exorcist is, so I'm not sure if I'll be interested in watching further. But who knows.


...ARGH HAVE TO GO FINISH MY FINALS NOW T_T

I was Wikipedia'ing Durarara!! and I came across this in the episode summaries:

"Izaya believes in the myth that by starting a war and coming out as the hero/victor, the Dullahan will send him to Valhalla."

x_x

Is this real, or fake? Tell me it's fake... Dullahan and Valhalla don't even belong to the same mythology!

I watched the first few episodes of Baccano! yesterday at Anime Club, and I liked the out-of-order storytelling and the refreshingly unique setting in Great Depression-era America (although wasn't the California Gold Rush during the antebellum period? O.o).

And then I found out that Durarara!, the Next Big Thing in anime right now, was written by the same author.

Hmm.