with most of the previous season's series ending already (Genshiken 2, Minami-ke, Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun, Sketchbook ~full color'S~) i need to replace them with the new shows popping up for the winter season. here are my picks:

Gunslinger Girl ~Il Teatrino~ -seen the first series, and it was good, so i wanted to see how the story progresses. so far, Triad is doing a good job subbing it, and is the only one doing it as of this post.

Macross Frontier - 25th anniversary offering. will definitely watch. 'nuff said.

Rosario + Vampire - funny premise. apparently a manga-to-anime adaptation. potential harem show.

H2O ~Footprints in the Sand~ - one of the widely subbed titles this season. was intrigued with the story so i picked it up. possible harem show as well.

Kimi Ga Aruji De Shitsuji Ga Ore De ~They Are My Noble Masters~ - an anime adaptation from an eroge. a definite harem show.

True Tears - another one of the widely subbed series for this season. an anime adaptation of a romance visual novel.

Ookami to Koushinryou (Spice and Wolf) - another anime adaptation, this time from a light novel series. pretty unique series because the plot focuses on economics, trade, and peddling rather than the typical staples of fantasy such as swords and magic. and no, the nakkid foxgurl was _not_ my main reason of watching this.

i _may_ also watch PERSONA -trinity soul- & Shigofumi ~Stories of Last Letter~, but it is a travesty that no one has subbed Minami-ke: Okawari yet!

i've also seen the ff. recently:

the first OAV of Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~, which is essentially the long-awaited "Haruka route". such a cliffhanger of an ending to this that i can't wait for the next one. btw, OAV 2 is set for March 25 and OAV 3 for April 26. of course, give a day or two (or a week, month, year... take your pick) and it will show up subbed.

Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo - had been looking for this movie ever since i saw the trailer on the Haruhi DVDs. when i saw an HDTV rip done on teh torrents, i decided that this was the version i wanted for my compie. it took a while since it was already a year old, but it was worth the wait. nice visuals and an engaging story make this a good movie to see.

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heheh~ with 3/4 of the fall series that are still ongoing, plus these new winter series' offerings, and tons of backlogs gathering dust, i'm definitely swamped!