Air (ep 1 fansub)I wrote a longer post of impressions of Air, but then blogger decided to eat it (>_<)So here is a much shorter post...Air is another anime that started its days as an H-game (adult). Surprisingly, some H-games tend to have a decent story, and eventually see their way to being made into non-H games and anime.
The first episode is mostly setup, introducing several of the female characters, as well as the male lead, Yukito. The setup is fairly simple so far - Yukito is a mysterious traveller unable to make money. He meets the flighty, kind hearted Misuzu, who offers to let him stay with her and her mom. The mom, Haruko (played by a fav of mine, Hisakawa Aya, forever Kero-chan to me) finally agrees, and gets Yukito to agree to watch out for Misuzu, and help cure here of a tendency to make a dinosaur sound ("Gaou!") any time she gets emotionally.
The character designs are well done, important in any harem show. Additionally, despite its ancestory, there is no fan-service so far. There are hints of a deeper story, though this ep was all setup. Finally, the show is quite humorous so far, particularly the boisterous Haruko.Overall, if the story pans out (I know the original game was a fan fav), this is certainly something I would like to see come stateside.
Content Ratings (out of 5)
Humor - 4
Character Designs - 4
Ecchi - 0: I put this down only because it is something that usually comes with the territory for anime that descend from H-games (for example, Popotan). So, the absence of it thus far is noticeable.
