Aquarion Evol - promising winter mecha anime!

After watching the first special almost-an-hour long first episode, I loved the anime right away. The anime is full of CGI but it was great nevertheless. 4 years ago, I was not a big mecha anime fan and I loved Code Geass which had mecha stuff in it although it was not really the main part of the anime. Then my boyfriend did a lot of convincing to make me watch Gundam 00 and when I did, it was the beginning of a newfound interest in mecha anime. From then on, I started watching Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, went on to watch Gundam Wing then the most recent one was Eureka Seven. Now, Aquarion Evol came into the picture and I am certainly loving it. Hope the story buildup would be excellent.

Aquarion Evol is all about Amata Sora who had a special power of levitation but hid it because he received a lot of hate because of it from when he was young. One day, he met a girl named Mikono and spent the whole day with her when suddenly villains appeared and attacked the city. Both of them were in danger so he used his power to save Mikono and himself. When he released his power, he unknowingly awakened Aquarion, a legendary weapon and they were able to save the city, beat the bad guys and stuff.
This is just a way too general synopsis but that's basically how the anime is. You have to watch the anime itself to know what I am raving about. The best thing in this anime for me is the soundtrack! I definitely love the opening song and I am going to download it once it is released. Here's the anime's opening theme.

I am really looking forward to watching the whole season! Don't waste any more of your precious time looking for some great anime to watch! Start watching this anime, NOW!

Area no Kishi - great sports anime for this year!

I just watched the first two episodes of this anime and I might be reading the manga if I have the time but so far it's a pretty good anime. The last time I watched a sports anime was Major and the last time I read one was Kuroku no Basket and New Prince of Tennis both of which have an anime aired this year.

Area no Kishi is about Kakeru who half-heartedly quit playing soccer but still became the team's manager nevertheless. His older brother who is famed to be Japan's under-15 ace has really high hopes for Kakeru and still believes that he has the ability to be the best striker of Japan. The title Area no Kishi means "Knight in the Area" which meant per the anime that in a soccer game if Kakeru's brother was the midfield king then Kakeru is the striker knight. Area here means the box that you see on a soccer field just right where the goal is. Kakeru was supposed to be a very skillful soccer player but was paranoid at using his left leg when it caused someone to be injured when he kicked the ball using it. His brother still hasn't given up on his hopes though so one day during a practice match, he made Kakeru his team's striker. Will Kakeru admit that he still loves playing soccer or will he still remain as a manager? Will he be up for the challenge to become Japan's best? Just watch and find out!