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I went to the PAC callout tonight. Some initial impressions of each of the series follow. I don't think I'll be going a whole lot, since they tend to meet in the Stewart Center, which has uncomfortable chairs and no raised seating, which makes it nearly impossible to see the screen unless you're in the first couple of rows.

Code Geass

A chess-playing guy accidentally hitches a ride in a truck driven by nationalist rebels who were carrying a technologically-enhanced "goddess". Death and mayhem follow, and the guy gets some strange superpower. Bleh.

Hayate no Gokuto

I've been following the manga series. It's not a favorite, but it makes for good filler when some of my favorite series don't have new releases yet. The anime came off pretty well, and drew quite a bit of laughter from the crowd. That alone would make it worth coming in to watch once in a while, since I savor the rare opportunity to laugh along with other people.

Welcome to the NHK

The manga seriously beats the anime version, hands down: better art, better plot, better style. I was eagerly waiting to see how the audience would reaction to the anime's unique and enjoyable ending theme. All I heard was a "Wow." after it was done; perhaps it was just too overwhelming. People were rather amused at the two different times when Satou was imagining Misaki as a nun.

Darker than Black

What other anime could have a police force with an "astronomy department"? That was almost enough to win me over. As it stands, I'll have to reserve judgment until a few more episodes into it. It definitely did not hook me.

Black Lagoon

An office worker in a large company gets abducted by pirates in Southeast Asia and gets into some misadventures. He starts to enjoy hanging around the pirates, yet is revolted to learn that his company plans on turning him into collateral damage. It does not seem to portray much regard for human life, which is a big turnoff.

Emma

An awkward Victoria-era romance — this was easily the most dull anime episode that I've ever seen. When I do come to anime club, this and the previous anime will be when I make a food run.

Claymore

Youma exist which terrorize villages and eat people. The distant female Claymore race, half-youma, half-human, battle them. A boy begins to follow one of them around, after losing his entire family to a youma and being mysteriously kicked out of his home village. I'm somewhat intrigued; I could see a few interesting possibilities happening. It's a tad gruesome for my liking, though.

Nodame Cantabile

A comedy goldmine. The two primary characters are college-aged piano students, a guy and a girl, that are practicing on a concert piece. The guy wants to be a conductor some day. All we know about the girl so far is that she is really messy, is able to improvise on a work, and is literally the girl next door. I might have to follow this one on my own; it is very much worth following.