Hey guys, I saw some anime ! Yeah to me ! (very rarely saw anime for many years, hence the introduction). So some impressions to follow. Keep in mind that I'm no connoisseur and that if I say something inflammatory to you it's highly probable I'm not aware of it and I'm totally open to be corrected.
Kill la Kill 1
Meh. Style over substance. The entire thing is an exercise in excessiveness. Ginormous action sequences, heavy sense of humor, but so devoid of any trace of plot or writing that I must admit that the day after I had to force myself to remember I had view it. Fun watching it but didn't leave a trace in me.
Uchouten Kazoku 1
Well, the antithesis of Kill la Kill ? Cerebral experience where all action takes the form of dialogs. Not a lot to remember in this first episode for me I'm afraid. It was cool but definitely lacking something.
Durarara 1
Ah, maybe I'm biased but I always wanted to see the series and it was the only episode that left me with a real will to continue further (not to say I won't continue watching the rest). I really liked the heavy handed metaphor of life is strange, full of weird people and dangerous sometimes. Problem, the metaphor is hurt by the episode overuse of "narrative tunnels", monologues etc... Life is strange, weird, dangerous, and certainly not calm. The episode would have greatly benefited from a more hectic rhythm to go with what it seems it wanted to achieve.