Shana-tan

This was released a while ago but as I reflect on the series as a whole, I credit as Shana-tan the last push that got me to pick up the series, providing that oomph on top of how Jason, Kabitzin and Omni were also clearly enjoying this series.

Also this was an eeeeexcellent parody. Good parodies always have a ring of truth to them, picking up on real characteristics and then blowing them out of all proportion e.g. Shana's smallness (at 141cm, she's the shortest humanoid member of the cast, even shorter than Hecate's 142cm), her snarkiness, her love of meronpan and her catchphrase "Urusai! Urusai! Urusai!" I also particularly liked how dramatic scores fromt the BGM were used in silly situations and how Yuuji's opening narration was in keeping with his words in Ep 1-2.