ARIA the Animation, eps 7-13 (finished): Finished this series during New Year's Eve, and the last episode was about New Year's, so it was fitting. I keep getting teary-eyed during this series, not so much as how sad it was, but rather everything about it was moving. The scenery, the music, the character, the nostalgia of the building designs. President Aria's episode got me crying; what a hero. T^T I'm looking forward to watching Aria the Natural...which I will do next week.
January 5th, 2010 (gosh, someone post here already xD;):
Sora No Woto, 1st episode: Well that was disappointing. The story felt like it didn't connect and there were many points in the episode that was confusing as to why it happened, and the tale of the town doesn't seem so engaging, and it probably won't be brought back in later episodes. The characters are stereotypical and nothing new as far as the eye can see....or at least so far. Scenery was absolutely amazing, however, and music a joy to listen to. I'll have to see more before coming to a full opinion of the show since everything's hazy at this point.
Bakemonogatari, eps 1 & 2: Some of the best stuff I've seen coming from Shaft. Beautifully designed characters and setting, as well as interesting characters and an amazing story to boot. I probably won't watch much more, though, until the series is officially finished.