I recently saw Grave of the Fireflies for the first time. Yeah, seriously I hadn’t seen it before. It was definitely not my usual fare, painting quite the poignant portait of life in Japan towards the end of WWII. Even though it isn’t the sort of thing I usually like, I have [...]
I’m quickly becoming convinced that Kamichu’s primary purpose is to showcase Yurie’s cuteness. Not that I really have a problem with that.
It’s another lazy school day, and during lunch Matsuri unveils her latest scheme - she wants to hold a giant festival in the town to increase its fame, and tries to convince Yurie [...]
As one of the few series of the new season that I was actually looking forward to, Kamichu doesn’t disappoint. That being said, it seems to cater to a specific crowd - namely, those looking for a well-animated but deliberately paced slice-of-life show (a.k.a. “cute but kind of boring”, in Kabitzin’s words). Since [...]
Although I was sort of looking forward to this series (being a big football fan and all), I don’t think I’ll have the energy to put in a good effort to post for it. For those who want the series to keep going, please express your opinions in the comments section. Otherwise, I [...]
Gouda arrives to find that he’s been transferred out of Akane’s class (3-D) and into Chizuru’s class (3-B). Kouzuki-sensei tells him that he needs to give the relationship some space, and soon Gouda is all muttering crazy stuff to himself in the back of Chizuru’s class. As wacky visions of evil Gouda’s taunt [...]
Kobayakawa Sena was just your regular middle school kid trying to head into high school, and upon finding his number on the board of people who passed the middle school examination, he can now look to go into high school. Since he’s always happens to be one of the smaller people in the class, [...]
In a boring flashback, we see some dude dungeon crawling through some generic tombish level before he breaks a bunch of seals and whacks some weeds. At an emergency meeting with a green-haired angel lady, we learn he stole some very special SEEDs. Moreover, if the rabbits that she is talking to don’t [...]
Otherwise known as “Harukanaru Toki no Nakade”. Whoo, that’s a mouthful. Originally a Playstation Game, and later a manga (which is still running).
I hadn’t heard much about this series, and what I had heard made it seem like another lame “girl-in-another-world” series. But I figured I might as well give [...]
The exciting “sequel” to Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien opens up with transfer student Gouda Jouji arriving to beat up the whole baseball team and coach. He’s all fired for next season, but he is a 3rd year and so he’ll never get a chance to lead the team to great victory. This looks to [...]
Dark, stylish, and occult new series done by the folks behind Matantei Loki Ragnarok. Much in the same way, it alternates between serious and lighthearted goofiness, which may or may not tickle your fancy.
Plot centers around a young onmyouji-type guy, Kan-chan, who has been searching since his toddler days for the legendary tengu Haruka, [...]
Seriously, it’s mega whacked-out, but hilarious nonetheless. The creators must have been on crack while making this (which would explain where all the animation funding disappeared to). The ending credit sequences are a riot too :).
My goodness, I don’t know where to begin. It’s probably the weirdest thing I have seen this year, period. Pugyuru has 5-minute episodes (reminiscent of Digi Charat) that are filled with pure insanity. Basically, the so-called plot involves a girl who’s parents left on a cruise and sent a maid named Cheko to [...]
I’m still somewhat uncertain about this highly anticipated new series from Gainax. At first glance, it seems to be a mishmash of a zillion different genres, but since Gainax is behind it, some unusual twist will be put into it all. In the beginning, we plopped into what seems like a typical high [...]
