At Ender’s urging, I picked up this series near the end of its run. It actually ended up being perfect, because I was able to basically marathon the entire series over a week’s time. I was really glad I watched it, and the show made a definite impression on me.
When I first heard of Bamboo Blade, I thought it would be a dull sports (and possibly harem) anime series. I’m glad to say, however, that I was pleasantly surprised. I’m not really sure how I would classify it, as it is kind of a mix of comedy and slice-of-life with just a [...]
Despite being a moderate Atlus fanboy, I have to admit that they’ve made some pretty questionable imports over the years. Their latest release, Baroque (PS/Wii), is likely to go down in the books as either too artsy to be accepted by the general populace, or just plain bad, joining its comrade Unlimited [...]
It’s been a long time since I’ve watched any live-action; I think the last one I saw was the hokey yet fun Hana Yori Dango. This time around, I was looking for something leaning more towards suspense, so I marathoned Liar Game (based on the manga of the same name). The story centers around [...]
Spice and Wolf sounds like it would be an interesting journey, but I was left feeling underwhelmed for most of the ride. I liked the premise of Lawrence meeting the wolf-deity Horo and promising to show her the world before taking her back to her hood, but along the way I began to care [...]
Shakugan no Shana’s second season has finished up, and I’m going to assume there will be at least another sequel after this. With this assumption, I can say that I definitely enjoyed the second season more than the first. However, it should be noted that while Shakugan no Shana Second builds effectively on [...]
After the somewhat lackluster first episode, True Tears turned into a complete whirlwind that greatly exceeded my expectations. At a trim 13 episodes with very little filler, I think True Tears is a great example of how to present a (somewhat) realistic romance.
Story
Of course with that said, the plot of True Tears is not [...]
Piggybacking off Kabitzin’s promotion of the latest Appleseed movie, I thought I’d throw in my two cents on another movie in a similar vein, Vexille. Like Appleseed, it’s a cell-shaded CG movie centered around many of Masamune Shirow’s sci-fi themes. However, it has much grimmer and down-to-earth overtones instead of the over-the-top comic book [...]
With the new Persona anime looking up this season, I thought it would be a good time to give props to Persona 3, the game that loosely provides the setting for the show. I’m actually glad that the anime has very little relevance to the game, since VG adaptations tend to chafe at [...]
So I came down with the tag team combo of stomach flu and upper respiratory flu over the holidays, which meant it was time to bust out the to-watch list and marathon some anime to ease the pain. Baccano! was at the top of the list after I saw the intriguing first episode [...]
First things first - I can’t believe the numbnuts at NIS America decided to ditch the ethereal cover art of the JP version and go with a much more cartoony NA cover. What a waste. Maybe it was an American ‘Nice Boat’ effect, what with the piles of dead bodies and [...]
From the way it starts out, you’d expect Seirei no Moribito to be a no-holds-barred, ass-kicking affair, but many of the episodes are actually more slice-of-life than anything else. Fortunately, Chagum and Balsa have a much more exciting life than I do, and so while a few episodes may have been slower than I [...]
Star Ocean EX, Shining Tears x Wind, Tales of Eternia, Xenosaga…the list goes on. Game-to-anime adaptations have a history of major suckage, which was why the anime version of Gungrave was a odd exception. Bateszi’s review reminded me how awesome that show was…[cries manly tears].
The original game’s storyline ends differently [...]
