Inspired by Jeff’s recent acquisition of a PS2 and positive first impression of Atelier Iris 3, I decided to give it a whirl as well, since Grim Grimoire isn’t readily available yet.
Though reviews are extremely mixed, I have to say that I am actually enjoying AI3 quite a bit. Being rather sick [...]
Phantom of Inferno is a non-H visual novel (choose your own adventure) released in the US by Hirameki Intl. The American release is a DVD-game, in that it can be popped into a DVD player and you select choices at junctures with the DVD remote. I think the original version was a PC [...]
Absolutely superb, and ultimately more satisfying than Shinkai’s 5cm/sec, which was a bit too maudlin for my tastes. Tokikake skillfully integrates many of my favorite themes: time-travel, wistful high school nostalgia, blissful slice-of-life, and understated romance. I personally enjoyed this film very much, but your mileage may vary - it certainly isn’t for [...]
From the first strum of the orgasmo-harp, OtoBoku caught my eye and it has been an interesting journey ever since. Like many series that are based on H-games, OtoBoku was well served by having a smaller number of episodes, although I hear there may be an extra episode just to wrap things up. [...]
It’s been a while since I finished a 26-episode series, but Utawarerumono more than exceeded my expectations. At first it seems like some kind of bizarre Gundam-Harem RPG silliness with a title that’s hard to remember, but the series actually gets fairly deep. Moreover, the harem never truly develops as Hakuoro keeps everyone [...]
Zero no Tsukaima is a rather cliche harem-action series, but I think the strong execution helped lift it just above mediocrity. The start of the 13-episode series was especially good, but later episodes couldn’t quite keep up the pace or the humor.
Now when I say that ZnT is cliche, I’m not exaggerating. [...]
Tsukihime is a rather short (12 episodes) anime adaptation of the TYPE-MOON doujin eroge of the same name. Given the type of fanbase that TYPE-MOON has, I was actually quite eager to watch Tsukihime, in spite of the slow burn of the Fate/Stay Night anime adaptation, and the warnings about how disappointing Tsukihime was. [...]
So I recently got an email from Adam, the publisher of theOtaku.com, asking me if I would be interested in reviewing Art of Otaku. To be honest, I hadn’t ever heard of either theOtaku.com or Art of Otaku, but when I went to the page, the description had me intrigued. See, in addition [...]
While I had no broadband, one of the things I did was marathon some anime I’d been saving up. I’d had Kiddy Grade for a while now, and I finally had the perfect opportunity to power through it. I still remember the first time I heard about Kiddy Grade: Ender was complaining to [...]
I didn’t blog this series (in spite of having followed Mai Hime), but I did watch it. And what did I think? Brace yourself, because I consider Mai Otome to be a Gundam Seed Destiny-level disappointment. Now perhaps the bad parts of Mai Otome cannot rival the bad parts of GSD, but [...]
I know it might come as a bit of a surprise, but I don’t think of Shakugan no Shana as a really excellent series. While the characters got to be quite interesting, the music was fantastic, and the visuals remained very strong throughout, the whole thing felt empty to me, kinda like Hecate. [...]
After seeing Garten and Kawaii’s reviews of this movie, I became curious enough to check it out. Now, I know pretty much nothing about the manga, although I have seen a little bit of the art and heard a little bit of the rabid fandom. And this movie made a convert out of [...]
While out of town, I had limited access to Internet, but I was able to catch up on Last Exile. Years ago, Ender had suggested it to me, and I watched bits of the first episode and lost interest. However, with all this time to kill, I decided it was time for a [...]
