Tag Archives: Five Stars

Eden of the East Review

Have you ever wondered what would have happened if Oedipus had not (spoiler alert!) been an arrogant father-killing, mother-banging, eye-gouging, emo prick?  Me neither, but if you could create a bizarro-Oedipus story, this would be it.
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Kurenai Review

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.
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Bamboo Blade Review

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 [...]
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True Tears Review

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 [...]
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Seirei no Moribito Review

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 [...]
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School Days Review

You can’t talk about School Days without talking about the ending, and TNK studio knew it from the start. While the exploits of Makoto and the spectacle of an ending may try your suspension of disbelief, the wounded emotions and the helpless anger felt real. I mentioned before that I felt School Days [...]
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Art of Otaku Review

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 [...]
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