Tag Archives: four stars

Toshokan Sensou Review

Although the premise/title of Toshokan Sensou sounded cheesy, I was quickly swayed by Usagijen’s TS pimping. I’m glad I did, and if you can get over the idea of people fighting over books, I think you will find a lot to like in TS.

Review: Liar Game Live-Action

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 [...]

Shakugan no Shana Second Review

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 [...]

Persona 3 (PS2): This Time It’s Personal!

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 [...]

Soul Nomad (PS2) - All Soul’d Out

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 [...]

Claymore Review

Just right off the bat, I read most of the manga before starting the anime, so naturally my experience will be different from those who never read the manga. With that said, I also enjoyed the anime more than the manga. In fact, when I first started the manga, I felt the story [...]