Pendragon Is Mightier Than The Sworddragon
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 [...]
{ 19 comments }
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 would [...]
{ 10 comments }
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 is a [...]
{ 3 comments }
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 to watching [...]
{ 9 comments }
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 me. There’s [...]
{ 6 comments }
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 second viewing; [...]
{ 16 comments }
