Akame ga Kill! So there’s this guy named Tatsumi who has the unfortunate distinction of being a dead ringer for Mikoto from Raildex (right down to the v-neck sweater). He and two others have been sent from their rapidly dwindling village to seek from protection from the corrupt, incompetent Capital of their country. But that’s not important. What is is a gang of super assassins known as Night Raid led by the titular character and her very large sword able…
Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of Dusk Sky I know jackpoo about Koei’s Atelier franchise other than its been running for a good two decades now and has accumulated a whopping 16 games in that time span. This show adapts the most recent one and for a simple straightforward game adaptation, its actually pretty decent. Then again the show does not really set that high of a standard for itself in the first place so… The plot is this: in…
Baby Steps The shounen sports genre, which was seemingly near dead in the previous decade, has seen a resurgence in previous years with a plethora of popular titles. Unfortunately, with that resurgence comes a ton of formulaic drivel that doesn’t really do anything to distinguish itself in any meaningful way. And, while it’s probably unfair to judge these sorts of series on just a single episode, being that they are slow-paced by nature, we have to hold them to the…
I still think so. But in a somewhat different way than I initially believed. Space Dandy hasn’t really given me what I was looking for or expecting from it since episode 3. But that’s okay – I’ve, personally, loved every minute of the last four episodes. Probably more than most, as only one of them seems to have received any sort of favorable response from the general public. And it’s easy to see why; this isn’t at all the same…
Audience reactions to Space Dandy so far appear to either be “wow, this is really fun!” or “what the hell is this shit?” with almost no middle ground. What both groups can seemingly agree on, however, is that it’s incredibly stupid and doesn’t try to be anything more than an explosion of awesome animation and music. And I’m just the tasteless moron to voice my dissenting opinion on the matter. Now, I’m not saying Space Dandy‘s writing is on the…
Buddy Complex Wow, a Sunrise robot show! Just seems like yesterday that the one last ended… (OH WAIT). So our typical Sunrise Robot Show Hero this time is Aoba Watase, whose main defining characteristic is… he doesn’t have one. Yeah this guy is about as white bread as a bag of Wonder. Nothing about him is distinctive so it comes off as a bit of a shock when a giant robot from the future arrives to kill him… wait what?…
It’s a new year, and that means it’s the perfect time to reflect on the previous one! Please join us as we discuss some of our favorite and least favorite anime of 2013. (There certainly were a lot of shows involving scissors in some major way last year. Don’t know what’s up with that.) Oh yeah, there was also that show about the giant naked people everyone loves. We don’t talk about it here, but yeah, Battle of Onslaughting Eotenas…
Before we begin, it’s my civic duty to inform you that this review does not contain any spoilers. However, you probably won’t get much out of this movie if you haven’t seen the Puella Magi Madoka Magica TV series. So, if you’ve yet to experience it, go watch it right the heck now, because you missed out on one of 2011’s best anime! You can read the review afterwards. Don’t worry, I’ll wait. Picking up right where the TV series…
I’ve spent many hours this week trying to figure out what to write about episode 9, but all I can think to do is regurgitate the same heavy praise and mild criticism you’ve seen me spout before all over again. At this point, I’ve said my piece on Kill la Kill, and unless it turns into a completely different show at some point (entirely possible knowing Trigger), my blogs are only going to get even more redundant, mundane, and boring….
Or maybe it’s not even a pun at all – just some basic wordplay. I dunno. Screw it, commence the blog entry! Contrary to the implications of last week’s preview, this episode is actually not about Gamagoori taking driving lessons. In fact, it seems probable that he acquired a license immediately prior to the beginning of this installment. But I think the major thing to focus on with him this week is that he powers up due to the sexual…