Myself, sagematt and hikago bunched together to watch Kampfer 05 a couple of days ago. What it actually means though, we went to an IRC channel, started our media players on a countdown, and exchanged messages like "LOL at Akane dropping Natsuru from a tree". Very social! And they cannot …
read moreAccording to ANN, John Sirabella announced that his company licensed Queen's Blade. This probably means that Juuden-chan will go to somewhere else, which is a pity; by all accounts a much better show than QB, despite the gross effects. In the same group, Funimation snatched Strike Witches (for DVD only …
read moreWhen a couple of days ago Funimation brass bragged about having the first look at all licenses (and Robert of RACS happily regurgitated it), I was a bit sloppy for not providing examples, but check out this review by Scott VonSchilling, who is a major fan of Funi.
If you …
read moreOne reason why I posted an unusual round-up for the season was how some bloggers complained that there was nothing to watch. I didn't have many good examples on tap back then but there's one on Omohide today (notice the listed series):
Am I missing some excellent series this season …read more
Sankaku Complex reports and editorises on the success of Endless Eight DVDs (NSFW like everything on Sankaku). Although, about breaking the 10,000 mark: isn't it a bit too low? Haruhi was selling 40 to 60,000 in States alone, IIRC. I'm not 100% comfortable with being a hostage to …
read moreread moreProduction IG has managed to achieve is a show that truly looks shoujo in a way most anime have not, including perfectly good works such as Cardcaptor Sakura and Itazura na Kiss.
There’s a very strong understanding by the staff on this show as to when to …
Great, I just wrote a little blog post how K-ON wasn't anything groundbreaking, thus most likely destined to be forgotten in a couple of weeks, when Jason Miao (formerly of AoMM) links to Youtube://1UwJePxxKJA: Fwa-fwa Time by some dudes (called "M;S(Marco&ShowZ)"). I cannot look away.
Now …
read moreNever one to pass upon an opinion that matches mine, I'm ready to agree even with Jessi:
I have to say, though, that I sympathize with Saku. Really, Mihoshi isn’t the type of girl with whom I'd like to spend my time. She’s a bit like Haruhi Suzumiya …read more