I watched 8 minutes 45 seconds of Eve no Jikan 01, found it unbearable (more about it later, maybe), and, instead of wallowing in depression, decided to double up by watching [Natsu no] Arashi. Good call.
In one word: woa. Or, more precisely, OMFG WTF BBQ. I think that's the …
read moreBlogging under influence (either of drugs, or a freshly finished episode) is rarely a good idea, but let's see what cooler heads offer.
Beta-Waffle: No information. He's playing his games, I guess.
{Update: DiGiKerot e-mailed that his Internet was broken, so streaming was impossible. Added: "I do fully intend to …
read moreI asked an online friend, who was a big fan of SR, for a specific comment on Arashi (yes, I'm pulling all sorts of levers behind the scenes). Here's the expert opinion:
I think it's terrible. A big disappointment, considering I also usually like SHAFT's stuff. The art comes across …read more
Nagi and I collapsed together. It was strangely synergistic.
Honestly, I cannot explain what made Taiga and Ryuji more interesting that Nagi and Hayate... Hayate does not seem bad in any way. Its only fault is being one of those endless shows like Naruto.
FRIDGE: Jason Miao seems to like …
read moreSee why I repeat myself so much: others might miss it the first time around. In this case Zyl quotes his own ancient review:
The gung-ho mecha-freak Isurugi “accidentally” wins the romantic affections of the two most prominent pilots, the sweet Haneda and the tomboyish Mitaka, as well as acceptance …read more
The issue 4 of Gurren Lagann Parallel Works is one of my favourites for many reasons. One of them is the catgirl news anchor. She's so cute!
The lettering always picqued my curiosity. Unfortunately, if I use commonly available translation tables, gibberish comes out: "HIGAIJAJUDAI". That even sounds vaguely Japanese …
read moreApparently, Hatsukoi is School Rumble, only with art of Kimikiss and camel toe. It's not necesserily what Totali wrote, but that's what I read.
read moreLike the "Zombies at the Mall" episode of Penny-Arcade, Melancholy of Haruhi-chan entered an arc of pure, unmitigated fanservice. Yes, I said "arc", as KyotoAni dabbed into continuity in an unprecendented way. They were obviously bound and chained by the mini-episode format. Still, it's all about the fanservice, as screencaps …
read moreThe simple joys of being a metablogger: you never need to write anything, just find someone who expresses your ideas better than you ever could and link them. The review at Sea Slugs articulates my annoyance with Druaga:Sword that accumulated over the season until I could not take it …
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