Checked out the contemporary Naruto, found that it stacks well against the vintage one. I hit a rather sedate episode though.
In some sequences, it's noticeable that animators save on line drawing and compensate with fluid movements. Aroduc highlighted this issue (alongside comically deformed hands) in his review of K-ON …
read moreWhy is it that three quarters of bloggers summarizing Toradora think it necessary to engage into tedious retelling? Even a refined blogger like SDS does it, and the advocacy suffers a great deal as a result. Tell us what you think about the show, we can read synopsys at Wikipedia …
read moreJacking up the mystery as an easy way to increase interest? Yes. But the classic problem is making anime on a continuing source, e.g. Fruits Basket. Not sure if he has already deducted that and only considers the remainder.
read moreIt is a delicious poster! And I see what you did here (detail, zoomed 3x):
Lots of other fun detail, for example Minorin carries a British infantry rifle (not even a Japanese one (memories of my first anime blog post)). I wonder what the little mechs are.
The colors are …
read moreRemember how Hashi-hime listed 48 new shows? Today Moero Amazon opens Cooking Idol Aoi! Mai! Main!. Cabbage! Cabbage! Raechel Ray, eat your heart out! The series appears not to be listed. Hashi, why do you hate Chisa Yokoyama? Also, how many more are there left below the radar?
UPDATE: Mattew …
read moreBig guns really come out today for Toradora. Here's Bateszi's take:
Then we have Toradora. I watched the final four episodes this morning and not expecting much at all, I was surprised by the impact it wrought on me. I’ve been back and forth with my opinion of Toradora …read more
The first graf is this:
After marathoning Toradora over the weekend, I finally understood what the fuss/buzz was all about. It is indeed a superb series - one of the best anime romances I have seen. Melding great writing, intriguing characters and focused storytelling, Toradora has been a truly memorable …read more
