I wanted a decent Moyashimon, and I got one. But it's not a masterpiece. We get a story of a guy who runs away from being a model student and proceeds thinking with his penis, if at all. Frankly, it's not terribly entertaining, but it's harmless enough and fills up …
read moreWelcome to the world of manga
Manga did not interest me much previously and I generally considered it from anime perspective. That is why I have 3 sets of Azumanga: ADV English edition, original, and another original that I bought by mistake, thinking that it was the 10th Anniversary Edition (it's the one where Tomo asks …
read moreHanners of WataMote 04
The Last Leaf is left for Hanners in WataMote:
Even if it hasn't frequently been the height of amusement for me, I've given WATAMOTE something of a free pass as it seemed to at least have its heart in the right place - however, this week's episode has me wondering whether …
read moreStella C3 begins
I suppose that I started watching Stella something-something C3 (-bu) because I really wanted to like Garupan, but could not, and this seemed like a less idiotic remix of the same. Only it's not. If anyone wants spoilers, Kuro and SDB have them (the latter -- in comments). But the important …
read moreBloggers on WataMote 03
They seem to be catching on. Here's Peter S.:
Tomoko is so miserable at times. But then it occurs to me that the one making her miserable is herself.
And (Gendo)Mike:
read moreWhat WataMote continually does, with caustic humor, is to drive home the point that ultimately Tomoko is responsible …
Daisuki buys ads
I don't know about you, but I see Daisuki's adds all the time. Here's one from The Onion:
And this one is from TTAC:
Not sure who the ad provider is, probably Google. But it's figuratively everywhere. I saw banners, too.
read moreWatamote begins
Three episodes in, Watamote is the highlight of the season. If you doubt me, read how Omo parses the reference to Mimi o Sumaseba. But anyhow, I am now certain that Brickmuppet misread it completely. The comedy is deeper and more subtle than most, so it's quite fine. The only …
read moreAlthouse closes comments, Instapundit opens comments
It is just what it says, and while not being related to animeblogging in any way, forcing people to blog if they even want to be part of the conversation somehow became Ani-nouto's schtick back in 2006. Instapundit was the living proof that you get millions of visits without comments …
read moreBateszi on WataMote
Bataszi is one of "sophisticated" animebloggers, so inevitably our tastes diverge as he waddles into horror. This time, however:
read moreOf all the new anime that I’ve seen this season, it’s probably WataMote that has left me with the strongest impression, to the point where I went ahead and …
WataMote spoilers for Peter
The question after episode one is whether we’re just going to watch Tomoko go and fail every episode (no fun to watch) or will she somehow make friends (like all those other shows, therefore boring)?
I don't necessarily agree with Peter's built-in assumptions, but anyhow, at 44 chapters …
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