Genre : Josei, Horror, Mystery, Psychological Thriller Studio: J.C.Staff I hear a lot of you grumbling about this show. I’m guessing expectations may have been very high at the beginning of this season because people feel let down? Nevertheless, a lot of you seem to be stubbornly holding on. Maybe you see a glimmer of…
Wardrobe Malfunction – ‘Harukana Receive’ Episode 4 Review with Matt & Irina
It seems neither Matt nor I had that much to say this episode so I,m going to make it up to you by posting more pictures. I’m sorry, I’m sure you’re all devastated. We’ll do better next week!
Steins;Gate 0 Ep 15 – Hope for the Future
I knew it! I knew I could predict the future! Kinda, sorta, if you squint…. Maybe time leap machines are really quite common but no one has Reading Steiner? I’m just seeing echoes of a future past? I should reuse that line, it’s completely wasted in this silly preamble.
Create-A-Story: Rain + Sea + Slice of Life
Once in a while, the more creative members of our little community give us a chance to show of our artistic skills by putting together these projects for everyone to participate in. This time TPAB gave me such a chance with the Create-A-Story tag:
Friday Five from a Nerdy Perspective
Me and a Nerdy Perspective talk about the stuff we have in list form!
Fastest Finger First Captures the Excitement of Trivial Pursuits
Genre: Sports!!, comedy Episodes: 12 Studio: TMS Entertainment Shiki Koshiyama is a Sports! anime protagonist. You know what I mean, he’s short, a little shy, unassuming. He just started High School and all he wants to do is stay out of trouble and read books without having the mean boys call him a nerd….
In Defense of Haters
I’ve gone from defending things that need absolutely no defense as everybody loves them already, to defending things I probably shouldn’t be defending at all. Not sure which is better to be perfectly honest. Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot about (and from) “Haters”. You may be thinking to yourself right about now – welcome…
The Surprisingly Prudish Side of Anime
In one of the first Pretty Derby Posts, I made a joke about the main character having put on weight because she’s secretly pregnant. There was a bit more to it…you had to be there. Point is, this was a joke because a pregnancy (scare or otherwise) story line in anime is practically unheard of….
Reiko and the dilemma of the extra
Once in a while I will moan about not having enough horror animes to enjoy. You see I’m one of these incredibly annoying people that both wants to watch horror movies and is really scared of…everything. Really, I have skills guys. This is the exact mindset with which I approached Another when I first heard…
Angels of Death ep 3 – Exit Stage Right
Genre : Josei, Horror, Mystery, Psychological Thriller Studio: J.C.Staff On Monday, I posted a Harukana review that I did with Matt in which I went on at length about the particular obstacles of an episode ‘2’. None of my readers picked up on that at all but I liked it. I think it applies for…
Steins;Gate 0 Ep 14 – The Disapearance of Kagari Shiina
Time has always been a very fluid construct in fiction. Once you’re no longer bound by time, it can become suddenly very difficult to keep linear timelines straight! This week Steins;Gate 0 yet again played with time and just a little with our minds. Although only two weeks have actually gone by since the last…
The Valuable Lessons of Assassination Classroom
Genre : Action, Sci Fi, comedy Episodes: 22 + OVA Studio: Lerche Any good teacher knows that what a remedial student really needs to succeed is the proper motivation. And what better motivation could there be then saving the world! Granted, to do so those students are going to have to assassinate a near invulnerable genetically engineered…
Top 5 Comedy Animes for Lina*
*****I was editing this when Lina posted that she will be taking a blogging break, of course! I’m still going to post it because I had fun writing it. Maybe if Lina comes back – she’ll be happy to have comedies waiting for her******* As I’m writing this (in June) work has been really crazy…
Does Anime Have A Moral Responsibility?
Navigating ever-changing moral landscapes is tricky for most of us. Ironically going too far in either direction tends to lead to eerily similar places. My personal rule of thumb is: don’t be a d*uche. I like it cause it’s simple to remember and applies in most situations. But do the same rules apply to the…
ACCA 13 – Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire
Genre : Political thriller Episodes: 12 Studio: Madhouse Jean is the type of guy who always gets mixed up in things. It’s not his fault. He tries his best to lie low and mind his own business. Sure, as the deputy chief of the territory inspection division of ACCA, his business happens to be everybody’s business but…