Titles: Planet With Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Mecha, Existential Angst, Coming of Age, drama Episodes: 12 Studio: J.C. Staff There are things in life that are out of our control. Actually, the great majority of things in life are out of our control, we just try to fool ourselves into thinking otherwise. It can be...
I have only done a few visual novel reviews in the past and it hasn’t gone all that well. In fact, I’ve specifically review Steins;Gate before. That was way too ambitious. I just haven’t gotten the hang of analyzing and communicating multilayered non-linear narratives. But I still had to talk about 13 sentinels. Have you...
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, Voting, Episodes s1: 12 OVA inbound: 1 Episodes s2 insight: 12 Studio: Tatsunoko Production I think we each have a quintessential superhero in our minds. An image of what a hero is supposed to be. And for a lot of us, it depends on what we grew up...
Genre : Comedy, Slice of Life, Mecha?, CGDCT, Short, drama Episodes: 12 Studio: Shin-Ei Animation Null is just your average little girl. And like a lot of little girls she loves her sister if if they don’t always agree. Like when her sister tries to force her to eat that awful “nutritious”...
Genre: Science fiction, mecha, action, adventure, kaiju, Episodes: 12 Studio: Trigger Puberty is weird. You hit high school and all the sudden you don’t know who you are anymore. Well you do but you don’t know who you should be. Unless you’re Hibiki, then you literally don’t know who you are. That’s cause...
Genre : Extreme coolness in a burning way, action, surrealism, comedy, parody, trigger Length: 1 hour, 55 mins Studio: Uhm…Trigger 30 years ago something happened. We’re not exactly sure why but people started to spontaneously combust, burning with a fire from within their very bodies. In time, these people came to be known as “Burnish” and...
When I was, a young girl, my.. wait.. That meme is getting really old. Did I just date myself? I hope not. Today, I am taking part in something very exciting. Scott’s Space is the Place Blog tour. Hopefully, you’ve seen it around because it’s a fun project with some very talented bloggers. When I...
Genre: Mecha, adventure, comedy, short Episodes: 13 + 4 Studio: Gonzo Two brothers torn apart by the storms of war are nevertheless tied together by the thread of fate. Destined to meet and save each other at the most crucial times but doomed to live separated by space and cultural chasms. They might be...
In case I’ve been too subtle on the point, I really liked Gurren Lagann. It’s not a particularly kind story though. It gets pretty rough with its cast. Of the survivors, few if any are unscathed. One of the prevalent themes of Gurren Lagann seems to be that a life well led is as rich...
Genre: Science fiction, mecha, action, adventure, heartbreak in the best way Episodes: 27 Studio: Gainax I don’t know if I can do this one. I finished Gurren Lagann last night and it broke my heart in that delicate and pretty way only the right show at the right time can do. I’m grateful for it....
