As I write this It’s festival time again in Montreal. For me, that means my yearly pilgrimage to Fantasia for films and friends. The festival may have traded the intoxicating (and likely intoxicated) crowds and atmosphere for a more professional event where movies don’t start n hour late… I’m not sure which I like best……
Titles: Tsuredure Children, Tsure x dure children, Tsurezure Children Genre: Romance, comedy, Slice of Life, School, Short Episodes: 12 Studio: Studio Gokumi Ahhh spring, when a person’s thoughts turn to affairs of the heart. But for those that are still in the springtime of their youth, these thoughts are new and a little frightening. Tsuruzure…
I’m trying to leave a or Genre: comedy, school, slice of life, short Episodes: 22 Studio: Shin-Ei Animation You can choose your friends but you can’t really choose your classmates. And if you happen to go to a school with assigned seating, you can’t even choose who you end up sitting next to. This can…
Titles: Kenka Bancho Otome: Girl Beats Boys Genre: Comedy, school, short, wait what? this isn’t a romance? Episodes: 8 Studios: project No.9, A-Real So, you know how when you start high school you almost always get randomly kidnapped by a guy who happens to be both your long lost identical twin and the youngest child…
When you have the attention span of a drunken gerbil. What a weird way of stating it. Can gerbils even get drunk? I’m gonna look it up. Back. I don’t know the answer but do you guys think I should get a gerbil? They’re really cute. Not as cute as baby porcupines OR baby sloths….
Genre : Comedy, Slice of Life, School, Short Episodes s1: 13 Episodes s2: 13 Episodes Mi: 12 Studio: TV Saitama I’m a short person and I understand Atsumi’s pain. When I was in university I was asked not once but twice if I was looking for my parents. Anyways, Atsumi is a high…
Genre: Comedy, School, Books, Short Episodes: 12 Studio: Creators in Pack TOKYO Oh boy, how do I summarize this one. O.k. do you know what a poser is? Wait that’s a bad stat, I’m not entirely sure what a poser is. Let me rephrase that, do you know those people that really want…
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 : Isekai, Slice of Life, Comedy, Short Episodes : 24 Studio: Sunrise Do you have a favourite neighbourhood restaurant? A little comfy place that feels more like a friend’s house than a business. A friend that charges you for food but also has the yummiest dishes in the worlds and a lovely assortment of…
Genre: Comedy, adventure, heart squeezes, fatherhood, potty humour, Episodes: 12 Studio: Haoliners Animation League Every father is a hero. At least to one person. Every daddy is a tower of strength that chases away the nightmares and keeps all the bad guys at bay. Whether they actually deserve the title or not, at…
Genre : Comedy, Slice of Life, School, Short Episodes: 12 Studio: Asahi Production There are exciting days ahead for Nori Kamitsuki. His high school career is about to get a lot livelier. Changing schools is already a challenge in and of itself, but moving to a whole new and little known prefecture makes it…
This is should really be called: I want more short anime! There should be more short programs made each season. They are such nice little anime palette cleansers. Just a light snack to munch on. I really like being able to enjoy an entire series with minimal commitment. And of course, when you rely on…
Genre : Drama, Music, Workplace, Romance, Hacker Episodes: 12 Studio: Yumeta Company Hu Li is one lucky guy! He has a dream, you see. One of those silly pipe dreams we all have, of making it huge as a signer. But Hu Li may actually have the talent to see his dream through. That is until…
I feel a little guilty. After the questionable puppet interlude Matt was stuck with last week, we have my favorite episode by fa this week. Then again, Matt and I have pretty different tastes so he may have hated it! I think our opinions of this show have largely lined up week-to-week so it should…
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…