Category: Anime

The anime calendar has been something of an addiction of mine for the past five years. It has gotten better over time–what was once four calendars a year has now turned into one–but I still love these things as much as I did when my set of coveted anime...

Original Post After running this comic by a few people last night, my hypothesis that I’m the only one who finds this comic funny was proven to be correct. It’s not terribly funny unless you find Shinbo getting on Yamakan’s case for storyboarding an episode of Chu-Bra funny, and...

Having never seen nor read any of Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni, I had very little interest in Umineko no Naku Koro Ni when it was set to hit Japanese airwaves. However, while I was in Japan, a friend of mine insisted that we catch the show’s premier on...

Between a somewhat vague plot synopsis and bizarre promotional artwork, the image I had in my head of Kuuchuu Buranko was a strange one. I had visions of a cartoon in which narrative and direction went out of their way to be confusing, visuals made no sense at all,...

All I have left is Hanamaru Kindergarten. Hanamaru Kindergarten Not having much in the way of expectations for this show, I was viciously slain the by the life-threatening amount of cuteness present in every second of Hanamaru Kindergarten’s running time. Furthermore, it was refreshing to see something that was...

Round 2. FIGHT! Dance in the Vampire Bund Before you read my thoughts on this show, I implore you to watch the actual episode beforehand, especially if you know nothing about it. The surprise was kind of spoiled for me, and as a result my experience was ruined somewhat....

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We now live in the brave new year of 2010. Do the cartoons dropping this year have the bravery to match, though? As of right now, not really! Cobra the Animation: Rokunin no Yuushi Upon learning that this new Cobra series was still in the hands of Magic Bus...

Even though I came out of the first Kara no Kyoukai film with something of a negative reaction, upon finishing the seventh and final film I can quite easily say that it’s been a fine ride. A bumpy ride, mind you, but I more or less enjoyed it. However,...

I have this old hotmail account that’s basically good for nothing anymore except for MSN and getting spammy emails from sites like Amazon or whatever. Now I usually delete these emails from Amazon without even opening them, but today I got one with the curious word “anime” in the...