The Sunred Translation
Sunred was forsaken by the fansubbing community for a while after it hit, which is why I am thankful towards ANBU for being heroic enough to make this comedic gem available for English speakers. But along with praising their work, I do have a few bones to pick. Because...
Voice acting and body language in Sunred
Tentai Senshi Sunred is, without a doubt, one of my most favourite comedy titles to hit in recent years. Along with all the other elements that come together to make each episode as funny as the last, there are two key things that make the humour really work–the voice...
Autumn 2009 TV Anime Part I (平成二十一年秋期放送開始ノ新作テレビアニメ其ノ壱)
What has SHAFT done to me, I’m writing my post titles as if they belong in Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei or Bakemonogatari. Anyway. These will be listed in roughly the order that I watched them. For some of these I’ve seen two episodes, others I’ve seen just one. Not like that...
February Anime
Casshern Sins: After thirteen episodes of philosophical musings on what it means to live and die, the show has finally moved on to its plot-centric portion, and as such has become slightly better. I am however still mostly watching this for the background artwork, and the short but sweet...
The Fierce War of 2008: Future War 2009
With both the years 2007 and 2008 behind us, it’s time to look ahead to the glorious year of 2009! Well, not really, but there are a number of shows that have come out of 2008 incomplete, so here’s a rundown of the ones I’m watching....
January 09 Anime
Hey hey hey sup 09 what’s happenin bro Current Casshern Sins: Sins carries itself on art direction more than anything else, but the light musings on what it means to live are interesting. Casshern has also stopped being a pussy, kind of. Clannad ~After Story~: I have no idea...
December 2008 anime and manga
Current Casshern Sins: Great art direction but the writing is so boring. I’m pretty sure Casshern says JUST WHAT AM I in every fucking episode. ChäoS;HEAd: It’s always super special! I like this one a lot. Clannad ~After Story~: Hit and miss. Needs more Mei and/or baseball episodes. ef...
HE WILL SAVE US!! ASTRO FIGHTER SUNRED!!!
Since Link did it, I may as well put in my word for this show, too. ASTRO FIGHTER SUNRED (Tentai Senshi Sunred for the Wapanese, 天体戦士サンレッド for the Japanese) is an epic of tale of good against evil set against the backdrop of modern Japan. The mighty hero Sunred...