The Fierce War of 2008: Those Who Laugh At The Face Of Death
Between mediocre anime and really great anime lies one’s comfort shows. These are shows that generally don’t aspire to much, but do their thing well. At the same time, there are also shows which fall short of their expected potential, but are still quite entertaining regardless. Here’s a list...
Furries from powerful families fight to preserve freedom of expression
Time to review three short series that all ended recently! Kure-nai: I wanted the Hollywood ending. That said, the show did do well to stick true to its sense of realism right down the end, but they could have at least indulged us a bit, right? I guess they...
July Anime + Manga 2008
Current Chi’s Sweet Home: Good ol’ cartoons Code Geass 2: Best part of my week. Golgo 13: …. Kyouran Kazoku Nikki: I’ve finally accepted the fact that this is not a comedy. It still works, but I like it less than I initially did. Macross Frontier: Consistently entertaining. Though...
June 2008 Anime
Image stolen from here. Please don’t kill me original artist. Current Chi’s Sweet Home: Cat. Code Gayass R2: Even more over the top! And they said it couldn’t be done… Golgo 13: Man this is some trashy stuff. Kanokon: Man this is some trashy stuff. With heart shaped nipple...
Comic Site Rant: Nagato, Nagato! Nagato, Nagato!
Original Post Looking back through the archives, I noticed that I hadn’t even so much as touched upon the issue that is Rosario + Vampire. To atone for this grievous sin, here is a comic which more or less sums up my feelings on the upcoming sequel. I have...
May 2008 Anime + Manga
Hay hay May Watching Allison & Lillia: Bit too much “for the family” polish for my tastes. Not sure if I’ll stick with it. Chi’s Sweet Home: 3 minutes of joy Code Goose 2: JUST ASS PLANNED hilarity and general madness. Good times. Golgo 13: …. Kanokon: I can’t...