Month: January 2010

Before I launch into this unorganized mess of thoughts, I just thought it would be prudent to inform you that this post is in fact an unorganized mess of thoughts. Enjoy! After a year or so, OS (or that guy I used to talk to on AIM a lot)...

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....

Original Post They’re talking about Umineko, just so’s ya know. Maria’s plight seems to have struck a chord in Rets, but he didn’t realize that her situation was meant to be tragic. You can’t blame the guy–he’s picking up all those little fragments of happiness that other people ignore....

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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...

I’ll come out in say it–the second season of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu isn’t that great. Well, half of it is great. The other half isn’t so much. The good half is the part that plays on the strengths of season 1–that being the romance between Yuuto and Haruka....