Disclaimer: While I know the basic premise, I’ve never read the manga or seen an episode of the original series from 1999-2000. But I know both are well-regarded, and that the anime was produced by Nippon Animation and considered to have remarkably good animation for the time. It was directed […] Read more
Silver Link and Oonuma Shin continue to deliver some of the prettiest comedies around, but at this point I’m undecided about whether this one has a place in my blogging future. OP: “Endless Story” by Yukari Tamura The pedigree behind C3 is interesting. Based on a LN series by Minase […] Read more
I’m about to say something deep about Bakuman. Ready? You’ll either like it or you won’t. OP:”Dream of Life” by Shouhei Itou What’s this, a sequel without any extra punctuation marks or exclamation points? Indeed, it’s just “Season 2” and while I debated whether to call this episode 26 or […] Read more
A disclaimer: I don’t have much background with Fate/Zero. I have no familiarity with the source material and apart from a brief flirtation with the anime adaptation of Fate/stay night – long enough to know it didn’t make much of an impression – I have no foreknowledge of the material […] Read more
The first official premiere of Fall 2011 is actually the second initial bow for a sequel to one of my favorite 2010 comedies. Like Working, Shinryaku Ika Musume is back with a new director – and some new punctuation. What’s up with the lazy title ideas, anyway? OP: “High Powered” […] Read more
Sometimes I’ll watch a premiere just based on the cast, and Cat God is one of those instances. To be honest it looks like a throwawy series, but given that the two main characters represent Haruka Tomatsu and Yui Horie – one of my current favorites and possibly my all-time […] Read more
OP: 「マジヤバもーそうLOVE♥」 (Maji Yaba Mousou LOVE ♥) by R-15 (合田彩, 福原由莉奈, 柏山奈々美, 小松真奈, 積田かよ子, 村上まどか, 村井理沙子, 月宮みどり) (Gouda Aya, Fukuhara Yurina, Kashiyama Nanami, Komatsu Mana, Tsumita Kayako, Murakami Madoka, Murai Risako, Tsukimiya Midori) FYI, this intro is “simulcast”, as I’m also doing a first impressions post for RC on this […] Read more
If there was ever a studio that has the feel of “generic” attached to it, it would be ZEXCS. Their shows generally have about the same look – middling animation, slightly washed-out color scheme, very, well, generic style. They tend to have supernatural elements and fairly gratuitous fanservice, usually school-themed. […] Read more
OP: OP: 「ノルニル」 (Noruniru) by やくしまるえつこメトロオーケストラ (Yakushimaru Etsuko Metro Orchestra) In some ways I was more curious about this series than any other of the Summer. The PVs were bizarre, puzzling and utterly unhelpful in illuminating what was to come. The promo descriptions were cryptic and vague, to say the […] Read more
OP: “Sweet Drops” by PUFFY Will anyone be surprised if I say that NoitaminA looks to have another outstanding series on their hands? Keeping with the trend over the last few cycles, anime’s finest hour is delivering a heartwarmer and an edgy fantastical series (No. 6, to be reviewed later). […] Read more