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Archive for October, 2007

Final Thoughts: Mononoke

He is known only as a simple medicine seller, a man who wanders from place to place and somehow always finds trouble along the way. Faced with ayakashi and mononoke, he does not back down, but stays the course, unravelling the mysteries that led to their appearance so that he can learn their ‘Form, Truth [...]

Tuesday Rumble: October 16th

Welcome to the MANLY world of Tuesday Rumble, starring Akagi and Kaiji, two shows that demonstrate that GAR can be enjoyable too. We’ve also neglected a couple of features due to yet another week of laziness and lack of time, but we promise you won’t even notice.

Final Thoughts: Doujin Work

When her friends introduce her to the world of creating and selling your own doujinshi, Osana Najimi is immediately entranced- think of all the money she could make! With this in mind, Najimi prepares to enter the world of ‘doujin work’, but can any amount of practise and research compensate for the fact that her [...]

Sunday News Bites: October 14th

Hello and welcome to another edition of Sunday News Bites! This week we are joined in the newsroom by Nozomu Itoshiki from Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, who claims that Azure Flame has left him in despair! Let’s see if we can dissuade him from suicide attempts long enough to comment on the week’s news. Not quite [...]

Weekly Round-Up: October 12th

Damn you anime, I want to live! Due to an unmanageable amount of releases this week, some titles have been postponed until next round-up. Reviewed this week: Baccano! 8, Doujin Work 8-12, ef- a tale of memories 1, Gundam 00 1, Kaiji 1, Koutetsu Sangokushi 14-15, MariMite OVA 5, Mokke 1, Mononoke 10-11, Oh! Edo [...]

Final Thoughts: Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA

“…just which screencap you can be bothered to upload.” After two seasons and twenty-six episodes of flower petals, HARD YURI and angst, the infamous Maria-sama ga Miteru decided to take a rest from TV series format and adapt the next part of the novels as five fifty-minute OVA episodes. Having enjoyed the TV series, I [...]

Forbidden Dance

Aya has always devoted herself to ballet, but when she loses her nerve after an injury, getting back on stage proves to be nigh impossible- until the night her inspiration is rekindled by the performance of a new troupe named Cool. Filled with a renewed desire to dance again and become accepted as a member [...]

Tuesday Rumble: October 9th

Dancing: the SJ way Shounen Jump has covered everything from Go to tennis, but there’s one area it has yet to cover- the world of ballroom dancing. Fortunately, here at Tuesday Rumble we’ve got the situation covered, with a brand new series entitled Dance Off! Here’s a run down of what you can expect from [...]

Somedays Dreamers Spellbound volume 2

With Ryutaro keeping out of her way for the summer, Nami has plenty of times to reflect on her feelings for her- and despite his brusque attitude towards her, she just can’t help but stop thinking about him. In the meantime, however, there are plenty of summer activities with Nami’s other friends to keep her [...]

Saiunkoku Monogatari II 6

Sa Province is in trouble. The men of the region can no longer perform when it comes to Pleasure, and the lack of HARD GAY is beginning to affect everyone adversely. Can Shuurei and Eigetsu find a way to rejuvenate the love lives of these jaded generics? Kai You proves that he still has the [...]