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 [...]
Posted: October 17th, 2007 under Series reviews.
Tags: Mononoke
Comments: 1
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.
Posted: October 16th, 2007 under Tuesday Rumble.
Tags: Akagi, Clannad, Higurashi, in your reflection, Kaiji, random thoughts, search terms, this week in anime, world tour
Comments: 5
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 [...]
Posted: October 15th, 2007 under Series reviews.
Tags: Doujin Work
Comments: 4
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 [...]
Posted: October 14th, 2007 under Sunday News Bites.
Tags: Disgaea, Nippon Ichi, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Comments: 4
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 [...]
Posted: October 12th, 2007 under Weekly Round-Up.
Tags: Baccano, Chokotto Sister, Claymore, Doujin Work, ef, Gundam, Kaiji, Koutetsu Sangokushi, MariMite, Mokke, Mononoke, Oh! Edo Rocket, Rental Magica, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Shana, Shounen Onmyouji, Sisters of Wellber, Spiral
Comments: 6
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 [...]
Posted: October 11th, 2007 under Maria-sama ga Miteru, OVA and movie.
Tags: MariMite
Comments: 3
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 [...]
Posted: October 10th, 2007 under Manga.
Comments: 2
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 [...]
Posted: October 9th, 2007 under Tuesday Rumble.
Tags: harem of the week, mini-editorial, random thoughts, Sisters of Wellber, this week in anime, world tour
Comments: 3
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 [...]
Posted: October 8th, 2007 under Manga.
Tags: Someday's Dreamers
Comments: none
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 [...]
Posted: October 8th, 2007 under Saiunkoku Monogatari.
Tags: SaiMono
Comments: none