Archive for December, 2008
Final Thoughts: Chi’s Sweet Home
Coming soon: The Many Faces of Chi’s Sweet Home When a young kitten gets separated from her mother, she is lucky enough to cross paths with the Yamada family, who decide to ignore their apartment’s ban on pets and take her home. Christening their new arrival Chi, the Yamadas’ initial intention is to find her [...]
Posted: December 31st, 2008 under Series reviews.
Tags: Chi's Sweet Home
Comments: 3
Final Thoughts: Ryoko’s Case File
Yakushiji Ryoko is a police officer with a difference; she’s vain, driven and completely selfish- a veritable nightmare to work with. Unfortunately, that’s just what her long-suffering aide Izumida Jun’ichirou has to do- and it’s as thankless a task as you’d expect. Nonetheless, against all odds, they make a pretty good team when it comes [...]
Posted: December 27th, 2008 under Series reviews.
Tags: Ryoko's Case File
Comments: 6
Final Thoughts: World Destruction
In a world covered by sand, humans are mere second-class citizens compared to beastmen- a situation that some live with, but others resent. For Kyrie, the situation means keeping his head down and disguising himself with the aid of a pair of cat ears, but maintaining a low profile becomes impossible when he gets tangled [...]
Posted: December 26th, 2008 under Series reviews.
Tags: World Destruction
Comments: 3
Final Thoughts: Natsume Yuujinchou
We all inherit things from our grandparents, but in the case of Natsume Takashi, his grandmother Reiko left him with a rather unusual legacy. Not only can he see sprits and supernatural beings, but he also has her ‘Book of Friends’, a collection of contracts binding various spirits to Reiko’s will. Naturally, such a powerful [...]
Posted: December 18th, 2008 under Series reviews.
Tags: Natsume Yuujinchou
Comments: 1
Final Thoughts: Itazura na Kiss
High school underachiever Kotoko has always adored her handsome and smart schoolmate Irie Naoki- so much so that even the bluntest of rejections isn’t enough to cool her ardour. Even so, it seems highly unlikely that anything will develop between them- at least until Kotoko and her father end up going to stay with the [...]
Posted: December 15th, 2008 under Series reviews.
Tags: Itazura na Kiss
Comments: 3
Azure Flame: Not burned out, just burning low
Through thick and thin, in some form or another Azure Flame has existed for over two years- but then some eleven or so weeks ago, it all went quiet. Every so often a post would appear but other than that Karura barely seemed to be alive. With so many people contracting Hiatus Disease, it was [...]
Posted: December 14th, 2008 under Shameless Self-Promotion.
Comments: 8
Final Thoughts: Koihime Musou
In ancient China, everyone knows the name Guan Yu, the beautiful bandit hunter whose lustrous black locks and way with a spear are the stuff of legend- and it’s a legend that only grows after she allies with the diminutive yet amazingly strong Zhang Fei. Together, the two girls travel the country, but along the [...]
Posted: December 14th, 2008 under Series reviews.
Tags: Koihime Musou
Comments: none
Onegai Teacher
Kei Kusanagi is no stranger to keeping secrets; thanks to a medical condition that causes him to ‘stand still’ in time, he is an 18 year old in the body of someone three years younger- a fact that none of his friends are aware of. Still, his life becomes that much more complex when he [...]
Posted: December 13th, 2008 under Series reviews.
Comments: 3
