Aug
17
2007

Reviewed this week: Baccano! 2, El Cazador 19, Darker than Black 19, Dennou Coil 12-13, Doujin Work 5, Higurashi Kai 6, Koutetsu Sangokushi 9-10, Mononoke 3, Mushi-Uta 6, RxJ 17, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 5, Seirei no Moribito 18
…and in manga: Elfen Lied 77, Gunslinger Girl 32, Mozart Doesn’t Sing Lullabies 5-8, Spiral 46-7, Tennai 28, xxxHOLiC 10.6, 11.1-2
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May
25
2007
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To everyone who has commented on Mai-Otome Zwei episode 2 to say how complex it is, I give you this- episode three’s topless scene.
Reviewed this week: Cazador 7, Claymore 7-8, Darker than Black 6, KouSang 6, Moonlight Mile 1, Nodame 17, RxJ 6-7, Emma II 4
…and in manga: Elfen Lied 76, Spiral vol 7
Bokurano is not technically dropped, but it is on a long hiatus. To make up for the recent spate of drops I’m catching up with Moonlight Mile and may start Polyphonica. Continue Reading »
May
14
2007

In the course of Earth’s history, it has inevitably been the case that one species has risen to dominance, only to eventually be superseded by another- and with the emergence of the two-horned Diclonius, it seems that humanity’s time has inevitably come. Able to manipulate matter with invisible hands known as vectors, and consumed by the desire to kill all humans from an early age, the Diclonii are deadly and dangerous- and college student Kohta has just unwittingly invited Lucy, the most lethal of them all, into his home. Fortunately for him, however, a blow to Lucy’s head has caused a gentler and more benign personality named ‘Nyu’ to emerge, but how long will it be until she reverts to her murderous state? Whatever the case, it looks like Kohta has become irrevocably woven into the lives of both the Diclonii and those who wish to research them.
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