http://antenna.animeblogger.net/ Series Amatsuki - An aggregation of content from anime blogs. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss AnimeBlogger.net Antenna http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/09/13/cross-game-24/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/09/13/cross-game-24/ I’d like again to hijack this post for a bit to post up some impressions of the past half year of anime. Now that most of the series of the past Spring and Summer Season are about to end, it’s time to reflect on them again, and how they matched up to previous years. My general impression... Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:42:47 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/31/july-summary-4/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/31/july-summary-4/ I must say, that we’ve got ourselves an awesome Summer Season here. Sure, there aren’t many series, but a significant majority of the new series succeed at what they intend to do. There may not be a lot of shows with awesome and ambitious story-lines, but in terms of slice of life and characterization,... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:06:00 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/20/guin-saga-16/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/20/guin-saga-16/ the more this series progresses, the more of a shame it becomes that there are only going to be 26 episodes. Sure, there can always be plans for a second season, but the chance for a second season to just be cancelled is just as big. That at the moment is sortof my problem with the trend that anime has... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:13:58 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/03/eureka7-pocket-full-of-rainbows-review-70100/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/07/03/eureka7-pocket-full-of-rainbows-review-70100/ I haven’t been looking forward to the Eureka7 movie, for the following reason: the series was pretty conclusive, wasn’t it? Why ruin it with a movie. I therefore just assumed that it was going to be one of those recap movies like with Gurren Lagann, but as it turns out it takes place in an... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:42:55 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/06/23/07-ghost-12/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2009/06/23/07-ghost-12/ I really don’t get it. I’m really starting to agree with the criticisms against this show: for the past twelve episodes, Ayanami an his henchmen hardly did anything other than turning people into ghouls and having Frau kill them. Teito turns out to be the key to either saving the world or... Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:13:00 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/31/2008-summary-part-ii/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/31/2008-summary-part-ii/ I originally wanted to wait with posting this until Porfy no Nagai’s final episode got released, but its time is nearly running out here. The Share-uploaders have a very cruel sense of humour: out of all the episodes they could have picked to delay, it became that one. In any case, here’s... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:22:32 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/30/zipang-review-85100/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/30/zipang-review-85100/ A modern Japanese cruiser that somehow through some strange cosmic reason travels back in time to 1942. Of course, for these sorts of premises it’s easy to simply fall into a “let’s use this chance to show those American pigs how superior we are”-formula, though it’s one... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:36:23 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/30/2008-summary-part-i/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/30/2008-summary-part-i/ Well, it’s the time of the year again for the obligatory posts that look back at the highlights (and some of the lowlights) of the past year. This time, I decided to split this entry in two halves, otherwise the list would simply become too huge. I’ll post the second half tomorrow, after Porfy no... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:40:52 GMT http://www.iwanihana.info/2008/12/the-2nd-anniversary-of-iwa-ni-hana-a-look-backward-and-wishlist-for-2009.html http://www.iwanihana.info/2008/12/the-2nd-anniversary-of-iwa-ni-hana-a-look-backward-and-wishlist-for-2009.html Ladies and gentlemen - Iwa ni Hana enters the second anniversary this month! The past two years have been fruitful. Not that I have been able to sustain interest in anime/manga continuously throughout my life - there have been lapses for years at a stretch. Two years ago, I was brought back into the... Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:54:28 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/20/blade-of-the-immortal-12/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/12/20/blade-of-the-immortal-12/ Short Synopsis: While away from Manji, Rin runs into a certain someone.Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 (Excellent)You know, this wasn’t exactly the episode you’d expect as a semi-final one of a series. Even though it involved the main villain, it was just a standalone episode. If the creators... Sat, 20 Dec 2008 14:58:21 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/17/some-quick-first-impressions-junjo-romantica-2-michiko-e-hatchin-and-goku-sayonara-zetsubou-sensei/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/10/17/some-quick-first-impressions-junjo-romantica-2-michiko-e-hatchin-and-goku-sayonara-zetsubou-sensei/ (note that I’m still experimenting with rating scale, so the numbers are meant to be low, though GSZS deserves it somewhat)Junjo Romantica 2Short Synopsis: Our lead character meets Usagi’s brother.Highlights: Nice banter.Overall Enjoyment Value: 6/10This season really is the season of sequels... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:04:30 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/09/29/final-thoughts-amatsuki/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/09/29/final-thoughts-amatsuki/ When Tokidoki Rikugou fails his high school history class, he has to make up for it by attending a virtual reality tour of Edo- the last resort for drumming information into young minds. Unfortunately, what started off as a simple make-up class turns into something more sinister when Tokidoki is pulled... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:15:53 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/23/natsume-yuujin-chou-12/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/23/natsume-yuujin-chou-12/ Short Synopsis: Natsume gets a very nasty curse put on his arm.Highlights: ZOMG Second Season!Overall Enjoyment Value: 8,5/10Ah, thank goodness this series is getting its second season. The show is nice and all, but there’s so much potential left that still needs to be touched. This concept is... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:09:02 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/23/mission-e-12/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/09/23/mission-e-12/ Short Synopsis: Mission-E ends as Oz rushes in to prevent the foundation to carry out its plans.Highlights: Predictable, plot-holes, but overall better than expected.Overall Enjoyment Value: 7/10And so it has ended. I wasn’t expecting too much of this episode, because there isn’t much you... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:20:17 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/08/22/weekly-round-up-august-22nd/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/08/22/weekly-round-up-august-22nd/ “I’ve heard this joke before.”Reviewed this week: Antique Bakery 5, Chi’s Sweet Home 69-76, Chocolate Underground 5, Detroit Metal City 1, Hidamari Sketch x365 7, Itazura na Kiss 19, Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 14-15, Natsume Yuujinchou 7, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 6, Ryoko’s Case File... Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:41:54 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/07/26/weekly-round-up-july-26th/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/07/26/weekly-round-up-july-26th/ Reviewed this week: Amatsuki 10-11, Clannad Tomoyo Edition, Itazura na Kiss 15, Koihime Musou 3, Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 11, Mnemosyne 6, Nabari no Ou 15, Natsume Yuujinchou 3, Persona 18-20, Slayers Revolution 3, Someday’s Dreamers ~Summer Skies~ 3, Soul Eater 15, Telepathy Shoujo Ran 5, World Destruction... Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:17:16 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/07/22/tuesday-rumble-july-22nd/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/07/22/tuesday-rumble-july-22nd/ Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei: the lost chapters2-H enters the classroom, only to see that the whole place is lit by candles- Sensei is in the shadows.Chiri: Sensei, what’s going on?Chiri switches the light on, causing Sensei to rise up and scream.Sensei: You mustn’t!Maria: Sensei’s a vampire!(Meru:... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:45:22 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/07/15/tuesday-rumble-july-15th/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/07/15/tuesday-rumble-july-15th/ Dragons’ Den(UK readers, a new series of the real Dragons’ Den begins next Monday at 9pm on BBC2.) Welcome to our regular feature based on the TV program of the same name, in which anime characters try to market their great idea to five fat cats of anime! President Aria made his fortune in the gondola... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:47:01 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/07/11/weekly-round-up-july-11th/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/07/11/weekly-round-up-july-11th/ There were times when we all felt that way about Busou Renkin.Reviewed this week: Allison and Lillia 12, Amatsuki 8-9, Amuri in Star Ocean 1, Antique Bakery 1, Aria DVD Special, Chi’s Sweet Home 47-52, Chocolate Underground 4, Hidamari Sketch x365 1, Itazura na Kiss 13, Kaiba 9, KgNE Next Season... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:12:42 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NigorimasenBlog/~3/331243242/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NigorimasenBlog/~3/331243242/ Today is the recovery day after the long weekend at Anime Expo 2008 and during the con, I felt disconnected from much of the stuff that was happening. My hotel didn’t have free wifi and neither did the convention center and I had varying success at 7th + Fig (it worked in the pit but not in the... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:14:50 GMT