http://antenna.animeblogger.net/ Series Chokotto Sister - An aggregation of content from anime blogs. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss AnimeBlogger.net Antenna http://between-betwixt.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-09-previews.html http://between-betwixt.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-09-previews.html With several shows that I enjoy carrying on from spring; add 14 new ones, plus Haruhi new episodes, Zetsubou Sensei 3rd and Ookami 2nd season; this summer looks very promising! The highlights are of course Canaan from the Type-Moon team, Umineko from Higurashi creators and SHAFT's second TV show this... Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:18:00 GMT http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2009/06/anime-summer-2009-full-previews-wcast.html http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2009/06/anime-summer-2009-full-previews-wcast.html Last summer, I could find only 30 shows to preview. This summer, there are 36, without even counting movies.And that doesn't include strong continuing shows, such as Requiem for the Phantom, Pandora Hearts, Cross Game, Before Green Gables, Mazinger Z, Guin Saga, Hanasakeru Shounen, Saki -- and new episodes... Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:06:00 GMT http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-2009-anime-full-previews-wstaff.html http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-2009-anime-full-previews-wstaff.html Last summer, I could find only 30 shows to preview. This summer, there are 36, without even counting movies.And that doesn't include strong continuing shows, such as Requiem for the Phantom, Pandora Hearts, Cross Game, Before Green Gables, Mazinger Z, Guin Saga, Hanasakeru Shounen, Saki -- and new episodes... Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:32:00 GMT http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-2009-anime-previews-full.html http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-2009-anime-previews-full.html Last summer, I could find only 30 shows to preview. This summer, there are 36, without even counting movies.And that doesn't include strong continuing shows, such as Requiem for the Phantom, Pandora Hearts, Cross Game, Before Green Gables, Mazinger Z, Guin Saga, Hanasakeru Shounen, Saki -- and new episodes... Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:03:00 GMT http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2009/03/48-spring-anime-full-previews-story.html http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2009/03/48-spring-anime-full-previews-story.html These may be difficult times in the anime industry, but you couldn't tell it from the number of anime being produced. Forty-eight titles come out this spring -- series and OVAs -- about the same number as last spring.But quantity doesn't necessarily imply quality. Nothing here seems like an instant classic.... Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:54:00 GMT http://himitsu.animeblogger.net/?p=41 http://himitsu.animeblogger.net/?p=41 And I’m back! We’re now onto the letter C. “C” is good letter. It gives us words like: cute, cuddly, composition, cluster, cats, crisis, comedy (okay, we get it).This alphabetizing is part of my “I Love Anime” spew. I select multiple animes worth mentioning- talk about... Fri, 06 Feb 2009 04:13:23 GMT http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/07/koihime-musou-character-pics-and-info.html http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/07/koihime-musou-character-pics-and-info.html This season's most outrageous show is Koihime Musou. It reworks stories from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Yanyi 三国演义), but as comedy, and with an all-female cast.Cao Cao is a short girl with ringlets (picture at right), and hairpins in the shape of skulls. Guan Yu is a big-breasted... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:55:00 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/07/16/final-thoughts-kurenai/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/07/16/final-thoughts-kurenai/ Shinkurou Kurenai is a high school student with a unique part-time job; under the auspices of his boss, benefactor and mentor Juuzawa Benika, he’ll do anything- no matter how dangerous. And yet administering rough justice to the thugs and lowlifes out there is nothing compared to Shinkurou’s latest... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:57:16 GMT http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/06/full-summer-anime-preview-staff-cast.html http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/06/full-summer-anime-preview-staff-cast.html For me, the best way to guess how good a coming anime will be, is by looking at its staff: the director and writers and animation director and sound director, and so on. People who have made good shows before tend to make good shows again.I sometimes start watching a show for its voice actors, but I... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:57:00 GMT http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/06/full-summer-anime-preview-staff-cast.html http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/06/full-summer-anime-preview-staff-cast.html For me, the best way to guess how good a coming anime will be, is by looking at its staff: the director and writers and animation director and sound director, and so on. People who have made good shows before tend to make good shows again.I sometimes start watching a show for its voice actors, but I... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:57:00 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/04/04/weekly-round-up-april-4th/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/04/04/weekly-round-up-april-4th/ Reviewed this week: Aria the Origination 13, Chi’s Sweet Home 1-4, Clannad 23, Clannad the movie, Mokke 24+special, Shigofumi 12, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s 1…and in manga: Chokotto Sister 51, Gunslinger Girl 33-50, Nodame 109-113, Someday’s Dreamers ~Summer Skies~ 1, Tsubasa 186, Yotsuba&! 54ANIMECURRENT... Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:32:43 GMT http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/03/49-new-anime-preview-staff-cast-story.html http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/03/49-new-anime-preview-staff-cast-story.html As usual, what looked like a poor season is actually shaping up to have a number of interesting shows. Nothing so far looks like an instant classic, but there are always surprises. And with 49 shows (including OVAs), there could be plenty of surprises.Hirano Aya returns to anime in a big way, starring... Sat, 29 Mar 2008 20:58:00 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/03/07/weekly-round-up-march-7th/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/03/07/weekly-round-up-march-7th/ Sometimes I just can’t help being evil; telling children about the slaughterhouse whilst they’re playing Harvest Moon, persuading them that complete Iliana rings can just be mined straight out of the earth, arguing that Albel is HARD GAY for Fayt- is there nothing I won’t do? Then again, sometimes... Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:50:00 GMT http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2008/01/18/weekly-round-up-january-18th/ http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2008/01/18/weekly-round-up-january-18th/ Reviewed this week: Aria the Origination 2, Clannad 13, Gunslinger Girl Il Teatrino 1, Kaiji 14, Mokke 7, Moyashimon 5-6, SaiMono II 32, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 10-12+Zoku 1, Shion no Ou 5-11, Spice and Wolf 2…and in manga: Akagi 9, Chokotto Sister 49, Tsubasa 178-9 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:42:05 GMT http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2008/01/11/mega-round-up-january-11th/ http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2008/01/11/mega-round-up-january-11th/ Fellow anime fans, heed my words- never, ever let a massive backlog build up, for it will crush your very soul. Sadly, there is still much I have to catch up on, but in the meantime enjoy my coverage of what I have managed to get through since mid-December.Reviewed this week: Aria the Origination 1,... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:12:56 GMT http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2007/11/23/weekly-round-up-november-23rd/ http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2007/11/23/weekly-round-up-november-23rd/ Reviewed this week: Baccano! 12, Clannad 6-7, Mokke 5-6, Romeo X Juliet 23, Sketchbook 4-6…and in manga: Chokotto Sister 47, Claymore 74, HxH 265-6, Mozart Doesn’t Sing Lullabies 9Consider Higurashi Kai dropped for now; I might go back and watch the second half of the series at a later date, but... Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:49:14 GMT http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2007/10/12/weekly-round-up-october-12th/ http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2007/10/12/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,... Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:55:01 GMT http://www.peterpayne.net/2007/10/questions-about-ice-cream-in-japan-on.html http://www.peterpayne.net/2007/10/questions-about-ice-cream-in-japan-on.html I was once asked if the Japanese eat any flavors of ice cream other than Green Tea. The answer, of course, is a resounding yes -- they're quite into various types of ice cream, from standard flavors that everyone knows to some unique varieties that may seem a little odd to you or me. Take a trip to a... Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:14:00 GMT http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2007/10/05/weekly-round-up-october-5th/ http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2007/10/05/weekly-round-up-october-5th/ Reviewed this week: Baccano! 7, El Cazador 24, Clannad 1, Darker than Black 24-5, Higurashi Kai 12-13, Mononoke 9, Mushi Uta 11, Oh! Edo Rocket 16-18, SaiMono II 20, Seirei no Moribito 24…and in manga: Bartender 2, Chokotto Sister 45, Spiral Alive 8-10 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 09:27:47 GMT http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2007/09/28/weekly-round-up-september-28th/ http://azureflame.ikimashou.net/2007/09/28/weekly-round-up-september-28th/ Reviewed this week: Baccano! 6, Dennou Coil 15-16, El Cazador 23, Mononoke 8, Mushi-Uta 10, RxJ 20-1, SaiMono II 19,  Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei 7, Seirei no Moribito 23, Shounen Onmyouji 18, Sisters of Wellber 9…and in manga: Chokotto Sister 42-4, Tsubasa 167 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 10:19:34 GMT