http://antenna.animeblogger.net/ Series Shinigami no Ballad - An aggregation of content from anime blogs. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss AnimeBlogger.net Antenna http://between-betwixt.blogspot.com/2009/03/spring-09-previews.html http://between-betwixt.blogspot.com/2009/03/spring-09-previews.html There are several interesting facts about this spring season. First with the exception of FMA, Hayate and Polyphonica, all other series are new. Another noteworthy fact is that all series are adaptions from manga, novels or games with Eden and Basquash as the only exceptions! As for my expectations ... Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:50:00 GMT http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/12/39-new-winter-anime-full-previews-staff.html http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/12/39-new-winter-anime-full-previews-staff.html The winter season is usually the least exciting of the year, but there are always surprises. Last year, there were true tears and Spice & Wolf. Here are some of this year's possibilities, followed by a complete preview of almost all the new shows:-- Genji Monogatari Sennenki is a new anime based... Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:08:00 GMT http://2chan.us/wordpress/2008/12/21/and-you-thought-2ch-was-bad/ http://2chan.us/wordpress/2008/12/21/and-you-thought-2ch-was-bad/ (This link is old, but it’s new to me!!)Now, I know a lot of folks aren’t the biggest fans around of Seven Seas Entertainment, after all that KnJ unpleasantness and whatnot, but between trying to break into the US market with a whole bunch of light novels, trying to bring stuff done by Closet... Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:13:19 GMT http://www.tiamatsreviews.com/?p=1439 http://www.tiamatsreviews.com/?p=1439 Been ages since I talked about SSE, but in light of what’s going on lately I figured it was time to bring them up again.I’ve made no bones over my thoughts on SSE, the fact they wimped out of Kodomo no Jikan, giving into the fundies, the delays over their titles, and then the suspension of... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:06:27 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/08/15/weekly-round-up-august-15th/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/08/15/weekly-round-up-august-15th/ Sadly no- that’s why I dropped the series.Reviewed this week: Hidamari Sketch x365 5-6, Itazura na Kiss 18, Koihime Musou 5, Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 13, Nabari no Ou 19, Natsume Yuujinchou 6, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 5, Ryoko’s Case File 5, Slayers Revolution 6, Someday’s Dreamers ~Summer Skies~... Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:19:49 GMT http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2008/07/31/anime-review-ballad-of-a-shinigami/ http://www.joshsanimeblog.com/2008/07/31/anime-review-ballad-of-a-shinigami/ The EssentialsName: Ballad of a Shinigami, Momo the girl god of deathGenre: Drama, FantasyEpisodes: 6Released: March 2, 2006 - April 6, 2006Based On: Shinigami no Ballad light novels by K-Ske HasegawaDirector: Tomomi MochizukiProduced By: Pony Canyon, Group TAC, Ginga-yaUS Distribution By: N/AMajor Japanese... Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/07/04/kinokuniya-blues/ http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/07/04/kinokuniya-blues/ This picture is for decorative purposes and has nothing to do with the content of this post at all.I went out to Kinokuniya today, mainly to post something and then go look for Superior Saturday, the latest book in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix. I’m happy to say I achieved both aims... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:14:19 GMT http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/07/04/kinokuniya-blues/ http://kurogane.animeblogger.net/2008/07/04/kinokuniya-blues/ This picture is for decorative purposes and has nothing to do with the content of this post at all.I went out to Kinokuniya today, mainly to post something and then go look for Superior Saturday, the latest book in the Keys to the Kingdom series by Garth Nix. I’m happy to say I achieved both aims... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:14:19 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/04/15/final-thoughts-shigofumi/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/04/15/final-thoughts-shigofumi/ Fumika is a mail carrier, but not your average one- the mail she delivers is no ordinary correspondence. Instead, her duty is to deliver Shigofumi, the last letters of the recently deceased to members of living. Together with her companion and talking staff Kanaka, Fumika steadfastly carries out her... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:17:17 GMT http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/04/15/final-thoughts-shigofumi/ http://azureflame.dasaku.net/2008/04/15/final-thoughts-shigofumi/ Fumika is a mail carrier, but not your average one- the mail she delivers is no ordinary correspondence. Instead, her duty is to deliver Shigofumi, the last letters of the recently deceased to members of living. Together with her companion and talking staff Kanaka, Fumika steadfastly carries out her... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:17:17 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/shigofumi-stories-of-the-last-letter-review-86100/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/03/22/shigofumi-stories-of-the-last-letter-review-86100/ Shigofumi is another episodic series that takes an in-depth look at death. At first, it may seem like some strange cross between Shinigami no Ballad and Jigoku Shoujo, but it quickly finds its own style and identity to work with. The earlier episodes mostly focus on random cases, where Fumika, our lead... Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:15:37 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/02/29/february-summary-2/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/02/29/february-summary-2/ I must say that this has been the best winter-season we’ve had in years. usually, they just features one or two great series, but this season juast has a whole bunch of worthwhile watches, albeit you do have to look a bit harder than usual. #28 (28) - Dragonaut The Resonance - (6,6/10) - This is... Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:37:35 GMT http://animegeijitsu.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/i-cannot-touch-you-but-i-can-kill-you/ http://animegeijitsu.wordpress.com/2008/02/16/i-cannot-touch-you-but-i-can-kill-you/ So, I hope everyone’s rushing to the local bookstores at the crack of dawn on March 25th to buy the light novel!I finally, after some ill-deserved neglect, finished Shinigami no Ballad. (Yes, it took me months to watch six episodes. Yes, you may call me a turtle, since that’s what the T stands... Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:18:51 GMT http://animegeijitsu.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/its-spreading-doctor-its-spreading-japan-is-slowly-taking-over-my-life-i-call-shintoist-conspiracy/ http://animegeijitsu.wordpress.com/2008/02/08/its-spreading-doctor-its-spreading-japan-is-slowly-taking-over-my-life-i-call-shintoist-conspiracy/ So, somewhat belatedly, I’ve noticed something horrific incredible about myself: slowly, through the magic of anime, my other “hobbies”, namely, reading books and listening to music, are starting to fall more and more in line with that of Japanese popular culture. The music thing’s... Sat, 09 Feb 2008 04:55:40 GMT http://bellcross.animeblogger.net/2008/02/05/shigofumi-letters-from-the-departed/ http://bellcross.animeblogger.net/2008/02/05/shigofumi-letters-from-the-departed/ Also referred to as Shigofumi ~ Stories of Last Letter or just Shigofumi (シゴフミ).Produced by Bandai, the series follows the many stories of Fumika, the mail carrier, as she journeys the city, among other places, delivering the last words of those who’ve passed on. Fans of Shinigami no Ballad... Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:23:03 GMT http://loli.animeblogger.net/?p=158 http://loli.animeblogger.net/?p=158 Haha, I said I’d be back didn’t I? I’ve been procrastinating (by that I mean playing PatchCon and taking my mid-terms). Really I have. So there’ll be no episode summaries (really, am I the best you can do?) but rather a few scattered thoughts about everything. Soyeah.First off,... Sat, 02 Feb 2008 06:35:50 GMT http://animearimasu.animeblogger.net/2008/01/19/shigofumi-anime/ http://animearimasu.animeblogger.net/2008/01/19/shigofumi-anime/ OSHI-Wow, yet again blindsided by a show that I knew nothing about. The winter season is actually shaping up to be quite decent, now if only we could get ourselves some Minami-ke O subs and a faster group for ARIA.Shigofumi is about a service for the dead where they are allowed to write their final words... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:33:24 GMT http://53rg10.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/shigofumi/ http://53rg10.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/shigofumi/ At first, I was thinking, “Here’s another shinigami loli with white hair going to the world of the living to make people happy, so I’ll give it a try.” And during the first 15 or so minutes, it was just near or in the ballpark of what I predicted, but it had a little twist towards... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:42:26 GMT http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/01/january-2008-anime-first-impressions.html http://hashihime.blogspot.com/2008/01/january-2008-anime-first-impressions.html Based on one or two episodes, here are some first impressions:true tears -- After two episodes, this is the cream of the crop, for me. Beautifully directed, with interesting characters, and silences full of meaning. The animation is almost KyoAni-level. Takagaki Ayahi is outstanding as the electric... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:04:00 GMT http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/01/13/shigofumi-stories-of-the-last-letter-02/ http://psgels.blogsome.com/2008/01/13/shigofumi-stories-of-the-last-letter-02/ The second episode was slightly less impressive than the first one, but still this remains a good series to blog. My main problem is that the influences of Code Geass’ writer were noticeable, and this episode just lacked the subtlety of Jigoku Shoujo. Still, the only real flaw of this episode was... 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