| 7:04am | Darker than Black 07-08: “Scentimental” |  | | | Ah, the first of three arcs that develop the regulars, namely Mao, Yin, and Huang–in that order, each one greater than the last. You’ve certainly got to hand it to BONES for attempting understated development of what is essentially a talking cat, although I wouldn’t exactly call this... | | |
| 8:31pm | Darker than Black 05-06: “Redrum” | | | | The subtext littered throughout is, I do think, a sort of rare gem that keeps this series miles above its peers. I’ve only ever seen anything close to it in True Tears, and while True Tears had the problem of being mistaken for melodrama (it being rather dramatic and whatnot) or utterly misjudged... | | |
| 8:34pm | Darker than Black 03-04: “Family Matters” | | | | It’s too easy to write this off as just another simple arc. I mean, it’s pretty straightforward, right? Rocks fall, everybody dies There’s a girl with family problems, her uncaring, distant, aloof dad, Hei as some sort of Ginko-cum-Medicine-Seller-cum- X-Man; something’s gotta... | | |
| 7:01am | Darker than Black: Anime Noir (Decompresed Review) |  | | | Darker than Black begins with a placid and yet inauspicious scene. A girl stands before a majestic night sky, as stars fall down. The quiet piano notes that accompany it hint of the beauty, wonder, and terror to come. We are then thrown, as is so often the case, in media res. A man evades his... | | |
| 10:05pm | Darker than Black 01-02: “Still Alive” | | | | It’s been two years since it aired, so that would make this the second anniversary? I think that, for the most part, Darker than Black was utterly underrated and completely overwhelmed by Spring 2007. My sporadic blogging of the series was filled with errors of a fanboy nature, which is to say,... | | |
| 6:50pm | Spring '09 Previews | | | | 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 ... | | |
| 9:57am | Diary of an Otaku #2: | | | | Moeman’s Journal. March 10, 2009. This city is afraid of me. I have seen its true face. Today, I made the world a better place. There was a fool, probably a low-intellect amoral type who doesn’t like anime, that I caught sight of during my holy trips to Akiba. It was on the train and he... | | |
| 3:30pm | T.H.A.T. Spring 2009 Anime Preview |  | | | Lets all welcome back one of the best harems ever, also led by an occasional trap. I’d like to first thank the huge wealth of comments we receive each time we do a preview. I spend many, many hours of my time putting these together, and it makes it feel very much like my time was well worth it... | | |
| 12:56pm | Anime Weekend at the Irish Film Institute March 28th, 29th. | | | | This event offers Irish audiences a rare chance to see four 21st-century anime movies on the big screen, where their artistry can be fully appreciated (Rare indeed, Unless of course you attend Eirtakon). The films are different in style, approach and content, but they represent a snapshot of the current... | | |
| 4:36am | Con-g: Guelph Anime Convention | | | | Over the weekend of February 21-22nd was an anime convention in Guelph Ontario. It was part of the University of Guelph but was held at the Ramada Inn (very nice place). I was quite excited about this anime convention because they had planneda few anime quiz events. I imagined myself kicking ass in... | | |
| 6:35pm | The meaning of Nakiami’s name |  | | | This really just hit me, but Xam’d’s Nakiami is really going to live up to her name and stop the cruel, sacrificial Great Pilgrimage, literally “stopping” many people’s tears. Remember her new name came from a corruption of “Naki yame” lit. “stop crying”.... | | |
| 9:15pm | Sanpei Yuuko -- shounen shoujo | | | | I first heard of Sanpei Yuuko 三瓶由布子 as Koshimizu Ami's girlfriend. She and Ami even had a mock wedding reception on the radio.But she is a lot more than just a "yuri seiyuu." She, like her friend Ami, is one of the top young talents working today. Her work as Nakiami in Bounen no Xamdo is strong... | | |
| 4:48am | At least she didn’t die | | | | This ALWAYS happens! Whenever I REALLY like a character, something bad’ll happen to them. This started all the way back to Sailor moon. I liked Tomoe, but then she just HAD to go and kill herself. You can keep reading but just keep in mind that there are a lot of spoilers here. In Fate/stay... | | |
| 7:40pm | Darker than Black Funimation Dub | | | | A month or so ago, Funimation made the first three episodes of Darker than Black available for viewing online. I finally got around to giving it a watch. Yes, I am a slow bento.The vocal cast brings in a good performance for the most part. Jason sounds nothing like the original Hei, but his characterization... | | |
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