| 12:40am | Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Episode 1-4: Blunder | | | | Another tragedy occured. The remaining survivors have barely the time to realize what’s going that another incident strikes them mercilessly. Forced to keep a defensive stance, Battler and the rest are sheltering themselves, but an unexpected event will plant the seed of discord among their group.... | | |
| 2:53am | Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Episode 1-3: Dubious Move | | | | 5th October 1986. 6 persons have been found dead in the storehouse of the rose garden. As the survivors barely have the time to understand what is going on, an unexpected event makes the situation even more difficult to grasp. Doubts and suspicions are raised towards some people, yet another tragedy... | | |
| 1:53am | Umineko no Naku Koro ni, Episode 1-2: First Move | | | | The Ushiromiya family is finally reunited on Rokkenjima on the 4th october 1986. However, as the typhoon is engulfing the island, an harbringer is sealing this family meeting into madness and mystery. ______________________________ ______________________________ ___ During dinner, Rosa is trying... | | |
| 2:54pm | Umineko no Naku Koro Ni, Episode 1-1: Opening | | | | The time has finally come for Umineko. Pretty much like the other series I have blogged in the past, the summary will be in black while my comments will be colored in blue. As a VN player and leader of the translation group of the said VN, you can certainly expect few comparisons and the like: I will... | | |
| 12:52am | Genius Party | | | | Japan has a lot of good talent working in animation. Most people just don't know it, because without knowing what you're looking for, it's hard to locate the good work amongst the flood of productions released every year. In Japan, as anywhere, the nature of this talent is multifaceted. The focus of... | | |
| 8:25am | Why does everything I like have to be like this |  | | | The following image is what started this FANBOY/NERD RAEG rant: Gatoh Shoji, what the fuck are you doing? Why are you writing anime scripts instead of finishing Full Metal Panic? Why do you hate your fans so much? The last book was published more than a year and a half ago, and ended on a unsettling,... | | |
| 1:49pm | T.H.A.T. Summer 2009 Anime Preview |  | | | Are you ready for your swine flu vaccination? Welcome to the 2009 Summer Anime Preview. I hope everyone is enjoying the time off, because I have none -_- (damn Bar review). Regardless, enjoy our seasonal preview, the format is the same as last time. Much of this info is pulled from Fansub Wiki,... | | |
| 5:29pm | Winter '09 Short Reviews | | | | Only a couple of months late, but the new semester's schedule is really tough. Anyway, winter had a couple of good one-cour series and another couple of two-cour also concluded. Excellent:Maria Holic Good:Ride Back, To aru Majutsu no Index, Toradora OK:Akikan, Shikabane Hime, Zettai Karen Children Watchable:Asu... | | |
| 8:31pm | The bitter truth of anime endings. |  | | | I finished watching the Druaga no To anime today and was once again reminded of the bitter truth of anime endings. A good anime’s ending will plunge you into despair. How can that be? Has anyone ever been truly satisfied by the ending of their favorite series? These are questions that are had... | | |
| 8:12am | Gundam 00 Second Season Final Analysis (Part 1: The Characters) | | | | The Events Of Gundam 00 Second Season Are All Said And Done, And It Is Now The Time For Making Speeches And Reflecting So let me start by saying this..”what a ride this one was”. I doubt anybody who really followed the show (I mean REALLY followed it), the forum and blog discussions (with... | | |
| 2:28am | Strike Witches Part Deux | | | | As much as I want to dislike and discredit Strike Witches, I must admit that series a true guilty pleasure. There really was not much good–longstanding good at least, yet there was a certain fapfapfap charm about it that kept me watching. Classic example of a show with a lot of peripherals,... | | |
| 2:52pm | Tough Times For Manga and Anime Part 2 | | | | The current economic situation has taken its toll on the anime and manga industry. This 2-part series will take a quick look at the various parts of the industry. Part 1 looked at manga. Part 2 will concentrate on anime, primarily in Japan and North America. ICv2 has not yet released their... | | |
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