| 6:00pm | Suisei no Gargantia | | | | Upon reading its plot synopsis advertised in the spring season line-up and having seen the promotional trailer, was interested in “翠星のガルガンティ ア” so started watching this show as soon as it began to air. While it may not have the hype, overall appeal or be as striking as some of... | | |
| 6:00pm | RDG Red Data Girl | | | | Although several episodes of “RDG Red Data Girl” had already aired online on Nico Nico Douga ahead of the televised run, waited for the latter to start before picking up this series. Based on the “RDG レッドデータガール” light novels written by Ogiwara Noriko, must admit this show... | | |
| 10:24pm | Beamcast – Episode 40 | | | | Nagisa properly announces himself as the main character in Assassination Classroom 41, the future of the series is brought into question in Hayate no Gotoku! 404, Himekawa dramatically changes the balance of power in Beelzebub 202, and much more on a new shonen manga podcast! | | |
| 11:06pm | Ryu’s Musings – Mana Khemia: Student Alliance (PS Vita) | | | | Deep in a quiet forest was a house where a boy and a black cat, known as a Mana, lived. The boy had no relatives, and the cat was his only friend, as close to family he had. The two had lived quietly together. But their quiet life ended with a sudden visit from an outsider. The man who came said he... | | |
| 7:40am | Anime Instrumentality Turns 5 – Looking Back On Our Brief History | | | | Anime Instrumentality has rocked and rolled, waltzed and jigged (the latter, possibly in a trance) its way through 5 years of existence. In that time, it has accumulated over 200 anime album reviews, over 10 concert reports, and just very recently, 1 million page views. With all of these accomplishments... | | |
| 5:01am | Spring 2013 First Thoughts | | | | The spring season is upon us! Maybe my expectations are low, but it’s been a fun start so far. We’ve had controversy (my quota for reading the word “rotoscoping” has been filled for a decade), insanity (Valvrave throwing out every ridiculous twist under the sun), comedy, drama, tons of sequels... | | |
| 12:30am | The April 2013 Line-Up | | | | This is one of those months where most of the news I remember is related to the new season of anime, like what titles are simulcasting and what Sentai Filmworks has decided to grab up (practically) sight unseen. In this new digital world, if your are not licensing things almost immediately, you’re... | | |
| 6:52pm | Recommended Anime of April 2013 | | | | It is time to talk about the new series this Spring, wonder how you like it so far. It is actually a season full of surprises, and I have to say that I like most of them. Apart from several well known sereis like Oreimo and Railgun, there are some really good light novel adaptations like RDG: Red... | | |
| 10:20am | Ryu’s Musings – Persona 4 Golden – PS Vita | | | | Following in the footsteps of Persona 3 Portable, the second highest rated PSP game of all time, and based on Persona 4, one of the most beloved ATLUS titles ever, P4G delivers an enhanced and expanded portable roleplaying experience. Visuals have been beautifully remastered to take advantage of the... | | |
| 6:53am | Fantasy Anime League – Reeling from the early blows | | | | Aku no Hana has committed a crime this season. This crime, however, is not the malfeasance that springs to mind first for most of you. No, this is a much more sinister wrongdoing. What has this seemingly benevolent cartoon done? Why, it’s fucked up this whole FAL season, that’s what! Well, it’s... | | |
| 10:48am | Cool Products Monday, April 15, 2013 | | | | For the new update, we've got some excellent products from Japan for you. You can view all new J-List products by clicking this link. Today's New & Restocked Items Comptiq May 2013Steins;Gate fans won't want to miss the newest... | | |
| 4:30pm | Ongoing Investigations: Case #210 | | | | I honestly don’t know how the ending of Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated could have been better. Seriously, no idea. We already knew that this was a unique series for Scooby Doo! but that feeling was furthered by all the revelations and consequences of the presence of actual supernatural goings... | | |
| 6:00pm | Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W | | | | The crawling chaos is back for more madness! Originally a light novel series written by Manta Aisora , “這いよれ! ニャル子さん“ already spawned a first anime adaptation last spring and now gets a second season with “Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W”. Terrific to see the cutest Nyarlathotepian... | | |
| 3:52am | Hayate no Gotoku! Cuties – 01 | | | | 「綾崎ハヤテ」 (Ayasaki Hayate) "Ayasaki Hayate" This tastes just like that good 'ol Hayate no Gotoku! of old. A very encouraging first episode! | | |
| 6:00pm | Shingeki no Kyojin – Attack on Titan | | | | Breathtaking! In all aspects where I felt disappointed by the opening episode of “Aku no Hana”, the first episode of “Shingeki no Kyojin” is at the opposite side of the spectrum, with splendid animation, luscious backgrounds, a fitting soundtrack of bombastic tones, sharply rendered facial expressions... | | |
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