| 9:24pm | Tomatsu Haruka -- Birth of a Star | | | | I haven't been a fan of Tomatsu Haruka's 戸松遥 ,voice until now. But in the first episode of the new show Kannagi, she was absolutely outstanding. Her voice dipped and soared, turned and shifted, going sure-footedly from offended goddess to stranded innocent to loopy comedienne to regal mother-figure... | | |
| 3:48pm | THAT Fall Impressions: One outs and Mouryou no Hako |  | | | I must say that anime often springs a surprise when you least expected it. I was implored by my girlfriend to watch Mouryou no Hako, despite my superficial reluctance to watch it. So that all of you know how ridiculous I can be at times, I disliked it because the cover art looks yaoi and there is no... | | |
| 7:15am | Casshern Sins - 02 | | | | Short Synopsis: Casshern ends up at a small refugee village of robots. Highlights: Surprisingly solid. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 As for the shows I’m not blogging (as usual, this isn’t really about “is this good?”, but “do I feel like writing about it every single... | | |
| 9:36pm | Mouryou no Hako (The Box of Goblins) Episode 1 - The Decay of the Angel | | | | The early 50s. Yoriko Kusumoto, the daughter of a dollmaker, is befriended by the mysterious, intellectual (and slightly delinquent) Kanako Yuzuki. Kanako offers Yoriko freedom from her cramped, impoverished lifestyle by taking her to swanky cafs and talking Buddhist mythology at her, filling her... | | |
| 8:22pm | Snapshot: Mouryou no Hako - 01 |  | | | 「天人五衰の事」 (Tennin Gosui no Koto) "Five Death Omens of an Angel" First Glance: Adapted from the novels by Natsuhiko Kyougoku, Mouryou no Hako (Box of Evil Spirits) involves a series of gruesome, dismemberment murders, in a myterious, riddle-filled story that begins with two girls. | | |
| 1:36pm | Some quick first Impressions: Kurozuka, Bihada Ichizoku and Stitch! | | | | Kurozuka Short Synopsis: Our lead character meets a mysterious woman who lives in the forest, while fleeing for people who are out to kill him. Highlights: A LOT to like, a LOT to dislike Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 I must say that I watched this right after being pumped up with adrenaline from Mouryou... | | |
| 12:06pm | GAREI-ZERO- 01: let’s watch some kick-ass fight scenes together? | | | | This is like only the best Fall has to offer so far. And spoilers ahead. Besides CLAMP’s new anime, Mouryou no Hako, I was also fairly anxious about GA-REI -zero- because of the character designs and the promise of the sweet supernatural action I witnessed during the promo. At first glance,... | | |
| 8:25am | The Fall Call: Fall 2008 Anime Preview | | | | I know, I know, I’m late– things have gotten very busy with my project. But here it is: your Fall 2008 anime preview! A couple of interesting trends this season. First off, I was struck by how many shows this season are the directorial debuts for the people helming them. Hyakko (Michio Fukuda),... | | |
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