| 5:39am | Spring 2013 Mid-Season Anime Report – Part 1: #16 to #9, The Middle Eight | | | | Like a middle child of a family having to work at being noticed between the siblings on either end of the spectrum, this post covers those anime series that have a tendency to get loss in the shuffle caused by the hubbub of the top and bottom anime series. The true strength of an anime season can often... | | |
| 4:11am | Spring 2013: Midseason Thoughts | | | | Picked up another show a few weeks into the season, increasing my season total to 12. Still far from the 19 from last season, but it’s quality over quantity, am I right? Note: The entries in each section are in no particular order.The GoodAiura For a four-minute show, it’s surprisingly... | | |
| 9:58pm | Valvrave the Liberator Ep. 1-6: I know I am hero! | | | | I don’t hate this show. I’m not even going to say I dislike it. Is it a bad show? I’m not sure what that even means anymore (more on that later). Personally, Valvrave the Liberator was at least entertaining in all its “animeness,” and this is why I’m going to vomit... | | |
| 1:27pm | Game of Thrones - 28 | | | | "Second Sons"I know I've had the odd bit of criticism for Game of Thrones over the last three seasons - as a fan of the books it would be almost a miracle not to - but more than anything, I think you have to marvel at how this series consistently brings it. In many ways I think it could... | | |
| 3:28pm | Doctor Who Season 34 - 08 (Season Finale) | | | | "The Name of the Doctor"Bring on November 23rd.It's been an uneven season (or half-season) for Doctor Who. Let's just be honest - it's been a mediocre one. Only "Hide" and Neil Gaiman's "Nightmare in Silver" were solidly above-average episodes by the standard of the Tennant/Smith... | | |
| 3:33am | Chihayafuru 2 - 19 | | | | Well, that was a surprising turn of eventsOr rather, it would have been if a commenter hadn't spoiled this week's ending after last week's episode. Be that as it may, always lead with the headline - and the banner is definitely, "Mizuswa wins the title". In many ways it contradicts the... | | |
| 2:04am | Spring 2013 Review | | | | Let the review begin! Watching - Aiura - Aku no Hana - Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge - Date a Live - Devil Survivor 2 The Animation - Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W - Hataraku Maou-sama! - Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko - Hyakka Ryouran Samurai Bride - Majestic Prince - Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga... | | |
| 4:30pm | Ongoing Investigations: Case #215 | | | | My roommate recently bought the Humble Double Fine Bundle to get a PC version of Brutal Legend and the upcoming Broken Age game. But that left him with Steam keys for the other three games in the pack that he already bought in an earlier sale. Therefore I wound up with three new games for free. As I... | | |
| 4:12pm | Lesson of the Evil – Review | | | | High school teacher Seiji Hasumi is the most popular teacher at his school with an attractive smile. He is loved by all his students for his charisma and charming behavior. Yet, Seiji Hasumi is also completely psychotic. To solve some of his school’s problems, like bullying and sexual abuse, and... | | |
| 2:00pm | Manga Driver – JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders | | | | 16 volumes (complete) Here we are at Stardust Crusaders, the third part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. It follows Jotaro Kujo, the grandson of Battle Tendency’s Joseph Joestar, who also tags along for the ride. Dio Brando, the sworn enemy of Jonathan Joestar, has risen from the grave once... | | |
| 1:16pm | Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge - 07 | | | | When it comes to Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge a lot is happening all the time, even when very little seems to be happening.Superficially, this appears to be the first real change-of-pace for Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge - a breather episode after the violent and severe school trip arc. But... | | |
| 3:24pm | Persona 4 Arena – PAL Region Game Release Review |  | | | Title: Persona 4 Arena Alternate Title: Persona 4: The Ultimate in Mayonaka Arena Developed By: ATLUS / Arc System Works Published By: ATLUS (Japan / North America), PQube (UK), Zen United (PAL Regions), All Interactive Entertainment (Australia) Based On: Persona 4 for the Playstation 2 / Vita———————————–... | | |
| 7:42am | Episode Review: Majestic Prince Episodes 2-4 | | | | Episodes 2 through 4 of Majestic prince give us a bit more action, a bit more back story, a bit more character development, and a lot more poor character designs. They also introduce a new character, a white haired beauty named Theoria who may be more than she appears. Impressions and Highlights:... | | |
| 2:42am | Spring 2013 Set Menu | | | | Now that we’re five weeks into the spring season, I’ve finally settled down on which shows I’ll be sticking with, and have enclosed my thoughts on the anime of my choice to date. Favorites so far include Shingeki no Kyojin, Hataraku Maou-sama!, and RDG. As usual, if you don’t... | | |
| 12:01pm | Shingeki no Kyojin – Chew on it Bro | | | | Shingeki no Kyojin (進撃の巨人) / Attack on Titan Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, and devour human beings. A small percentage of humanity survived by locking themselves in a city surrounded... | | |
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