| 7:55pm | Sports anime |  | | | As I mentioned in the season update, One Outs is being talked about, if not as a top drawer show. Now the apologists of sports anime made their point in Jen’s comments (hat tip: saturnine). Impz summed it up thus: I cannot agree more. The issue with such shows is that it will be terribly under-watched... | | |
| 7:05pm | If Hiruma Plays Baseball | | | | If so, Eyeshield 21 fans will start swarming towards One Outs. After all, it’s a proven fact that Hiruma’s king in the character popularity ranking list. Who cares about Sena anyway?After 4 episodes, I’m pretty much convinced that Toua is Hiruma’s older brother. They must have... | | |
| 10:05am | One Outs = Total Sports Anime Ripoff | | | | Decided to watch One Outs episode 1 last weekend since it’s been subbed, and my initial impression could be summed up as: Toa is Hiruma’s long lost twin, not to mention they exude the same aura too. I’m sure TheBigN can attest to this. So you can say that we’ve got some (Hiru)MANservice... | | |
| 2:09pm | The season without a hidden gem | | | | One of the best things about anime is finding something unexpectedly enjoyable. After the failure of Hyakko, I triggered a surprisingly robust discussion about it on #animeblogger yesterday. All sorts of suggestions were offered, including really weird stuff like One Outs. But in the end it’s... | | |
| 10:21am | In Anime Football, You need Dragons to Score Goals. | | | | Unlike anyone in the blogosphere, I watch and enjoy the new football anime, Inazuma Eleven. It’s for kids of course, and the football makes the horrid Captain Tsubasa as realistic as a real match on TV. But there’s a certain charm that comes with such intentionally-overpowered sports anime,... | | |
| 5:10am | Japanese Otakus' Choices -- What 2channel Likes This Season | | | | After three episodes of most shows, 2channel has declared itself.The Japanese anime fans who post to that vast complex of message boards favor Clannad After Story and Gundam00 among new seasons of old shows.And among new shows, they like Toradora and Kannagi, with To Aru Majutsu no Index only a little... | | |
| 4:35am | 2008 Autumn Anime Debut Ratings |  | | | Viewership figures for the first two weeks of the autumn 2008 anime season have been published, allowing a a look at how the new shows have performed. These are the ratings for the shows in percent, with the timeslot and station given. Parenthesised numbers are second episode ratings. 4.9% 10/09 24:50-25:20... | | |
| 7:22am | Kurozuka - 02 | | | | Short Synopsis: A violent killer visits Kuromitsu. Highlights: Production-values are less than in the first episode, but nonetheless gorgeous. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 As for One Outs, I’m very surprised at how underrated that series has become, considering how well-received Akagi and Kaiji... | | |
| 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... | | |
| 6:59pm | First-week Favorites -- Kannagi, ef melodies, and many more | | | | As usual, our worst fears have not been realized. Some people expected a second-rate season this fall, but there are lots of entertaining new anime in various genres.I enjoyed many of the first episodes I've seen, but the two that rocked my soul were Kannagi and ef - a tale of melodies.In ef - a tale... | | |
| 2:52am | One outs, Box of Goblins, Kurozuka: 원아우트, 망령의 상자, 쿠로즈카 | | | | I watched One outs, Box of Goblins, and Kurozuka but I just don't have time to blog them properly. I think I'll be busy till thursday. So here's the summary Box of Goblins: Presentation was superb and quality seems decent, too. However, I don't like.. 글 전체보기 | | |
| 10:50pm | Kurozuka #01 — Move Over Sakura Saku… | | | | Kurozuka’s got an OP even harder on the ears than you. New Season Disclaimer: I’ll make a post for almost all new series (barring sequels) with a wrap-up and bullet point opinion of each once the premier week is over. Remember that these are just my kneejerk reactions to the first 20... | | |
| 6:56pm | One Outs #01 — Spitball | | | | Well, I’m out. New Season Disclaimer: I’ll make a post for almost all new series (barring sequels) with a wrap-up and bullet point opinion of each once the premier week is over. Remember that these are just my kneejerk reactions to the first 20 minutes of shows, many of which in genres... | | |
| 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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