| 1:23pm | Review: Kore wa Zombie desu ka? (これはゾンビですか?) | | | | The main male protagonist, also the best characters in this anime, wielding a personalized melee weapon that is popular in that zombie apocalypse multiplayer game Left 4 Dead 2. In the last post, I’ve implied that Gosick is going to be the penultimate entry in the currently running ‘Anime... | | |
| 3:45pm | Summer 2011 Mass First Impressions | | | | What are you looking at? So far I’ve watched around 11 shows, namely Ikoku Meiro no Croisee, Kamisama Dolls, Kamisama no Memochou, Mayo Chiki, Morita san wa Mukuchi, No 6, Sacred Seven, Usagi Drop, iDOLM@STER, Yuruyuri and Bakatest S2. I shall write some short thoughts about each series in the... | | |
| 7:05am | Mawaru Penguindrum Ep. 1: Literary allusions abound | | | | I could use a helper penguin so I got one of my own, but mine’s kinda cranky and all he does is sleep. You’re hot then you’re cold, you’re dead then you’re not you don’t really wanna go~ Seriously though, sis, why are you not dead? Himari is terminally ill —... | | |
| 6:18pm | Mahou Shoujo Madoka ☆ Magika Anime (魔法少女まどか☆マギカ) | | | | Any wish bound by logic can be twisted.A few months ago, I wrote a preliminary discussion of Puella Magi Madoka Magica (魔法少女まどか☆マ カ) and I noted that, at the time, almost no one seemed to understand my point. ^_^ I'm going to try again, this time without being clever about it.The... | | |
| 7:04pm | Review: Yumekui Merry (夢喰いメリー) | | | | The main male protagonist. The audition to choose the inaugural winner of the ‘Anime of the Year 2011’ title continued with the review of Yumekui Merry, the seventh title in the audition. It has a beach episode in it, therefore the question is can this anime challenge the best ever beach... | | |
| 3:34pm | Review: Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica (魔法少女まどか★マギカ) | | | | Kyubey, the villain of this series, yet is one of the two best characters in this anime. The sixth anime series I’ve chosen today for the ‘Anime of the Year 2011’ audition is titled Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, a series from the tried and trusted magical girls genre. Just look at the... | | |
| 1:48pm | Summer 2011 Anime Watch List: NEET Mode Activate | | | | After much inactivity on the blog I finally present my assorted musings on the shows I will be following next season. I may be picking up a life-threatening number of new anime to watch as I did last season. I originally started writing this post (alongside numerous other posts) while I was out of... | | |
| 1:44pm | Denpa Onna is Shinbo’s Take on a Key Romance | | | | Shinbo's use of light and shadow is almost always exceptional. Whether you choose to describe Shinbo Akiyuki‘s career as “distinguished” or merely “prolific” depends on your opinion of his success rate. With that said, I don’t think there are many anime fans... | | |
| 1:28pm | The most terrifying girl, and a new poll | | | | Lucy/Nyuu is the scariest girl in anime, followed by Rena Ryuugu, Nanami Yasuri and Enma Ai. I haven’t see Elfen Lied or Higurashi, but if Lucy and Rena are more frightening than Nanami, they must be terrifying indeed. Despite her strong showing in the preliminary rounds, Kirika Yuumera received... | | |
| 1:05am | Mahou Shoujo Nama-ko |  | | | Being a mascot is suffering Several people mentioned that Nama-ko reminded them of Mami from Madoka, so I asked Riritto to whip up a little mahou shoujo outfit for Nama-ko. The results are clear: Nama-ko is not Mami. Note the more magical/melee oriented sceptre as well as the vastly different style... | | |
| 6:36am | Season Preview – Summer 2011 | | | | After the hit series known as Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica in the previous Winter season, I’m curious as to if there will be any anime that could beat it this year. While I do see some potentially strong contenders in Fall 2011, we have to get through the Summer season first :P Anyways, believe... | | |
| 11:30am | 300 Milestone Grand Ceremony Anime Awards : Good Side | | | | Picture unrelated. So, as promised, here goes nothing-List of awards:(not necessarily in this order) Best Storytelling: Best Execution: Underrated Award: Best Protagonist: Best Antagonist: In-Your-Face Award: Heartwarming Award: Nerdtastic Award: LMAO Award: Critique of the Norm Award: Unforgettable... | | |
| 12:08am | Only fourteen? | | | | Here are the nominees so far for my upcoming “most heroic character in anime” poll: Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist) Homura Akemi (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) Kenshin Himura (Samurai X; Rurouni Kenshin) Masane Amaha (Witchblade) Nanoha Takamachi (Mahou... | | |
| 8:17am | Tops, Favorites and Dislikes | | | | Upon coming across many blogs which discussed their favorite anime and visual novel stuff; from characters to the directors. I thought, hey, why don’t I make a list of my favorites myself? Of course, I can only include anime I watched and visual novels I played. Here’s my list on MAL so... | | |
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