First Impression: Btooom!
Sometimes I find myself weary of watching yet another colorful series about friendship or school clubs. One of the remedies to counter such weariness is to watch a darker, melancholic and violent series. One that starts with a grim reality and bluntly informs you that even more suffering and evil awaits you on the road ahead. Btooom! is one such series. Continue reading
Tales Of Xillia Milla Maxwell Figure From Alter Is Jaw-Droppingly Beautiful
One of the great joys of being a figure collector is being able to see the figure companies outperforming themselves as the years go by. With the Tales Of Xillia Milla Maxwell figure Alter definitely outdone itself. This figure is one of those rare cases in which the figure you receive looks better than the retail picture posted pre-release. But don’t take my word for it. I think the pictures I took can speak for themselves. Continue reading
Two New OVAs Have Been Added to the Summer Retrospective!
Two new reviews have been added to the 2012 Summer Anime Season Retrospective:
- Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Alternative One – Kobayashi Opera and the Five Paintings
- Mysterious Girlfriend X – The Mysterious Summer Festival
They can both be found in the original 2012 summer retrospective post. This marks the end of the reviews from last season. We’ll be doing first-impression posts for the fall series starting next week.
Shounen Jump Addiction: Watching One Series For More Than 10 Years
Shounen Jump anime series are an ambiguous creature. They are the most popular anime ever created and are enjoying immense fan bases. On the other hand they are infamously filled with fillers, can be repetitive, are stretched across hundreds of episodes and at times suffer from low production quality. I’ve been watching Naruto for ten years now. I can’t stand fillers and have lost my passion for ninja action a long time ago. So how come I still watch Naruto and am enjoying it? Continue reading
2012 Summer Anime Season Retrospective
The 2012 summer anime season has ended and let’s face it – it wasn’t very good. But fear not, for I have found those shiny gold needles in the summer anime season haystack for you! There were one or two of those. I think… Continue reading
Predicting Sentai Filmwork’s Upcoming Fate/Stay Night Release
Sentai Filmworks have acquired the rights to release Fate/Stay Night in the U.S. and will be releasing it on Blu-ray in January. That’s great! Unfortunately little else is currently known about the upcoming release and there are many burning questions to be asked. How will it look? How will it sound? How much will it retail for? And will it sell?
We try to answer these questions using some handy facts and educated guesses. Continue reading
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