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Greetings and Strangulations – Asura Cryin 01 Decompressed

The first episode of Asura Cryin’ is incredibly dense in terms of material. It’s got childhood trauma, self-sacrifice, silly friend antics, social commentary, ghost haunting,…

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Spring 2009 Roundup 1: Hayate no Gotoku!!, Natsu no Arashi!, K-ON

Looking at the twit- and blogosphere these days, it looks like I’m late to this new season party. But let’s get started with a few…

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The cancer that is killing Bleach

While K-ON devours the souls of the moe crowd and Full Metal Alchemist helps people remember a time before the present economic crisis, Bleach heads…

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Darker than Black: Anime Noir – Decompresed Review

Darker than Black begins with a placid and yet inauspicious scene.  A girl stands before a majestic night sky, as stars fall down.  The quiet…

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Chrome Shelled Regios 1-10

Chrome Shelled Regios is a fun little action show that should entertain. There is no deep understanding or great big secret; it’s just a nice…

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I Knew I Was Right to Compare Toradora and Karekano

As evidenced in this wonderful (though still incomplete) video: That it really, really fits proves my point. Though I still think Kare Kano is ultimately…

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