Wow, what a shocking term of events. [Note: I didn't get this out weeks ago, and Claymore is already 5 eps ahead of this, I'm on 11...but I just wanted to finish this.] A powerful apprentice’s power gone wrong, and the world is forever changed. No, I’m not talking about Star War prequels. I’m talking [...]
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Missed me? Tests and family visits (and a broken down parental computer) sorta took priority over anime for a bit, but now I’m back for more Denno Coil hackery for your enjoyment. ;) Turns out the only club in the school isn’t one featuring our female leads but rather a bunch of wannabe 1337 boys, [...]
I finally figured it out: this is the kind of show you’d get if Hayao Miyazaki directed a show about hackers. The most obvious clue, of course, are the Mojos, who are almost exactly like the dust bunnies from Totoro and Spirited Away: Then there’s Kyoko, the little girl, who behaves much more like a [...]
It looks like Denno Coil is one of the more obscure shows of the season–it’s only gotten two fansubbed episodes so far, and I only heard about it in passing from one of my other anime watching friends (hi Fred!). When he described it as Lain-like and about kids, I was intrigued. I’m a fan [...]
I remember chortling, heavily, when I first saw the preview for this episode–especially when the title was announced: “Neko Mimi Mode Sends You to Hell!” That, of course, raised some pretty high expectations for the level of t3h funny in this episode and I’m happy to say that it delivers (for the most part). This [...]
I’ve been away for a while due the impending end of the school quarter, so here’s my first substantial post in a while…and it’s on an older anime, natch. I’m actually watching it on DVD via Netflix, which is not my usual source for anime these days, if you know what I mean. :) This [...]
The biggest news I seem to have about this fine episode is that the narrator’s sarcastic comments actually add something to the humor of the story. Rather than just commenting on the obvious (which the characters then comment upon in turn), the narrator actually gives perspective, albeit a jaundiced one, to what Hayate is thinking [...]
This feature film, directed by a Studio Ghibli castoff and with character designs by Gainax co-founder Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, is anime’s version of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind–a thoughtful, touching parable with some light sci-fi elements. A few plot twists were a bit difficult to swallow, but the vivid and accurate characterization, nostalgic mood, and [...]
I had not one, but two papers due this week, so anime has generally not been on my mind as much as usual (my last post about Anno aside). So I spent yesterday afternoon and tonight catching up on a whole bunch of shows, including a number that I criticized–perhaps unfairly–a little while ago. Have [...]
After anticipating something good for Claymore, I finally got rewarded. My friend Mike always says that he usually watches 6 eps of a show before he makes a decision whether to continue watching or not. I guess I have far less patience and even though it’s usually very difficult to drop a show once I [...]
Ray likes to tease me about it sometimes, but despite my adoration of shows like Kare Kano and Honey and Clover, and the fact that one of the very first anime I ever watched was Marmalade Boy (which I have seen in its entirety!)…I don’t really consider myself a huge fan of shoujo type anime, [...]
Hmm. I think the humor train is starting to finally sputter at last, as this episode wasn’t as riproaringly funny as the last ones–considerably less so. And it seems to be mostly because of something that I feared might happen (see my first review)–the self-aware jokes are starting to grate and feel tacked on. First [...]
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