Haibane Renmei Review: To Err and to Forgive (91%)

Posted by Mike on July 20, 2008 at 1:34 am | Tagged as: 2006 and older, Haibane Renmei

The fellowship of the wing

The fellowship of the wing

How could I have sat on this sublime theological parable for so long?

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Where is the running/training on the beach? Where is the oneesama running up the stairs wearing iron geta (sandals)? Where is the necessary dead first love to inspire our heroine? Where is the atmosphere? Where is the powerful drum music? Where are the stand out characters?

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Nogisaka Haruka no Himitsu - YEAAAAAAAAAH RIIIIIIIIIGHT!!!

Posted by rayyhum777 on July 18, 2008 at 9:08 am | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Well, dream on Otaku boys (that of course includes me) but this never happens in real life.

I got the same conclusion after watching episodes 1 and 2.

Oh sure. A glass guy who’s actually not an otaku but exhibits all the behaviors of an anime lead especially when facing a cute girl??? Come on!

A rich girl who’s into anime, or rather actuall, who’s otaku? Yeah right.

And she acts just like the main harem girl lead? Oh my god.

Mamiko-chan, why oh why oh why???

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In that the annoying guy chasing after Lina et el isn’t a real idiot this time.

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Seiki Rei ep 03 - Harem Contract

Posted by rayyhum777 on July 17, 2008 at 9:02 am | Tagged as: Uncategorized

So, the loli wants our hapless hero as oniichan..oh…how sweet.

And the harem grows! Big breasted miko-san and now a loli.

Boy, I want to be the master of seiki-reis!

“Oh you just don’t know his good points!”

Yeah, no kidding. As if he had any.

The game goes on and more girls are sprouting wings and at least, the twins put down their feet at the college guy for hitting on other women (with bigger breasts). But hey,

In the otaku’s fantasy world, this has just enough emotional impact to make everything else more acceptable.

Like fan service but not the actual sex? Then this one is for you…

What, I didn’t say much? What’s there to say?

It’s the cynical side of anime but not quite cyberpunk, because there isn’t enough cybernetic stuff in this one. But the future certainly is gloomy, dark and dirty in this one without the awe, the sense of parading and the overblown 80’s music score (ala Bubblegum Crisis).

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Koihime Musou Ep1&2 - why oh why oh why…

Posted by rayyhum777 on July 16, 2008 at 10:53 pm | Tagged as: 2008 Q3--Summer, Koihime Musou

Yeah, so, another show turning male heroes of legends of China into girls.

Big breasted girls, loli girls, jo-oh sama (queen) girls, tsundere/lesbo/big breasted girls…

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…hurried, a little jumbled up but not confused. Nope, not at all.

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Mike’s Belated, Grand High Roundup of Summer 2008

Posted by Mike on July 15, 2008 at 9:12 pm | Tagged as: 2008 Q3--Summer, Anime Reviews

AX 2008 and its associated coverage put the new Summer 2008 season on hold for me. I’ve finally gotten around to actually watching a few of the new shows, though, and these are my thoughts. (An entry here does not guarantee regular blogging later.) All impressions are drawn from 1 or 2 episodes.

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Kaiba 8-9: Who’s Who

Posted by Mike on July 15, 2008 at 8:16 pm | Tagged as: Kaiba

A Warped Kaiba (harharhar)

A Warped Kaiba (harharhar)

How long has it been since I wrote an actual, well, anime review? It’s fitting that my first regular, non-video entry has to do with my favorite show so far this year.

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