Month: September 2007

Posted in Editorials

Soundtracks that are Better than the Show

I’m a sucker for good music. This is especially true if the music is produced by some of the great anime composers–namely, Yoko Kanno or…

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Posted in Anime Reviews

Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai 12: How Many Mysteries are Left?

Not that many, actually, though some essential ones remain. And this episode continues the trend of being simply, well, different–totally different outcomes and plot points…

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Posted in Anime Reviews

Review: School Days–The Wages of Sin

Excuse me. I need to get one thing out of my system first. DING DONG, MAKOTO’S DEAD, MAKOTO’S DEAD, STABBY STABBY DEAD! With that out…

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Posted in News

So the mafia is getting into the anime pirating business.

From ANN – Italian Police Confiscate 80,000 Pirated Anime DVDs Italian police charged six people in the central region of Ancona and other areas for…

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Posted in Believe What You Hear

A celebration in front of AT-X quickly turned into a riot.

From The Diet 3 Daily – Sept 29, 2007. Immediately after the last episode of “School Days” was played, fans gathered in front of the…

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Posted in Anime Reviews

Series Review – Claymore

Claymore is a show that’s hard to define. The manga is easier to define. The manga is intelligent through and through. Its emotional impact is…

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