Month: December 2008

Posted in Anime Reviews

As the End Nears: ef–What Are We Supposed To Be Feeling? (Part 2)

In which Mike wonders, after seeing much of its second season, whether the sacred cow he liked best last year was really all that. (This…

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Face Off: Mike and Ray Say ‘Bleh’ to Akane-iro

Mike: So I watched 4 episodes of Akane-iro last night. It’s really not terrible. It was actually pretty funny sometimes. I wouldn’t call it great;…

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Posted in Editorials News

Sure, sure, all Japanese murderers are Otaku!

From ANN – Japan’s Murder Suspect Says He’s a Precure, Kitaro Fan …man accused of dumping the body of a neighbor’s daughter in September is…

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As the End Nears: The Surprising Quality of Toradora

For me, this formulaic-and-yet-better comedy has been the surprise of the season: a surprise at how much genre conventions need not get too much in…

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Akane iro ni Somaru Saka 10 – PICK AYA-IMOUTO you bastard!

Right, right, so yeah the plot gets moving a little too suddenly, I mean previous episode it’s Jun’s birthday and Yuuki seems to be OK,…

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Chaos: Head 9 – A weak, cowardly, Shinji Tyler Durden.

So, how many people that have been following this show without having played the game already guessed? Well, silly me, I sure didn’t. Knowing that…

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