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Anime Spotlight: Occult Academy

Apr 09, 2012 No Comments by

I apologize for the lateness of the review (a seemingly more common thing nowadays, huh?  Oh well), for I have been wrapped up in my studies.  I wish they were studies on the occult, however.  That would be much more fascinating than boring ol’ regular school.  It’s possibly more life-threatening, assuming this stuff was real, [...]

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Anime Spotlight: Gosick

Mar 19, 2012 No Comments by

Hmph.  This mystery is starting to bore me.  Whether or not this show is any good at all is of no concern to me.  Accessing my wellspring of knowledge, the fragments of Chaos all come together to form…an opinion on an anime series.  That’s pretty anticlimactic. Gosick Episodes: 24 Originally aired: 27 December 2010 – [...]

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Ima, Kono Toki – Have Some Hot Clam Chowder

Mar 15, 2012 No Comments by

Natsume Yuujinchou Shi has been airing for a while still with that soft-hearted and sympathetic Natsume who tries to save every ant in the universe. I adore this anime, all four seasons, including its theme songs. Today through this short post I want you to listen to “Ima, Konotoki” by Hiiragi. “Ima, Konotoki” means “Now, [...]

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OVER THE RAINBOW – Kuraki Mai and Love For All

Mar 13, 2012 No Comments

A year has passed since the release of Future Kiss, following Touch Me! and One Life, which all progressively mark the style changes Kuraki Mai has been going through. From a lively and young R&B girl to a mature and magnificent woman, Kuraki Mai’s transition to maturity is being witnessed from album to album. Not [...]

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Anime Spotlight: Shiogofumi: Letters from the Departed

Mar 05, 2012 No Comments

Hello, dear reader. Recently, I have passed on, but I have been given the opportunity to entrust to you my honest last words and thoughts. In this to you, a post from the land of the departed, I will entrust…well, my opinion on an anime from 2008. Some last thoughts, huh? Not to mention the [...]

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Anime Spotlight: Princess Jellyfish

Feb 26, 2012 No Comments

I think after a few weeks of extreme negativity, it’s time to be, well, positive.  Not everything in the world is awful, after all. Princess Jellyfish Episodes: 11 Originally aired: 15 October 2010 – 31 December 2010 Production:

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Anime Spotlight: Yosuga no Sora

Feb 20, 2012 1 Comment

Finishing off my short focus on visual novel adaptations with a different sort of adaptation of an eroge!  Wait, how is this different…?  Oh…oh.  You guys are gross. Yosuga no Sora  Episodes: 12 Originally aired: 4 October 2010 – 20 December 2010 Production: Feel Director: Takahashi Takeo Genres: Drama, Ecchi, Romance, Harem Rating: R+ – Mild [...]

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Anime Spotlight: 11eyes

Feb 14, 2012 1 Comment

Finally back on track!  On Valentine’s Day, nonetheless!  What better way to get back into the swing of things than with an adaptation of a grimdark adult visual novel?  Let’s get this gravy train rolling. 11eyes Episodes: 12 Originally aired: 7 October 2009 – 23 December 2009 Production: Dogakobo Director: Shimoda Masami Genres: Action, Ecchi, Super Power, Supernatural [...]

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Anime Spotlight: Hanasaku Iroha

Feb 07, 2012 No Comments

Apologies for the late post, things have been rather busy on my end.  Moving, university work, actual work, the whole nine yards.  By Sunday, though, I should be back on schedule.  I must say, though, I could already use a vacation.  Preferably at someplace nice.  Like an old-style inn, with hot springs…that would be delightful. [...]

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