Initial Impressions: Winter 2012

Feb 03, 2012 2 Comments by

Ahoy, everybody!  I know it may be a little late in the season to be starting things off, but Initial Impressions is back in action once again, with a gigantic compendium of a good portion of shows that are airing right now!  Please note that I am merely judging the first three episodes of each [...]

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Final Impressions: Fall 2011

Dec 30, 2011 1 Comment by

The fall season is finally over, just as the year is almost through.  It’s certainly been an interesting season, filled with ups and downs.  I thought that I might as well end the season right through tiny reviews of what I’ve been watching, along with reasons why I may have not finished up something.  Please [...]

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Initial Impressions: Guilty Crown

Nov 11, 2011 2 Comments by

Guilty Crown Episodes aired as of writing: 5/22 Production: Production I.G. Director: Araki Tetsurou Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Super Power Legal streaming available from FUNimation             In 2029, a meteorite crashes down in Japan, carrying with it what will soon be dubbed the Apocalypse Virus.  The virus becomes a nationwide pandemic, and leaves behind total anarchy [...]

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Initial Impressions: Kimi to Boku.

Nov 03, 2011 1 Comment

Kimi to Boku. (You and Me.) Episodes aired as of writing: 5/13 Production: J.C. Staff Director: Mamoru Kanbe Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School, Shounen, Slice of Life Legal streaming available from Crunchyroll  Twins Yuuta and Yuuki Asaba, effeminate Shun Matsuoka, and no-nonsense intellectual Kaname Tsukahara have been friends since they were children.  They are all [...]

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Initial Impressions: Mirai Nikki

Oct 29, 2011 3 Comments

Mirai Nikki (The Future Diary) Episodes aired as of writing: 3/26 Production: Asread Director: Naoto Hosoda Genres: Action, Mystery, Shounen, Supernatural, Psychological, Thriller Legal streaming available from FUNimation      Yukiteru Amano has always been nothing but a bystander.  His parents are never around and he purposefully distances himself from people, only to record every [...]

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Initial Impressions: C³ – CubexCursedxCurious

Oct 22, 2011 1 Comment

C³ – CubexCursedxCurious Episodes aired as of writing: 3/unknown Production: Silver Link Director: Shin Oonuma Genres: Action, comedy, ecchi, school, shounen Legally streaming on FUNimation      Yachi Haruaki is your average high school boy sans the fact that he is naturally resistant to curses.  His father, Honatsu, tries to break this by sending him [...]

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