I began with a fairly positive impression of Mobile Suit Gundam AGE. It had a lot of promise, with the premise of a three generation arc over the course of a hundred years. Not only that, but writing duties were passed off to... more
With Bandai announcing the final date that it will be accepting renewal orders, a ton of shows will be going out of print. Granted, there's a chance that some of the properties that Bandai had will be rescued, but i... more
While light novels are a relatively new concept stateside, they've been around for ages in Japan. They've been the source of many popular franchises, including Slayers, Boogiepop Phantom, Kara no Kyokai, A Certain Magical Ind... more
Sentai Filmworks announced today that the upcoming Blu-ray release of Persona 4: Collection 1 will NOT have the Japanese language track. According to Sentai, this was "required by the Japanese licensor." In response, they hav... more
Fractale got some interesting press leading up to its release. Yutaka Yamamoto, production director of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and director of Kannagi, said that he was going to retire if Fractale didn't do well. Th... more
I didn't start off as a fan of horror. When I was a kid, I was terrified of the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street franchises. I hated monsters of just about any kind and stuck to safe and happy things. While my stan... more
In my experience with anime and video games, it's not often that a Western property gets any sort of love in Japan. While plenty of Japanese games and media get attention in the States and Europe, it seems pretty typical for ... more
Going into Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, I was expecting something creepy. I mean, I've been lucky in the last year or two to get shows like Shiki and Another, which have done some good things with horror and I expected to keep tha... more
Back in 2005, I remember being in the mood for a light-hearted show. I was pretty bummed out, things weren't going so well, so I looked around for something to watch. I saw that a show called Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien, or Kiminozo ... more
My first impressions of Okami-san and Her Seven Companions was, "Oh hey, it's a show starring an older-looking version of Taiga." I knew nothing else except that the main character looked kinda like somebody else. Maybe it wa... more
Having come off of Another and its creepy thrills, I was ready for another supernatural show that would fill me with a sense of dread. Having read the description of Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, which spoke of a guy and a ghostly ... more
In terms of video game-to-anime adaptations, Persona 4 the Animation has been a success. The show has taken the best elements of a very long game and managed to get just about every story beat into 25 episodes. Of course, the... more
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