Puella Magi Madoka Magica–Anime First Impressions
One of the most fascinating animes of the new season is also one of the most unsettling. Puella Magi Madoka Magica has all the elements of a traditional magical girl… Read more »
Category: Anime
Durarara Marketing
So apparently Aniplex is going to handle marketing Durarara in North America on DVD itself, instead of licensing it to one of the regular importers. And they’re going to release… Read more »
Sex and Anime and YnS
Author noted my denunciation of Yosuga no Sora and commented “…I think he cheapened the argument by railing against sex before getting to the issue…” Maybe I should make it… Read more »
2010: The Anime Year in Review
It seems almost a requirement now to bemoan the current state of anime as compared to the golden age of past (which for most people seems to be 5 to… Read more »
OreImo Ends
After watching the last episode of Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai I wonder if I was too harsh in some of my earlier posts. The… Read more »
Types of Japanese English Learners, By Way of K-ON!
“2-D Teleidoscope,” an English teacher living in Japan, has decided that his students resemble various characters from K-ON!
Ore no Imouto–Anime Follow Up
Since my original post Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai (My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute) has proved to be less clever and original than… Read more »
Squid Girl–Anime First Impressions
Here’s an anime series with no redeeming social value, except for the fact that it’s extremely funny. The full title is Shinryaku! Ika Musume (Invade! Squid Girl.) Squid Girl (Ika… Read more »
Otome Yokai Zakuro–Anime First Impressions
Can youkai and humans learn to get along? I was initially skeptical of Otome Yokai Zakuro (Youkai Maiden Zakuro) but the show is starting to grow on me. It seems… Read more »
Bakuman–Anime First Impressions
Bakuman is a new anime series that may be getting less attention than it deserves. I’m not saying that it is destined to be one of the all-time great classics,… Read more »