If not for Mr.A covering this in our Project, I would have dismissed this as another fanbaiting or fetish-baiting series with nothing to offer except stereotypical characters, typecasted seiyuu, and nonsensical fanservice. The blabbering and discussions on my Twitter timeline and the fandom really did not offer anything of help to change my initial perspective [...]
Category Archives: Winter 2012
Daily Lives of High School Boys Review: Good, Bad, Spectacular
30/03/2012 – 12:50
With a lot of moe shows, the moment someone gets an idea of taking to its cliche and make fun a welcome. When Sunrise created Daily Life of Highschool Boys, which I will just call Nichibros for laziness. I though ok, but when I watch the preview skits and knowing that the director of Gintama [...]
Natsume’s Book of Friends 4 Review: Ending it With a Blast
28/03/2012 – 12:24
Being its fourth season, which by now, haters and lovers would have to agree that Brain Base has its cash cow and a quality one at that. We got a franchise here that is unique, it has soul, and yet, it makes you want to sympathize, or at least want to hug Natsume and tell him [...]
Mr A’s Another Review: Another
28/03/2012 – 12:20
Anton alreadyspoke, but I speak differently. Another, despite its mystery and presentation, it is perhaps that most bizarrely directed and perhaps illogical series I had watched. While the mystery is intriguing, everything that was built up didn’t really put anything meaningful, or perhaps made things wrap up nicely. Despite the last episode, there’s just a lot [...]
Anton’s review of Another (anime)
27/03/2012 – 17:30
My plan to write a three-part Thought Digest for this series was destroyed by a train-wreck barrage of tough-arse examinations. This fact still does not stop me from continuing to watch this great work of an anime. Crisp visuals and mood-setting sound? Double check. Great narration? Check. Masterpiece character interactions? CHECK! Thrilling arrangement of events? [...]
Mouretsu Pirates 10, 11, & 12
26/03/2012 – 16:04
As I’m writing this, I’m listening to Mouretsu Pirates‘ original soundtrack. It’s one of the strongest points, equalled only by the voice acting and partially equalled by the quality of the writing… Thank goodness that I got exempted from taking the final examinations of the subjects I was taking during the last semester, or else [...]
Knight in the Area 12: Being Fat Has its Benefits
26/03/2012 – 12:40
This is one of those “nah” moments where you would be stupid enough to screw things up. This episode is pretty straight forward with the divide among the traditional and radical coaches. The series did play its strength and weaknesses among the two previous team and neither one is enough combat the outside forces of [...]
Natsume’s Book of Friends 4 12: Creepy and Cute
23/03/2012 – 12:40
And I thought the are going to end it here. Oh well, what’s bad about this. We get to have another episode next week and we might have a surprise in-store for us. I’m not sure how many arcs are left for adaptation, but if this arc is being stretch this far, then we might [...]
Listen to me Girls, I am your (bad) FATHER!!! 11: Honeymoon Oppai Loli Cousins
23/03/2012 – 12:17
This is disappointing. I like the premise and how much drama and conflict you can pull in it, but it only got me a B grade fan-service ending. I almost forgot that this is just a one-cour series and there’s just a lot of pacing issues that is present here. Unlike Bunny Drop whom wasted no [...]
Knight In The Area 11: Shot Between the Legs
18/03/2012 – 16:33
I’ll be repeating myself over and over each week by saying that how every episode seems rushed and plots get thrown in without proper development. We get FC and SC having a strain in their relationship, that at least let it slide to another episode. Then the issue between Enoshima and Kaoru, which surprisingly mellow [...]
