Hanamaru Yochien First Impressions: GAINAX Y U SLICE MAI LIFE

Published on February 9, 2010 in Anime. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

REIMU KOUME AT 9 O’CLOCK: Digiboy, if there’s someone I can clearly blame on this, that would really have to be you.

Okay, fine. I’m convinced that there’s actually something that’s good for Winter season. I admit defeat, Winter.  You too, GAINAX. You both happy now?

Hanamaru Yochien. A seemingly harmless, slice-of-life-ish show featuring kindergarten life: Kids, caretakers, parents and all. But before you (or in a much more dramatic case, I) can think it’s going to be the same mundane type of show that has a 99.9% probability to mutate into a case of KODOMO NO JIKAN, the show suddenly shows an inner gem in a setting where innocence is so abundant and sustaining, it defeats any sense of precociousness and false instances of maturity.

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The Extremities of the Impoverished Otaku

Published on February 6, 2010 in Anime, Art, Blogging, Editorial, Events, Games, Hentai and Manga. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

It’s like Touhou Nekomata: You can show how you’re rabidly cute… WITH A CHAINSAW.

The game is moving in a steady phase somehow. Because of that, the blogosphere suddenly questioned a certain factor that makes us what makes us. Strength? Rage? Depth? Mindless Inclination? Rabid Determination? Surely, this goes beyond preference, depth, and the different ways to achieve satisfaction from the fandom, yes? So what about it?

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Holiday Break Kris Kringle: Kure-Nai – “I.AM.NOT.A.LOLICON.”

Published on January 21, 2010 in Anime, Editorial and Events. 15 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Oh, it’s my turn already? Okay…

You may be wondering what am I doing. During Christmas break, ghostlightning, along with other notable anibloggers, agreed on an assignment: Each one of us will randomly pick (from a pool of suggested shows) a 12-episode long anime to watch, and everyone must write a post about their opinion on said show. That being said, it’s my turn for Show and Tell, and the show I’m going to talk about is none other than Kure-Nai.

And this is how I would describe my state of mind after watching its 12 episodes in one sitting.

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It’s Not Slice-Of-Life, It’s SLICE-OF-MAN

Published on January 13, 2010 in Anime and Editorial. 4 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

To explain the cause of this post, I’ll be short and quick: Thanks to Baka-Raptor, I’m never going to watch Cromartie High School, EVER.

It’s every man’s dream. Find me a man who won’t ignite the fire on his loins while looking at this picture, and I might gladly kill myself. Wait, Shin’s one. OHSHI-

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A “No Problem?” x “No Problem!” Problem: Trapeze Final Impressions

Published on January 10, 2010 in Anime, Blogging, Editorial, Games and Manga. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

“Y’know, people who don’t have any problems are the biggest problem for me.”

It’s been more than a week since Kuchu Buranko ended. And while each and everyone of us tried to make up for anything from the holidays, the show ended like that. Just like that. As if mocking us to be mental while being sentimental. Well, if that’s the case, I’ll take it as a reason to write a post about it.

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