comedy
Kare Kano Revisited
When I first saw Kare Kano (His and Hers Circumstances), the unexpectedness gently blew my mind. Wait a second, how? Kare Kano is a high school romance story with quite a few expected developments, but it was the two main characters and how I could relate to it was that made Kare Kano a favorite [...]
Air Gear
Given my fondness for Ringo, it’s kind of funny that I haven’t watched Air Gear until like now. I did read the first few volumes of the manga, back when I read manga, so it’s not like it was just love of the character design. But, yeah, sometimes when going to watch a show with [...]
Welcome to the NHK, Finished
In between the crazy moments of Sato’s imagination, Welcome to the NHK lives in the sober moments of reality, when the soundtrack of lazy drums nudges the guitar along behind Sato’s wallowing, the unwarm sunlight through the window of the half desolate Tokyo train, a full ashtray, and a computer monitor as the light of [...]
Agent Aika Remastered
A look at Bandai’s Anime Legends: Agent Aika, a remastered version of the fan service classic.
Harima, WTF!?
One of the great tragedies, or at least inconveniences, in life is not being able to choose who you’re attracted to. You like who you like, but damn Harima, Tenma? How can you just not see the awesomeness of Eri? Or anyone else in the show not named Tenma for that matter. At least his [...]
Welcome To The NHK, Part One
Welcome to the NHK is a lot more interesting than I thought it would be. The main character, Sato, is a 22-year old unemployed college drop-out and a hikikimori, a shut-in. From there it looked as if this might be something like Genshiken, an otaku comedy with a loving backhand. It does kind of start [...]
Ghost Hunt Part One
A review of the Ghost Hunt Part One, which is episodes 1-13, released by Funimation.
