romance
Catching Trains
I don’t think I’ve seen any slice of life yuri shows, but from the first episode of Aoi Hana, it feels like a very typical one. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, particularly for those who are fans of this type of story.
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
I really enjoyed watching The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Definitely worth a watch.
School Rumble
Funimation released the School Rumble season one box set this past week and I snapped it up as soon as I saw it. This was a title I watched via…
