Mangirl! – 01

「こちらコミック アース・スター編集部」 (Kochira Komikku a^su . Suta^ Henshuubu)
“This is Comic Earth Star’s Editorial Staff”

Mangirl! is a series funny shorts about four female manga editors, with the operative word there being “funny”. I found myself chuckling multiple times during this first episode, and they even managed to fit something like story progression into only three minutes! Colour me impressed.

Yama no Susume – 01

「山だけはダメ!」 (Yama Dakeha Dame!)
“Anything But Mountains!”

Cute girls climbing mountains – that’s the premise behind Yama no Susume, and it’s exactly what you’re thinking it is. So why am I bothering to intro it? Because shorts are often ignored merely because they’re shorts, but if you like slice of life, this is a good one you may enjoy checking out.

Twelve Days of Anime #5: Outlaw Star – You Better Get Ready!

Future-Hero Space Pilot Looking GAR

I thought about many weighty topics for this post. I considered revisiting my article earlier this year on the subject of gender roles in anime, which judging by the sheer volume and ferocity (in both directions) of the feedback I received, was surely the most provocative anime-related piece I’ve written. I thought about something historical, looking at anime over the last four decades. But in the end, given that it’s the holidays and I’m a little tired of controversy, I thought it’d be nice to simply say a few words about a series that meant an awful lot to me as an anime fan.

Twelve Days of Anime #7: Best Moments in Anime (2012)

Also, Stilts’ newest fetish. Zephyr’s too. We’ve got problems around here, folks.

Twelve Days continues with a special collaborative post on a more traditional topic. Today, we discuss that one 2012 anime moment that we found particularly awesome (or in other words, made us go WTFBBQ). And as with any post of this nature, note that there will be various spoilers throughout this post, so exercise extreme caution upon viewing.

Twelve Days of Anime #8: Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou – Treasure Every Moment

Treasure Every Meeting.

You guys might be excited to watch Evangelion 3.0, but while you’re waiting, why not check out this other work by Hideaki Anno and Shiro Sagisu? It’s not a mecha psychological show…but there’s definitely lots of introspection to dig into. Post kept as spoiler-free as possible.