Filed under Final Impressions, First Impressions, Sarai-ya Goyou by Divine | 28 Comments
「もうふらふらですよ」 (Mou Furafura Desu yo)
“I’m Already Wasted”
On the surface, this appeared to be a pretty anticlimactic conclusion to this fairly laid back series, but I just loved how everything came full circle when Masa offered Yaichi a skewer of dangos at the very end.
Continue Reading "Sarai-ya Goyou – 12 (END)"
July 2, 2010 at 6:57 pm Comments (28)
Filed under First Impressions, Kaichou wa Maid-sama! by Divine | 30 Comments
「1年7組 叶爽太郎」 (Ichinen Nanakumi Kanou Soutarou)
“Kanou Soutarou of Year 1 Class 7″
I feel sorry for Kanou Soutarou (Toriumi Kousuke) for hating women for some reason, but his hypnosis on Misaki sure led to some really hilarious and dramatic results with Takumi. Misaki may be highly susceptible to being hypnotized, but she’s also a whole lot more fun when she’s drunk because of it.
Continue Reading "Kaichou wa Maid-sama! – 14"
July 2, 2010 at 3:55 am Comments (30)
Filed under First Impressions, Series Introduction, Snapshots by Divine | 59 Comments
「昼寝王国の野望」 (Hirune Oukoku no Yabou)
“Aspirations for a Kingdom of Afternoon Naps”
I was almost giddy watching this premiere because it had everything I was looking forward to seeing from the manga. Some of the finer details were changed, but it didn’t lose the essence one bit with our anti-heroic protagonists arguing away and hightailing it in the face of a danger.
Continue Reading "The Legend of the Legendary Heroes – 01"
July 1, 2010 at 11:59 pm Comments (59)
Filed under Amagami SS, First Impressions, Series Introduction by Divine | 92 Comments
「森島はるか編 第一章 アコガレ」 (Morishima Haruka-hen Dai Isshou – Akogare)
“Morishima Haruka Chapter 1 – Yearning”
While I have my reservations about this turning out be romance drama that will fill the void left by true tears, this first showing of AIC‘s adaptation of Enterbrain’s romance simulation game does show potential.
Continue Reading "Amagami SS – 01"
July 1, 2010 at 6:02 pm Comments (92)
Filed under First Impressions, Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi, Series Introduction by Divine | 161 Comments
「おおかみさんと御伽銀行の仲間たち」 (Ookami-san to Otogi Ginkou no Nakama-tachi)
“The Wolf and Her Otogi Bank Companions”
What better way to start the new season than with the show that I was looking forward to the most! I thought the spring season was pretty good, but my blogging sense has been tingling for some new shows to rejuvenate my interest.
Continue Reading "Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi – 01"
July 1, 2010 at 12:44 am Comments (161)
Filed under First Impressions, OVA/Movie, Senkou no Night Raid by Divine | 12 Comments
「船上のクランクアップ」 (Senjou no Kuranku Appu)
“The Crank Up On Board”
While anime looks pretty great in 720p, it’s even better in 1080p. It’s particularly noticeable when I watch a series on my 40 or 52 inch LCD TVs where all the pixel sizes are much larger, as is the case with this special prologue episode of Senkou no Night Raid. Mmm, Yukina in 1080p…
Continue Reading "Senkou no Night Raid – 00 (Prologue)"
June 30, 2010 at 6:59 pm Comments (12)
Filed under Season Schedule, Series Introduction by Divine | 79 Comments
Legend: |
11 |
Divine |
2 |
Kiiragi |
2 |
Prooof |
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Not covering |
It’s been a while since a blogging schedule has been created, but I wanted to give an overview of what the tentative plans are for the summer season starting tomorrow. I want to stress that this is tentative schedule and may change after the first week once I’ve had a chance to watch the first episode of every new series I expressed interest in in the Summer 2010 Preview.
… More after the jump.
Continue Reading "Summer 2010 Schedule"
June 30, 2010 at 1:56 pm Comments (79)
Filed under First Impressions, One Piece by Kiiragi | 14 Comments
「海軍本部直前回想特別編 兄弟の誓い!」 (Marinfōdo Chokuzen Kaisou Supesharu – Kyōdai no Chikai!)
“A Special Retrospective Before Marineford! The Vow of the Brotherhood!”
For an episode that’s about 80% recap… yeah, no it still wasn’t interesting.
Continue Reading "One Piece – 457"
June 30, 2010 at 1:09 pm Comments (14)
Filed under First Impressions, RAINBOW: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin by Divine | 10 Comments
「Recollect」
Nothing major was added in this recap episode told from Mario’s perspective, but it did go over everything that’s happened up until now. Time-wise, it slots in just after he received the bullet from Setsuko and before embarking to Numazu, Shizuoka to find and kill Ishihara.
Continue Reading "RAINBOW: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin – 13"
June 30, 2010 at 2:30 am Comments (10)
Filed under First Impressions, K-ON! by Divine | 58 Comments
「残暑見舞い!」 (Zansho Mimai!)
“Late-Summer Greeting Card!”
I never thought I’d describe an episode about our favorite light music band as “trippy”, but that’s exactly what this one revolving around Azusa felt like as she kept zoning in and out of daydreams.
Continue Reading "K-ON!! – 13"
June 30, 2010 at 12:12 am Comments (58)
Filed under First Impressions, Mayoi Neko Overrun! by Divine | 19 Comments
「迷い猫、まとまった」 (Mayoi Neko, Matomatta)
“Stray Cat, Compiled”
Even with no new scenes added, this was one of the best and most entertaining recap episodes I’ve ever watched.
Continue Reading "Mayoi Neko Overrun! – 13 (Recap)"
June 29, 2010 at 8:43 pm Comments (19)
Filed under Final Impressions, First Impressions, Senkou no Night Raid by Divine | 16 Comments
「せめて、希望のかけらを」 (Semete, Kibou no Kakeru wo)
“At The Very Least, A Fragment of Hope”
Picking up from Aoi’s first encounter with Kazura since his betrayal, I honestly had no idea how things would wrap up and was looking forward to being surprised every step of the way. Well, Anime no Chikara sure delivered in this finale by throwing out twist after twist after twist.
Continue Reading "Senkou no Night Raid – 13 (END)"
June 29, 2010 at 5:17 pm Comments (16)