Brilig and Slithy: A look at Galaxy Express 999 and Seirei no Moribito

Sorry that I’ve been absent for the last week or so, real life decided to rear its ugly head. I should be up and have my review all set by the end of the week. But that’s not what this post is about.
I do have a confession to make though. I broke down and got [...]

A tale of two studios: Bones and Gonzo – An analysis

For me, it really is the best of times and the worst of times. It isn’t Madhouse or manglobe or even Production I.G. that epitomize anime for me. I realize that they’re all good production companies, but when I pick up one of their boxes I don’t know what I’m going to get. Each of [...]

Beating the horse dead, Anime Network Online needs to hurry up.

Okay, so I don’t know if it’s just me. But for the second night running, the Anime Network Online site has been down. Now I didn’t have any problems when I used it during the day, so I don’t know what’s up. But they seem to be getting really bogged down during PrimeTime. Or is [...]

Anime Bloggers Unite! Strange Warnings, The Bah Humbug Spirit and Pedantic Posts abound

Okay so I haven’t picked out a rotation for this, but for the people who read this blog regularly, you know the deal already. I’m going to pick out some posts I thought were good and not so good and give my opinion. And I’m probably going to pick up some hate today, but it’s [...]

In My View: On Classic and Popular Anime

Cameron’s first rule of Classic Anime: A series will be deemed a classic based on the popularity of the show among the elite when it was released.
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So I’ve seen a lot of talk around the blogs about what type of anime is cool or good or defines a person as an otaku rather than just [...]

Oh ADV, why do you taunt me so?

So when I heard about Anime Network putting up the first episode of Tengen Toppan Gurren Lagann, I was stoked. Seriously, this is what the anime blogs and the ANN forums have clamored about for the last few months. Now it isn’t necessarily as quick as it needs to be to eliminate the need for [...]

Anime Bloggers Unite! Haruhi, Fan Art, Meta Meta and All time favorite series

So I thought I’d do something a bit different. My poll is almost up, and it looks like most people who visit this Site are too ambivalent to vote. But for the majority of people who aren’t, they’d like to see me do critique and analysis on blogs.
Well as part of that I thought I’d [...]

Random Stuff – Paradise Kiss, Geneon and I totally go fanboy

Warning: Fanboy moment coming up.
OMG!!!! I TOTALLY LOVE PARADISE KISS! GO WATCH THIS SHOW NOW!
Whew, I’m glad I got that out of my system. When I got this series, I was skeptical about how much I’d like this show. It’s got two things I could really care less about: fashion and really pretty people. On [...]

Why Not Fullmetal Alchemist?

So I’ve been trying to figure out why Fullmetal Alchemist isn’t my number nine. I mean it has everything I could ever want in an anime. It has a multi-layered plot, a great cast of characters (many of whom are pretty morally gray) and an actual Western style fantasy world that doesn’t suck.
And to be [...]

Bargain Bin Review: Peacemaker (TV)

So take one spunky kid, who wants to join the Shinsengumi, add in a dash of drama, a pinch of comedy and GONZO before its animation started to blow and you have Peace Maker.
The story follows Tetsunosuke Ichimura as he joins the Shinsengumi up to the attack on the Ikedaya Inn (the point where the [...]