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Mad House has created seminal animation when it comes to Ninja (and Catgirls…), so I was more than a little excited to see the renowned studio’s take on Samurai. Believe me when I say, it does not disappoint.
Plot Summary
The story of Shigurui: Death Frenzy starts in media res at a tournament in Sunpu Castle. [...]

I’m usually not a fan of anime which have multiple seasons. For some reason they don’t seem sincere, or necessary. If an anime can’t say what it needs to say in twenty six episodes, it just doesn’t have anything to say. There may be exceptions to this rule, but so far, I personally haven’t come [...]

Read my review of Ghost Hunt, Part One!
Ghost Hunt, Part Two has Mai dreaming of death and has the rest of the ghost hunters scrambling to solve some grisly cases.
Plot Summary
Naru takes on another school related case, but this haunting is more sinister than the previous one, especially since people are being psychically hurt as [...]

Based on the PC game of the same name, Baldr Force is a short, four episode OVA which looks into the world of hackers and the consequences of a virtual future.
Plot Summary
In the world of the future exists the Wired, a virtual place where anything imaginable goes. Many people choose to live their lives in [...]

Read my review of The Wallflower, Volume One
Pretty boys and scary girl get mixed up in spooky romantic hilarity in Volumes Two and Three of The Wallflower!

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The pretty bishonen are still scared (kawai! kawai!) of the dark and tangled mess which is Sunako, but they’ve gotten used to her weird, disturbing ways- mostly. They’re [...]

While I mostly watch anime and only occasionally read manga, I have my reasons for preferring anime over manga. It’s not that I dislike manga, on the contrary. One of the reasons for forgoing manga is, manga is more dangerous than anime- for me. With manga, it’s easy to pick it up and reread it [...]

Related Reviews
Check out my reviews of Ninja Nonsense starting with Volumes One and Two.

Pervy hijinks prevail in Volumes Three and Four of the hilarious, and oh so wrong, Ninja Nonsense!
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The nonsense is nonstop as the ninja go through the seasons of fall and winter. Kaede returns to school, and normalcy, but frequently stops [...]

Read my review of xxxHolic Volume One!
Yuko has big plans in store for Watanuki in Volume Two of xxxHolic!
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Watanuki has fallen into cooking, cleaning and exorcising spirits for Yuko as if he’s done so his whole life. He doesn’t seem to mind the hours upon hours of culinary drudgery for a demanding mistress, but [...]