The Anime Blog reader and contributor Liz Ohanesian’s has posted an article all about top mecha anime: Mecha Anime Starter Guide: Going Beyond Voltron and Robotech at LAWeekly.com. Here’s an excerpt:
While we figured that even those who aren’t fans of Japanese animation are readily familiar with Voltron and Robotech, there are dozens of both TV [...]
I have heard the saying, “you could fill a book with the amount of things I do not know”. In the case of Maria Watches Over Us, they filled a thirteen episode anime season. I did not know that Japan had all-girl Catholic schools. I did not know that Valentine’s Day was [...]
The current economic situation has taken its toll on the anime and manga industry. This 2-part series will take a quick look at the various parts of the industry. Part 1 looked at manga. Part 2 will concentrate on anime, primarily in Japan and North America.
ICv2 has not yet released their figures for North [...]
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 [...]
Meiji, a giant in the modern Japanese goodie biz, has produced many fantastic offerings over the years, ranging from the “It’s good but not great” to the “OMG! This is fantastic!!” For the most part. I’m a Meiji fan, and am willing to give anything these guys make a go.
This latest Meiji product comes [...]
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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!
plot summary
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 [...]
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