Archive for the ‘Reviews’ Category
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
Naisho no Tsubomi
Naisho no Tsubomi
Originally a shoujo manga aimed at young girls, this is a small anime about a huge topic… or should I say a topic huge to girls who are growing up. Well basically… it's about girls growing up.
I know that a lot of people may not like this anime, and indeed in the surface [...]
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Evangelion 1.0: You Are (Not) Alone
Rebuild of Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion, after more than a decade, still remains to be one of the most revolutionary anime series of all time. I am not a fan of mecha, but this anime transcends beyond being mecha, bringing along twisted characters and an intriguing plot at amazing pace and intensity. I guess the anime [...]
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Kimikiss -pure rouge-
Kimikiss -pure rouge-
The problem with most bishoujo game based anime love stories is that the focus isn't on the romance and how it blooms, but mostly on fleshing out the girls themselves. Because of that, you can't really say that their romance stories are 'romantic'. In the end, they are just giving character to the [...]
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Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
"Still not lyrical, and they are not lolis anymore"
Initial reaction. What else can I say? This is one of the rare sequels in anime where they fast-forward about 10 years and make all characters older, taller, and sexier. That alone would alienate thousands of fans of the two original [Mahou Shoujo [...]
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Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Lovely Complex
Lovely Complex
With the seas of bishoujos I sail lately I really appreciate having a catalyst. For this season Lovely Complex is the counter-programming, and I should say that this is really a blast! Despite rollercoaster animation quality, this shoujo series is a total LOL-fest! Extreme comedic value with a lighthearted touch on romance… and height [...]
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