Brain Diving - November 2010
- Fujoshi and the Pussycats (Nov 30)
- Legacies of Hiroshima (Nov 23)
- Can't Kamishibai Me Love (Nov 16)
- The Youkai Show (Nov 9)
- A Lovely Angel (Nov 2)
2011 [24]
September 2011 [1]
August 2011 [2]
July 2011 [2]
June 2011 [2]
May 2011 [3]
April 2011 [2]
March 2011 [4]
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2010 [18]
December 2010 [4]
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The List - 6 Ridiculous School Uniform Designs
anime
When you're trying to come up with ways to make your school uniforms pop in a medium with stiff competition, sometimes you come up with some... less than practical outfits.
― School uniforms are an anime staple. Plot settings regularly take place in middle school or high school and the sheer number of anime, manga, and light novel series released each year means character designers and artists have ...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Novel 1
manga
The Rising of the Shield Hero's first volume is readable, but ultimately an exercise in unimaginative fantasy writing. Nice art, though.
― You could be forgiven for writing Aneko Yusagi's The Rising of the Shield Hero novel series off as something you've read before, but that isn't entirely fair. Yes, it is another series where virtual reality becomes the new reality in a game-like world, and yes, th...
ANNCast - Angel Beatings
anime
Jun Maeda's tearjerking afterlife dramedy Angel Beats! failed to melt Zac's cold black heart, but Hope Chapman and Brady Hartel are here to tell him why he's wrong. Here come the waterworks!
― ANNCast Episode 241: Angel Beatings Get the Flash Player to see this player. Jun Maeda's tearjerking afterlife dramedy Angel Beats failed to melt Zac's cold black heart, but Hope Chapman and Brady Hartel are h...
Gatchaman Crowds, Explained!
anime
Gatchaman Crowds is about so many things it's hard to keep track - the show touches on crowdsourcing, gamification, the role of government, complacency, and tiny pandas riding roombas. Nick Creamer sorts it all out for you.
― The internet has changed everything, while somehow also not changing much of anything. The context of our engagement with others has been completely transformed by the internet…...
Hetalia The World Twinkle: Episodes 1-15 Streaming
anime
The latest season of Hetalia takes the show further from its roots than ever before;does this venerable fujoshi franchise still have life left in it?
― At this point, Hetalia may as well be an institution. As long as Hidekaz Himaruya keeps cranking out manga, and as long as there's an audience for it, there will be more anime of Hetalia. The show is now on its sixth season of five-minute gag episodes...
The X Button - Might Be Wrong
games
This week: a look at the good and bad of Mighty No. 9! Plus Konami’s latest problems, Final Fantasy’s newest nostalgia bait, and some Fatal Frame lingere controversy!
― I could talk about Hideo Kojima leaving Konami, about how the next Harvest Moon War will shake out, or about how neat Undertale is. However, there are more pressing concerns. Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water is out in North Ame...
Aldnoah.Zero Part II Blu-Ray
anime
The conclusion to Aldnoah.Zero's first season is heavy-handed with its use of symbolism but still effective as it brings events to a haunting conclusion.
― What is the point of fighting in a war to avenge people who died fighting in a war? This is the question that Aldnoah Zero never quite comes out and asks, and yet it seems to be at the heart of the second half of this first season of the show. It'...
Mobile Suit Gundam: Where to Start and What's Worth Watching
anime
Our resident Gundam expert is here with a complete guide to the ENTIRE Gundam franchise, with pointers on where to start if you're new and which among the dozens of series is worth your time!
― You don't have to be a Gundam fan to get the most out of the latest Gundam series. Iron Blooded Orphans, the latest installment in the franchise, is entirely standalone, taking place in its own setting apart ...
Review: Attack on Titan Part II: End of the World
live-action
The conclusion to the controversial live-action Attack on Titan films has arrived; Hope Chapman loved the first installment, but does the second film live up to the promise of the first? That's a tough question.
― Attack on Titan Part II begins with an unusually long, TV-style recap montage of the first film. On the one hand, it's been about a month since that first movie came out, so maybe the audie...