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Hanasaku Iroha Episode Twenty-Six: The End
I know Hanasaku has been dropped and picked up and dropped and picked up and dropped by a few members of Bokutachi during its 26 episode run, and as the person who was originally responsible for reviewing it, I felt the need to at least review the la...
Quality writing in anime, why I love Bakemonogatari and why Shonen annoys me
Recently, a friend of mine told me that he was going to watch Kamisama no Memo-Chou, and I, having watched 5 episodes and dropped it, decided to tell him that it really wasn’t very good. I told him about how I thought the first episode was pretty g...
The Evils of Anime: Blue Flames OVA
Warning: Even though there are no indecent pictures, this post isn’t for KIDS! This following anime is certainly not for kids either. Lately, I’ve discovered I have a very twisted taste for anything that is EVIL or at least abnormal, partially due to...
of Ko and Ohana
Since watching Episode 24 of Hanasaku Iroha, I’ve had one thought overriding everything else that’s going on in this series right now, and that is that Ohana doesn’t deserve Ko. But despite that belief, I still want to see them get together in the en...
Usagi Drop episode the tenth
Being sick: it really sucks. Quite the bummer. Unfortunately, sick is exactly what Rin is, after catching a bug from who knows where. According to a doctor, she has a stomach flu – accompanied by a the usual host of symptoms like weakness, loss of ap...
Thai’s Manga Shout-out: Fun Seinen
I know I haven’t blogged Idolm@ster ep 9. It took 3 days for the damn subs to come out. 3 days is enough to take out my motivation to watch the episode. So, why not make a double episode coverage next time? Besides, I don’t have much to say about tha...
Why Chihayafuru Excites Me
So you thought these “Why X Excites Me” posts would be a one-time thing, eh? Well, even if you didn’t, I’m happy to announce that there will indeed be many of these hype sessions. This time, I discuss an anime that is in no way like, and hasn’t been...
No. 6 – Episodes 8 & 9.
Wow, another double episode post? Yeah, I’ve been slacking off, but I do have my reasons. I wish I could have posted last week, but I’ve just been so busy. What with the 40 hour power cut I had, tests every day last week, and the release of Deus Ex:...
Kimi no Iru Machi ch. 148… Lezzo’s attack!
Yo! During my hiatus I started watching some doramas out of pure boredom. Sure it might sound weird, but that’s just a reflection of how interested I am in the current anime shows. Other than laughing a while with BtTtS2 and screening my imagination...
Kamisama Dolls 08 – Lets go to the Beach
This is hopefully as close as we’ll get to a filler episode in Kamisama Dolls (fingers-crossed), the old; “Let’s go to the Beach” episode, always a favorite. It was pretty lolworthy for me because wen they got here, it stormed. And thas what alwasy h...
The Idolm@ster Ep 8: The Hamzou Streak ends
We were expecting it, but it still stings. For the first time ever, Hamzou doesn’t get any air time on an episode. At this point, only Producer appears in EVERY episode. But oh boy, Hamzou quickly becomes forgotten when you get a great episode involv...
Jumpin’ down the rabbit’s hole… Again!
Hi there! It’s been a while since I last had the honor to post my shallow words into this wonderful blog. It’s weird how you realize something is important only after you start missing it so badly that holding up without it is actually painful… well,...
Kamisama Dolls Origins: Aki
Yata! As the title suggests, this weeks episode was all about the best part of this show – Aki, and the lad delivers, in spades. He’s origin story is every bit as dark as one would expect but I couldn’t help but think that things could have been so v...
Revisiting old series: Gun x Sword
Van on Dann – Vengence will be his…or not? A journey with an epic conclusion, one of the few well done endings for mecha anime, a taste that my fellow bloggers might not have acquired for =p Title: Gun X Sword Genre: action, western, fantasy, mecha,...
The Idolm@ster Episode 7: The Hamzou Saga continues
7 episodes…18 is left if this anime is really set for 25 episodes. It’s quite hard to think that this show is a 2-season anime considering the content, but animators probably think the show is a cash cow. I’m sure there’s a lot of fans of the games....
No. 6 – Episode 7
I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to bring this up, but if you enjoy high concept sci-fi (which, if you’ve been following No. 6 up until this point, you most likely do) and you haven’t done so already, I absolutely recommend reading Brave New Wo...
Usagi Drop episode 7
The villains responsible for the conflict of this episode 7 are the same villains responsible for conflicts around the world, in countless household. They are feared by many and will stop at nothing to get what they want. They are also known as… in-l...
Natsume Yuujinchou San
You know, I was a bit surprised that there weren’t more people reviewing Natsume Yuujinchou San. Exactly like its preceding two seasons, it follows Natsume Takashi as he juggles between building a family with the Fujiwaras, the few but cherished frie...
Black Rock Shooter to get TV Anime – there’s potential here, please don’t squand...
Here’s the thing, I genuinely like the aesthetics of Black Rock Shooter, and I think this franchise has potential, but that OVA was so disappointing that this announcement just confuses me. As the title states, Black Rock Shooter is getting a TV Anim...
The Idolmaster Ep 6: Oh Producer, you fail
I’m finally back from the last day of Otakuthon (in Montreal)! Expect from me (politician promise) to make a coverage of the event, day 2 & 3 to be exact. There were some bad stuffs, but overall, I still had fun. And no, I do not have a picture of my...
No. 6 – Episodes 5 & 6
The first show I’ve ever blogged and I’ve already had two posts in which I cover 2 episodes at once, I’m getting sloppy. The reason I’m late (though it’s never too late, as regular readers of the blog should know) is that I was away last weekend chec...
Kamisama Dolls 06 – You gotta tense your muscles!
Heads up… still no Aki or Kuuko, wonder what they’re doing? Anyway, so after their long journey back home, our hero’s eventually reach karakami village which has alerted me to the fact that there are too many things in this show that start with the l...
Kamisama Dolls 05 – Damn Kids!
No Kuuko or Aki this week so they had to make up for that in someway and they delivered by giving us a sampler of what Kakashi’s can really ro as boy-utao took on girl-utao and to a lesser we learn a bit about boy-utao’s origin story see how bad pare...
Idolm@ster Episode 4-5: Catching up is so much work
In this post of Idolm@ster, I’m covering 2 episodes! Oh I’m already losing energy, lol. The reason why last week I didn’t blog episode 4 is due to my 4 days bus tour trip to the US (from New York to Washington DC to Philadelphia to Atlantic City). An...
Usagi Drop episode 4
note- It takes a lot of talent to finish a post… and then forget to publish it for five days. Consider me talented. end note lolololol at Daikichi’s hair-dressing skill. What a professional. Rin’s adjusting well to normal childhood and nursery school...
Kamisama Dolls 04 – Please don’t let this be the Peek
I was rather busy this week so I never watched this weeks episode until yesterday and wow did I enjy it. For me it has quite easily been the best episode of the series so far, it was high on story content, action and other stuffs. I dearly hope the s...
No. 6 – Episode 4
Shion’s mother, Karan, has received Nezumi’s message about Shion being safe and having escaped to the west district. Her response? Yep, it’s strangely written directions to Latch Bill, a newspaper, that has someone working for it with “an interesting...
A Legitmate Excuse!
I broke my left arm ;_; Til this fracture heals, I’ll take a break from blogging which has now become a slow grueling process of noob-index fingering. FUN FACT: One doesn’t always wear a cast to properly heal a fracture/break. Occasionally, one simpl...
First Impressions: Appleseed XIII
As is Bokutachi tradition, Its never too Late and that is clearly what Production I.G. had in mind when they were busy maing this show as it was subjected to countless delays and setbacks. But finally it has made its way to screens and unfortunately,...
Why Persona 4 the Animation excites me
Persona 4 is one of my absolute favourite games of all time, it was a rare case where there wasn’t a single aspect of it that I didn’t enjoy. I like the setting, the story, the characters, the music. I could go on like this but that would sort of rui...
Finally a Blockbuster Return in Anime
It’s official! Fall 2011 marks the return of the popular series, Hunter X Hunter. Apparently, a promotional campaign found on bookstores in Japan confirms that a new TV series has been green-lit for next season. (Source) HXH has had a 62 episode TV s...
Mayo Chiki episode 3: I love Suzutsuki
After the disappointment of R-15, I still needed a good harem and I got Mayo Chiki which brought up some very pleasant surprises. With the exorbitant heat, it is definitely time for true fan service. Re-cap of the 2 first episodes Kinjirou Sakamachi...
Usagi Drop episode 3
I was slightly surprised to see Daikichi’s family reappearing so soon and being shown in a very different light from the first episode. A pleasant surprise though, as this portrayal is much more favorable. A good chunk of this episode covered Daikich...
Kamisama Dolls 03 – Reunion
The plot doesn’t necessarily thicken but it definately gets bigger as a third Seki enters the picture and potentially a fourth. Also much more action in this episode so thats good. Trucker Tip #32: When driving at night be sure to keep your eye’s wid...
No. 6 – episode 3
That mark on Shion’s neck from last episode? Yep, turns out it was the same parasite that killed Yamase, which should have been pretty obvious at this point, how else did you expect him to suddenly get white hair? Shion is now living with Nezumi, who...
Introducing Gooney
We took in another stray kitten writer: he’ll be reviewing No 6 this season. I’ve completely run out of clever introduction posts so if you make the jump, you can learn more about him by reading his profile which is also posted on the Team Zero page....




