Oinari-sama, the seal is broken.
The story follows two boys of the Mizuchi family and the patron Deity that protects them. Tooru and his older brother Noboru are called out to the family shrine because a demon is after their lives. Fortunately, the brothers are as clueless as us, which opens up for a some exposition of the plot for our sake.
Doing the Best Today Too!
Really, what would happen if a bunch of bunnies decided to form a construction company? Apparently, hilarious hijinks would ensue. That’s the name of the game for Zenryoku Usagi. Someone finally decided to sub it, so I’m going to watch it.
I decided to check out the 2nd season of xxxholic. I am a big fan of the manga, but have yet to see the full first season, although the bits and pieces I have seen left me thoroughly disappointed. I was a little nervous about watching this, but after two episodes, I am pleasantly surprised.
The nominations are in and the People’s Choice voting page has been set up~! The ABA will be accepting votes for its first annual awards until June 1st, 2008, so even non-bloggers have no excuse to not go vote. And as a general FYI (hinthint) Borderline Hikikomori has been nominated for ‘Best Team Blog’ and ‘Rookie of the Year!’
Bloggers, go to the homepage and click on the appropriate category links there to vote. Everyone else, follow the link at the top and vote carefully~!
~CJ
PS – Also, plz vote for that goofball Lolikit (aka notdotq) in the Best Satire Blog category. He needs some love. :)
Hello everyone, I’m the new guy. I go by Rakuen, or Aaron, use whichever one you like. I’ll be reviewing some new stuff, some old stuff, and posting about the conventions I go to. I hope everyone enjoys my writing. Now, on with the review!
King of Bandit Jing follows the exploits of Jing the… King of Bandits, exactly as it says on the tin. Jing isn’t your common thief by any means, nor is he an anime rendition of the Robin Hood archetype. He is motivated by his desire to acquire unique objects and observe unique experiences. However, he is also very kind-hearted, and will help anyone or anything that crosses his path. Naturally, since most of these excursions can be shown in the span of a single episode, any semblance of a plot gets thrown out the window. Jing is entirely episodic, or as Mark Twain put it, “Persons attempting to find a plot will be shot.” There is no overarching story or character development, just lots of the funny.
This series is so awesome .. or rather COOL AND SPICY. Peach Pit have recipes for success in all their series. I haven’t watched or read DearS or Zombie Loan, but I hear great things about them. And I already adore Rozen Maiden, so Shugo Chara! is just following the trend of awesome.
Is it because of Amu? Maybe so. But I also like the music. And the plaid layer masks.
Awesome; Ayako is catching up with these. Four-minute shorts are so much fun. In this episode, the Sky Girls visit the Amazon Rainforest in search of pirahna. Unfortunately they get a little more than they expected. And Togo isn’t really all that pleased.
In order of what impressed me the most:
Code Geass R2 (seen 3 episodes)
WOW. As in, “WOW, the yaoi fangirls are probably crapping kittens right now because Lelouch and Suzaku are nowhere near each other!” The changes in circumstances this season makes for some interesting events, as do the new characters. Rolo/Roro/Lolo gave off an Alphonse-like air when he first appeared, which is why the end of episode 2 surprised me. I’m sticking with this one, period.
Alright, so the next four episodes of The Count of Monte Cristo don’t leave us with too much to report. The next four episodes seem to be aimed at fleshing out the main players for this show: Albart, Franz (but barely), their fiancees Eugeni and Valentine, and the poor Maxmillion. The characters visit the Count, and during a swordfight between Albart and Maxmillion, Maxamillion asks the question which starts this development among the characters, “Do you really love your fiancee?”
(Mild spoilers ahead.)
Continue reading ‘Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo episodes 5-8′
Ahhh, I haven’t rewatched episode 1 in a long time. It was refreshing, especially with the lovely dub. Bandai ALMOST gets full cookies, but the voices had a few weak spots and weird lines.
Good sushi: On adultswim.com, the opening theme was kept intact (though was it just me, or did the animation get changed a little?) The dub voices are, for the most part, well-picked, and even the ones that aren’t the best matches at least say their lines convincingly. I really like Lloyd and Kallen’s voices in particular, with C.C. getting an honorable mention. (Kate Higgins’ voice for her is close, but doesn’t carry quite the same charm as the original Japanese.) Suzaku’s lines are very well-delivered, evidence of Yuri Lowenthal’s expertise.
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