Sasameki Koto 09- By the time I post this, you better have finished watching Daniel

An Azuna centric episode.

 

Umineko episode 23-Maybe they’re not such boring characters afterall

Now this is the Umineko I’ve been missing! On a side note, I’d like to apologize for how long it’s taking me to get posts up. I’ve been suffering from a bad fatigue since Thanksgiving break.

 

Kieli impressions

Kieli is an example of a manga that from first glance seems completely clichéd, but turns out to be a pretty amazing story.

 

Kobato 08-Meow

Meow~

I love cats. I loved this episode. Also, this episode used some lovely soundtrack pieces.

There’s not really much else to say.

Look at the kitty

Moonphase 1-6 impressions

Some mangas age better as others. I’m not sure how Moonphase was received in 2000, but now it definitely seems bland next to the sleuth of Vampire manga now available, especially the extremely similar Rosario Vampire. Still, Moonphase is still fun in a sort of campy sort of way.

 

[Review] Read or Die OVA

As we’ve all pretty much learned by now, a series cannot survive on guns, glory and GAR alone. Read or Die‘s original series, a 3-episode OVA from 2001, does a fabulous job mixing said guns, glory and GAR with a healthy dose of likable characters and a reasonable plot. The plot does, however, fall into the dreaded  “deux ex machina,”  ”zero explanation whatsoever” and “why the eff did they just do that” territories in the final third. If the creators would have taken a bit more time ensuring overall coherency, they would’ve had a near-masterpiece on their hands. Still, Read or Die is a fun, flashy and unpredictable romp with enough originality to make it worthwhile.

Sasameki Koto 08

I want the main characters to hook up already! The tension is starting to drive me crazy.