Looks like everyone saved their best for the summer. It’s only Tuesday morning and I watched all the new shows so far, think it’s like 14. There is not one where I said “get this garbage out of here.” Of course there are different levels of enjoyment but there really are some strong shows coming… Continue reading These Summer Shows Look Strong
Chitose Get You!! (Chitose Gecchu!!)
Chitose Get You!! is another one of the recent short anime series that have seen a resurgence. This one is 26 episodes and 2 OVAs. Each episode being 3 minutes long. Chitose is an 11 year old with a crush on an older guy who supposedly saved her life. When you watch the first episode,… Continue reading Chitose Get You!! (Chitose Gecchu!!)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak (OVA)
The town of Hinamizawa can’t seem to catch a break but it can catch an outbreak. Yes folks, I’ll be here all week 😀 Alright, enough bad jokes. Yes, we’re back in Hinamizawa with Keichii and the girls. The curse that never dies is back but this time in the form of a viral outbreak.… Continue reading Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kaku: Outbreak (OVA)
Baccano!
I’m a history buff for those who don’t know, and the Prohibition era and Great Depression are two of my favorite periods in time. Smuggling, alcohol, speakeasys, gangsters…all of it. That’s why Baccano! has been on my list for a while. Just took me a while to get around to it. The show starts off… Continue reading Baccano!
Death Billiards (Desu Biriyādo) OVA
Death Billiards was part of the Young Animator Training Project’s Anime Mirai 2013 project, which funds young animators. Death Billiards and a few other short films each received 38 million yen (over $300,000) from the Japanese Animation Creators Association, who receives funding from the Japanese government’s Agency for Cultural Affairs. Death Billiards, along with the… Continue reading Death Billiards (Desu Biriyādo) OVA
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (When They Cry 2)
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, is a continuation of the Higurashi series. This is the second series, notice the slight difference in names. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. This new series adds a new story arc or two and some answers to the first season arcs, maybe… Continue reading Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai (When They Cry 2)
Elfen Lied (Erufen Rīto)
Elfen Lied, one of the most controversial animes yet I’m not sure it should be. There are shows that are more gory than Elfen Lied but for it’s time, it was pretty bad but in a good way. Elfen Lied is a very brutal psychological horror. A specimen known as a Diclonius breaks out of… Continue reading Elfen Lied (Erufen Rīto)
Punch Line (Panchi Rain)
When I first saw the previews of the show, I thought it would be drek. It came off as trying to keep some kid from seeing a girl’s panties but that’s not all the show is about. Is it part of it though. Yuta lives in an apartment complex with four girls. One day following… Continue reading Punch Line (Panchi Rain)
Kanokon
Kanokon is one of the links that came up on the side of Youtube while I was watching something else. I had no idea what it was but I figured why not see what it is. Some day I have to go to a Japanese school and see if the wimpy kid really does get… Continue reading Kanokon
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry)
Don’t let the cutesy cover pic fool you, this show is brutal. That’s probably why they had to go with cutesy cover art. It’s not the most brutal show I’ve ever seen or anything but the killing is definitely hardcore. The show looks like it’ll be a moe show but it’s not, trust me. The… Continue reading Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (When They Cry)