The phenomenon that is Haruhi Suzumiya is still going strong. This show and the light novels came in like a hurricane and it’s influence is still seen today, even though the books and the series were in the early 2000s. If you don’t know about Haruhi Suzumiya but you watch anime then you were probably… Continue reading The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Tag: Comedy
Kure-Nai
What do you get when you have a teenage boy, a young princess, a mercenary, a perverted college aged woman, a dark goth woman and some ninjas? Believe it or not, there’s all that and more in Kure-nai. Without completely destroying the plot, Kure-nai is the story of a teenage boy who is enlisted by… Continue reading Kure-Nai
Lucky Star (Raki☆Suta)
Lucky Star is a parody, comedy, school based show like Nichijou and others. The show is basically about having fun whether it be in school, doing homework together, cooking, eating, videogames and anime. It’s basically their everyday lives. At times it can be very relaxed and other times it’s funny as hell watching them go… Continue reading Lucky Star (Raki☆Suta)
11eyes (Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo)
11 Eyes caught my attention because the name. Obviously most people have 2 eyes so when you see 11, it does get your attention because you want to know who’s missing an eye or who has an extra. If you knew someone had 3 eyes, you know you’d want to see it too. The story… Continue reading 11eyes (Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo)
Katte ni Kaizou
Katsu Kaizou is a gullible 17 year old high school student who believes in aliens, UFOs, ghosts, conspiracies, etc. He seems to think everything that goes on around him is because of some plot. This show is ridiculousness times 5. Most anime tropes can be found in this show References to Dragon Ball, Powerpuff Girls,… Continue reading Katte ni Kaizou
Kill Me Baby (Kiru Mī Beibē)
Kill Me Baby was a 4 panel manga that gained a little popularity and began serialization in 2009, with the anime adaptation in 2012. It was really a random pick for me. I saw the name and though either it would be funny or have a lot of fighting. I didn’t know anything about it… Continue reading Kill Me Baby (Kiru Mī Beibē)
My First Oni Press Rejection Letter
So Oni Press rejected my pitch for Astra Etherium: Adventures of a Space Bounty Hunter in Space. What to do… It’s already in the format Dark Horse wants, I just need to change a few words for captions and stuff like that. Maybe Dark Horse or someone else is a better fit anyway. Still waiting… Continue reading My First Oni Press Rejection Letter
Etotama
Etotama was on the list of spring anime so I checked it out. I checked all the spring stuff as a way of reporting back to others on what I thought and this was one of them. Etotama is a quest of Nya-tan to regain her memory and become part of the Chinese zodiac. One… Continue reading Etotama
Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu (Ninin ga Shinobuden?, 2×2 = Shinobuden)
Ninja Nonsense doesn’t sound like the name of a serious anime does it. Well it’s not, Ninja Nonsense is anything but serious. I saw the name and just had to see what it was about. The show revolves around a female “ninja” named Shinobu. She is sent on a quest to steal a girl’s panties… Continue reading Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu (Ninin ga Shinobuden?, 2×2 = Shinobuden)
Ai Mai Mi and Ai Mai Mi: Mousou Catastrophe
Ai Mai Mii is another short anime where each episode is only a few minutes. Like some of the others like Plastic Nee San and Chitose Get You, it’s school based. Ai, Mai and Mii end up in some weird situations including some that include their senpai Ponoka. 312-75 dumps There’s aliens, Mi ends up… Continue reading Ai Mai Mi and Ai Mai Mi: Mousou Catastrophe