If you haven’t seen Black Rock Shooter than I bet you’re thinking it’s like a Black Lagoon type of show or something. Well, it’s not. The OVA and the series center around Mato Kuroi but the stories differ. The OVA has a very happy and sweet Mato who befriends Yomi Takanashi. Well she’s very happy… Continue reading Black Rock Shooter (Burakku Rokku Shūtā) OVA + Series
Tag: drama
Paranoia Agent (Mousou Dairinin)
Paranoia Agent is one that I picked up because the cover image and genre. If it’s mystery, I’m probably checking it out. Now that’s not to say that all mystery is good but I will most likely check them out. In Musashino, Tokyo, a juvenile serial assailant who was nicknamed “Lil’ Slugger” has been terrorizing… Continue reading Paranoia Agent (Mousou Dairinin)
Time of Eve (Ivu no Jikan)
Time of Eve was a show that I found by accident. I was searching for something else and then I saw the cover image at the bottom of the page as something that might interest me. I added it to my list and since it was short, I jumped it past the rest of my… Continue reading Time of Eve (Ivu no Jikan)
Holy Knight (Hōrī Naito)
Holy Knight is another OVA special that I’d like to see get a full adaptation. It’s only 2 episodes and it barely begins to tell the story of Holy Knight. This story centers around a boy named Mizumura who goes to a missionary school in Tokyo. He’s accompanied by a childhood friend who is in… Continue reading Holy Knight (Hōrī Naito)
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
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)
Samurai Champloo (Samurai Chanpurū)
Cowboy Bebop, Space Dandy, Cowboy Bebop: Heaven’s Door, and Samurai Champloo. What is the common thread? They were all directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. Like Cowboy Bebop, I bypassed this one at first and not even sure why but after watching Cowboy Bebop, I just had to go back and watch it. This show again has… Continue reading Samurai Champloo (Samurai Chanpurū)
Little Busters! and Little Busters!: Refrain (Ritoru Basutāzu!)
Little Busters, a show about baseball, how can you go wrong. Well Little Busters isn’t all about baseball, it is one of the main themes but it’s not just about baseball. Little Busters is a little bit of comedy, romance, supernatural and more with a little baseball on the side. Little Busters is about a… Continue reading Little Busters! and Little Busters!: Refrain (Ritoru Basutāzu!)
Toradora!
Toradora is a romantic comedy that I picked up to break up the mecha shows that I was watching at the time. I had no clue what to expect from it because not all high school shows are the same, just look at School Days. Toradora is somewhat different from the others I’ve watched but… Continue reading Toradora!
School Days (Sukūru Deizu)
School Days is another one on Crunchyroll that I just picked randomly because it came up as similar to something else I watched. I can tell you that this was not what I expected at all. Let me give you a few details. School Days starts as a show that looks like it’s going to… Continue reading School Days (Sukūru Deizu)