Ouran High School Host Club – episode 17
August 9, 2006 on 11:19 pm | In Ouran High School Host Club | 4 Comments“A holiday that Kyouya didn’t ask for”
I vote that we have a series of episodes in which Haruhi goes on dates with the individual members of the Host Club so that the audience can decide which one they love the most. Actually, that’s what’s already happened. Ignore me.
Coyote Ragtime Show – episode 4
August 9, 2006 on 11:15 pm | In Coyote Ragtime Show | Comments Off on Coyote Ragtime Show – episode 4“The days that have passed by”
The strange references popping up in anime all over the place continue in this episode of Coyote Ragtime Show, with an inescapable bank vault compared to the Hotel California (“you can check out any time you like but~ you can never leave!”)
Otherwise it’s a heist episode that proves that criminals are only in it for love of the game when they could so easily be leading “real” jobs with their genius.
Angel Heart – episode 19
August 6, 2006 on 9:22 pm | In Angel Heart | Comments Off on Angel Heart – episode 19“Elder Chen’s Restaurant”
The true combat waitress comes to the fore!
Digimon Savers – episode 9
August 6, 2006 on 9:21 pm | In Digimon Savers | Comments Off on Digimon Savers – episode 9“Tohma’s Dishonorable Battle
The Secretly Maneuvering Togemon”
Despite my realisation that Digimon Savers has presented several cases of people making Faustian deals with Digimon, this episode was an effective mystery story. As an added bonus, all of the boxing scenes were reminiscent of the likes of Tomorrow’s Joe (Ashita no Joe).
Honey & Clover II – episode 5
August 6, 2006 on 9:17 pm | In Honey and Clover | 1 Comment“Suffering even though I’m happy”
I was laughing at the end of this episode. Laughing because, Yamada, you have figured it out and don’t yet want to admit it to yourself. Embrace the truth! The truth shall make ye free!
Kind of spoilers
Kimagure Orange Road – episodes 17-24
August 6, 2006 on 9:16 pm | In Kimagure Orange Road | 1 CommentSummer comes to Orange Road and makes the marvellous atmosphere even more marvellous. The program is at its best when it deals explicitly with the characters rather than the love problems that they endure.
You get licencing!
August 6, 2006 on 4:47 am | In Anime News | 5 CommentsFunimation have licenced School Rumble, although one may ask what took so long. It will be great to see people getting it confused with “Rumbling Hearts”.
Someone, possibly ADV, has in all likelihood licenced The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi. Can the obsession strike twice? Already the ADV hate has kicked into high gear, which gave me another idea about the status of fandom which I won’t go into here. Kadokawa has said that there have been offers.
Most “important” is the announcement that Utawarerumono has been licenced by ADV. With the name “Shadow Warrior Chronicles”. They may as well have called it “GENERIC TITLE!” if they were going down that path. It means that I won’t be covering it any more, which isn’t a big hassle to me as it was just a bunch of moe anyway.
More licencing comments as I see them.
Update: I was hoping I could get around my phrasing. The Suzumiya news was just a rumour, and I didn’t confirm it in what I said, but … “in all likelihood”? Oh dear. The panels have come and gone with only the news from Kadokawa that several countries have made expressions of interest.
Kiba – episode 18
August 4, 2006 on 1:09 am | In Kiba | 1 Comment“The Prayer That Doesn’t Die”
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“You can’t! Our God is immensely powerful and huge!”*
One of my unwritten rules is to avoid comparisons to Evangelion. However, when you’re faced by one giant monster punching another giant monster into submission and then commencing to eat the other giant monster followed by a close up on that first giant monster’s almost human eye, well … you can’t help to invite comparisons to episode 19 of Evangelion. It is inevitable.
Beyond being Evangelion, this episode had some okay moments and maybe a genuine, bizarre shock that kind of proves to me that this series is just a series of events thrown at the screen in the hope that some of the repercussions will stick. Just like real life.
Spoilers inside
Bokura Ga Ita (we are here) – episode 1
August 4, 2006 on 1:07 am | In Bokura ga Ita | 3 Comments“…”
We are here! Daichi Akitaro’s new effort is a bit too restrained in its colours for my liking, but it’s still good. In fact, the whole thing is very restrained: animation, voice acting, character.
Nana – episode 16
July 31, 2006 on 10:52 pm | In Nana | 4 Comments
Hachi needs to stop overthinking things! That way, we can have happy smiley dramatic Ren Nana reunions!
Also I think I’m in love with Shizue Nana.
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