Not more than a few days after each of these titles have finished their official TV runs, we have reviews of what are probably the two most talked about anime of the current season: K-On! and Eden of the East.  While there are some interesting comparisons between these two series (such as how they both use moe for differing effect), in they end they’re worlds apart.  Fuu had fun watching K-On! but thought it was ultimately mediocre, while my thoughts are that Eden of the East is the early runner for anime of the year.  Enjoy.

I suppose it was only matter of time until one of us actually reviewed the much touted Legend of the Galactic Heroes. According to Kavik Ryx, the show lives up to the hype… and then some.

Also, Ascaloth reviews a more recent live action film by the name of Dance! Subaru.

At least, that’s one of many issues which plague the shows that are the subject of our latest reviews.

Shadowmage comments on how Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry’s use of Sunrise’s techniques require a bit of touching up to be more than an average series while Fuu’s review of the live-action movie The Handsome Suit notes that while it is funny, its trope-laden approach renders it just slightly better than the average comedy movie.

What does one do with a TV franchise that has proven itself to be highly popular? One milks it for all it is worth by turning it into a movie, of course! Though the limitations of the movie format usually means that creative adjustments tend to be inevitable, such is probably the last thing on anyone’s mind considering how franchise fans would be all too willing to lap up any second helpings of their favourite tales.

Unfortunately, when it comes to critical reviews, these movie adaptations tend to suffer in comparison to their TV counterparts due to several advantages that the latter format usually enjoys, and today brings us no less than 2 such cases. AC kicks reason to the curb once again with Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann: Gurren-hen, while Sorrow-kun revisits the realm of tears once again with Clannad - The Motion Picture.

This is probably fairly old news now, but we have a new reviewer in our ranks, zeroxhour.  Here’s her first review for our humble site in what will hopefully be many: Toradora!.  Kavik Ryx also goes old school (familiar territory for him) with the original Birdy the Mighty OVA series.