Take off the words “seventy” and “trombones” from the title and you get the ratings for our two newest reviews today! (Free cookies for everyone who gets the reference.) First up we have Sorrow-kun’s Tamayura: Hitotose review, which notes that, despite the director of the series being the one who did ARIA the Animation, it […]

There are some anime that strive to be artistic. There are those who strive to pander to a crowd. And yet there are those series that are middling, failing to shine in the spotlight. Both of our series for you today provide case studies of what could have been, displaying qualities that should have been […]

We’ve got two reviews fresh off the press today, both of them about anime in which the characters aren’t exactly normal. First, AC presents us his experience with the third installment of the Natsume Yuujinchou series, Natsume Yuujinchou San. It seems to have some of the same well-known qualities its well-received predecessors has, maintaining a […]

Tonight, as I type this update with one hand, I stir a giant pot of curry with the other. I love me some Japanese-style curry to eat while I watch anime, and now that I think of it, cooking has a lot in common with anime adaptions. First of all, we all take recipes from […]

AC brings us a review of two Madhouse gems well worth watching. First, the drama-filled blood bath series Black Lagoon receives an OVA addition to its line-up, this time with everyone’s favorite South American maid taking center stage to give viewers a fun time in Black Lagoon: Roberta’s Blood Trail. Second, Speed Racer and […]