Godai continues his streak of reviews with his opinion of Touch: Cross Road, and he gives another look at a ’90s classic, Escaflowne.

Yuck.  Ok, ignore that awful post title, but feel free to enjoy these interesting reviews from Godai (who’s staking a claim as our resident old-school anime romance expert) of Touch and Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday.

….but hey, that’s what the Nihon Review is all about, bringing to your attention works which would otherwise have been lost to memory. If not for the effort our intrepid team of writers put into their thankless task, would you have even known about, much less considered watching, these brilliant (and not-so-brilliant) gems from the forgotten history of anime?

Today, Shadowmage laments for what Stellvia could have been, while Kavik Ryx considers himself satisfied with the 1-episode Megazone 23 OVA.

Here’s an opinion that’s slightly against the grain, a second review of Crest of the Stars.  We also have a review of the recently completed Madhouse anime (who almost always tend to make good anime), Kaiba.

In an era where moé anime are a dime a dozen, it’s hard for a show to distinguish itself without doing something ridiculously drastic. Whether it’s a gratuitous display of cleavage or a gallery of loli panty shots, shows seem to have branched far and wide in search of a niche. Today, I review a cute anime that manages to avoid blatant pandering (or practically any gratuitous fan service) and still be worthwhile. That show is Bamboo Blade, and it’s worth a watch for practically anyone who can enjoy its simple style of humor.

In the Sci-fi sector, Kavik Ryx reviews Crest of the Stars which is worth a shot if you want something from the ’90s that has been largely overlooked.