In the anime world, people are always talking about where they stand on super long series or whether they prefer an eleven episode series, but rarely do they ever include the series that are under twenty minutes where the amount of episode vary with each series or in some cases just the short films. These short anime often are just ONAs, but in some cases, some get a TV run.

I do believe that short anime are often under-appreciated by most people, myself included. Though, when I started to look at the ones I’ve seen I noticed how some of them are really good and better than a lot of longer series. Read the rest of this entry »

So we make it once again to the less eventful winter season. Though, I guess I shouldn’t completely stand by that statement, considering the past two years have proved that we should be getting one awesome anime out of this season. With footsteps to walk in like Durarara and Madoka Magica, it’s going to be difficult to find something at that same level of greatness, but who knows! It’s had to tell from a first episode how a series is truly going to be (Guilty Crown being an example of this), but here I’m going to try my best to do just that!

This season seems to be getting an interesting mixed bag of emotions for each series and it`ll be interesting to see which ones stand at the top by the end. Anywho, starting from the worst: Read the rest of this entry »

Rating: 7.9/10

Out of all the detective anime series I saw this year (ie. Gosick, Kamisama no memochou) this one was by far the best. Within eleven episodes we were presented an anime with clever and well thought out mysteries in every episode. I’ll be honest that the first couple of episodes were weak, but once you make it to episode three, it’s all up hill from there.

Though, here’s where the series’ number one problem comes in….the whole story has yet to be told.  Read the rest of this entry »

Hello! Today marks the beginning of a new year! doomsday year…dun dun dun! Besides that, this isn’t a holiday I particularly enjoy just because it isn’t ever all that fun…Anywho, I figured I’d take a different approach this year to this new year post by reminiscing a bit and talking about the things I liked from 2011.

I’ve said this before, but 2011 was without a doubt the most enjoyable year I had as a blogger. A lot of this is thanks to Twitter, which is always lively and fun when you follow awesome people like I do. Otherwise I also met some great bloggers, watched a lot of anime and was able to talk to people about anime who actually cared.

This was a great year for almost any anime fan just because there were so many series that came out this year worth obsessing over or even ranging about (which is fun too!). A few series that come to mind that people obssesed over this year, which was plenty fun to read about it, included: Madoka Magica, Steins;Gate, Nichijou, Mawaru Penguindrum, Redline (it was the big talk everywhere for a good week and you know it!), and Fate/Zero. There was also the hilariously cruel Guilty Crown, which betrayed us all!

Though looking ahead at 2012, we actually already have a decent amount of anime to look forward to. Evangelion 3.0 anyone? Eye-patch Asuka is going to be in space!!!  Even though a flying eva was something that in Neon Genesis they specifically said wasn’t going to happen, but I’m not complaining.

There’s also that Code Geass Gaiden spinoff OVA to look forward to as well! I wish it was a complete series, but you take what you can get. More to add to the list include the bakemonogatari sequel and prequel, as well as a  few others from the winter lineup to be happy about (Another, Natsume Yuujinchou and the anime from last season being carried into this one). It’s also going to be fun to see some of the films that aired last year when they finally make it to BD in Japan.

Cool Cats Who Made This Year Awesome

So I also wanted to give a shout out to some of the bloggers and people out there who have made this past year a fun one for me. There are a few people I may have left, but keep in mind I find anyone who talks to me awesome, so if you did, you are probably awesome too. Also, some people who made this list aren’t necessarily people who I’ve had conversations with, but I really like what they post. In a very random order:

Eri, Orange, and Starburst: All three are from the wonderful blog Daifuuku and they all frequently talk to me. Really nice people!

kevo’: I’m really thankful kevo let me participate in anime Power Rankings, I really appreciate getting to be part of something even if I just put Penguindrum in the number 1 spot every week!

draggle: I found draggle’s blog by chance and instantly fell in love with his amazing episodic posts. draggle always has such an unique perspective that I love to read!

kiddtic: We really have some awesome convos and I hope we can chat some more in the new year. Great blog and I’m loving the podcasts!

Yumeka: a blogger I admire so much! I feel so honoured that she visits my blog and that one of my posts even managed to inspire her to write her own based on it.

inushinde: I really consider inushinde to be a good friend who is always there to have a great conversation with. Also he said he would play Left 4 Dead with me, which will be awesome cause when we do, he’ll realize how I’m such a pro gamer (not really)!

Overlord-G: has a great blog and loves to talk! thank you for visiting my blog!

shinmaru: shinmaru doesn’t know, but for the past 12 or so weeks I’ve been waiting every Sunday to read his Hunter x Hunter posts. They’re just hilarious and great!

vucubcaquix: vuc is such a woot to talk to and the Penuindrum colloquium posts with ajthefourth are fantastic!

Marow: a new very successful blogger who really loves toradora! Marow also loves cats, which is awesome cause Marow is a cool cat.

kanra__: a super awesome person who loves super heroes and is probably the only other person I talk to who is super excited to see Sherlock today! Also, kanra convinced me to read Kuroshitsuji, which I ended up actually liking.

Mushyrulez: I think mushyrulez might appreciate my joke that the best way to describe him is that he is a fun…..gi!

Fang-tan: will always be there on twitter to provide a good laugh. It is also a plus that fang clearly owns some awesome cats!

feal87: runs a great blog and told me they liked my drawings, so I hope they like the ones I drew for this post!

predederva: a great person to talk to, especially if you want some recommendations for some hidden anime gems!

Emperor J: he is without a doubt one of the most pessimistic people out there, and yet is somehow so endearing! (not too much a compliment, but keep in mind that you are also a cool cat!)

chii: Chii is super awesome and has seen so many anime and knows so much, so I was happy to hear that she loved my anime recommendation of Ghost Hound! She lives in Quebec too, it’d be really cool if I could one day meet her….

jesus159159159: such a hilarious persona and I really wish I had a joke to end this with *BA DUM PSH*…….*BA DUM PSH*

kaminomimemo: another person who I really enjoyed getting to talk to this past year!

Anya:  a super cool person with a great blog! I still find her awesome even after finding out that for who knows how long she thought I was a guy, not that I care or anything…

7: I wouldn’t have been able to talk to all these people if it weren’t for 7′s hosting. I’m still very thankful for all the help with this blog, especially in the past month!

2012 Goals (this image is a really bad joke)

As per usual with the new year, we all end up giving ourselves some goals that will only disappoint us later when we fail at accomplishing any of them….

-make this blog famous

-somehow find time to watch even more anime

-blog even more

-become a pro gamer (I have this new xbox 360, if you have the first left 4 dead game you should play with me)

-steal either fang-tan’s or inushinde’s cats and keep them as my own in secret

-find a way to stop centipedes from invading my basement

-try to participate in some live anime watching (give me some suggestions on where and how to do this!)

-get more than one friend on Skype (this is depressing)

-get a job. Seriously, I need money. A good job preferably, but I have no qualifications so I can’t really have many standards…

-walk into the anime club at my school, humiliate myself, cry myself to sleep, repeat until desired result.

-volunteer at an Anime Convention

-find a new awesome tv show to love (I watch A LOT of tv, so finding one I haven’t seen is a task in itself)

-get Community back on the air

-watch a bunch of movies as per usual (I’m a film student goddamit! Gots to upkeep my nerdy existence)

-continue to be the BEST!

And that’s it! Thank you for a wonderful year everyone and I hope 2012 can be as awesome as 2011!

Rating: 7.0/10

At the beginning of every episode of this anime, the Lillian Girl’s Academy is described as a place where the girl’s have pure bodies and minds, a tidy uniform, and are encouraged to walk slowly. This imagery can easily sum up the whole series.  Read the rest of this entry »