Absolute Duo – Coming in 2015
Absolute Duo is reported to be a typical high school situation anime. The the lead character is Toru Kokonoe, who seems to be the only boy in the series and is the recipient of the Blaze weapon/power. He is surrounded by the usual group of school girls, who seem way to buxom and are often guilty of flashing their “pantsu”. Will this be more of the same fan service anime or something a bit better? NEXT PAGE:>> The...
Fairy Tail – Epic Battles
Every fan of Fairy Tail will have their favourite battles, because Fairy Tail is a shonen (a manga/anime aimed at young boys) so the main focus of each episode centres around one battle or another even at the expense of good story telling. It’s not that the stories are not good, because most are imaginitive and full of surprises. The problem is that the majority of the stories are full of improbable outcomes and outrageous holes...
Cross Ange Rondo … Is Not What You Expect
Cross Ange Rondo of Angel and Dragon is not what I expected. When you watch the intro video to episode 1, you get an idea that there will be some good battle scenes to come between the mech pilots and the invading dragons. (WARNING: some spoilers if you have not seen episode 1 of Cross Ange Rondo of Angel and Dragon). There is some unnecessary fleshy fan service even in this intro clip, but this is nothing compared to what is to...
High School of the Dead – Zombies and Fan Service
What happened to High School of the Dead? It was very popular with fans and had everything going for it. It had a deadly pandemic that turned humans into zombies …and a group of high school students, and the school nurse, who are thrust together to form a group of survivors who are just trying to survive the zombie apocalypse. Students fighting for their lives against the zombies that are mindlessly invading their school, what...
Hitsugi no Chaika – Sticky is Your New Name
Chaika the Coffin Princess – Hitsugi no Chaika. I have only recently become aware of this anime series and after watching the first episode, I just loved it. I have included an excerpt from an excellent review article on Hitsugi no Chaika Season 1, and some really funny video clips that will give you some insight into the quirky characters and an appreciation of the quality of the writers craft. NEXT PAGE:>> The...
Lupin the 3rd – What Color Jacket Now
A blue jacketed Lupin III is set to invade Italy in 2015. A new Lupin III series and a Live-Action movie that came out in 2014 (see video trailer at the end of this post). Fans of the original classic are over-joyed at the renewed attention that this loveable character, and his band of crazy cohorts, are attracting after nearly 30 years have passed since the inception of the Lupin series. NEXT PAGE:>> A new lease of life...
