Over the last week I’ve watched some really good anime series come to an end. Sigh! I suppose all good things really do come to an end! I’ll be putting reviews, ratings and all that good stuff pretty soon so stay tuned.
Kekkaishi: Thanks to Yoroshiku Fansubs for sticking with this series and doing such a fantastic job subbing it!
Hatenkou Yuugi: Thanks to Shinsen Subs and Kiss Sub for subbing this fun-filled anime!
Bamboo Blade: Thanks to Huzzah and Doremi for their hard work and great job in subbing - not to mention introducing us to the awesomeness of Kendo!
A round of applause to all of them please!
So, as always, I am looking for new anime to watch and some of the series I’ve been taking a look at are the following (for now I’ve just put external links for their synopses since they haven’t been reviewed here yet) :
Kaiji: a psychological anime about gambling much in the same story and art style as Akagi. Subbed by: The Triad
Hatenkou Yugi: Full of adventure, comedy and magic - this story about the journey of three unlikely travellers as pursue their personal goals. Subbed by: Kiss Subs and Shinsen Subs
Saiunkoku Monogatari II: Which takes off from where the first season left off - very interesting turn of events though :). This one is a little slow on subs this season so I recommend finding your own sources for it.
Look forward to these reviews - and any other suggestions for some good anime??
A new addition to the reviews here is a quaint rating system I’ve decided to put up to help distinguish between the good and not-so-good anime I’ve been reviewing. The system works quite well although I still plan on tweaking it now and then. Rather than using stars or numbers for ratings, I use the following 5 standards: Awesome, Great, Alright, Barely Watchable, Aweful. For more on what they mean and to browse reviews by rating, check out: Browse by Rating
Happy browsing and enjoy the new addition!
On the 17th of February, much awaited animes finally made their premieres on the East Coast as part of the Japan Culture and Hyper-culture Festival in D.C! I’m talking about Byousoku 5 Centimeters by Shinkai Makoto, and Piano no Mori by Kojima Masayuki. Needless to say it was sugoi! I finally got to see all three episodes of Byousoku - so expect reviews up soon! Piano no mori (The Piano Forest) was amazing both with the story and music - and as a special treat, they had the director come up and speak to the audience before the showing. Both animes have powerful storylines, spectacular art and great music. It will be a treat to have their reviews up here for you! Happy anime-watching!
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