The new anime fall season is nearly upon us so I guess it’s time for my preview. As usual, it’s not about just mentioning each and every upcoming series, but about those I’ve some expectations for. Therefore, I’ll ignore most of those unwatchable cookie-cutter anime that make up a significant part of each season’s [...]
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Fall Season 2010 Anime Preview
Posted in Fall Season, Preview on September 12, 2010 | 11 Comments »
Seiken no Blacksmith #10 / Kouichi Kikuta
Posted in Animation, Animator, Fall Season, manglobe on December 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Now that I have finished watching this rather generic series, I want to point out the only episode that is a real achievement in my eyes: GoHands’ #10. Overall, Seiken no Blacksmith suffers from the typical problems of most light novel adaptions as it neglects proper storytelling in favor of ridiculous otaku-centric plot devices, [...]
Shigeyasu Yamauchi’s Railgun #9, Naoto Hosoda’s Kiddy Girl-and #5
Posted in Animation, Fall Season, Naoto Hosoda on December 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
To aru Kagaku no Railgun #9 I wasn’t particularly impressed by “To aru Kagaku no Railgun” so far (apart from episode 1), even if Tatsuyuki Nagai‘s supervision makes it more bearable than most of the other currently airing “bishoujo” series. He tends to work with many freelance artists so now and then you come [...]
Fall Season 2009 Impressions: Part 2
Posted in Animation, Fall Season, Impressions on October 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
♦ Kuchu Buranko The first episode undoubtedly meets my expectations of an innovative and refreshing visual experience with interesting script and concept, so it comes as no surprise that Kuchu Buranko is the most convincing anime of the fall season in my book. It’s interesting to see anime which push the medium into new [...]
