Category Archives: Anime Appraisals

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Why I gave up on StrikerS after just six episodes

Posted on May 17, 2007 by Karura

Although I will invoke the wrath of a million fanboys, the first two seasons of Nanoha were not particularly good. Oh, they were enjoyable enough in their own way, and I certainly do not regret watching them, but let’s face … Continue reading →

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Ceres, Celestial Legend: Anime vs. Manga

Posted on May 9, 2007 by Karura

As a newbie anime fan, one of the earliest series I ever watched was Ceres, Celestial Legend. Fuelled by a desire to expand my experience with Yuu Watase beyond Fushigi Yuugi, I watched all 24 episodes of the anime in … Continue reading →

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Those Were the Days? Beyblade

Posted on May 7, 2007 by Karura

It’s a lazy Saturday morning and you can’t be bothered to do anything other than sit and watch whatever crap happens to be on TV. It’s a situation most of us have been at one point or another in our … Continue reading →

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Nodame Cantabile: Mid-way impressions

Posted on May 3, 2007 by Karura

I rarely write a dedicated mid-way impressions post- between commenting in the Weekly Round-Up and writing final thoughts at the end, such a thing would seem surplus to requirements. Nonetheless, when it came to Nodame Cantabile, I had a sudden … Continue reading →

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Gonzo: Style over substance and messed up manga adaptations

Posted on April 25, 2007 by Karura

When we think of Studio Gonzo, what comes to mind? Inevitably it seems to be CG bullet time, ugly and unnecessary mecha, inconsistent production values and a complete and utter inability to properly adapt a manga series without losing what … Continue reading →

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Xebec: From Fafner’s Kazuki to Busou Renkin’s Kazuki

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Karura

Gonzo may have cornered the market when it comes to messing up manga adaptations, but a quick look at Xebec’s catalogue indicates that they may not be the only studio who has problems adapting a series from page to screen … Continue reading →

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First Ever Obligatory Season Preview Post: Spring 2007

Posted on March 21, 2007 by Karura

Yes, so everyone does these and they do them a lot better than I can be bothered to, but since I’m opinionated enough to want to write this, and it turned out to be too long to be absorbed into … Continue reading →

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Those Were the Days? Dragonball Z

Posted on March 12, 2007 by Karura

Ah, the good old days. Muscular men and bizarre lizard monsters facing off against each other for no good reason, posturing, powering up and trading punches, until a hundred episodes later (if you were lucky), the fight might just have … Continue reading →

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Studio BONES: does creating some of my favourites make up for the existence of Jyu-Oh-Sei?

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Karura

Founded by former Sunrise members who had sworn off the dango, Studio BONES will celebrate its ninth anniversary this year, but in that time, what has it brought us? A quick glance at the studio’s catalogue certainly reveals some strong … Continue reading →

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Mai-Otome Zwei episode 2: where’s the plot?

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Karura

Chie tries pulling a plot out of her magical hat. A lot has happened over the last three months, but I’m sure most will agree that events worldwide, personal and anime-related must all pale in comparison to the release we’ve … Continue reading →

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