Category Archives: Anime Appraisals

Koi Kaze, Anime and Manga: Two Sides of the Same Story

Posted on January 24, 2007 by Karura

This may be from a calendar, but I figured everyone was sick of seeing the same two pictures of Nanoka. Koshiro and Nanoka are siblings, but thanks to their parents’ divorce and twelve year age gap, they haven’t seen each … Continue reading →

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Bee Train: All stills and not much else?

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Karura

The camera pans over a beautifully rendered yet ultimately motionless background, a melancholy Yuki Kajiura tune plays in the background…what else could it be other than a Bee Train anime? Famous (or perhaps infamous) for their distinctive “minimal motion” style, … Continue reading →

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Those Were the Days?: Yu-Gi-Oh!

Posted on January 10, 2007 by Karura

Play card games and you too can make hand gestures like this! Remember back when you were a kid and everyone was into card games that had a direct bearing on the fate of the world? Doesn’t ring a bell? … Continue reading →

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Just when I thought I was done with Mai-Otome, I realised I needed to talk about Zwei

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Karura

For my last few Otome articles, I’ve repeatedly said that I don’t have much more to say about the franchise. Now seems as good a time as any to admit that that never seems to be the case; until the … Continue reading →

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Rozen Maiden Deconstructed

Posted on January 4, 2007 by Karura

A year ago, in the dark and distant pre-Azure Flame days, I finally got around to watching both Rozen Maiden and the then recently aired second season Traumend. Despite some inconsistencies in the plot, on the whole I felt it … Continue reading →

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Annual Round-Up: 2006

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Karura

I can now exclusively reveal that the reason my blog is so HARD GAY is because I have Lui chained up in my basement. As the days became depressingly short and winter tightened its grip upon the land, I had … Continue reading →

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Mai-Otome: the manga

Posted on December 28, 2006 by Karura

I’ve never been stuck for things to write about Mai-Otome- indeed, some might even venture to claim that I have already said enough about it. Nonetheless, such claims are not enough to deter me, and so the time has come … Continue reading →

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Kanon vs. Air: why I loved one and not the other

Posted on November 19, 2006 by Karura

Is this image even necessary? Not really, but since a picture is supposedly worth a thousand words, it effectively doubles the length of my article. For a while now, I’ve wanted to rave about Air, but since I didn’t really … Continue reading →

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.hack//Roots 26 [end]: HARD GAY’s Greatest Loss

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Karura

…and yes, I watched this episode myself too! What is the world coming to? The unthinkable has happened. Phyllo, staple of the Mac Anu bridge and chief coordinator of The World:r2’s HARD GAY, is gone. As the male players try … Continue reading →

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.hack//Roots 25: Who Will Tabby Choose?

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Karura

Before I begin, I thought I should mention that, since my usual source for screencaps wasn’t available, I actually went to the effort of watching this episode myself. This may not sound like anything remarkable, but considering I haven’t watched … Continue reading →

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