Category Archives: Anime Appraisals

Hikaru no Go

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Karura

Whilst rummaging around in his grandfather’s attic, Shindo Hikaru gets more than he bargained for when he comes across an old Go board- a board that just happens to be possessed by the spirit of Heian Era Go player Fujiwara-no-Sai. … Continue reading →

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.hack//Roots 24: The HARD GAY challenge

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Karura

Haseo has always been a conflicted man. Torn between the lure of HARD GAY and his lingering feelings for women, he threw himself into whatever was at hand in order to escape his inner turmoil- drugs, adult tapes, even a … Continue reading →

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Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle: Rant, Appraisal and Guided Tour, all in one neat package

Posted on September 20, 2006 by Karura

Manga chapters 1-128: CLAMP Minimalism Princess Sakura and archaeologist’s son Syaoran are childhood friends living in the desert kingdom of Clow. If it was up to them, their peaceful days together would last forever, but unfortunately fate has other ideas. … Continue reading →

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.hack//Roots 23: The Truth Comes Out

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Karura

Much as they’ve tried to keep it hidden, the truth had to come out eventually- Hideo is the illicit lovechild of Tabby and Haseo. Although Tabby officially has custody of him, she tries to encourage Haseo to take an active … Continue reading →

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.hack//Roots 22: the three of us together are…TABBY SENTAI!

Posted on September 7, 2006 by Karura

Poor Tabby- first her band split up, then her performing troupe fizzled out, and even her brief stint as a counsellor was a failure. Now, she may have finally found her place as a member of Seisaku’s black ops division, … Continue reading →

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.hack//Roots 21: HARD GAY vs. HARD YURI

Posted on August 31, 2006 by Karura

With HARD GAY slowly taking over The World:r2, the only choice remaining for female players was to join Pai’s HARD YURI team- but now, the question has arisen as to which is better. In an attempt to prove things one … Continue reading →

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King of Bandit Jing volume 1

Posted on August 29, 2006 by Karura

Meet Jing- in case you hadn’t guessed it from the title, he’s the youthful and fast-fingered King of Bandits. Travelling from city to city with his wisecracking bird sidekick, Kir, Jing has set himself the task of stealing the treasures … Continue reading →

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.hack//Roots 20: Pleasure and Pain

Posted on August 24, 2006 by Karura

Thanks to the Taihaku specials, Haseo has relapsed into his life of binge drinking and hard drugs. Phyllo and Tabby have done all that they can to help him, but now Saburo has committed herself to bringing him back to … Continue reading →

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Love GetChu!: Early Impressions

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Karura

Episodes 1-3 Many thanks to Hinano for alerting me to the existence of this series. I wasn’t going to do much more than write a paragraph about this for my Weekly Round Up, but after realising that a) this series … Continue reading →

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.hack//Roots 19: Touta wants some HARD GAY

Posted on August 19, 2006 by Karura

Apologies for getting some names wrong first time, all should be corrected now. Touta is the new guy in town, and he wants some HARD GAY, however first he needs to find a willing partner. Meanwhile, Wool, Cashmere and yet … Continue reading →

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