Category Archives: Series reviews

Windy Tales: A Hundred Flying Cats Can’t Be Wrong

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Karura

Ueshima Nao loves taking photos of the sky, all in an attempt to catch the elusive wind on camera. Imagine her delight, then, when she discovers the existence of Wind Manipulators, people who can call up the wind and control … Continue reading →

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Loveless: anime impressions

Posted on May 21, 2007 by Karura

Aoyagi Ritsuka is a sixth-grader with more than his fair share of problems. His older brother is dead, he can’t remember anything from beyond two years ago, and thanks to the personality change caused by his amnesia, his own mother … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Karura

In times of chaos, unrest and revolution, it is said that a mysterious and powerful artefact known as the Lord’s Head is driving events from behind the scenes. It may sound like an absurd legend, but the Head and its … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts: Le Chevalier d’Eon

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Karura

The year is 1742, and the body of Lia de Beaumont has just been found in a coffin floating down the Seine- and for her brother d’Eon, it signals the start of a journey. Possessed by Lia’s restless soul, he … Continue reading →

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World of Narue: Why do I keep watching this crap?

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Karura

Kazuto Iizuka is even more average than the usual average anime teen, but even his life is afforded a little bit of excitement when he discovers that his schoolmate Narue Nanase wasn’t lying when she claimed she was from outer … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts: Saiunkoku Monogatari season one

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Karura

In the country of Saiunkoku, the Eight Families of Colour are the most highly ranked in the land, but that doesn’t necessarily make them particularly well off. In particular, the household of Kou Shouka and his daughter Shuurei has fallen … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts: Busou Renkin

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Karura

Mutou Kazuki was just a normal high school student- until the fateful day when he stumbled upon a battle between a teenage girl and a hideous monster and managed to get himself killed in the process. Fortunately, however, the very … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts: The Gargoyle of the Yoshinagas

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Karura

It’s not unusual to have a stone ornament in the front garden, but in the case of the Yoshinaga family, theirs is a little different- it can actually come alive! Known as Gargoyle, this intelligent gatekeeper was created by alchemy, … Continue reading →

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Peacemaker Kurogane

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Karura

Fifteen year old Ichimura Tetsunosuke longs to avenge the murder of his parents, and so when his older brother joins the Shinsengumi, he chooses to sign up as well. Despite his wishes, however, he ends up being assigned as a … Continue reading →

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Akagi: Extreme Mahjong Action

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Karura

It is the middle of the twentieth century, and among the yakuza, high stakes Mahjong is a popular pastime. Skilled players abound, but even they are no match for what is to come- a young man named Akagi Shigeru. With … Continue reading →

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