Category Archives: Series reviews

Final Thoughts: Red Garden

Posted on March 26, 2007 by Karura

Claire, Rose, Rachel and Kate may attend the same school on New York’s Roosevelt Island, but apart from sharing a friendship with a recently deceased girl named Lise, they are all very different people. Nonetheless, this unlikely quartet is thrown … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts: Kanon

Posted on March 24, 2007 by Karura

Seven years after his last visit, Yuuichi Aizawa returns to the wintry city where his aunt and cousin live in order to attend high school there whilst his parents are away. With his past memories of the city hazy at … Continue reading →

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Crest of the Stars

Posted on March 15, 2007 by Karura

I think we can see where the designs for the Otome uniforms originally came from. When Jinto was just a boy, his father handed his world to the Abh Empire, a mighty stellar force of genetically modified human who believe … Continue reading →

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Get Backers

Posted on March 5, 2007 by Karura

Ginji Amano and Ban Midou- together they form the Get Backers, a recovery service committed to getting back anything that has been lost or stolen, be it an item or a person. Thanks to a combination of Ginji’s electrical attacks, … Continue reading →

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Oniisama E: Taking HARD YURI angst to a whole new level

Posted on March 1, 2007 by Karura

Thanks to the likes of Fruits Basket and Red Garden, I’m hardly a stranger to angst-drenched series, but there was one I had never laid my hands on- Oniisama E (aka Brother, Dear Brother). Created by the mangaka who brought … Continue reading →

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Divergence Eve: More than just bouncing breasts

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Karura

In the far flung reaches of space exists Watcher’s Nest, a space station built around the mysterious Quantum Core. The site of many dark and dangerous secrets and first line of defence against the alien Ghouls, Watcher’s Nest is under … Continue reading →

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Final Thoughts: Asatte no Houkou

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Karura

Iokawa Karada has always felt like a burden on her older brother Hiro, especially once she becomes old enough to realise how much he has given up to look after her. One summer, she prays to the local wishing stone … Continue reading →

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King of Bandit Jing: The Final Verdict

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Karura

Some months ago, I reviewed the first volume of King of Bandit Jing, and my verdict was far from positive- if anything, the series seemed to be the most pointless and generic action-based ‘comedy’ that ever existed. Nonetheless, since the … Continue reading →

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Planetes

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Karura

In the year 2075, humanity continues to follow its dream of branching out into space. Unfortunately, the final frontier is not as glamorous as some would believe, and among its many hazards is space debris- the accumulated junk over a … Continue reading →

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Dai-Guard

Posted on January 25, 2007 by Karura

In 2017, Japan finds itself under attack from a Heterodyne; a mysterious monster so powerful that only the most dangerous and destructive of explosives is able to stop it. Fearing that the beast is the first of many such monsters, … Continue reading →

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