We have the first volume of another CLAMP series this week with another series that get’s directly referenced in XxxHolic and Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, and one of CLAMP’s most famous series alongside X/1999, Card Captor Sakura, and Chobits. Continue reading →
Category Archives: Anime
Weekend Review – Tenchi Muyo: Daughter of Darkness
This weekend we have a review of the second Tenchi Muyo – this one a shorter installment (an hour long film that was released as a double feature with The Slayers: The Movie). This installment also takes the franchise to it’s third continuity. How well does this version of the franchise hold up? Continue reading →
Manga Review – Tokyo Babylon Vol. 2
The series continues with volume 2, which continues the more episodic content of the series, with a short plot arc (with a little information on where the plot may be going). Continue reading →
Anime Review – Tenchi Muyo! In Love
This week we’ve got a review of one of the Tenchi Muyo spin-off movies. Can the wacky hyjinks of Ryoko, Ayeka & company translate to the big screen – or will they fall on their face like Mihoshi is wont to do. Continue reading →
Manga Review – Outlanders Vol. 1
This week I’m taking a break from all things CLAMP in the manga reviews for something slightly different, an alien invasion manga, published in the US in the mid-90s by Dark Horse. Continue reading →
Gurren Lagann is on Hulu
So, previously I’ve reviewed Gurren Lagann. Prior to my review, and to a certain extent, after my review (they’re repeating it) it was also aired on the Sci-Fi Channel’s Ani-Mondays block. Well, now Hulu has is available, in dubbed form, for streaming as well. I have the first episode embedded below the cut. Enjoy!
EDIT: So, apparently WordPress isn’t playing well with embedding video from Hulu, so I’m putting a direct link instead.
Weekend Review – Ranma 1/2 (Season 1)
So, I’m now moving on to one of the longest running romantic-comedy action series in the history of anime – Ranma 1/2. Specifically, the series first season, before the love triangle became became a Cat’s Cradle, and you could tell what the character relationships were without a wiki. Continue reading →
Manga Review – Tokyo Babylon Vol. 1
I’m continuing with the CLAMP reviews with the first volume of Tokyo Babylon vol. 1. Why, yes, I am reading a whole bunch of manga at once. That said, being that this series ties in heavily to their later series, X/1999, I might as well read it before I continue to X. So, does this series lay the ground work for greater things to come? Continue reading →
Manga Review – RG Veda Vol. 1
I previously reviewed the first volume of CLAMP’s universe-jumping series Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle. As the series is going to be putting out a lot of references to other CLAMP works, I’ve decided to get caught up on some of CLAMP’s old stuff. Yes, a lot of the references will be accounted for in the translator’s notes, but sometimes it’s good to not have to rely on the translator’s notes. So, what better place to begin than at the beginning – CLAMP’s first original work, R.G. Veda. For the first volume of a first series, how does it hold up? Continue reading →
Weekend Review – Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Solid State Society
So, after a break for Halloween, we’re going to wrap up our Ghost In The Shell anime reviews with the final installment of the the franchise (until they put out another one) – the movie spin-off of the TV series – Solid State Society. Does the franchise wrap up with a satisfactory conclusion, does it leave us hanging, or worse, does it leave us with a sour taste in our mouths? Continue reading →