Thursday, November 14, 2013

Silver Spoon / Gin no Saji (2013) Anime Review

This is a review for Silver Spoon / Gin no Saji (2013) anime.
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Yūgo Hachiken decided to escape from the stressful school and home environment in the city by enrolling at Ōezo Agricultural High School. Unlike his peers who'll eventually embark upon an agricultural career, he decides to study there only because he believes it'll be less competitive academically. Unfamiliar with his new surroundings, he tries his best to adapt to the agricultural world he had never thought of living in. (source: animenewsnetwork.com)

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Dear Brother / Oniisama E... (1991 - 1992 ) Anime Review

Dear Brother (1991 - 1992 ) Anime Review
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Before leaving her cram school, Nanako Misonô asks one of the teachers if they can become pen-pals. The teacher, Takehiko Henmi, is reluctant at first, but eventually accepts the offer. The story is narrated through the letters sent from Nanako as she enters Seiran, a renowned private high school for girls only. There she encounters many difficulties as an ordinary middle-class girl invited to the prestigious Sorority, the most traditional and sophisticated club on campus. ( source: animenewsnetwork.com )

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Sunday Without God/ Kamisama no Inai Nichiyōbi (2013) Anime Review

Sunday Without God/ Kamisama no Inai Nichiyōbi (2013) Anime Review
source: myanimelist.net
God abandoned the world on Sunday. As a result, nobody in the world can die or reproduce. A little girl, Ai, is the gravekeeper for a village. She has prepared 47 graves for the eventual deaths of every member of the village. Later, a boy who identifies himself as "Hampnie Hambart, the 'Man-eating Toy'," which is coincidentally the name that Ai's mother left behind as the name of her father, arrives in the village and slaughters everybody. Just what is going on. (source: animenewsnetwork.com )

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Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet / Susei no Gargantia (2013) Anime Reviews

This is a review for Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet / Suisei no Gargantia (2013)

source: myanimelist.net
While fighting an intense inter-galactic war, a mecha pilot was accidentally warped into a space-time neither he nor the computer of his mecha could recognize. After waking up from a long-time hibernation, he found himself trapped on a planet, with human residents talking in an unknown form of language, using inferior technologies, and -- most shocking to him -- naturally breathable air. (source: animenewsnetwork.com)
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Monday, November 11, 2013

Rose of Versailles (1979 - 1980 ) Anime Review

Rose of Versailles (1979 - 1980 ) Anime Review
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Raised from birth as a man, the Lady Oscar commands the palace guards at Versailles in the years before the French Revolution. Her beauty and noble spirit make her a shining figure in the eyes of both men and women but she is torn between her chosen life of service and duty to class and country and her own heart and desires. She lives as a noble amidst the opulence of Versailles but her keen senses and compassion are not blinded to the poverty of the French people. (source: animenewsnetwork.com )

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Ace wo Nerae! / Aim for the Ace! (1973-1974) Anime Review

Ace wo Nerae! / Aim for the Ace! (1973-1974) Anime Review
source: myanimelist.net
On her first day at Nishi High School, 15-year-old Hiromi Oka is inspired by top player Reika "Ochōfujin" Ryūzaki to take up tennis. Shortly after joining the school's tennis club, she encounters Jin Munakata, the club's new coach. Munakata puts everyone under rigorous training that even puts Ochōfujin to shame. Despite the hardships, Hiromi's determination prompts the coach to select her as part of the club's main players. Because of this, Hiromi must endure the peer pressure from her seniors to become an ace tennis player. (source: animenewsnetwork.com )

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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Arata the Legend / Arata Kangatari (2013) Anime Review

This is a review for Arata the Legend / Arata Kangatari (2013)
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The stage is the world of Amawakuni, where mankind coexists with the many gods. There, a boy called Arata is wrapped up in a coup d'état led by the Twelve Shinsho, wielders of swords called Hayagami. When he is accused of murdering a princess, Arata escapes to a forest, where he finds himself transported to the modern world. (source: crunchyroll.com)

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Folktales from Japan (2012 - ? ) Anime Review

This is an  review for Folktales from Japan (2012 - ?) .
source:crunchyroll.com
Like in any culture, Japanese kids grow up listening to the stories repeatedly told by their parents and grandparents. The boy born from a peach; the princess from the moon who is discovered inside a bamboo; the old man who can make a dead cherry tree blossom, etc. These short stories that teach kids to see both the dark and bright sides of life have passed traditional moral values from generation to generation. (source: crunchyroll.com)

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Friday, November 8, 2013

Shigurui: Death Frenzy (2007) Anime Reviews - Havana Cruz + PandaBearGuy

This is a review for Shigurui: Death Frenzy (2007)
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At the beginning of the Edo Era, when people enjoyed a time of peace, Lord Tokugawa Tadanaga holds a fighting tournament. In the past, matches were fought with wooden swords. This time, real swords will be used. One-armed Fujiki Gennosuke and blind Irako Seigen will fight each other in this match. Both are disciples of Iwamoto Kogan, who is known as Japan's greatest swordsman. Each of them are determined to prove himself the successor of Iwamoto's school. However, there can only be one champion. So begins a story of intertwining fates, conflict, and strange destinies. (source: animenewsnetwork.com )
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat / Henneko (2013) Anime Summary

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Yōto Yokodera is a perverted schoolboy who is unable to express his true feelings freely. After hearing about the wish-granting Stony Cat, he decides to try and make an offering to lose his facade, only to meet Tsukiko who wishes instead to be more discreet with her feelings to become more adultlike. Who'd have thought the rumors of the wish-granting Stony Cat turns out to be true; transferring the facade that Yōto wishes to lose into a classmate who needs it more and making it difficult for Tsukiko to show even the slightest of emotions on her face. Being on the same boat, they both search for ways to remedy the situation. (source: animenewsnetwork.com )

Rated: PG- 13
Media Type: Anime Series
Year: 2013
Episodes: 12
Genres/ Themes:  

Commentary:
The three genres/themes that fit this the most are Comedy, Seinen and Love Triangle.
Explanation:
Comedy, it's funny.
Seinen, it's more for an older crowd. I categorize it as 'ecchi' but others might disagree.
Love Triangle, although it has "romantic" undertones, it's more of a classic love triangle more than anything. Supernatural is strong but I think love triangle predicament is stronger.

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