Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~ Episode 9

Recap: After the events of Hoshi no Umi, Zakuro has a hard time adjusting to daily life in Sakura Newtown. While Kotoha briefs her on the state of half-daemons in town, Akina pays a visit to the graveyard and runs into a whole bunch of unexpected visitors.

Random Manga Theatre 70: A Lollipop or a Bullet

Hit the “Random” button and see what comes up! In this feature, we take a look at whatever manga the Random Number God decides to throw at us and find out if it’s worth your time. This time: A Lollipop or a Bullet, with art by Iqura Sugimoto and scenario by Kazuki Sakuraba

Yozakura Quartet ~ Hana No Uta ~ Episode 5

Recap: The mysterious visitor is revealed to be mayor Morino, who is working together with a mysterious old man in order to ensure his re-election. Hime rushes in to save her cousin, unaware of the secret weapon Morino’s ally has up his sleeve.

Happy Halloween!

Salutations, spookies! The season has come to honour all things creepy, disgusting and unsettling! How will you will spend the favourite evening of grade schoolers, douche bags and obese people in the eeriest way possible like the capitalist scum that you are? Will you go out explaining to your elderly neighbour that you are totally…

Yozakura Quartet ~ Hana No Uta ~ Episode 4

Recap: Hime’s cousin Kohime pays a visit to Sakura Newtown, announcing that she’s running for mayor in a neighboring town. Hime does not seem too impressed, but when a particular villager expresses his dissatisfaction with her policies, she starts to worry about her own competence as mayor.

First Impressions: Shougeki Gouraigan!!

Tokusatsu is not all Super Sentai and Kamen Rider. Occasionally, a studio not called Toei will attempt to cash in on the undeniable charm of men in rubber suits punching other men in rubber suits while everything behind them explodes. Most of these shows tend to fly a bit under the radar, but throughout the…

First Impressions: Galilei Donna

Alternate titles: Galileidonna, Minami-Ke In Space Original by A-1 Pictures Simulcast on Crunchyroll Premise: Hazuki (Kei Shindo), Kazuki (Rumi Okubo) and Hozuki (Rina Hidaka) Ferrari are distant descendants of famous Italian cosmographer Galileo Galilei, yet much to their mother’s dismay, all three show little ambition to step into their ancestor’s footsteps. When the family becomes target of a…

First Impressions: Yozakura Quartet ~ Hana No Uta ~

Alternate titles: Yozakura Quartet ~ Song of Flowers ~ Manga Adaptation by Tatsunoko Productions Simulcast pending Premise: Hime Yarizakura (Misato Fukuen) is the young mayor of Sakura Newtown, a homey suburb where humans and Beasts (youkai), humanoid creatures with all sorts of awesome powers, live together in harmony. Together with her friends at the Hiizumi Life Counselling Office,…

First Impressions: Kyousogiga

Alternate titles: Capital Craze, What The Fuck is Going On Original series by TOEI Animation Simulcast pending Premise: Koto (Rie Kugimiya) and her brothers A (Noriko Hidaka) and Un (Ryouko Shiraishi) are stuck in a bizarre, parallel version of Kyoto, where demons roam the streets and the laws of physics and common sense don’t apply. Looking for a…

Random Manga Theatre 65: Amanchu!

Hit the “Random” button and see what comes up! In this feature, we take a look at whatever manga the Random Number God decides to throw at us and find out if it’s worth your time. This time: Amanchu!, by Kozue Amano

The Wrap-Up: Summer 2013

If you go around doing a season preview, it is only obvious you also close off on a season review. In The Wrap-Up, all of our contributors get to shine a spotlight on the show they thought to be the very best of the past few weeks, as well as reflect back on the preview…