Oct 3, 2012

Episode 1 of From the New World from A-1 Pictures with the opening "Wareta Ringo" by Risa Taneda and is streaming on Crunchyroll.

The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long...

Oct 2, 2012

Episode 1 of My Little Monster from Brains Base with the opening "Q&A Recital!" by Haruka Tomatsu and is streaming on Crunchyroll.

The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long...

Sep 24, 2012

In celebration of Nozomi answering the long held fan wish of licensing The Rose of Versailles, there was only one topic that we could talk about this month: historical anime. That means ornate costumes, majestic settings, famous people, and sometimes even some real learning. We look at some of the best anime that is set...

Sep 17, 2012

Episode 1 of Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes from Sunrise with the opening "Wild Card" by Hiroshi Tada.

The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long and entirely off the cuff. As always we...

Aug 27, 2012

All things must come to an end. Even anime. Although Sazae-san and Golgo 13 might easily make you think otherwise. Despite that, this month we tackle one of the oldest ideas in the anime fandom: if there is one thing anime cannot do, it is stick a landing. The question is why does anime have such a bad reputation for...