Izumiko Suzuhara has a knack for destroying everything electronic. If she just touches a cell phone it sputters and turns into a plastic and metal brick. Growing up at the Kumano Shrine is quite different from the city life the shy Izumiko wants to experience. Her long, twin braids and her lack of basic texting…
Category: Anime
Attack on Titan
Every once in a while an anime will grip me. Attack on Titan left me wanting more after each episode. I heard a fair bit about it, but I was reluctant to give it a watch. I tend to avoid anime that have a lot of hype. Generally hype doesn’t skew my expectations; I watch…
Product Review: Love, Chunibyou, and Other Delusions! Season One DVD
Love, Chunibyou, and Other Delusions! Season 1- Release Date: May 27, 2014 If you’ve read my review of Season One of the series, you’ll know that when I started the series, I don’t usually enjoy romantic-comedy series. This series was an exception. Even with the cliche ending that annoyed me, it was a very fun watch…
IS: Infinite Stratos
What would happen if only women could pilot the most advanced weapon system in the world? They would all attend a school where they use high yield explosives in sporting events! Infinite Stratos (or IS) follows the only male in the world who can use these powerful mechas: Ichika Orimura. He attends the only school…
Space Dandy Season 1
I’ve seen a fair split in the anime community when it comes to Space Dandy. There is a fair bit of disappointment. Expectations were high. Space Dandy is directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, the creator of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo. Many fans expected something similar to Cowboy Bebop. Space Dandy is not Cowboy Bebop by…
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 takes a page from Super Sentai, mixes in some power suits a-la Metroid, and throws in a dash of Final Fantasy. This anime retells an OVA called Bubblegum Crisis. Seven years after an earthquake almost destroyed Tokyo, androids with a fair level of intelligence are being used to rebuild the city….