This romantic comedy centers around the antics of a high school club (of course, it take place in a high school!) called Otogi Bank. The club is hired to solve problems students have who pay back the club with favors. And no. The favors are not of that type. The bouncer of the club is…
Tag: Anime
JapanPowered isn’t just about anime (even if the bulk of it is). You can find all different types of anime in this section.
Welcome to the NHK
Welcome to the NHK is one of the oddest anime series I’ve watched. This head trip follows Tatsuhiro Sato, a hikikomori, and Misaki Nakahara, a strange girl who decides to help cure Sato of his hikikomori. Sato is convinced that the NHK (which is a public broadcasting company, Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai) is actually a sinister…
11 Eyes
This high school fantasy anime had some interesting RPG-like moments, but 11 Eyes ultimately fell on its face. The story revolves around 6 high school students who are drawn into the “Red Night,” an alternate realm populated by larvae like creatures and Black Knights. The Black Knights are bent on killing the high-school students. The…
Samurai Harem
The title of this anime pretty much explains the show. As anime goes, Samurai Harem is junk food. It isn’t very filling and actually doesn’t taste all that great, but I watched it anyway. Samurai Harem starts with Yoichi Karasuma being sent out of the mountains by his father to train at a dojo owned…
So Why Do I like Anime Anyway? A Revisit
About two years ago I looked at why I enjoy anime. It struck me, when I sat down to watch episode 315 of Bleach Saturday night, that I have been watching a single series for nearly 6 years! I tuned into Eureka SeveN for over a year, and I even stayed up extremely late to…
Free Anime at the Library
As Zach mentions in another article, there are many ways you can watch anime online for free. He briefly talks about using public libraries as a source for anime. Well, I am going expand on that theme and tell you how to find anime for free using various library resources in this article. WorldCat WorldCat…