Library Wars took the badass premise of War and had to ruin it with Libraries. What’s next, Homework Dinosaurs? Income Tax Lesbians? Indian Food? The lousy first impression doesn’t end with the title. I rarely skip an opening sequence in […]
The Swooping Descent of the Dark Emissary! The Propagation of Malice
Season 5: Sellout
Prehistoric fans of this site know that I organize my archives into half-year seasons. This is no longer necessary because WordPress automatically archives my posts; nevertheless, it’s a tradition I shall continue. Today marks the end of Season 5, the […]
A Comprehensive List of my FFXII Deaths
I died 25 times in approximately 80 hours of gameplay, which is undoubtedly the optimal death rate for any game with a level-based battle system. If you die less often, you’re not taking enough chances, and if you die more […]
“Kei” must be Japanese for “20 times better than the first season”
I’m talking about xxxHoLiC Kei, the second season of the deceptively erotic xxxHoLiC franchise. It showed signs of improvement right from the opening, which is all Yuko and sans Watanuki for the first 40 seconds. [vid]HrCSyToTung[/vid] Then the show temporarily […]
Five shows that restored my faith in anime
Some of you have been bitching about this site’s recent dearth of anime reviews: “Nice review :p Need more anime reviews though, preferably of new ones!” – keke “I came here with a dinosaur joke but forgot it in the […]
Kaiji vs. Kaiba: An Objective Analysis
VS. Round 1: Character Design Kaiji: Ugly Kaiba: Hideous Advantage: Kaiji Round 2: Cast of Characters Kaiji: Devoid of women and children. Kaiba: More annoying than Raki, the Bleach arrancars, and SpongeBob combined. After watching the fourth episode, I spent […]
An Unbiased Review of RenAi Blogger
Translation note for us commoners: “RenAi” means dating simulation game. Ever wanted to date your favorite anime blogger? Sorry, I’m not in this game. But Hinano (creator), CJ, UsagiJen, NyaChan, and Impz are! If you play it right, you get […]
Otakon 2008
lolikit took that picture. I met some other bloggers as well… The dealers room stretched as far as the eye can see, which would probably be awesome if I cared. Shopping blows. When I get married, I’m giving my wife […]
The ShizNat in the Rye
The ShizNat in the Rain Blame this post on Michael: Michael: I’m trying to get a bunch of anime bloggers to write about The Catcher in the Rye. We’ll all read each other’s posts and laugh and dance and be […]
RIP Randy Pausch
Yeah, this is another blatant filler post. Deal with it. Professor Randy Pausch died on July 25, 2008 of pancreatic cancer. For those of you who don’t know why he’s worth an entire filler post, check my sidebar. Yeah, I […]