Wednesday, June 3, 2009

K-On Anime Review

K-on is an anime about a rock band formed by high school girls. It's a light and fun anime to watch. Nuff said, it's actually one of the animes I'm looking forward to for this season, and it's also on the 9th episode as of writing this post.

Devil May Cry Anime Review

Devil May Cry is based on a game on PS. The idea is kind of cool, in fact it seems to be what this anime is about. The graphics and the coolness and the sound is, however, the only thing I don't really like about this anime is that the hero Dante seems to be literally invincible. Well, having an invincible character is not too bad, but it doesn't do well to have all his enemies so easily defeated. It's like in this whole series, he has only been fighting small fry, and no real boss-type level. I guess that's what disappointed me. Although there was indeed a "boss" in the final episode, he didn't have that much trouble defeating that one as well.

Oh well, so much for this anime. I still think that Hellsing and Claymore top the animes of this demon-action genre.

Cross Game Anime Review

Cross Game is an anime that revolves around baseball. It's one of the anime that I'm looking forward to watching, since it's still ongoing. Cross Game's plot is light and enjoyable. The graphics fits the lightness of the mood--the art is nothing too complicated and has a tinge of childishness in it. But don't judge this anime by its cover.

As of writing this post it's already on its 9th episode. I'm expecting more fun and adrenaline in the next battles of fast pitching and batting.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Skip Beat Anime Review

I find Skip Beat really fun to watch, what with Mogami's interesting character that switches from her kind personality to her mean side. Honestly, in the start I didn't feel like watching it because I've heard that it's about showbiz and acting. And the drawing on the cover looks like it's a new anime drawn a decade or two ago, with the sailormoon type of art. But I was really mistaken, it has good story, great art, and the characters are lovable.

The story revolves around Kyoko Mogami who decided to join the showbiz world and become an actor in order to get her revenge against Fuwa Sho, who dumped her. Well, it's not really a love story, although it does have some parts of that. But it's really fun, it can be touching at times, and again, fun most of the time.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Toradora! Anime Review

Toradora is a really fun anime. It's the type of anime that's a slice of teenage life--school, fun, love, and friends.

Toradora consists of 25 episodes and revolves around 5 main characters: Ryuuji, Taiga, Minorin, Ami, and Kitamura.

If you like anime's like School Rumble, Lucky Star, Honey and Clover, and Air, then I would highly recommend watching this anime as well.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Watch Bleach Online | Anime Crunch

AnimeCrunch.com is a good place to watch streaming anime for free.

You can watch Bleach 149 on the following link: http://www.animecrunch.com/bleach-episode-149/

Monday, February 23, 2009

Kannagi Anime Review

The anime is quite fine. It's composed of 13 episodes. The animation is quite okay, nothing too serious with the plot, and it can be a bit fun at times. One thing I really like about Kannagi is it's ending song.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Baccano!

The first episode of Baccano, I felt a similarity with Hellsing. I guess it's in the part that the vampires in Hellsing can't be killed, and the Immortals in Baccano sort of have the same capability.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Naruto Episode 86 and 87 from NarutoGet.com

It's really fun watching Naruto Shippuuden, especially now that Naruto has mastered something new again--his new wind element Rasengan. I'm currently watching episode the two episode special, episodes 86-87 where Naruto faces the Akatsuki member who uses hairs and has 5 hearts. This Akatsuki member won't die if you destroy just one of his hearts, but you also have to destroy the other 4.

Meanwhile, Shikamaru faces Hidan, the seemingly immortal guy who can put a curse on you such that if he stabs himself, then the one who has the curse will also suffer damage. Since the guy is seemingly immortal, it's a pretty devastating technique. Sadly, it was that technique that killed Asuma.

Claymore 88 just out on manga!

OneManga just released an English scanlation for Claymore 88! It's pretty exciting to learn of the next events that would happen on this really cool anime/manga. I started watching Claymore season 1 as an anime and have been addicted to it ever since. Now, since there's no news of them releasing a season 2 for the anime, I'm following Claymore on Manga.

You can read Claymore Chapter 88 on the following link: http://www.onemanga.com/Claymore/88/01/

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Lucky Star Anime Review

Lucky Star has been quite fun to watch. It's an anime about a group of friends, and just their everyday life. Despite not having any serious plot behind it, it feels kind of something from real life and reminds me of some people I know. I guess that's what makes this anime fun.

I enjoy the conversations, the interactions, and how the characters act. I would definitely recommend watching this anime. It's 24 episodes, with one 40 or so minutes OVA.

NarutoGet.com and Watch-OnePiece.com

Two of the sites that I've frequented lately are NarutoGet.com and Watch-OnePiece.com. You can watch streaming anime through these sites, with no limit on how many hours you'd like to watch, as opposed to sites that rely on MegaVideo to host their videos.

Thanks to these two sites, I'm quickly catching up to the latest of these two anime series.

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann is an anime that at first, I found quite simple, and made for children only. Perhaps what influenced me to think that was its graphics. But as it progressed, I found it quite enjoyable to watch, especially after the "seven years" gap on the other half of the series, that is, after episode 14 or 15 (I forgot which one exactly).

It's the story of a series of battles: to regain the right of humans to live in the surface and be free from the clutch of Beastmen; to fight against the anti-Spirals who seek to destroy the Planet and all who possess the will of Spirals (any creature with DNA), and to destroy the anti-Spirals.

Characters:
Simon

Kamina

Yoko Rittona

Nia Teppelin

Honey and Clover | Anime Series Review

Honey and Clover (Hachimitsu to Kurōbā) is really nice to watch. It's a mix of fun, romance, seriousness, and friendship. I found myself enjoying one episode after another, and deeply enjoyed both season one and season two.

It's the story of a group of friends who go to the same art college in Tokyo:

Yuta Takemoto

Takumi Mayama

Shinobu Morita

Hanamoto Hagumi

Ayumi Yamada