Happy New Year!!

It's less than an hour on this side of the world before New Year so before my internet goes down I'd like to greet you guys a Happy New Year! As much as I like to draw our mascot in a yukata costume for the new year greeting but I'm really out of time since its been a busy holiday for me. I hope you guys enjoyed your holiday like the folks of Madoka Magica below.

  

Since I found lots of really good wallpapers for this new year greeting I'll post a wallpaper dump. Enjoy!

Happy New Year Everyone!

AHHHH I don't want my vacation to end yet >.<. I'm not yet finish with my review good grief T_T

until then...

~ ja

Merry Christmas! & Status

Hey guys I'm still alive haha! I know Christmas is already finish but I still want to greet you guys a Merry Christmas! Here's the mascot of Anime Anthology (errr I still don't know her name) being a tsundere as she tries to give you guys a gift. She's been out in the cold waiting for you so please accept her gift :D . I apologize if there's a lot of errors in the coloring and editing since I rushed this illustration. Btw I don't own the pic I used as the background...I searched it in google images since I can't draw backgrounds so don't flame me alright?

 I plan on releasing these reviews this week:
Fate/Zero
UNGO
Idolmaster
Mawaru Penguindrum
Boku wa Tomodachi (Hagenai)
C3
Ben-TO

Errr I won't promise I'll review them all but I will TRY.

Again....Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, メリークリスマス and Maligayang Pasko!

I hope you guys enjoyed your holidays with your friends, families or even by yourself as you indulge on your favorite anime this winter break!

until then...

ja~

Fall 2011–First Impressions

Mhmmm I owe you guys an apology since I wasn’t able to post anything for the past couple of months and  you already know the reason is school ,school and school. I still owe you reviews for the spring and summer shows and I’ll work on them little by little and most probably I won’t review all the shows I’ve watched during those seasons instead, I’ll just review shows that I think would need some reviewing. My vacation is coming to an end so expect that those reviews would be released slowly. I’ll make it a goal to review 1 show per week (oh gosh wish me luck *smacks self because of lack of time management skills*).
So far the shows this season is really good specially with much anticipated shows like Fate/Zero, Guilty Crown, Shana and Persona 4. Still, there’s these shows that seems interesting at first but when you watch you’ll find it disappointing but surprisingly from all the shows I’ve picked up there are only few shows I have issues with.
I’ve listed the shows I’m following this season and it’s arranged according to my rating of the shows so far. 

Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon
Mobile Suit Gundam AGE
C³ CubexCursedxCurious
Ben-To
Shakugan no Shana III Final
Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai
UN-GO
Persona 4 The Animation
Guilty Crown
Fate/Zero
Mirai Nikki

Steins;Gate - Review

Title: Steins;Gate
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rating: 9.7/10

Summary:
Steins;Gate is set in the summer of 2010, approximately one year after the events that took place in Chaos;Head, in Akihabara.

Steins;Gate is about a group of friends who have customized their microwave into a device that can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN, who has been doing their own research on time travel, tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them.

Fall 2011 Anime Preview

My sources are: AniDB, ANN, MAL, Fansub Wiki and Moetron

(Fall 2011 chart courtesy of Moetron)

Steins;Gate–16 Quick Post

Oh Suzuha *sobs*….Steins;Gate has caught me off guard again…oh damn another emotionally powerful episode

Steins;Gate–12 Quick Post

This sums up my reaction for this episode. Exactly –> O__O

School….school and school & Updates

 

Geeez summer vacation is over and now school has resumed…..again.

Summer 2011 Anime Preview

My sources are: AniDB, ANN, MAL, Fansub Wiki and Moetron

(Summer 2011 chart courtesy of Moetron)

Yondemasu Yo, Azazel-san! - First Impression

Title: Yondemasu Yo Azazel-san!
Genre: Comedy, Supernatural

Summary:
Akutabe is a detective who summons devils to solve the troubles of his clients. One day, a low class devil Azazel Atsushi is summoned by Akutabe and is used harshly by him and his assistant Rinko.

Steins;Gate - First Impression

Title: Steins;Gate
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller

Summary:
Steins;Gate is set in the summer of 2010, approximately one year after the events that took place in Chaos;Head, in Akihabara.

Steins;Gate is about a group of friends who have customized their microwave into a device that can send text messages to the past. As they perform different experiments, an organization named SERN, who has been doing their own research on time travel, tracks them down and now the characters have to find a way to avoid being captured by them.

Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox - First Impression

Title: Sengoku Otome: Momoiro Paradox/Battle Girls: Time Paradox
Genre: Action, Comedy

Summary:
Hideyoshino is an average girl who always seems to find trouble wherever she goes. One day Hideyoshino visits a local shrine to pray in order to pass her upcoming test. However Hideyoshino sees a blue light coming from inside the Shrine and looks inside to find a mysterious person performing a magic spell. Hideyoshino in a stroke of bad luck trips on a small bell and crashes into the shrine prompting the stranger to catch her. However upon catching Hideyoshino the magic spell spirals out of control and sends Hideyoshino back in time to the Sengoku Era.

Hideyoshino then encounters Akechi Mitsuhide and Oda Nobunaga. But unlike what really happened during the era, Hideyoshino realizes that everyone in the world is female. She then decides to help Oda Nobunaga find the Crimson Armor which is said to allow the person wearing the armor to conquer all of Japan.

Deadman Wonderland - First Impression

Title: Deadman Wonderland
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

Summary:
Ganta Igarashi has been convicted of a crime that he hasn't committed, and sent to a new, privately owned and operated prison, where the inmates are the main attraction in a modern day twist to the gladiatorial coliseums of ancient times. Throw in a healthy dose of weird little girl, some new-found super powers, and a little conspiracy theory, and you have Deadman Wonderland.

Ao no Exorcist - First Impression

Title: Ao no Exorcist/ Blue Exorcist
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural

Summary:
Humans live in the world of Assiah, demons in Gehenna. The two dimensions are not meant to interfere with each other, but demons still possess creatures in Assiah in spite of this. The humans who can fight these demons are known as exorcists. Rin Okumura is a boy who bears the curse of being Satan's illegitimate son. His foster father sacrificed himself to save him from demons. To avenge his foster father's death as well as to prove himself, Rin decides to follow the path of an exorcist.

Maria Holic Alive - First Impression

Title: Maria Holic Alive
Genre: Comedy


Summary:
Second season of Maria Holic

Dog Days - First Impression

Title: Dog Days
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy

Summary:
In the land of Fronaldo, the Republic of Biscotti has been aggressively attacked by the Lion Kingdom of Galette. Facing potential defeat, Princess Millhiore summons a hero who can save the country. What she gets is Izumi Shinku, a middle-school boy from Japan. Awaiting him in Fronaldo is the task of becoming hero enough to defeat his enemies while learning the peculiar rules of battle in this strange new world.

Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai.–First Impression

Title: Ano Hana
Genre: Drama


Summary:
Five childhood friends grow apart after the death of Meiko Honma, close playmate of them all. Jinta Yadomi, leader of the group when they were kids, neglects high school and lives as a shut-in when he unexpectedly starts seeing the ghost of Meiko, who can only interact with him and no one else. She has returned to ask Jinta to fulfill the forgotten wish she made as a kid.

Hanasaku Iroha - First Impression

Title: Hanasaku Iroha
Genre: Comedy, Drama

Summary:
When her mother runs off with her latest boyfriend, Ohana Matsumae is sent to live with her grandmother, who she has never met nor spoken to. Her grandmother is not pleased to find Ohana on her doorstep, and sets her to work at her Taisho-era (1920s) hot springs inn. It's not a lifestyle that Ohana would have chosen, but she decides not to be discouraged and to make the most of her difficult circumstances.

Dragon Crisis - Review

Title: Dragon Crisis
Genre: Acrtion, Fantasy, Romance
Rating: 5/10


Summary:
A normal high school boy Kisaragi Ryuji's peaceful life is turned into an adventure by the return of his second cousin Eriko. Ryuji and Eriko seize a relic box from a black broker. In the box, they find a red dragon girl Rose. In order to protect Rose from the black organization, Ryuji decides to fight using his power as a relic handler.

Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season - Review

Title: Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season
Genre: Romance, School
Rating: 9/10

Summary:
The continuation of the first season. Sawako Kuronuma and her friends have just begun their second year of high school and they are in the same class together again. To make matters more interesting a male student newly transferred into their class is seated right next to Kuronuma and has taken an interest in her. What hurdles will Sawako and Kazehaya face next?

Denpa Onna–05 Quick Post

Oh SHAFT you just gave me a heart attack there you sure know how to push the moe buttons on me. You definitely know how to please your fans.
Also….

 
How could you reject something this moé?

Tiger & Bunny - First Impression

Title: Tiger & Bunny
Genre: Action, Comedy

Summary:
Sternbild City is home to people called "Next," who use their special abilities to protect the people as superheroes. These heroes solve cases and save lives so they can wear sponsor logos or acquire "hero points." Their activities are documented on the popular program "Hero TV," which picks the "King of Heroes" in a yearly ranking. The veteran hero Wild Tiger has always preferred to work alone, but now he's been assigned the rookie Barnaby Brooks Jr., who has a different perspective on being a superhero.

Yumekui Merry - Review

Title: Yumekui Merry, Dream Eater Merry
Genre: Action, Supernatural, Comedy
Rating: 6/10

 

Summary:
Ten years ago Fujiwara noticed he had a power to see multicolored auras surrounding people's bodies. Ever since then he's been having a weird dream about a war with cats. One day he meets a mysterious girl, that, after being picked on by crows and fallen from a tree, goes to search for her lost hat. Later that day, Fujiwara finds himself in a daydream, being attacked by the same cats he fights at night.

Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica–Written & Video Review

Title: 魔法少女まどか★マギカ (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
Genre: Magic, Psychological, Thriller, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Seinen
Rating: 10/10


Summary:
Beloved family, good friends, laughter and tears - these things make up the ordinary life of Kaname Madoka, a second year student of Mitakihara City Middle School. One night, Madoka dreams of a mysterious dark haired girl struggling against a terrible evil; the next morning she discovers that the girl, Akemi Homura, has transferred into her class. This encounter will lead to an incident which will alter Madoka's fate forever.

Freezing - Review

Title: Freezing
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Ecchi
Rating: 7/10

Summary:
Set in a slightly futuristic world where Earth has been invaded and is at war with aliens from another dimension called the Nova, the story follows the adventures of a Japanese boy named Kazuya Aoi who enrolls for training at a special school for genetically modified girls called Pandoras who battle the aliens, and their male partners, called Limiters, who use a special power called "freezing" to limit their opponent's mobility. The protagonist makes the acquaintance of an unusual older girl named Bridgette le Satellizer who appears to be the most powerful Pandora in her class, but has not yet chosen a male partner to be her Limiter, and in spite of the warnings of all his friends, he decides to be her Limiter.

Steins;Gate–02 Quick Post

An episode of “EHHHHHH!” moments…

 EHHHHHH!! Kurisu is alive?!

Fractale - Review

Title: Fractale
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Rating: 7/10

Summary:
The story takes place on an island, where a "Fractale System" is beginning to collapse. One day, Clain finds an injured girl called Phryne under a cliff. She disappears leaving a pendant. Clain sets out for a journey with the girl-shaped avatar Nessa to look for Phryne and discovers the secret of the Fractale System.

Madoka Magica Ep 11 & 12 Due on Apr 21st

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG ITS FINALLY HERE!!! ITS ABOUT F****** TIME!! AND ITS EVEN A SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE!! MY CONTRACT WITH KYUUBEI IS WORTH IT!

Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? - Review

Title: Koreha Zombie Desuka?/Kore ha Zombie Desu ka?/Kore wa Zombie Desuka?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Magic, Fantasy
Rating: 8/10



Summary: Aikawa Ayumu is a normal high school boy. One day he is killed by a serial killer and revived as a zombie by a necromancer named Eucliwood Hellscythe. He starts to serve Eu as her guard but he happens to deprive the mahou shoujo Haruna of her magic power. Haruna orders Ayumu to fight against the anti-mahou shoujo system "Megalo" in her place.

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A’s - Review

Title: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A’s
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Magic
Rating: 9/10

Summary:
After the events of the Lost Logia case, Nanoha waits patiently for the day she can reunite with her newfound friend, Fate. Although being an exceptionally powerful mage, Nanoha spends her days normally with her friends on Earth. But peace is once again suddenly shattered, as Nanoha is without warning attacked by a powerful mage. A group of violent mages have been attacking anything with magic power for their own goals. Nanoha and Fate, along with their friends Yuuno, Arf, Chrono and the Space/Time Administration Bureau must once more band together to stop these renegade mages from hurting anyone or anything else. Takes place after the first season of Lyrical Nanoha.

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha–The Movie 1st - Review

Title: Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha – The Movie 1st
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Magic
Rating: 8.2/10

Summary: The movie will be based on the storyline in season 1 but will have new battle animation and a new transformation sequence.

3rd grader Takamichi Nanoha stumbled upon an injured talking ferret after hearing his telepathic cries for help. The ferret turned out to be Yuuno, an archeologist and mage from another world who had accidentally scattered the dangerous Jewel Seeds throughout Earth. Without the strength to collect the Jewel Seeds, Yuuno had resumed a ferret form and needed someone else to take on the task for him. He gave a red jewel to Nanoha explaining to her with this she could transform and use magic to combat the monsters that threatened them due to the Jewel Seeds. But the monsters are the least of their worries, as Yuuno and Nanoha are not the only ones out to collect the Jewel Seeds.

Spring 2011 Anime Preview

With last season’s impressive shows somehow I find this season a bit of a let down but that’s just a first impression since its not airing yet so we shall see as the series airs whether they are good or what. With a total of 44 shows this season this season sure is jam packed compared to last spring’s 23 shows.

My sources are: AniDB, ANN, MAL, Fansub Wiki and Moetron
**If you want to watch the Nico Spring  Anime Preview with the compiled date, time & PV/trailer just proceed at the end of this post. (Though its in Japanese)

(Spring 2011 chart courtesy of Moetron)

（￣３￣）Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica - Hand drawn OP

Hurrrr another hilarious parody of Madoka's OP. I warn you Kyubei's behavior is really disturbing O___o but still it is oh so hilarious XD

until then...

~ja

Mahou Shoujo Sonico Magica TV anime opening

TVアニメ「魔法少女そにこ☆マギカ」 OP (Mahou Shoujo Sonico Magica TV anime opening)

Awesome April Fool's Day by Nitroplus. Watch it, you won't be disappointed XD.

*edit: btw to those who doesn't know who Sonico is, she's the attractive mascot of the game company Nitroplus..

*edit2: WHAT??!! So this OP is a spin-off of Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica?! Well, that's according to MAL.

According to the official website, a new Mahou Shoujo TV anime series produced by Shaft and directed by Shinbou Akiyuki has been announced, entitled "Mahou Shoujo Sonico★Magica." In addition, the opening animation to the new series has been released on their official youtube channel. More details are expected to be announced.

Sources: official website, youtube
I'm a bit wary of this news since today is April 1 so maybe this is an April Fool's joke? Nevertheless if that's the case then, I want ep 11 & 12 first before hearing this news.

until then...

~ja

Ore no Imouto–13 (Quick Post)

Honestly speaking, I think Oreimo is more entertaining when Kirino is not around so thank goodness the specials is full of Kuroneko XD

Honestly, with these specials I think they should just change the title with “My Kohai can’t be this cute just like the title of the next episode” XD Kureno>Kirino

Kimi ni Todoke–10 Quick Post

Now that’s what I call attractive but scary haha!! XD

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Wallpaper Dump

If Madoka will have a sequel and if it’ll be brought to the big screen I’ll probably go to Japan just to watch it….haha! just joking. Even if I’ll go to Japan, I won’t understand the movie since there’s no subs

Winter 2010-11 OP & ED songs/animation

I won't be posting this here since its a pain to upload vids again and again so just check it out on Anime Anthology!

Btw watch out for the upcoming reviews and of course the Spring 2011 Anime Preview which are already on the works.

until then...

~ja

First Impression: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica

Title:  魔法少女まどか★マギカ (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica)

Genre: Magic, Psychological, Thriller

Summary:

After experiencing a bizarre dream, Madoka Kaname, a kind 14-year old girl, encounters a magical creature named Kyube. Madoka and her friend Sayaka Miki are offered the opportunity of gaining magical powers if they agree to make a contract with the strange little being. He will also grant them one wish, but in exchange they shall risk their lives by accepting the responsibility of fighting witches. Invisible to human eyes, witches are catalysts of despair in the areas they inhabit. An ally of Kyube, a magical girl named Mami Tomoe, befriends and encourages the two girls to accept the contract. For an unknown reason, another magical girl named Homura Akemi is determined to prevent Madoka from accepting the deal.

First Impression: Gosick

Title: -ゴシック- (Gosick)
Genre: Mystery

Summary:
GOSICK takes place in 1924 in a small, made-up European country of Sauville. The story centers on Kazuya Kujo, the third son of a Japanese Imperial soldier, who is a transfer student to St. Marguerite Academy, where urban legends and horror stories are all the rage. There he meets Victorique, a mysterious yet beautiful and brilliant girl who never comes to class and spends her days reading the entire content of the library or solving mysteries that even detectives can't solve.