Category Archives: Reviews

[Anime Review]: Suisei no Gargantia (Including OVAs)

  Director: Kazuya Murata Writer: Gen Urobuchi Animation Studios: Production I.G Version Watched: Subbed I was planning on discussing my love-hate relationship with Gen Urobuchi here, complete with a dig that “it turns out he can write decent stuff sometimes”, … Continue reading

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[Anime Review]: Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda (Anthem of the Heart)

Director: Tatsuyuki Nagai Writer: Mari Okada Animation Studios: A-1 Pictures Version Watched: Subbed From the people who brought us AnoHana (which, as I’m sure you’ll all know, is one of my favorite series of all time) comes Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda, … Continue reading

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[Anime Review:] Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope)

Director: Shinichiro Watanabe Writer (of original manga): Yuki Kodama Animation Studio: MAPPA & Tezuka Productions Version Watched: Subbed A little while ago I came across an article listing the top 20 most genuine romance anime according to a poll from … Continue reading

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[Anime Review]: Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your Lie in April)

Director: Kyouhei Ishiguro Writer of Original Manga: Naoshi Arakawa Animation Studios: A-1 Pictures Version Watched: Subbed Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso is an enigma. Its episodes flew by as I watched them, making me regularly question whether I had, in … Continue reading

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[Visual Novel Review]: Chrono Clock

Developer – Purple Software Publisher – Sekai Project and Denpasoft Length – 10-30 Hours [A Review copy was kindly provided by Sekai Project] [Sekai Project has had no input into the content of this review] I have to admit that … Continue reading

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[Video Game / Visual Novel Review]: Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

Developer – Spike Chunsoft Publisher – NIS America Platforms – PSVita [This review assumes you have some knowledge of the Danganronpa series. Reviews for the first and second games can be found here and here (links!).] The Danganronpa series is … Continue reading

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[Anime Review]: Witchblade

Director: Yoshimitsu Ohashi Writer: Yosuko Kobayashi Animation Studios: Gonzo Version Watched: Subbed A little while ago a friend of mine suggested I watch Witchblade, an anime inspired by an American comic of the same name. They weren’t prepared to guarantee … Continue reading

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[Anime Review]: Gankutsuou

Director: Mahiro Maeda Writer: Shuichi Kouyama Animation Studio: Gonzo Version Watched: Subbed It’s been a fair while since I first watched The Count of Monte Cristo and despite the viewing having been forced by a high school class I found … Continue reading

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[Visual Novel Review]: Cross Channel

  Developer – FlyingShine Translator – Amaterasu Translations Length – 10-30 Hours [I’m going to spoil you here and say that this is a negative review – a very negative review. This was my immediate reaction after finishing Cross Channel … Continue reading

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[Visual Novel Review]: World End Economica Episode 3

Developer – Spicy Tails Translator – Sekai Project Length – 2-10 Hours Episode.01 Review Episode.02 Review [A review copy was kindly provided by Sekai Project] [Sekai Project has had no input into the content of this review] [This review assumes … Continue reading

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