Category Archives: Anime Reviews

  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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

A.K.A: My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Directors: Ai Yoshimura (S1), Kei Oikawa (S2) Writer of Original Light Novel: Wataru Watari Animation Studios: Brain’s Base (S1), feel. (S2) Version Watched: Subbed It actually took me two attempts to get through Oregairu, … Continue reading →

Directors: Masaki Kajishima & Koji Yoshikawa Writer: Hideki Shirane Animation Studios: AIC Spirits & BeSTACK Version Watched: Subbed Believe it or not this post marks the first time a reader has requested a review, and the first time anyone at … Continue reading →

  Director: Kou Matsuo Writer: Ichiro Okouchi Animation Studio: Sunrise Version Watched: Subbed I’m not going to lie, I generally prefer to watch original anime releases as opposed to adapted works. For one original series tend to actually have a … Continue reading →

  Director/Writer: Hideaki Anno Animation Studios: Tasunoko Production and Gainax Version Watched: Subbed [Note: Though I do not explicitly mention The End of Evangelion, this review can be considered to apply to it as well as the original series.] Here … Continue reading →