There is something about this anime that pulls at my fujoshi heart (though I don't like boys love at all... oh and I'm pretty sure this isn't a BL anime anyways).... much like how 07-Ghost did when it was airing on Japanese airways. I don't know what it is about this anime that keeps me wanting to see more of these boys swimming and interacting... it could be the awesome balance of character types, the fantastic op/ed, the super duper crisp art work or just the fact that this show was made because fans wanted it which rarely happens with anime. This one was pretty much petitioned to be made!
Type: Original Series
Genre(s): Comedy, School, Sports, Slice of Life
Synopsis:
The story revolves around Haruka Nanase, a boy who has always loved to
be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from
elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with
his fellow swimming club members, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and
Rin Matsuoka. After achieving victory, each of the boys went their
separate ways. Time passed, and in the middle of their uneventful high school lives Rin
appears and challenges Haruka to a match, showing Haruka his
overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka, gathers
together Makoto and Nagisa once again and brings a new member named Rei
Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club in order to
defeat Rin. [MAL]
I can't say anything about this anime because I haven't seen any of it but for this AOW I took a suggestion from one of my Facebook fans, who's name is Elijah. The main concept seems pretty interesting and I know those who have seen it seem to like this one so I'll probably give it a try pretty soon.
Type: Manga Adpatation
Genre(s): Comedy
Synopsis:
At the expense of the people and things around her, Sakura has absorbed
so much "happiness energy" that she has caused an energy imbalance in
the world. In order to return balance to the world, the Poverty God,
Momiji, sets out to take away Sakura's ability to absorb this energy.
Will Momiji be able to put a stop to Sakura's absorbing abilities, or
will the God succumb to her happiness?
This has got to be the most mature "anime" I've decided to have as AOW... it's all about sex robots turning human and then experiencing almost too much pleasure yet this anime is only rated 17+. Really oddly animated, the pacing is a bit weird and the only real saving grace for it is that this one is directed by the same person as Serial Experiments Lain. Below is the video that got me to watch this lovely film.
Type: OVA
Genre(s): Horror, Sci Fi, Supernatural
Synopsis:
Malice, a sex robot living in an abandoned human city, is assaulted and
violated by an mysterious creature. Upon awakening, Malice finds out
that she has become human and can pass on her humanity to her fellow
machines. However, her gift soon becomes a curse when her fellow robots
rage out of control after being exposed to the pleasures of life.
Got back from ACE a few days ago. I'll be posting a few articles on this here blog about the experience. Overall a really well put together convention, especially considering this was only their 3rd year! Here are some photos from the trip:
Normally I'd refuse to put a long running anime as Anime of the Week simply because for the most part I'm not helping you discover a new series to watch which this blog series is meant for. Long running series tend to be the ones people know about already (take into consideration most people already know about Bleach and One Piece as well which Naruto is one of the big 3 from Shonen Jump) so putting Naruto is like a waste buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut I'm currently re-watching episodes of this series in preparation to be second animal path Pain at the Albuquerque Comic Expo June 21-23, 2013 (I'm dressing as Orihime from Bleach on the first day, Pain the second and an original cat maid character the 3rd day). The whole arc about Naruto finishing off all the paths of Pain was really interesting, the whole thing because the like 3 or 4 versions of the Akatsuki is probably my favorite part of Naruto (other than the hotness that is Garra but I digress on being a fan girl right now). *sigh* I ended up spending about 9 hours marathoning episodes one day even though I only meant to watch a specific episode. I have the otaku disease bad!
Type: Manga Adaptation
Genre(s): Action, Comedy, Super Natural, Shounen, Super Powers
Episodes: ongoing
Synopsis:
Naruto: Shippuuden is the continuation of the original animated TV
series Naruto.The story revolves around an older and slightly more
matured Uzumaki Naruto and his quest to save his friend Uchiha Sasuke
from the grips of the snake-like Shinobi, Orochimaru. After 2 and a half
years Naruto finally returns to his village of Konoha, and sets about
putting his ambitions to work, though it will not be easy, as he has
amassed a few (more dangerous) enemies, in the likes of the shinobi
organization; Akatsuki.
*siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh* I'm really going to miss this anime when it's over. I relate way too much to Kuroneko, and Kirino has grown on me despite my hate for her when I first started watching the series when it premiered a few years back. I'll really miss this antics of all the characters... there will for sure be a gaping whole in my heart only this show could fill.
Type: Light Novel Adaptation
Genre(s): Comedy, Slice of Life, Seinin
Episodes: 13
Synopsis:
Kyosuke Kosaka, a normal 17-year-old high school student living in Chiba, has not gotten along with his younger sister Kirino in years. For
longer than he can remember, Kirino has ignored his comings and goings
and looked at him with spurning eyes. It seemed as if the relationship
between Kyōsuke and his sister, now fourteen, would continue this way
forever. One day however, Kyosuke finds a DVD case of a magical girl anime which had fallen in his house's entrance way. To Kyosuke's surprise, he finds a hidden eroge
(an adult game) inside the case and he soon learns that both the DVD
and the game belong to Kirino. That night, Kirino brings Kyosuke to her
room and reveals herself to be an otaku with an extensive collection of moe anime and younger sister themed eroge she has been collecting in secret. Kyosuke quickly becomes Kirino's confidant for her secret hobby.
One of my roomates bought this anime on DVD a few weeks ago simply because Best Buy now price matches to Amazon... they are going to lose lots of moola lol. Anyways, I've been a fan of all things in the Fate universe for a while now, but I never saw the anime in English... which now that I'm watching it I sure did not lose out by watching this one in Japanese. Though, I am a fan of Liam OBrien's sexy voice. Mmmm. Well, he does a pretty good job as Archer (the male pictured above) but the rest of the cast is pretty weak in the voice department. I particularly really dislike Sakura's vocie- it is way to child like. BUT if you are ok with watching in Japanese with subs, do it. Save your ears the trouble. The only reason I'm watching this one in English is because I've seen it before... and I like to have some anime playing while I work on my blog.
Raised by a mysterious sorcerer after the horrific death of his parents,
Shiro Emiya has only just begun to help others using the small tidbits
of magic that he's learned. However, when he's suddenly caught in a
battle between two more powerful Magus, Shiro finds himself performing a
spell above his expected ability, summoning the beautiful spirit
warrior Saber to protect him! But safety is only momentary as Shiro and
Saber now find themselves thrust into in a secret world of dark magic
and deadly challenges: a no-holds barred duel to the death known as the
Holy Grail War! At stake: a prize of unimaginable power. But can the
inexperienced Shiro and Saber survive long enough to even enter the
contest? First they'll have to withstand waves of treachery and
assassination, even as Shiro scrambles to learn everything he'll need to
know to stay alive as seven teams of Magus and Spirit Servants face off
in mortal combat!
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