Category: Anime

Demi-chan wa Kataritai

Demi-chan wa Kataritai 亜人デミちゃんは語りたい (jp) Interviews with Monster Girls (en) 2017 Winter TV Series, 12 Episodes + Special Genre: Comedy, Slice-of-Life, Supernatural Studio: A-1 Pictures The Premise: In a parallel Japan, monster-human hybrids have been recently introduced in society, administered by the government via a police-based agency.  These hybrids, known as demihumans or “demis,” being …

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Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon

Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon  小林さんちのメイドラゴン (jp) Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (en) 2017 Spring TV Series, 13 episodes + Special(s) Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Slice of Life Studio: Kyoto Animation The Premise: It’s another day in the life of Kobayashi-san as she prepares to leave for her job as a coder.  As she opens her front door, …

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Anime no Omoide: Bubblegum Crisis

I’ve decided to resurrect an old series of posts called Boku no Anime no Omoide (My Anime Memories), discussing the various series and movies I’ve seen throughout my life that has had an impact on my fandom of this genre of storytelling. Way back in the days of my budding anime fandom, a dear friend …

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What Should I Watch? (Winter 2012 Edition)

Ano Natsu de Matteru

jetblack takes a look at the Winter 2012 anime schedule and ponders the age-old question: What Should I Watch? Click on the title and offer your suggestions!

Boku no anime no omoide: Den’ei Shoujo

Den’ei Shoujo (Video Girl AI) was a six-episode romantic-dramedy OVA that premiered in 1992. Come along and take a look at jetblack’s memories of this series in the latest episode of “Boku no anime no omoide.”

Boku no anime no omoide: Toppu wo Nerae! Gunbuster!

Gunbuster title card

To start in on Gunbuster, I’d need to talk about Ken Lau, first.  Ken was someone I’d met while working at Acer America back in 1995; we both worked the grave shift in the technical support department, though he was in a smaller group that handled online requests, while I was in a larger group …

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Black Lagoon

I’m going to use today’s post to talk a little bit about anime.  And plus, it gives me the chance to use more graphics, which I think is kind of lacking in a lot of my blog posts.  So, enjoy the images, because Google Image Search rules all. Way back in the mid-nineties, during my …

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