Don’t let the “2” at the end of the title mislead you into thinking that it’s a sequel. This is an anime based on the second installment of the Devil Survivor video game franchise. Since the first Devil Survivor had different characters, Atlus and Bridge made the distinction that this anime series was about the…
A few years ago, I was searching for the next Card Captor Sakura. CCS is my personal favorite anime series because of nostalgia. It wasn’t just one of the first anime I watched, it was the show my future husband shared with me that really sparked my love for anime. It was my first subtitled…
This week, I’m going old school with Excel Saga, the wacky, over-the-top-never-knows-when-to-quit action-adventure-parody series from J.C. Staff! Nothing is too sacred or safe from Excel Saga. The 26-episode comedy series parodies everything from popular anime titles of the 80’s and 90’s to Jaws. That’s right, Jaws. If you’re familiar with anime and pop culture from…
I’m still working my way through a ridiculously long backlog and I’ve fallen sick amidst doing tons of conventions and art over the past couple of months. Thankfully, there’s no better pick-me-up than Cromartie High School. Gorillas, a robot student, and Freddie Mercury in a school full of chipped-shoulder delinquents. Simply put, it’s about their…
One of the first roles of Tsundere-type cast Rie Kugumiya with brilliant animation for the time launched itself from Light Novel to Manga to a 3-season anime plus multiple OVAs and movies. Shakugan no Shana wasn’t anything especially new, but it was flashy, well written, well told, and exciting. Unfortunately, its releases were spread out,…
It’s popular, it’s edgy, it’s dark and brooding, and it’s been in your face for the past year. Whether it’s FUNimation‘s advertisements, semi-A-List English casting, A-List Japanese actors, and A-List musical acts or just the number of people dressed like a barista wearing an eye patch at conventions, you’ve seen traces of this series everywhere.…
Welcome to another edition of “Life on Anime”… this time we’ll be taking a look at Hyouka – a 22 episode (23 if you count the OVA) mystery anime series produced by Kyoto Animation, best known for making the anime Free!. Sentai Filmworks licensed the 2012 animation and released it on blu-ray in February 2014. Here’s the premise: Houtarou Oreki…
