Friday, July 26, 2013

Summer 2013

During whichever week this belongs to: complaints on the detective/mystery work in DANGANRONPA, how Index continues to undermine Misaka's character in TO ARU KAGAKU NO RAILGUN S, excitement over distinguishing Fu's character in TAMAYURA ~MORE AGGRESSIVE~, and a slight but refreshing and welcome change in MONOGATARI SERIES SECOND SEASON.



Best episode of the week: MONOGATARI SERIES SECOND SEASON

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Monday, July 22, 2013

First Impressions: Summer 2013

BLOOD LAD



To be honest, I really wasn't expecting much out of Blood Lad. For a while I've had an aversion to vampire shows, so at first I was wary. I only really watched the first episode because I heard there would be monster girls. I made the right choice, because what I found in the pilot was something I had never seen before. Blood Lad is a wholly unique show in which almost every aspect I can think of is done differently. The character designs are refreshing and interesting, as is the whole show's look. The animation is done in a fun and surprising way that literally didn't allow me to get bored. The comedy is unorthodox as well and managed to get more than a few surprise laughs out of me. I was really invested in the main character Staz from the get-go, and I'm interested to see all the other characters that are shown in the opening sequence.That being said, I really hope that Blood Lad doesn't turn out to be a straight forward battle anime like the aforementioned opening seemed to imply. As long as it stays as fresh and involving as it's first foray, I think I'm going to continue enjoying this series.

Sunday, July 21, 2013

Summer 2013 Set Menu

*GASP!* Choices, choices!



Is it just me, or are there a crap-ton of interesting shows this summer? I don't think my menu has had this many entries in a single season for, well, ever. I thought I was doing pretty good clearing out my watching list with the close of the spring, but then I started trying out summer shows and found myself loathe to drop any of them. Most of them were an immediate "Yes" after just one episode, but we'll see how many are still around midway through the season.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

Summer 2013 Anime Top Starters

Summer is here.It's hot and time for some refreshing anime.While this season doesn't necessarily quench my thirst with each show individually, the overall spread of excellence is enough to keep me hydrated until the, usually better, fall season.Unless otherwise noted, I will be using the names used on Crunchyroll for the series.In addition to today's feature, I'll be announcing a new column at the end of the blog - so read on!



Rather than posting my usual first impressions, I'm going to be going with a top 5 format to cut to the chase and provide you with what you're looking for:"What anime should I watch this season?"

Friday, July 19, 2013

Monogatari: Second Season is BEAUTIFUL

And oh so glorious.



So glorious.

It's Here! My Summer 2013 Anime Picks!

These are my recommended picks for the Summer 2013 Anime Season. Going to do something a little different this time and list the other anime I'm watching as well below the highlighted picks.



* HYPERDIMENSION NEPTUNIA - I'm sure I don't need to even mention how much I love this series and why it's on my list of anime to watch this season lol. Join our favorite goddesses as they compete for shares and work together for the greater good of Gameindustri all while being funny and entertaining at the same time.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Anime Roundup: Summer 2013

Looks like I need to write up another apology. The kombine moved over to a new server over the weekend so there are still a few kinks, though the site is mostly functional. Just a few missing bits here and there which I'm looking for and getting restored. But I can still post and, with the new season just starting, it looks like a good a time as any for the usual roundup post! First up, a look at the shows just gone!



BEST SHOW

A New Anime Season + Genshiken

It's time for a new anime season, even though I still haven't caught up with the previous one. There are some nice new shows starting up this time, including a "second season" of , more . a reboot of the Rozen Maiden gothic doll series, and an anime based on the popular (and ecchi) games for the PS3. I'm also happy to report that, for the first time in six years, we've got new to watch. Genshiken is a slice-of-life series about a "circle" (what a club at a university is called) dedicated to the study of Modern Visual Culture, mostly related to anime, manga, games and cosplay, and along with the Daikon IV opening animation, Gainax's seminal Otaku no Video and Welcome to the NHK, it's really come to define what being otaku is. What I like best about the series is its realism, the way different types of fans (, , BL loving , ) interact with each other in realistic ways, and nitty-gritty details like how they go about getting jobs after college are part of the story. The new series features all your favorite characters plus some new ones, and updates the story nicely...though how is it they're making Bakemonogatari and Oreimo jokes if the story is supposed to be set in 2004-2005?

It's great to have new Genshiken to watch.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

A Closer Look at Asia's Favorite Chord Progression

Have you noticed throughout your years of music listening that Western pop and Asian pop, in broad generality, "feel" very different from each other? If you thought that there might be a certain harmonic disparity between the two, you'd be right. There is a specific harmonic unit that appears incredibly abundantly in the latter but rather rarely in the former, and it boils down to just three chords.



Here it is, the single most distinctive and frequent sound signature of East-Asian pop music, transcribed in the key of G:

Monday, July 15, 2013

First Impressions: Summer 2013 Anime Season

This is one of the best anime seasons in recent memory. It has everything. Comedy, drama, robots, animal abuse, deadly lolitas, etc. I have around 20 shows to cover so you know the deal -- this will be quick and dirty. Most of these impressions are based on one episode. This means my opinions could (and probably will) change. After all -- Angel Beats started off great and then turned into one of the most disappointing anime ever.



DANGANRONPA: THE ANIMATION

SHAFT to Animate Nisekoi Romantic Comedy Anime

Fans of the massively successful manga let out a cry of happiness today as the infamous studio stepped forward with news that they would be animating its recently announced anime adaption. SHAFT is renowned for its quirky storytelling techniques and distinctive abstract art style made famous by the monumentally successful series and . The anime adaption will be directed by Bakemonogatari's director Akiyuki Shinbo, and upon hearing the news the creator of Nisekoi, Naoshi Komi said that he jumped for joy, and who could blame him?



Nisekoi tells the story of the son of a yakuza gang leader called Raku Ichijou and the daughter of a rival gang, Chitoge Kirisaki. To settle a disagreement between the two gangs, it is decided that the two rival gang leader's children will be paired together. Unfortunately, Raku has already been kneed in the face once by Chitoge by the time this has been decided. The two had grown to dislike each other while searching for a locket that Raku was given by his childhood sweetheart. However, to keep peace they are forced to put on a fa ade that they are in love, which proves to be a huge challenge due to multiple keys to his locket existing and Raku having a crush on another girl.

Summer 2013 Anime that Might Join Weiss Schwarz

Sean(KuroNekoXIII6) - July 15, 2013



As we all know, every season there are a couple anime series that are selected to join the popular anime card game, Weiss Schwarz.This summer season there are actually a lot of series that possibly might cometo Weiss.

Sasami-san@Ganbaranai

I relate to stories of being a useless lazy piece of shit (notice how this review for a Winter season anime has been published in June) and I am also a fan of SHAFT's output in general, so boy is Sasami-san@Ganbaranai the series for me! Well, at least in theory, anyway.



Sasami-san@Ganbaranai focuses on the life of the titular Sasami, who starts out as a hikkikimori pampered by her enigmatic, siscon older brother, as she observes and occasionally tries to prevent all the weird shit that goes on with the help of the three Yagami sisters. One of whom is a robot. Another is a God (sort of). And Sasami herself certainly isn't a regular human.

Sunday, July 14, 2013

The Art In OreGairu Does Not Suck

This would be my reaction to you if you told me the art and character designs in Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru are ugly.



But I wouldn't actually be surprised. There are two major off-putting factors when it comes to OreGairu on face value: 1) it's yet another pretentious light novel romcom adaptation and 2) the character designs are not cute. It just goes to show that you shouldn't judge a novel by its cover (literally!) and OreGairu is a series with a lot more substance than what it initially lets on. The seemingly sloppy art style merely contributes to this. It takes the focus away from the visually pandering element of most anime of its genre and emphasises the twisted nature of the tropes that are explored within this series. Like the story, the art isn't always pretty and ultimately it rings as incomplete and half-done when viewed as a whole, but that in itself is an interesting and striking effect. Far from sucking, the art in OreGairu actually makes the series better.

Summer 2013 Season thus far...

Among all those new series that has begun airing, a few has already proved to be interesting, in terms of its plot and animation designs.



What came as the more significant series this season was Genei wo Kakeru Taiyou.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Katanagatari

KATANAGATARI



Oh welp. I'll dump what's on my mind.

Why Every Anime is Set in High School

Anyone that has watched enough anime outside the shounen and fantasy genres notices that every other show seems take place in a high school. They feature characters that are high school students, or are based on a certain kind of after school clubin a high school.While fanservice potential no doubt contributes to the reason this is such a prolific setting, I believe the perfusionthink it stems from cultural norms.



There's a Japanese proverb, "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down", which I'm sure feels right at home in the rigid, protocol-filled Japanese society. Japanese people are expected to conform to societal expectations and behavior by the time they enter the professional world. While they are in the education system learning about science, history, and the 50 billion kanji they need to know to be literate, they still have some freedom to act like fun-loving teenagers instead of like robots responsible, conforming adults. Due to the less strict environment and the fact that schools are a powerhouse of social interaction, characters are much more likely to express their personalities. No doubt this is where many of the archetypes that come up in every main character's class come from.

Katanagatari -The Story of Swords-

EPIC ! I don't know another words to describe it, just epic.... Really good story, and it's my first time to watch such anime that have a narator inside it lol. Although the duration is so long (about 50 minutes, almost 1 hour XD so be patient when watching this series), it's worth watching it. They have great soundtracks too. No regret.

The story itself was telling about Togame, who was searching for a new right hand after betrayals to her from her excrews for her mission, searching 12 legendary swords. She sails the sea and arrive on a liveless island. Nobody live there except two brother and sister, Shichika Yasuri and Nanami Yasuri. Both are the daughter and son of hero from past that has been deported into the island. And then something happen and blah blah blah, I don't want to spoil it XP

I know it's too late for write an article about this anime, but I will do what I like, ahaha forget it swt.

- Watching new anime

It's been ages updating this blog, due to the final exams I wrote about last time and also due to a lot of catching up with friends and relatives. My younger brother finished and passed his highschool finals last week so we had to throw a party also, holidays are coming up pretty soon and I've been making plans with friends and family.



As for today's conent. I haven't been adding too much new material to my Kanji Decks but I have been watching a ton of anime and reading some manga. I normally use animefreak.tv but since Im quite the graphics-admirer I started downloading HQ versions. As for Manga, the sites I use for raw downloads areor . Unfortunately, getting to the download link is quite a hassle but the database is vast and overall good quality scans. Worth checking out. Last week I added some anime to my collection:

Dusk Maiden of Amnesia Review

Here we are with yet another review, this time with Dusk Maiden of Amnesia! Available from Hanabee on Blu-ray or DVD, the Blu-ray can be reached at



Look forward to more reviews in the future, as we work through our backlog of anime~.

Summer 2013

The calendar has turned and July is upon us, marking the conclusions of a number of beloved anime last week and signaling the advent of dozens of new shows for the next three months.As with every other season preview here, this one will take a complete and comprehensive look at all the shows airing this Summer with a special focus on all the new franchises and series premiering for the first time.Also included in a quick note about my plans for this season which will include a hiatus to some extent which will likely changed how I write about anime this season.So with that, onto the anime for Summer 2013!



Regarding my planned hiatus over the Summer, I will be moving sometime shortly and beginning to work more than ever before, which leads me to believe I will be taking a break from blogging for a while.If I can manage my time and find a way to keep current with a number of shows and write about them every week, then I'll likely continue to blog the various anime that I watch over the next three months.However, I am planning for the event that I am unable to blog, so I am putting a warning here and will make another announcement later should I actually take a vacation from blogging.That being said, I'll also probably have a lighter load of anime this season as compared to previous seasons, so even if I do continue to blog, I'll likely be watching fewer shows than normal which will give me a lighter load to watch and write about every week.However, that load really depends on the quality of anime this season, so let's see what's coming out this month, starting with the sequels and other continuations.

Monogatari Series Second Season

No doubt one of the most anticipated series overall this summer is , the latest anime adaptation based on the various stories in thelight novel series written by Nisio Isin.



While it is labeled 'second season', it is in fact the third full cour "Monogatari" anime after "Bakemonogatari" and "Nisemonogatari", not counting "Nekomonogatari (Kuro)" which spanned only four episodes.

Back of the Envelope: Light Novel Adaptations

Light novel adaptations are interesting things.



There - I've said it. I actually enjoy the genre that LNs and their adaptations represent, both academically and personally. Maybe it's just the blogs I subscribe to or people I chat with, but the genre of LN adaptations seems to stir up strong feelings on both sides of (Western) fandom when it comes up online, especially since they're all the rage nowadays. Is the extensive adaptation of the genre a good thing? I don't know (although the response might be similar to ), and I'm not going to try to discuss the deeper issues behind what LN adaptations mean for the anime industry and the fanbase as a whole today. Instead, I'm going to put things in groups and pretend like it's somehow important to stick labels to things.

Best Anime Series of 2009

Now that I have just over a month of free time before I start working again, I finally have some time to write a few more articles for my blog. Since we are still have a year away from a 2013 anime review, I am going back in time and catching up with earlier years, which brings us to 2009.Here are the top ten anime series based on composite scores from different anime websites:10. EDEN OF THE EAST ()



No. of episodes: 11

Tamayura More Aggressive

No doubt the series was anticipating the most this summer season is , sequel to the "Tamayura ~futatose~" original anime and the "Tamayura" four episode OVA.



Absolutely love the "Tamayura" franchise, it's a wonderful slice-of-life show like "Aria" or "Sketchbook ~full color'S~" that is filled with heartwarming moments and tales of the characters leisurely daily lives, my favorite style in this genre.

Notes on "Otaku: Japan's Database Animals": Part 2

These are a series of notes compiled over time concerning Azuma's Otaku: Japan's Database Animals, what I think is one of the most insightful books in the absolutely enthralling subfield that is anime(-related) studies. See for context.



PART 2. SIMULACRA AND METANARRATIVES

Stella Jougakuin Koutouka C3-bu

Based on the "Tokurei Sochi Dantai Stella Jougakuin Koutouka C3-bu" manga written by Ikoma with art by Tomomoka Midori, this slice-of-life comedy series is all about a group of girls and their daily shenanigans in the school's airsoft gun survival game club.



Been looking forward to and quite enjoyed its first episode, it felt like the all-girls school vibe of "Maria-sama ga Miteru" coupled with the new friendships within a club element of "KON!" all mixed up with the girls involved in gun and warfare element of "Upotte!".

What makes a Monogatari

My relationship with the Monogatari series is a one-sided long distance relationship at best. As much as I'd like to get closer, the language gap is large, quite large. I've spent a lot of time trying to get through the difficult Japanese and sometimes I have to admit there will be parts I'll never understand until a better translator comes by. Unfortunately, good translators are hard to come by and Nisioisin induces translator burnout. To be completely fair, his works are not impossibly difficult to read but translating is another beast entirely. A task I wonder anyone will ever complete.



(By the way. the unofficial , after the unfortunate demise of the official one, is going along surprisingly well. I can tell you the translator is lazy but capable.)

Summer 2013

This post reviews: KIRINO MOSAIC, GEN'EI WO KAKERU TAIYOU, MONOGATARI SERIES SECOND SEASON, KAMISAMA NO INAI NICHIYOUBI, and UCHOUTEN KAZOKU.



Looks like there'll be three parts for my posts for Summer 2013.After this, I might post a couple of posts before I go on hiatus, though I might try something different for the month of July.I guess we'll see once these posts are finished up.

Summer 2013 Anime

Genshiken 2

There were some watchable things in the Spring season, but the stand-out item for me was Chihayafuru, which was carried over from the Winter.


Thursday, July 11, 2013

“Bakemonogatari Premium Item Box” to Release This November!

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On May 22, Koyomimonogatari, the newest novel in the popular Monogatari series, went on sale. Also, the second season of the Monogatari anime series will begin broadcasting this July. Because of this, Nisio Isin's Monogatari series is collecting huge interest. Now, one more item for the series is picking up added attention from fans. On May 23, it was announced that a "Bakemonogatari Premium Item Box" will be released from Kodansha on Nov. 21. This curious box is filled with a superior selection of items related to Bakemonogatari. The first item that will catch fans' eyes is the figure "Nendoroid Hitagi Senjogahara" produced by Good Smile Company. Senjogahara has high popularity for being the main heroine in the Monogatariseries. This figure features her lovely form in the chibi style characteristic of Nendoroid figures. Also included in this set are three clear posters drawn by Vofan, the illustrator of the original work, Akio Watanabe, character designer on the anime series, and manga artist Hajime Ueda. These too seem like they will be popular with fans. Furthermore, one more item to take notice of is the short work "Hitagi Figure" drawn for the occasion by Isin. We can't touch on the details of this, but judging from the title, it will most likely be related to the figure included in the set. A premium item box being sold by a publisher is all but unheard of, but it's possible to say that it will include ideas from the publisher. The price of this set is 5,985 yen (tax included). Pre-orders are now being accepted until July 1. It's also worth noting that this set is only being sold to those who pre-order it. For those who definitely want it, it's important to act soon. Furthermore, a special site for this product has opened. For those in Japan, you can download the pre-order form from this site or pre-order it online. With the novels, TV anime, and now this premium set, the world of the Monogatari series is expanding even more. "Bakemonogatari Premium Item Box" Special Site:

#277 What are you watching this Summer 2013?

I bet you're wondering where Naruto and Bleach chapter reviews lately. Well, they're not coming. Naruto is getting very suspenseful, but also slowing down to one event per chapter. Bleach is too busy flipping through their multitude of new and old characters that I'm losing focus from the main story.



But let's talk about anime.

Katanagatari

KATANAGATARI



Oh welp. I'll dump what's on my mind.

Katanagatari -The Story of Swords-

EPIC ! I don't know another words to describe it, just epic.... Really good story, and it's my first time to watch such anime that have a narator inside it lol. Although the duration is so long (about 50 minutes, almost 1 hour XD so be patient when watching this series), it's worth watching it. They have great soundtracks too. No regret.

The story itself was telling about Togame, who was searching for a new right hand after betrayals to her from her excrews for her mission, searching 12 legendary swords. She sails the sea and arrive on a liveless island. Nobody live there except two brother and sister, Shichika Yasuri and Nanami Yasuri. Both are the daughter and son of hero from past that has been deported into the island. And then something happen and blah blah blah, I don't want to spoil it XP

I know it's too late for write an article about this anime, but I will do what I like, ahaha forget it swt.

Best Anime Series of 2009 - Meta Ranking & Analysis

Now that I have just over a month of free time before I start working again, I finally have some time to write a few more articles for my blog. Since we are still have a year away from a 2013 anime review, I am going back in time and catching up with earlier years, which brings us to 2009.Here are the top ten anime series based on composite scores from different anime websites:10. EDEN OF THE EAST ()



No. of episodes: 11

Summer 2013 – First Week Impressions (Part 2)

This post reviews: KIRINO MOSAIC, GEN'EI WO KAKERU TAIYOU, MONOGATARI SERIES SECOND SEASON, KAMISAMA NO INAI NICHIYOUBI, and UCHOUTEN KAZOKU.



Looks like there'll be three parts for my posts for Summer 2013.After this, I might post a couple of posts before I go on hiatus, though I might try something different for the month of July.I guess we'll see once these posts are finished up.

Summer 2013 Anime – first looks

Genshiken 2

There were some watchable things in the Spring season, but the stand-out item for me was Chihayafuru, which was carried over from the Winter.


Anime: Bakemonogatari Part 1

BAKEMONOGATARI PART 1 (EPISODES 1-8) (15)2 Discs (Distributor: MVM) Running time: 193 minutes approx.

Koyomi Aragari is a high school boy and former vampire destined to help the girls of his school deal with the various demonic apparitions that blight their lives, with the help of the mysterious hippy like Meme Oshino.

For the first time in my six years as an Anime reviewer I am actually stumped as to what to write, such is the perplexing and abstract nature of Bakemonogatari. Based on the light novels by Isio Nisin, the title is a portmanteau of the words "bakemono", meaning ghost or monster, and "monogatari" meaning story - so it's a "ghost story" if you will. The plot may be simple, hence the vague outline above, but the content and presentation takes the surreal and esoteric manifesto to new and often baffling and obnoxious levels of mind jarring. If you think you've seen it all in shows like FLCL or Mawaru Penguindrum then think again, with this title arguably likely to prove to be more contentious than these two combined.

Of camps and the end of spring.

It's been a somewhat productive month? Maybe? Due to things out of my control haha.

Aaaanyway I guess I'll start where I left off, at the start of June.


Dusk Maiden of Amnesia Review

Here we are with yet another review, this time with Dusk Maiden of Amnesia! Available from Hanabee on Blu-ray or DVD, the Blu-ray can be reached at



Look forward to more reviews in the future, as we work through our backlog of anime~.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Summer 2013 – Season Preview

The calendar has turned and July is upon us, marking the conclusions of a number of beloved anime last week and signaling the advent of dozens of new shows for the next three months.As with every other season preview here, this one will take a complete and comprehensive look at all the shows airing this Summer with a special focus on all the new franchises and series premiering for the first time.Also included in a quick note about my plans for this season which will include a hiatus to some extent which will likely changed how I write about anime this season.So with that, onto the anime for Summer 2013!



Regarding my planned hiatus over the Summer, I will be moving sometime shortly and beginning to work more than ever before, which leads me to believe I will be taking a break from blogging for a while.If I can manage my time and find a way to keep current with a number of shows and write about them every week, then I'll likely continue to blog the various anime that I watch over the next three months.However, I am planning for the event that I am unable to blog, so I am putting a warning here and will make another announcement later should I actually take a vacation from blogging.That being said, I'll also probably have a lighter load of anime this season as compared to previous seasons, so even if I do continue to blog, I'll likely be watching fewer shows than normal which will give me a lighter load to watch and write about every week.However, that load really depends on the quality of anime this season, so let's see what's coming out this month, starting with the sequels and other continuations.

Summer 2013 Anime Season Previews/Thoughts

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Hey guys this is Ash. The blog isn't fully revived, but the new season is starting next week (or has already started for some shows) and I'd like to at least do one of these. My life right now is a bit hectic and who knows when it will get better, so wish me good luck!

Tamayura More Aggressive

No doubt the series was anticipating the most this summer season is , sequel to the "Tamayura ~futatose~" original anime and the "Tamayura" four episode OVA.



Absolutely love the "Tamayura" franchise, it's a wonderful slice-of-life show like "Aria" or "Sketchbook ~full color'S~" that is filled with heartwarming moments and tales of the characters leisurely daily lives, my favorite style in this genre.

Notes on “Otaku: Japan’s Database Animals”: Part 2 – Simulacra and Metanarratives

These are a series of notes compiled over time concerning Azuma's Otaku: Japan's Database Animals, what I think is one of the most insightful books in the absolutely enthralling subfield that is anime(-related) studies. See for context.



PART 2. SIMULACRA AND METANARRATIVES

Stella Jougakuin Koutouka C3-bu

Based on the "Tokurei Sochi Dantai Stella Jougakuin Koutouka C3-bu" manga written by Ikoma with art by Tomomoka Midori, this slice-of-life comedy series is all about a group of girls and their daily shenanigans in the school's airsoft gun survival game club.



Been looking forward to and quite enjoyed its first episode, it felt like the all-girls school vibe of "Maria-sama ga Miteru" coupled with the new friendships within a club element of "KON!" all mixed up with the girls involved in gun and warfare element of "Upotte!".

What makes a Monogatari

My relationship with the Monogatari series is a one-sided long distance relationship at best. As much as I'd like to get closer, the language gap is large, quite large. I've spent a lot of time trying to get through the difficult Japanese and sometimes I have to admit there will be parts I'll never understand until a better translator comes by. Unfortunately, good translators are hard to come by and Nisioisin induces translator burnout. To be completely fair, his works are not impossibly difficult to read but translating is another beast entirely. A task I wonder anyone will ever complete.



(By the way. the unofficial , after the unfortunate demise of the official one, is going along surprisingly well. I can tell you the translator is lazy but capable.)

Anime: Bakemonogatari Part 2

BAKEMONOGATARI PART 2 (EPISODES 9-15) (15)2 Discs (Distributor: MVM) Running time: 171 minutes approx.

The mind bending, supernatural encounters for high school boy and former vampire Koyomi Aragari conclude in this second release, as he seeks to free more troubled damsels from the animalistic demons that possess them.

Two stories make up the final set of episodes in this two disc set. With the subject of his most recent rescue, Suruga Kanbaru, Koyomi heads off to an ancient shrine to perform a ritual task for his own saviour, the enigmatic Meme Oshino. On the way the pair cross paths with a young girl frantically fleeing from something. Upon arriving at the shrine they find a pile of chopped up snake corpses and assume the girl had something to do with this. The next night they meet the girl again and Koyomu recognises her as Nadeko Sengoku, a friend of his younger sisters. Revealing reptilian scale patterns all over her body, Koyomi concludes that Nadeko has been possessed by a snake.

Friday, July 5, 2013

CRUNCHYROLL TO STREAM MONOGATARI SECOND SEASON THIS SUMMER

Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite DVD and Blu-Ray releases such as Bakemonogatari, Durarara!!, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, the Garden of Sinners and Blue Exorcist. The company's ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles ...

IL SOLE PENETRA LE ILLUSIONI ~ DAY BREAK ILLUSION TO SIMULCAST ON ...

(July 2, 2013) – Tarot cards and the occult foretold that Crunchyroll, Inc.'s destiny is to simulcast the new mystic IL SOLE PENETRA LE ILLUSIONI ~ DAY BREAK ILLUSION this season in partnership with Aniplex of America,. This series is set to ...

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Bakemonogatari Is An Amazingly Well

Kotaku AustraliaOne , in particular, has stood out to me as a must watch: Monogatari Series Second Season. There's just one problem, I haven't seen either of the preceding two series, Bakemonogatari and Niseimonogatari, nor the OVA. While I have been an fan ...

Aniplex Acquires Rights to Release Bakemonogatari Season 2 and ...

While that trend is extending into Nekomonogatari Black and Bakemonogatari Series Second Season when those two are due to be released stateside, Aniplex will also be streaming the series for those of us without the means to fork over the annual GDP of ...

Daisuki to Stream Monogatari Series 2nd Season Anime

The will be Daisuki 's first simulcast title. The series will premiere on Daisuki exclusively on July 6 a few hours after its broadcast in Japan. The simulcast will be free and in HD quality. Daisuki will also stream Bakemonogatari ...

Nekomonogatari (White) Anime's 2nd Promo Streamed

The official website for the Monogatari Series Second Season began streaming the second promotional video for the adaptation of NisiOisin 's Nekomonogatari (White) novel on Friday. ...

"Bakemonogatari" Premium Item Box Art Previewed

Monogatari's busy year continues in November with the Bakemonogatari Premium Item Box, a collection of goodies that includes Ishin Nishio's novella "Hitagi Figure," a Nendoroid Senjyogahara Hitagi produced by Good Smile Company and clearfiles and tin ...

Bakemonogatari Director Shinbo, SHAFT Make Nisekoi TV Anime

Komi, the creator of the Double Arts manga, first made Nisekoi as a one-shot manga in Shueisha 's seasonal Jump NEXT! magazine in 2011. Komi then launched the manga as a regular series in the main Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in November 2011.

Crunchyroll to Also Stream Monogatari Series 2nd Season Anime

The media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that will stream the Monogatari Series Second Season television series. Crunchyroll will ...