News by Clark A. 2015 is upon us and that means there’s a whole slew of new anime on the horizon (and that the Gregorian calendar progressed as expected). If you’ve spent the holiday break chipping away at the old backlog, you’ll be pleased to hear that there’s already a…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Shaft is a studio so wedded to avant-garde works –Mekakucity Actors and the Monogatari series spring to mind – that Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl initially struck me as an uncharacteristic instance of it animating a conservative franchise. Rooted in increasingly oversaturated high school slice of…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Here’s a bit of good news that Wii U owners might have missed over the Christmas holidays (what with the festivities and those nightly Smash Bros. marathons): Crunchyroll, the anime streaming service, has finally made its way over to Nintendo’s home console. That’s right – boot up…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’m glad that I have watched Oreimo. See, next time someone tells me that such-and-such anime is ‘creepy’ I can respond by saying “nope, seen worse.” That’s not to say it’s eroge, and it’s not explicit in its content, but as a story of incest, it’s…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Last year’s slice of life show, Chronicles of the Going Home Club, went down rather well for many watchers between its ironic sense of humour and tendency to poke fun at the anime industry. While the show is currently available for streaming on Crunchyroll, collectors will…
Read MoreList by Clark A. Buying the perfect Christmas gift can be difficult, if not impossible. Somehow you’re expected to not only understand the hobbies and interests of someone that you may or may not spend much time with, but you need to do it on a budget, and then somehow…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Let’s get this out of the way from the outset: Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash! isn’t just a mild concentration of fanservice. It is more like a distilled form of fanservice that is so pure and concentrated that unless you have spent years building up a resistance…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Locodol might have gone under the radar for many anime fans during the summer season, but we fully appreciated its zaniness week in and week out. Two not-quite-idols struggling to stimulate their town’s economy provided a solid basis for steady development, gags galore, and, occasionally, legitimately…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Shaft is surely the most talented and innovative animation house going around at the moment – not just in Japan, but the world. What it did with the Monogatari series is nothing short of incredible, and raw talent is the only way I can think that…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. I’ll readily admit I’ve never actually watched this show, but it’s a prime contender for the “Most Captivating Anime Name” award I just conjured up three seconds ago. The snappily titled Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl was originally released by NIS America early last year. This…
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