2016 April 22ⁿᵈ. The Empire of Corpses!

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Hello, people, and welcome to possibly the least helpful post on this blog.

今日

Today, we're looking at an anime movie, which, unfortunately, already aired in theatres April 19-20ᵗʰ. As such, there is no way, currently, to view it. Legally. Wink wink nudge nudge.
To add to that, making references to this film without having direct access to the source is quite difficult, so this will have to be cut rather short.
Moving on from that,
This film was, in a single word, fantastic. I've not been able to speak a bad word of it since I saw it. Honestly, the characters, besides occasionally being adorable, were perfectly rounded out by all other characters around them. In all, it was a well-entwined piece.

THE EYES

The character design was Attack on Titan-level intense
The action scenes were intense,
The dramatic scenes were tear-worthy,
And the dub's voice acting was really quite well done.
Overall, clearly, I recommend this. Whenever it comes out for purchase. Or sooner. Wink wink nudge nudge.
Anywho, for more information on the film, and its synopsis, visit here.
For more background and related projects' information, visit here.
That is all for today. Good day, good fellow.

2016 April 15ᵗʰ. Death Parade, Again, Again, Again!

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This is going a lot longer than I thought it would~

"Just... Just let me rest!"
-Anonymous viewer

今日

Again, we are back to Death Parade. This anime is finally, by the [REDACTED]ᵗʰ episode, interesting.
Now, do you remember when I said Decim had a heart?
Well...

I now plead for you to watch this anime. This is not the final post over it, no, but the plot is thickening. I am getting invested in this anime, and I need you to be too. Or else Oh wait the therapist said I shouldn't say things like that because it scares people
AHEM, ANYWAYS,
I shall stop spoiling anything, but I must say, this anime is getting quite far into human emotion—and not quite in the way I first would've thought. Now, if you please, check this anime out here, on Kissanime.
Here on Animehaven, and here, Gogoanime.

2016 April 8ᵗʰ. The Final 7!

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So,
This is it.
THE FINAL SEVEN.

今日

But why is this so?

There is no anime for today. But an announcement.
For any followers of this blog, there will be only 7 more posts appearing.
...I am acting a bit overly-dramatic, that is well over a month from now that it'll end.

But nevermind that. You may still find the occasional post after that, anyway. Who knows?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Now now, I'd like to offer a chance for any persons who would like to to demand an anime to appear in the final list. As long as it's not hentai, I'll do anything. Comment it!

Now, see ya' around!

Look for anime here, on Crunchyroll.

Or here, on Kissanime.

2016 April 1ˢᵗ. Death Parade, Again, Again!

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Heya folks. Short post today.

今日

This week's post is, again, again, Death Parade. The third post on this show, and the second in a series of 3–4 posts on the subject.
So far in a nutshell, the psychological themes are developing, and seem very relevant. I am still pleased with this anime.
On my list of predictions from the first post on Death Parade, before this review chain, some more are to be checked off:

  Number one is still debatable, though seems fair to say.
  Two is a check, and quite a disappointing one at that. I shall say that is a fault of the show. Some of the characters seem a bit dull.
  Three has yet to happen—at least, for the Arbiters' rules.
  Four is definitely beginning, but there seems to be no main character. Just a rotation.

So far, many more of the characters have been introduced. I dare say all of them. They seem to, for the most part, have their own quirks and opinions. That is definitely a plus for this show, and seems to be one of its main themes—that every viewpoint on their work is represented. I do like this theme, as it seems to be designed for (everyone to like it).
Alas, more information will be delivered...
Next time.

The following information is a cut from the previous post, for information on viewing:
Now, if you'd like to watch this anime yourself, it is not on Crunchyroll. So, below are three links to the show on other decent anime streaming sites.
Here is the link for Kissanime. Here for Animehaven, and here, Gogoanime.

2016 March 25ᵗʰ. Nanbaka!

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Haha, I bet you forgot this blog was also for manga, didn't you? You should've read the fine print!
As said in my soulless and awkward first post: This blog is for "somewhat-vague reviews of anime series* [...]"
..."*And some manga, too. Maybe. Possibly."
So there you have it. Just don't ask why it took thirty weeks and a day for the first one to show up.
I'm serious. Don't.
I'm on to you.

Calne Ca sees you preparing to ask and does not approve.

今日

So, so, so! Our manga—oh what a world, to say that in a post—today is one known as Nanbaka.
As far as I am aware, only one volume of this manga exists, being volume #01.
It is, then, a relatively quick read. And I do recommend it.
It amused me considerably, and by the end left me wanting more. Please, let there be more ;-;
One thing that preoccupied me a bit through the--
Well, through the entire manga really, was the characters' genders.
Let me spare you the time. They are all male. All of them*. But, anyhow, they are still cute little prisoners, so have of it what you will.
(*) Except warden Momoko. And maybe the cat, Kuu.
Anyhow, as I had mentioned, they are prisoners. This manga is focused on four inmates by the names of Jyugo, Uno, Nico, and Rock, all being held in Nanba penitentiary.
Jyugo, I might add, is the only one of Japanese ethnicity among them, and has rather fabulous eyes.
But that's going off-track. The reasons this manga amused and entertained me were mainly because of the personalities of the characters, their massively inappropriate behaviour for the circumstances, and the book's great, colourful art style.
...Which I cannot exactly be generous with providing due to certain legal issues.

Some great hair. Sidenote, these characters all look very Japanese.
And remember:
All males.

I am not the wisest at the moment on where to look for manga viewing platforms, but for the best I can do:
If you'd like to read this manga, or at least try to read this manga,
Here it is on Crunchyroll. Yes, Crunchyroll has manga. Unfortunately, it requires a membership to view It seems to be perfectly accessible to all users, and Crunchyroll has exclusive licensing for this series.
For an eerily incomplete MyAnimeList page on this manga, go on to here.
That's the best I can do at this point. Apologies. When this manga is easier to find, definitely try it.
Now, see ya'!

2016 March 11ᵗʰ. Death Parade, Again!

おはよう!

Hi, humans. Just so you know in advance, I won't be posting next week, as I'm going to be away, visiting my girlfriend Acin, a distance of the length of Great Britain from my computer.

Oh well, see ya' on the 24^th or so.

Promise me you won't do anything horrible while I'm gone!

Oh, we promise!

今日

Just amazing. I should do typesetting.

Hello, hello. Here we have, again, Death Parade. You may remember this anime from a couple weeks ago—you may also remember I had said I would be doing a review of it.
Well, here I am.
But wait! There's more!
This review, (though really more like an impression post), will be split into two or three parts, this being the first.
This post will be over episodes 1–4. The following posts will be mainly over their sections, but may also tie back into these.
THAT BEING SAID,
This anime is pretty good.
At first, you see, I thought it was terrible. Mindless, slightly psychological-thriller gore or something. But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked second episode came.
Well, the second episode still wasn't much. But the third episode was really nice.
This anime has, so far, brought me to some tears. Some of the themes of death by the fourth episode really hit me, for some reason.

“Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality.” –Edgar Allan Poe.

Ahem, well, anyways.

Aw, Decim, you do have a heart!

So far, the first and last predictions I made on the first post over this have kind of half come true. There seems to be a human, (Or, at least a former human.), though it is unclear as to whether or not there is yet any main character.
And for the first one, it seems as though some emotion is contained in Decim.
How cute.

But anyhow,
As far as themes go, this anime gets quite a bit of liberty with what they'd like to talk about. They can pull any character with any backstory out from the aether at any time, and it's totally appropriate. So far, the things they've touched on are, well, touching to me. If you have a heart, and/or an emotionally difficult life, you'll find something in this anime to be taken good, or bad. It's up to you.
This is confusing. I shouldn't be writing right before midnight, anyhow.
Anyhow, I'll see you next time with more Death Parade. Or not. Depends on what is posted next-next week. Either way, I wish you a good 10–15 days. Farewell!
Now, if you'd like to watch this anime yourself, it is not on Crunchyroll. So, below are three links to the show on other decent anime streaming sites.
Here is the link for Kissanime. Here for Animehaven, and here, Gogoanime.

Postscript:
I'm not even linking to Funimation for this anymore. They have some ridiculous member sign up with an age restriction for this. I just want to watch the dang show, people! I don't want to join your sh*t!

2016 March 4ᵗʰ. Anime Matsuri!

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An interim post here, the next real one will be Death Parade. But this was too exciting! I needed to share this.

Excitement!

今日

As it happens, last weekend, the 27-28th of February, an anime convention was held in Houston, Texas. It also just so happens that I was attending said convention, and it sure was a great time!

Danganronpa's famous pink blood.
This scene was shown,
But the blood was blue. Things got weird.

First off, there were some great panels. Among them were some silly occurrences such as Funimation's projector breaking as to not show any red-- (Blue blood everywhere! Is this really Danganronpa?), someone accidentally dropping a set of incredibly intricate wooden laser-cut wheels onto the hard ground while being they were passed around for a prop-making panel, and one panel straight-up being about breakdancing. It was awesome.
Secondly, there was an amazing Cosplay Contest held; it was incredibly difficult to get any quality pictures of the contestants, however sadly. As such there'll be none. But, to the third thing, everyone was cosplaying! It was wonderful to just walk around the convention center, as you'd be sure to find someone who would bring joy to your eyes or laughter to your heart.
Among the attendees of this convention, some characters I managed to find count to be the following:

An entire clan of Naruto cosplayers! ...And a Sailor!

The famous cosplayers from Japan, Kaname and Goldy as Ichigo and Alphonse Elric respectively.

(You either know who this is supposed to be, or you don't.)

And, finally, a suspiciously pretty Kaito!

All in all, it was great fun for the whole time. I hope that I can convince you, now, to go to next year's Anime Matsuri celebration should you have the means. It will be fabulous.
Next year, (2017), the convention is to be held April 7-9, at the same venue in Houston. Find out more here, on their site, whenever it may be updated.