News by Clark A. As the spring anime season winds down, Selector Infected WIXOSS is among the first batch of twelve-parters to conclude. The final episode of the card battling series aired recently in Japan as well as the rest of the world via simulcast on Crunchyroll and FUNimation. That…
Read MoreReview by Clark A. Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time is a rather humble comedy for one geared towards the seinen demographic. There’s no grand budget, no intricate concept, nor does it pack on the fanservice. Yet as anime shorts continue gain traction, Tonari no Seki-kun does a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. As we announced yesterday, Madman Entertainment in Australia has just launched a streaming service for its extensive anime catalogue. AnimeLab is its name, and after playing around with it in Beta, I’m convinced that the company is on to a true winner. Unlike other anime streaming…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. To celebrate Sailor Moon’s 20th anniversary, the popular shoujo franchise is making a comeback in a major way. Usagi Tsukino’s (or Serena’s, if you will) adventures will be chronicled throughout the rest of 2014 and beyond. Firstly, a new series called Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal…
Read MoreNews by Clark A. Sword Art Online has proven to be a rather divisive show since it began airing, with many watchers either thoroughly decrying it or becoming enraptured by its high-stakes drama. Nonetheless, its popularity has skyrocketed since 2012 and there’s clearly sufficient hype surrounding the show’s second season…
Read MoreAnime report by Clark A. Characters being forcibly whisked away into a foreign land having to escape is a fairly commonplace premise in modern fiction. Anime, too, has taken it under its wing with popular shows such as Sword Art Online. No Game No Life, though, turns the notion of…
Read MoreAnime report by Clark A. It’s always fascinating how much a show can differ from the basic description designed to convert a reader into a watcher. More often than not, I find these miniature paragraphs lead to false impressions. Case in point; I nearly ignored Chaika – The Coffin Princess…
Read MoreAnime report by Clark A. The Kagerou Project is a series of Vocaloid songs that conveys narratives musically, be it through very literal lyrics or abstract, metaphorical means. It was accompanied by several light novels before their popularity allowed enabled a transition into a manga series and, now, an anime…
Read MoreAnime report by Clark A. The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behaviour (Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou) is one of those shows I’m glad I stumbled upon when more than the pilot episode was available. Based solely on the first episode it looked to be a bland romantic comedy…
Read MoreAnime report by Clark A. There’s no shortage of anime based around card games, but most of them tend to be straightforward shounen affairs more interested in marketing than being a great show in its own right. Selector Infected WIXOSS promises a more psychological approach, with plot elements that emphasise…
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