So I thought I was late on this one last year. Well this time seems like I’ve taken even more time getting this out. I’ve been busy (and lazy), but I’ve finally put together a list of all the best Japan had to offer anime-wise in 2009. My buddies mgviperman and Neo_NMO helped out putting this together again this year too, so a big thanks to them.
Find out who were the best characters, opening and ending sequences after the jump, as for the rest, it’ll come in part 2 in a few days.
Figthing games are back in force this year. Last year’s Soul Calibur IV and Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix have set the path for this year’s Street Fighter IV, Tekken VI, Soul Calibur PSP, Fate/Unlimited Code, Kings of Fighter XII and I’m surely forgetting some. In this wave of franchises whoring, comes Blazblue: Calamity Trigger.
Developed by Arc System Works, the guys behind the original Guilty Gears game, and published somewhat miserably some will say by Aksys Games, Blazblue features a whole bunch of content on its disc.
I managed to snatch a copy of the Limited Edition back in Late June/Early July when it was first released, a feat that not many Canadians had the chance to do, since the very limited number of copies distributed by Aksys in Canada, and even in the USA.
Read on to find out if the extra wait most of the people interested in the game had to suffer through because of the low distribution was worth it.
The Bleach DS series is a weird one. The first 2 games were straight up fighting games. Really well done too. And made by Treasure. There were some balancing issues, of course, but overall they were quite good. The third game in the series was a Strategy RPG, and made by Sega. And now this new one is a Beat ‘em up. 1 series, 3 genres. Really strange.
So, is it a good beat ‘em up, or is it just a lame cash-in on the Bleach name? Read on!
Keep in mind, this is a Japanese game, and I have no Japanese knowledge, so there are certain things I can’t explain/know. (and this is a pretty shot review too) Read more…
We're all so sad too Mikuru, we're all so sad too...
OK.
We’re in August (8th month of the year), it’s the 8th episode of this “arc”. So is this enough KyoAni?
So, to those wondering… what’s going on? Well, there’s this anime series called Haruhi suzumiya no yuutsu, which aired back in 2006, it was quite popular and fans have been expecting its sequel season since then.
So after starting a second season this summer in the middle of a re-airing of Season 1, making events happen chronologically, making a questionable direction this will give toward DVD releases.
Let me explain this first. At the very least, in North America, the Season 1 episodes were released in chronological order isntead of their airing orders, which kind of ruined part of the plot not even half-way through airing. You see, the anime originally did like the original material, the light novels, and put the events happening in disarray. It wasn’t actually following fully the novels’ order, but it followed the concept. And now, with this new season, we’re seeing episodes that are aired in-between season 1 episodes. The first new one was in-between season 1 episodes. Are they going to re-release the whole series together or are they going to sell the new episodes separately? Well, I was hoping for the latter. But at that point, it wasn’t such a big deal, really. Read more…
Quick post here. It’s been about a month since one of the anime I mentioned a few months ago started airing. K-on! is aiming at the same audience that loved Suzumiya Haruhi no yuutsu and Lucky Star. Now I’m not gonna review anything here. Just sharing the awesome ending sequence with its song. Kudo to Kyoani on the animation style here. I really love it, it just feels fresh and stylish compared to what we’re seeing lately.
Every year, tons of new Anime series starts airing. Often they disappoint, and sometimes we’re surprised where we least expect it. I thought about making a top 10 list of what I’m looking forward to, that is coming out this spring and summer in Japan. These are the shows/movies/ovas that grabbed my attention browsing through the airing lists. Of course, there’s no way to know if they’ll be good or not and odds are that my favorites series by the end of the year won’t be any of the ones listed here.
But enough chit-chat, read on for my top 10 upcoming Anime Series I’m looking forward to list.
Xam’d: Lost Memories – also known as Bounen no Zamned in Japan – is an anime that was created by Bones, the studio behind anime such as Ouran High School Host Club, Wolf’s Rain and Fullmetal Alchemist. How does it fare compared to Bones’ other work? As the first of, possibly, many anime exclusive to the Playstation Network, does Xam’d live up to the expectations Sony has placed upon it? Read on to find out…
I’ve been lurking on the Crunchyroll forums lately. Let me tell you, this ain’t pretty. Let’s put it in situation first. What is Crunchyroll? It’s an anime streaming website. Nothing special here you say? Well I’d agree with you if it wasn’t for the fact that the website is 100% legal and has an exclusive deal with the Japanese studios to provide multicasts (broadcasting online the same day it airs in Japan).
They introduced a paying subscription earlier this month and removed all fansubs from their site to go 100% legit. This is what we have been fighting for, quick access to anime without the long localisation process. And now you kids are unhappy that people that pay to help the industry get’s to see anime before you do? You scream unfair because you don’t have money and stuff. Well you have alternatives to get the paid subscriptions, like filling in surveys and stuff to get a free paid subscription. Well it seems that’s too much to ask, as you little shit don’t understand that anime isn’t a right, but a luxury product that involves hours and money to make. So you prefer using those other sites that publishes youtube quality crap and call a legit and awesome attempt like Crunchyroll a ripoff? Who are you trying to kid? Get a job, damnit!
/rant
Go and subscribe to Crunchy Roll here and watch awesome stuff like the Tower of Druaga and Skip Beat, while still encouraging the industry. All episodes are also free to watch, sometimes at the same time as they air in Japan, even for non-paying folks. You can’t get 480p if you’re not paying though. Some other times there’s a few days delay for exclusivity purpose, but that’s to be expected. I’m never going to stress this enough, at least this way you’re helping Anime, and not just sucking up on a fragile industry.
Hi everyone! I’m a bit late on this one, but I’ve worked in collaboration with a few friends of mine at Bleach7/Maximum7 to make this list as exhaustive as we could. Of course I kept most of the final choices up to my opinion, but wanted to take into consideration what I haven’t seen, that was good, but didn’t get time for. This list compiles almost 30 categories (yes I know, that’s too much, sue me) and is a best of 2008 anime list. Now to fit in this list, the anime must have ended by December 31st, 2008, which means some very good titles didn’t make the cut (Soul Eater, Toradora! and more). So without more waiting, here’s my list! Take note that the runner-ups aren’t in any particular order.
Finally it’s here. After 5 years without Ippo anime goodness, we finally get a second “season”. Last time we saw Ippo animated in the ring was in the 2003 movie Champion Road, and since then(unless, of course, you’ve been reading the manga), we’ve been out of the pure awesomeness that is Hajime no Ippo.
Now he’s back and badass as always. Read on for my impressions on the new season and some screenshots.
