Feature Review 09/01/08
Nodame Cantabile: Paris Chapter
Nodame and Chiaki travel to Paris to further their studies in this continuation of the Nodame Cantabile anime series.
Ryoko Yakushiji is a graduate of Tokyo University and a police investigator who looks into supernatural cases that can’t be explained by normal science.
Japan will make an ero-game out of anything, it seems – this story and it’s anime adaptation are taken from the famous Chinese Novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Based on a 4-panel comic about a girl named Yuno who enters high school in pursuit of an art degree and lives at the Hidamari apartments with other students.
Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora
The tale of a young mage and her internship in the big city, where she meets a boy also practicing magic.
In 1939, the Neuroi appeared and began to attack the planet. The only thing that can save the human race are young girls with augmented magic powers called Witches.
Feature Review 09/01/08
A boy named Natsume has always been surrounded by spirits. He inherits a book which belonged to his grandmother which contains the names of these spirits, forming a binding contract. With the help of a spirit cat, he tries to return the names to these spirits, freeing them.
A sequel to last year’s series Code-E, about a girl whose emotions interfere electromagnetically with the technology that surrounds her. This season takes place five years after the last.
This next installment in the Slayers saga follows Lina and Gourry as they attempt to find a weapon to take the place of the Sword of Light.
An unsuspecting student named Tsutomu finds himself in an odd situation when his body is accidentally injured by an interplanetary agent named Birdy, and they end up sharing her body until his own can be repaired.
A hero with destructive powers for which he doesn’t know the origin? A woman with a tragic past? Sounds like an anime based on a Japanese RPG to me!
Feature Review 08/31/08
Originally a secret project by Studio BONES, this series made its debut on the US Playstation Network. Akiyuki is a boy who suddenly has a strange power take over his body.
When Ran enters middle school she finds that she has psychic abilities. The problem is, they appear to instigate ill fortune in others, a fact that she must learn to accept and deal with.
Haruka is rich, powerful, and one of the prettiest girls in school, but classmate Yuto has discovered her deep, dark secret – she’s a diehard otaku. He promises to keep this secret and becomes her advisor of sorts.
Manji is a samurai cursed with immortality for murdering 100 men. To atone for his sins and have the curse lifted, he pledges to use his sword to kill 1000 evil men.
Zero no Tsukaima: Princess no Rondo
The runes that bind Louise and Saito as Master and Familiar dissolve, throwing their relationship into turmoil.
