Category: Anime

REDUX: Hayate no Gotoku! Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Review

hayate no gotoku cant take my eyes off you

It goes without saying; I have a huge hard-on for Hayate. Not Hayate himself, but the anime and manga series. I fell in love with the series after reading the first volume of the manga many years ago, and to this day Season 1 is still my favourite anime of all time. The pretty animation, the funny gags, Norio Fucking Wakamoto… Based SynergySP. Season 2 was, well, ‘good’. Not as ‘good’ as Season 1 in my opinion but stayed faithful the manga, which is great but in such a way that they copied the it panel to panel, and use the exact same  dialogue. Godammit, JC Staff. I was then happy to see Hayate come onto the big screen… for a disappointing 60 minutes. The movie felt lackluster, a little too short for a theatrical feature and had no signs of Wakamoto anywhere. Why Manglobe, why.

Alas we arrive at season three. Earlier this year Hata took a well lengthy hiatus from Hayate’s serialization in order to work on the new season, which turned out to be six weeks worth of storyboarding material. Did his work all pay off in the end? That, my friend, is what I’ll be reviewing today.

Note: This is an updated review from my previous blog.

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REDUX: .hack//The Movie//Review

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I’ve been a .hack fan ever since I picked up the first volume of The Legend of the Twilight in my high school library many years ago, and have delved ever deeper into this convoluted franchise with dozens of media formats ever since. This maybe the reason .hack isn’t getting the amount of attention it deserves; people are confused where to start or that they don’t have the time, money, or resources to play the original .hack games that started it all (have you seen the prices for these games now?). To be fair, a quick gateway into the .hackiverse in my opinion would be to read the summaries on .hack//Wiki on all the original game plots as well as the general timeline of events.

Note: This is an updated review from my previous blog.

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Spring Anime 2013 First Impressions

spring anime 2013

To think we’re already a quarter way in to 2013. Even though the weather still reminds me of Winter, it’s actually several days into April. And everyone knows that when it comes to April; it’s Spring. And everyone knows that when it comes to a new season, a new flock of anime hits the Japanese broadcasting airwaves.

Anyhow this obligatory post will have me revealing my shitty tastes by giving my first biased impressions on each of them just by staring at a bunch of new anime shows on a chart made by @cowboybibimbop. Let the fun begin.

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Winter Anime 2013 Review

winter anime 2013

Time flies when you’re having fun, and I never had this much fun from watching a bunch of anime for the past three months. It’s a shame how fun things don’t last forever. It’s been a fun ride, but it’s time to move on. Here is my definitive review of all the anime I’ve watched for the past three months, all in glorious alphabetical order.

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Hayate no Gotoku! Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Review

hayate no gotoku cant take my eyes off you

Click here to read the updated version of this review.

It goes without saying; I have a huge hard-on for Hayate. Not Hayate himself (I wish) but the anime and manga series. I fell in love with the series after reading the first volume of the manga many years ago, and to this day Season 1 is still my favourite anime of all time. The pretty animation, the funny gags, Norio Fucking Wakamoto. Based SynergySP. Season 2 was, well, ‘good’. Not as ‘good’ as Season 1 in my opinion but stayed true the manga, which is great but in a way that they literally copied the scenes panel to panel, and use the exact same line of dialogue. Godammit, JC Staff. I was then happy to see Hayate come onto the big screen…for a disappointing 60 minutes. The movie felt lackluster, a little too short for a theatrical feature and had no signs of Wakamoto. Why Manglobe, why.

Alas come forth season three. Earlier this year Hata took a well lengthy hiatus from Hayate’s serialization in order to ‘work’ on the new season, which turned out to be him drawing storyboards for the anime. Did his work payed all payed off in the end? That, my friends, is what I’ll be reviewing today.

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