Be Prepared.

I don’t always post about things to come. But when I do, its because Cyborg, Sleepy and I are working on audio commentary/dubbing for some anime.

Shhh don’t tell them I told you.

I don’t want to spoil it for you by naming the specific shows, but I’m really excited to see how it turns out and I wanted to just put it out there. We’re going to be busy up till the end of May with studies but after that, expect to hear Sleepy’s impersonation of a girl’s voice, my incredibly nerdy whining and Cyborg’s smexy bass and accents.

I also decided to post this to ask you guys for suggestions on animes you want us to review (audio or written) so as to make it just a little bit more engaging. So if you have a burning desire to hear any of us see a certain show, let us know in the comments below.

And on that accidental rhyme, here’s a random moe picture:

Can’t go wrong with Pikachu

Accel World First Impressions – The Digital adventures of Lard Boy

Out of all the animes in the spring season list, Accel world caught my eye because, obviously of this girl right here. Not to mention that the plot blurb made it seem quite promising.

Service to the fans

For the benefit of those who don’t know, Accel World is about this guy, Haru, who is the typical loser in school with a flair for gaming, even setting the global high scores for games. One day, he is approached by Black Snow, the most popular girl in school and model student, probably also a model who gives him an ability that practically stops time. In order to continue using the ability, Haru must beat others in simulated fights where players turn into their avatars. This all takes place in a world where everybody has a device linked with their brain that allows them to have a personal virtual computer.

Sounds weird? Well it is.

Trickster Sister – Nisemonogatari Episode 10 Review

I can’t believe how fast this series is coming to a close, with only one episode to go for this season. I can see why its called trickster story; Karen’s arc is about a trickster, Kaiki, stirring up trouble and now Tsukihi Phoenix is about a supernatural being deceiving people.

This episode really satisfied me. Tsukihi finally gets some screen time in this arc and the plot thickens.

The show hints at Tsukihi’s immortality with her permanent scar healing, and of course the scar is located in the middle of her chest. Araragi, being a helpful older brother, decides to check on it when he realizes he can’t see it. Tsukihi seems completely unaware of her ability. It would be pretty sad if she found out about it through everyone but her growing old and dying.

Or is she?

A new challenger has arrived – Nisemonogatari Episode 9 Review

This episode picks off right where the last left off. After avoiding Tsukihi’s punishment, Araragi arranges a meet with Kanbaru for Karen and as usual, Kanbaru is naked in her house.

The show just read my mind

I’m a little disappointed because I wanted to see the interaction between Kanbaru and Karen, they seem like they would get along very well but I guess we’ll have to wait till the next episode to see it. I realize that the content is really dragged out throughout Nisemonogatari.

Every episode feels like a fragment of a complete episode, especially in the case of the previous episode. Back in Karen Bee, I had no idea what happened to Karen for the first 3 episodes. And now, Tsukihi’s screen time in her own arc is minuscule. Its not a bad thing to pace content but I feel like some of the banter is completely unnecessary.

When Araragi broke the 4th wall and started addressing the viewers about how he wouldn’t sexually harass Hachikuji, I knew it was going to happen. And since he’s back to sexual harassment, Hachikuji is back to mispronouncing his name.

Yes we did. And you didn't disappoint

Incestuous Toothbrushing – Nisemonogatari Episode 8 Review

Before I talk about the episode, I have to apologize for not doing the episodic last week because I was feeling lazy, which forced Sleepyslacker to cover up for me. So from now on I’m going to do it every week.

More than the start of Tsukihi’s arc, this episode feels more like the epilogue to Karen Bee. It shows how the relationship between Karen and Araragi is no longer hostile and instead is so close that its almost incentral. In fact Tsuhiki is only featured for something like 2 minutes even though this is supposedly her arc. My guess is that her reaction to this incest will be in the next episode and will get the ball rolling for the arc.

Nothing intelligent to say here

Seeing how suggestively Karen behaved, I thought that she would react in jealousy when Araragi mentioned Kanbaru. When she said that she looks up to Kanbaru, my faith in the show’s normality was restored. Then it was shattered again starting with this:

I'm not Cyborg or Sleepy, so no sexual joke here

Almost There… (Nisemonogatari Episode 6 Review)

Cool Opening is cool

After 5 episodes of beating about, the show is almost getting somewhere.

The episode starts with Araragi taking a walk to Senjougahara’s house and meeting Hachikuji on the way. Instead of taking her down with some good ol’ sexual harassment, he just taps her on the shoulder, much to her disappointment. Somehow she actually preferred it when he sexually assaulted her and starts to condemn him for stopping.

Harsh...

The usual gag aside, Araragi talks about his sisters, complaining about their rashness and about how his sisters don’t realize that they’re still just kids. As he criticizes them, Hachikuji points out that he is actually very much like them in that he does what is right without thinking about it.

Bakemonogatari (Ghostory) Review

I'm gonna try this starting with a moe pic thing

Bakemonogatari is one of those shows you either love or hate. Watching the pilot episode, I was put off by the striking colour scheme and confusing flashing text introduction. The frequent slow motion and 3-D close up shots of characters didn’t give a pleasant first impression either. Its definitely not for those who are new to anime and even after watching the whole season, I’d agree with anyone that calls the series “weird”. It was hard for me to put sum up everything about this show so please forgive me if I miss out on something important.

Not your typical Opening

The content sounds reasonably normal. Bakemonogatari (Ghostory) is about Araragi Koyomi, an ex-vampire, who helps out 5 unusual girls with their supernatural problems with the assistance of a specialist, Oshino Meme. Araragi is the typical selfless nice guy who is unconditionally kind  and allows himself to get abused or hurt in the place of others, which usually turns out fine because he has a near-immortal body thanks to his ex-vampirism.

It sounds like a pretty generic harem themed show structure, and I’d be lying if I said that the show doesn’t  have any harem elements. But unlike most shows with many girls surrounding one guy, Araragi is actually not an idiot. He’s a little bit perverted and a lolicon, but is absolutely loyal to Senjogahara while still being very kind to the other girls, except maybe Hachikuji.

Another thing that separates the show from a typical harem (*Ahem InfiniteSratos*) are the girls’ personalities. They aren’t just there to provide different types fanservice like loli and moe, they also each have a distinct relationship with Araragi and have vastly different temperaments.

If you say so...

OreImo Review (The sorrows of the best brother ever)

The title of this slice of life anime is extremely suggestive. When I saw it, I thought it was some anime about incest. I mean, its called “There Is No Way My Little Sister Can Be This Cute”! But even if Slacker watched this kind of stuff, he wouldn’t suggest it to me so I decided to trust him. Like I trusted Cyborg before I watched Sono Hanabira *shudder*.

Saori, Kuroneko, Kirino, Manami and Kyosuke

But luckily, that’s as far as the incest theme goes. The series is about Kyosuke Kosaka, a regular high school student, and his attempts to help his tsundere younger sister, Kirino, with various problems. Kirino is a top student, star track athlete and model. Basically she’s perfect.

So why does she need Kyosuke’s help?

Because behind her seemingly flawless personality, she is an otaku. Apparently in society, otakus are actually looked down upon.  People that have obsessive interests in anime, manga or video games are the equivalent of geeks. Go figure. Kirino’s interests are a childish anime and eroge games about little sister incest (she only likes it as a game!). She’s able to keep up the image of a wonder girl by hiding all evidence of her otaku nature.

Familiar Of Zero (Season 1) Review

Familiar of Zero was recommended to me by a friend who adores it and Slacker, who wants me to get off my lazy ass and write something. It’s classified as a romantic comedy, though it starts out much more a comedy than a romance, with the humor seeming to be mostly slapstick. I had to download another media player just to watch the season which was more troublesome than finding and taking all the pictures in this post.

So was it worth it?

Baka To Test To Shoukanjuu Review (Nosebleed FTW)

Initially, I wanted to put off posting this as much as possible because I was lazy to get screenshots but seeing the amount of stuff posted by Cyborg and Slacker, I decided that I couldn’t lose out. So here’s a review of one of my favorite animes:

Baka To Test To Shoukanjuu means idiots, tests and summoned beings. The title of this slice of school life anime is extremely apt. The huge idiot and main character is Akihisa Yoshii. Not only is he hopeless in all subjects, he is also completely ignorant of the implications of his actions unless it’s blindingly obvious. Strangely he is very likable, maybe because he keeps landing himself in idiotic and funny situation and gets beaten senseless every single episode, but more on that later.

Yes, you