Anime
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Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow S1 Review
The last four entries in the NIS America-published Atelier series are a rarity in gaming. While industry pundits plead for…
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Natsume’s Book of Friends Season 3 Review
Much like the tsundere’s transition from cold to cordial, the gradual thaw of social isolation is a familiar theme in…
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Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl Review
For decades, extraterrestrials have been used to invigorate the oft-mundane American sitcom. As a variation of the ‘fish out of…
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Umineko: When They Cry Review
Typically, the verb ‘watch’ implies a passive experience. ‘Watching’ fictionalized television can be a relaxing recreational pursuit, as viewers discern…
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Natsume’s Book of Friends Review
Save for Casper, Harvey Comics’ altruistic apparition, Western depictions of the supernatural are almost always rooted in menace. That isn’t…
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Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up Review
NIS America aficionados may have noticed a schism between the publisher’s interactive output and their growing library of anime. While…
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bunny drop: Complete Series Premium Edition Review
After years of enjoying anime fixated on mecha, magic, mystery and moe sirens, I had convinced myself that the ‘slice…
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anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day Review
As a universal human experience, the exploration of death isn’t an uncommon theme in anime. While mortality has been depicted…
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Zakuro Review
Transitional periods often elicit unforeseen, and sporadically- serendipitous events. That’s the premise behind Zakuro (based on Lili Hoshino’s 2006 manga,…
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Kimi ni todoke: Volume Two Review
Playful titillation has become a traditional quality in NISA publishing efforts- from the penetration of a Reyvateil’s ‘installation port’ by…
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