March 2013

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Chihayafuru 2 - 12

"The Only Sign of Summer"

Beat the snot out of her, Chihaya!

*Sigh* At least the backgrounds were pretty.

In with a bang, out with a smile.

Maoyū Maō Yūsha - 12 [End]

"'I'm Back, My Hero.' 'You Sleep Too Much, My Demon King.'"

Enough with the rival truces already!

Let's break most of the current stereotypes about anime, shall we?

Kotoura-san - 12 [End]

"The Things I Want to Tell You"

I propose we make forehead touches/eskimo kisses a thing.

Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun - 39

"Shizuku"

Relationships are a two way street.

"To Each, Their Own Tale"

Oh boy, how do I even get started...

This is pretty much what I feel like whenever I realize I need to get through HTML to fix stuff; I'm not much of a programmer and sometimes trying to fix something really simple takes a lot more coding than I actually want to do. But it has to get done one way or another, hence the Renton determination cap.

Anyway, Lightbox is still down on all Blogger accounts, but I've found a French workaround. Clicking on screencaps will now direct you to the same Lightbox format as before, though the numbering will be in French (3 sur 18, for example). I'm searching for an English alternative (because I'm too OCD to let it go), but for now that's the best patch I could find.

I've also added a different set of share buttons at the bottom of posts, including a custom Tumblr one I styled myself to try and make things more uniform. Hopefully these are nicer to use, though please let me know if you preferred the old style.

In addition, I've set up a Twitter for the site, which you can follow from the sidebar or here. (The background images are not of my own creation; I just really like the arrangement. The original can be found on Eka's tumblr: Sayonara, Fall in Love)

Hopefully these updates are useful! Please let me know if something isn't working or if you would like to see something else added to the functionality.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Overall Review: Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo

Whether you came for the laughs and stayed for the drama, or came for the romance and stayed for the giggles, Sakurasou is an almost bipolar series that doesn't quite know which chords to strike but remains strangely effective regardless.

The one thing about Shinsekai Yori that had a negative effect on my viewing experience was that it was horribly, terribly, and downright criminally, underappreciated.

"Welcome to Sakurasou"

So the kouhai become senpai, and the cycle continues on. You have an endless palette to choose from, so what color would you become?

The best course of action is probably to forget (pun intended) that Kaori Nazuka's career ever included Shujinko's role.

Shinsekai Yori - 25 [End]

"From the New World"

I'm utterly devastated to see this wonderful, striking, and introspective piece of art go.

Wow, I'm seriously amazed we reached this benchmark so fast. It's only been a little over three months since I started this site, so I have to say I'm pretty touched. Whether it was for the reviews, the Eureka Seven manga, or just by chance, thanks so much for stopping by!

Since I'm really happy about this, and because I've more or less found twenty people interested, I will be scanlating Katou Yuuichi's Astral Ocean manga after all. Details for the project will be announced by the end of New Order Volume 1. Chapters four and five of NO should be out this week and early next, respectively.

Thanks for your support, everyone, and I hope you'll look forward to both manga releases and reviews in the future; I hope I can improve and become a much more satisfying writer for when we hopefully meet again at 50,000!