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TH@Cafe_Afro Samurai, Volume #01

By Maipeisu | Published: November 19, 2008
I did not peel open Volume #01’s glossy, crimson stained cover expecting to greet profound thoughts or a gripping drama, nor was I surprised by what I found inside. Number Two’s coarsely inked fighting stance both entreats eyes hungry for katana swinging action, and preempts the possibility of much else, in one crushing blow.
Posted in Editorial, Manga, TH@ Cafe | 3 Comments

Chaos;HEAd, Episode #06 – "N.O.Z.O.M.I." or "This anime is freaking me out"

By Maipeisu | Published: November 17, 2008
Sena: 1, Fatboy: 0. (Apparently, WordPress hates my guts. I apologize if you have seen this post appear and disappear from the front page multiple times, but I promise this is the final version. At any rate, on with it!) I hate to drop spoilers at the beginning, but a meteoric epiphany slammed into my brain [...]
Posted in Chaos;Head, Current | 19 Comments

Chaos;HEAd, Episode #05 – The Di-Sword ROCKS

By Maipeisu | Published: November 8, 2008
IKARI-KUN! I knew from the very beginning the moment would arrive when this anime would bust out the 'science and progress' like so many anime are prone to do. It didn't dilute the mystery by explaining everything away, though. I'm actually thinking it will make the story even more twisted now that we know the Matrix [...]
Posted in Chaos;Head, Current | 18 Comments

Mouryou no Hako, Episode #04 – This is why I watch anime.

By Maipeisu | Published: November 3, 2008
Maipeisu is flypaper for freaks. What better way to kick things off than with a shot of SEKIGUCHI holding a bloody cleaver in front of a girl's body parts strewn about the background? Oh no, that's not me being sick, that's the beginning of the episode. If you think that's disturbing, and you have already watched [...]
Posted in Current, Mouryou no Hako | 9 Comments

Chaos;HEAd, Episode #04: Will the real Shogun please stand up?

By Maipeisu | Published: November 2, 2008
Of course Phantasm made "whose eyes are those" into the latest craze. The trouble with series that have overarching plots is that unless the story is a complete nuisance, they are hard to put down! There is no turning back now. I've got to know what happens to Taku next at all costs. It's time for [...]
Posted in Chaos;Head, Current | 14 Comments

Mouryou no Hako, Episode #03: Devil's hospital

By Maipeisu | Published: October 29, 2008
くれない。 I have come to the conclusion that Mouryou no Hako must be blogged at any and all cost. Impz says it is an impossible series to blog, and he may be right. There are layers upon layers that require penetration, scenes upon scenes that demand a still eye and ear, and moments upon moments [...]
Posted in Current, Mouryou no Hako | 7 Comments

Chaos;HEAd, Episode #03 – Harem + Giant Swords = OHSHIAT!

By Maipeisu | Published: October 27, 2008
When Harems Attack, Part III And just when Takki thought it was safe to leave the shipping container and bump elbows with the 3-Ds! Actually, Taku makes a surprisingly levelheaded decision for being such a doofus. He checks himself into the local hospital for a psychiatric examination. That's right, he thinks he's crazy. Wonder what would [...]
Posted in Chaos;Head, Current | 14 Comments

Mouryou no Hako, Episode #02 – The Tanuki's Trick

By Maipeisu | Published: October 21, 2008
The tanuki's magic at work. What a gem...! It's fortunate that I've been immersed in literature driven by time-divergent narratives lately, because as exquisite as Mouryou no Hako's animation is, its narrative is the centerpiece and demands a nimble eye. It is based, after all, on an award-winning mystery/horror novel written by the youkai-obsessed Kyougoku [...]
Posted in Current, Mouryou no Hako | 9 Comments

Chaos;HEAd, Episode #02 – "Shogun"

By Maipeisu | Published: October 19, 2008
Zero to moe in six seconds flat. C;H #01 made it clear that (o)Taku suffers from serious delusions -- there's no doubt about that. What remains unclear is when we are being shown another delusion and when we are being craftily fed the truth. There was some speculation that the murder scene in the first episode [...]
Posted in Chaos;Head, Current | 17 Comments

Random Fandom: MOTHER 3 fan-translation is GO!

By Maipeisu | Published: October 17, 2008
SMAAAASH!! Okay, okay, so this isn't really about anime or manga... but I don't care! This is an important announcement aimed primarily at the numbered yet staunch fanbase of the SNES RPG cult classic, the one, the only -- Earthbound (known in Japan as Mother 2.) For all those who haven't heard the awesome news, I [...]
Posted in Games, News | 13 Comments

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