Category Archives: Dropped

Animes no longer being blogged or very slowly blogged

EO’s Fighting Ships vol. II – More Favorite OTPs, Successful and Otherwise

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: February 14, 2012

In time for the end of Valentine’s Day, I present to you another installment of the ongoing Valentine’s Day shipping series. The follow-up post to one I wrote around two years ago, EO’s Fighting Ships, I present to you seven more ships, successful and otherwise, that have earned themselves a place in my mushy, shipper’s [...]

Also posted in Assorted Anime Reviews, Bakemonogatari, Honey and Clover, Kannagi | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 19 Responses

A Valentine’s Day Ship to Make Your Heart Race

By Nazarielle | Published: February 13, 2012

  [The second of two guest posts on shipping for the lead-up to Valentine's Day series, this time by another main shipping bro, Nazarielle. More posts on the way after this too! -EO] And all’s fair in Shipping Wars too. Not that I’d ever stoop to mocking my fellow shipping bros as their ship sinks [...]

Also posted in Assorted Anime Reviews, Baka to Test to Shokanjyuu, Guest Posts | Tagged , , | 1 Response

A Retrospective on Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

By ghostlightning | Published: March 15, 2011

[NO SPOILERS] I thought I’ve written everything I already could about this show at the end of that year it aired. I still am amazed that it’s already been 2 years. I feel compelled to think about this show again given the recent events in Japan that make the disaster depicted in this show seem [...]

Also posted in Editorials, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 | Tagged | 34 Responses

EO’s End of Winter Season Thoughts and Assorted Awards

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: April 4, 2010

This picture needed to be used somewhere. Well now that the season is over and I’ve gotten around to watching the final episodes of everything, some thoughts on the six shows I watched this season. Some I had high expectations for, some low; some met those expectations and some didn’t. It certainly turned out to [...]

Also posted in Baka to Test to Shokanjyuu, Durarara!!, Hanamaru Kindergarten, Hidamari Sketch: Hoshimitsu, Ookami Kakushi, Sora no Woto | 39 Responses

Hanamaru Kindergarten 01- Nostalgic days

By Reverse Vampire | Published: January 15, 2010

Typical anime cliches has never been so refreshing. Instead of going to school we have a ‘going-to-work’ version this time round. Sorry for the sugoi late post! Quite busy this week round! So, after pondering what I want to blog for this season (Since Katanagatari only releases 1 episode every month), I decide to go [...]

Also posted in Anime, Hanamaru Kindergarten | 4 Responses

An Ode to This Glorious Year of Yuri

By Crusader | Published: January 1, 2010

The dream that will come true someday (Becomes) a mere unheard whisper That is lost within the light  shone by the night Soon enough, her eyes will open  if it is fate At least  yes, only now… So with this year about to conclude it is worth mentioning what a glorious year of Yuri it [...]

Also posted in Canaan, Maria+Holic, Random Stuff, Saki, To Aru Kagaku no Railgun | 12 Responses

Saki, Episode 25 (END)- With Final Impressions

By Calawain | Published: October 3, 2009

Well unfortunately it had to end, but it was quite a journey along the way. One can only hope that in a couple of years when the manga has had time to develop the national tournament some non-bankrupt company will be able to rescue it and produce a second season. Cross your fingers.

Also posted in Saki | 7 Responses

First Impressions: Asura Cryin', Episode 14

By Calawain | Published: October 1, 2009

It took them 14 episodes, but we finally had plot exposition that didn’t make my eyes glaze over and was somewhat understandable. I kind of actually know what is going on, at least for the part they explained. Wohoo.

Also posted in Asura Cryin' | 6 Responses

End of Summer Season ’09 – 5 Paragraphs About 5 Series

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: September 29, 2009

. With the summer season over and the fall coming up shortly, some reflections on the series this blogger has watched (and in one case, dropped). Done in a short format, your own thoughts and comments on these or other summer series are very much welcome. While two of these series have yet to have [...]

Also posted in Assorted Anime Reviews, Bakemonogatari, Canaan, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Sora no Manimani | 14 Responses

Umi Monogatari 8-9: Making Up

By Crusader | Published: September 6, 2009

Urin is REALLY loli… After Urin makes a dark pact with Sedna Marin becomes distraught and starts blaming Kanon for what happened as it was that accursed ring that served as the link. They part ways as Warin explains to Kanon how Marin and Urin were non-blood related siblings and how Sea People have different [...]

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