
Magical nun anime とある魔術の禁書目録 / A Certain Magical Index finally airs, and the title looks to be very promising. Ample magical powers, drama, and comedy, along with some interesting nun stripping action, are brought together with excellent production values, making A Certain Magical Index an anime with broad appeal.
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Being a huge fan of the PS2 science fantasy RPG upon which this anime is based, I was apprehensive about the Tales of the Abyss adaptation, thinking it could well suffer a mediocre remake. However, I am delighted to say the anime is already shaping up to be one of astonishing quality.
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Visual novel adaptation Clannad After Story has been highly anticipated by fans, and for good reason it seems, as the title has received universally positive evaluations from fans, being praised by just about everyone inclined to watch it: “Clannad is Life” we hear.
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Zombie slaughter anime 屍姫 / Shikabane Hime, or “Corpse Princess”, has begun airing and it seems the anime could attain moderate popularity, though between middling production values and an eccentric attitude to service the title may have difficulty aiming higher.
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Of the new season of anime, tsundere love comedy とらドラ! / ToraDora! is shaping up to be a definite breath of fresh air (or at least a strong gust of stale air) into the genre after the increasingly questionable efforts we have seen recently. The title even boasts tsundere queen Rie Kugimiya (Louise), so expectations are high.
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There may be no sign of a Little Busters anime yet, but that hasn’t stopped 2ch denizens from speculating what it would look like if produced by Kyoto Animation… See the hypothetical character line-up below.
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This informative image shows the process of change and refinement the various characters of crotch scrutiny anime Strike Witches have undergone through the evolution of the title.
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No sooner than the well regarded TV series has concluded, plans have been announced for a Koihime Musou OVA release. The details are undecided as yet, but the announcement promises a work that should be “completely different” to the TV series, whatever that can be taken as meaning.
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Having dabbled in a variety of genres, such as loli, yuri, comedy, service and even martial drama, indecisive anime Koihime Musou has drawn to a close with its final and twelfth episode. The series has been positively received, and for good reason, but does have some weaknesses, so it perhaps deserves a guardedly positive evaluation.
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Minami-ke fans everywhere are in a state of grave despair with the news that the recently announced third season of Minami-ke is set to be a continuation of the oft reviled second series, Okawari, with the same producers, which was not previously clear.
However, it also seems that parts of the production will be going back to the original producers, so there may yet be hope for Okawari detractors.
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First an anime, due to air October 9th in various late night slots, now a port to the Xbox 360, due 2009 and to be titled Chaos;Head Noah, acclaimed adventure game Chaos;Head seems to be in the throes of conversion into a mixed media franchise.
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The damaged faith of fans in the To Love-Ru anime adaptation seems to have been restored somewhat with the news that the penultimate and 25th episode is set to join the tentacle legends the series has occasionally contributed, for it contains botanic tentacle raep…
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