

Hanasaku Iroha, a tale of a girl exiled into living in the countryside with her grandmother at an onsen, is being greeted warmly despite lacking magical loli, moeblobs or bouncing breasts, instead opting for the novelty of a storyline which would not be out of place in one of Japan’s lunchtime dramas, coupled with some strikingly good animation and scenery.
Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Jan 3, 2011 07:47 JST
- Tags: 2D vs 3D, Adaptations, Aya Hirano, Drama, Hairstyles, Idol, Retro, Seiyuu, TV


Aya Hirano’s debut as an TV drama actress brings yet another much talked about new look – even if she only appears for a paltry 5 seconds.
Read the rest of this entry »
- Author: Artefact
- Categories: H, Japan, News
- Date: Dec 25, 2010 15:50 JST
- Tags: 2D vs 3D, AV, Censorship, Christmas, Drama, Image Gallery, Oppai, Tokyo, TV, Yuri



TV companies are doubtless crowing with glee at the fact that they can go on broadcasting live action erotica without restriction whilst the same material in 2D form is now the subject of heavy restrictions on sale – as amply demonstrated by the explicit lesbian antics cropping up in the Christmas programming of a number of stations…
Read the rest of this entry »

Hollywood is planning a TV drama remake of classic 2001 assassin anime Noir.
Read the rest of this entry »

Kugyu anime Hayate no Gotoku is reportedly to be adapted into a TV drama by a Taiwanese TV studio.
Read the rest of this entry »


The recent inclusion of Korean drama star Bae Yong-joon (or “Yon-sama” to Japanese) as a zombie in an episode of Highschool of the Dead has provoked indignant Korean accusations of racism against the show.
Read the rest of this entry »

Japanese broadcaster TBS is said to be contemplating a live-action drama adaptation of moe blob anime K-ON!
Read the rest of this entry »

In a thrilling plot twist, Strike Witches has switched genres entirely, now being something of a military conspiracy sci-fi aerial mecha anime, with the pantsu-like thing clad protagonists gaily going about their melodramatic build up to the final climax as if they were proper trouser wearing characters.
It looks as if such an epic and well conceived storyline, having been painstakingly built up through laborious and multilayered exposition over the previous two episodes, has no further need of flying loli service at all.
Read the rest of this entry »

Tragedy Witches continues in the direction of drama and gratuitous plot twists, seemingly having developed into two separate titles, with the service orientated title now losing out. There is, mercifully, a short segment of Yoshika raep, and general oppai massaging and yuri ofuro antics, but the rest consists of the witches shrieking at each other in what must be intended to be High Drama.
Read the rest of this entry »

Former loli pantsu anime Strike Witches continues its misguided descent into farcical martial camaraderie action anime with the latest and ninth episode. Pantsu fans are sure to be on the verge of desertion if this continues, which seems quite possible.
Read the rest of this entry »

Pantsu anime Strike Witches fancies itself a serious drama with romantic and sentimental wartime themes and exciting aerial dog fighting action, if the latest episode, number eight, is anything to go by. Those keen to assert its credentials as a serious anime rather than a opportunity to scrutinise the nether regions and lately, nipples, of various adolescent girls are sure to be delighted, but serious pantsu fans will come away with little.
Read the rest of this entry »

Actress and idol 吉野公佳 / Kimika Yoshino (32), known for a long string of drama and film appearances, including the drama adaptation of Jigoku Shoujo, has shocked the show business establishment with the news that she has accepted a 25 million yen contract to star in an AV film, to be titled “Impact”, and published by “Muteki”.
The contract is said to cover a number of titles, but the 25 million only covers the first title, so she could be set for millions of dollars…
Read the rest of this entry »