
The popularity of Haiyore! Nyaruko-san has apparently triggered a Cthulhu Mythos boom amongst otaku, with sales of Japanese editions of Lovecrafts’ works soaring the instant the anime aired.
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A Kirino obsessed otaku has been arrested for making death threats against author of the Ore no Imouto series, apparently angered by the favourable treatment Kuroneko has been receiving in recent volumes.
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Haiyore! Nyaruko-san’s first episode has been well received – although amidst plenty of complaints that the anime is so “high tension” it is an undertaking to watch, with the initial episode packed with just about every sort of anime action:
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Shakugan no Shana III has concluded to near universal approval, finally bringing the 7-year run of the series to an end amidst tears of both sadness and approval – rarely have the only complaints about the finale been that it was unfortunate the first two seasons were not as spectacularly good as the third turned out to be…
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Nisemonogatari’s 11th episode finale has inspired a mixed reaction amongst its many fans – some are upset about the inconclusive nature of the ending, although few have gone so far as to seriously complain about what is widely regarded as a another tour de force by Shaft, particularly when there is more in the offing…
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Anime fans have been discussing the controversial thesis that the advent of Haruhi and her subsequent blockbuster hit status is responsible for drastically lowering the quality of anime to its current moeblob worshipping Type B paradise status.
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Anime fans who have checked out the original work their favourite anime were adapted from share some of the most interesting.
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Anime fans so often complain of failed anime adaptations of manga, light novels and games – but not occasionally it is the anime version which is widely acknowledged as superior, as explored by fans in the below ranking.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Manga, News
- Date: Sep 12, 2011 10:37 JST
- Tags: Endings, Incest, Kirino, Kuroneko, Light Novels, Marketing, Moe, Ore no Imouto, Otaku

The 9th volume of the Ore no Imouto novel is in general circulation, and to say the developments therein have not been favourably received by all fans would be a major understatement – but this is as nothing compared to the spiteful joy of Kuroneko detractors.
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Top Louise anime Zero no Tsukaima is to receive a fourth and final season, finally ending Louise’s reign of terror.
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Ore no Imouto fans are again in uproar, this time over the freshly unveiled cover of the ninth volume of the light novel, displaying as it does a wedding dress clad and rather fractious Kirino in the arms of an unfortunate Kyosuke…
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Noboru Yamaguchi, the 39-year-old author of the Zero no Tsukaima series, has announced the scheduled operation to remove his cancer has been a complete success.
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