Kaoru, the son of a wealthy family, transfers to a high school in the country, where he befriends Sentarou. They come from completely different walks of life, but share a common passion in jazz music. Their bittersweet high school life filled with friendship, love and jazz unfolds. Continue reading Sakamichi no Apollon Review — A-
Haru, an alien, arrives from outer space and moves in with Yuki, an extremely shy boy. Haru has come to Earth to go fishing, and he needs Yuki’s help. Together, Yuki and friends work together to catch the fish and to save the world. Continue reading Tsuritama Review — B+
Mahiro, an ordinary high school boy, is saved by the Crawling Chaos Nyarlathotep, a monstrous creature straight out of the Lovecraft mythos. Despite its fearsome name, the Crawling Chaos goes by “Nyaruko” and appears as a cute girl who becomes fanatically devoted to Mahiro. Continue reading Haiyore! Nyaruko-san! Review — B+
Fate / Zero is the prequel to Fate / Stay Night, in which we witness the previous war for the Holy Grail between pairs of mages and their summoned heroic spirits. It’s an adaptation of a novel by Urobochi Gen, the writer of Madoka Magicka. You don’t need to have seen or read F/SN to understand this series, although I would recommend doing so. Continue reading Fate / Zero Review — B
Kurokami Medaka, a perfect person, becomes the student council president. Together with her friends she solves problems put before the student council in the suggestion box. Continue reading Medaka Box Review — F