JC Staff does not seem to be all that inspired with the titles of their Shana and Shana-clone sequels lately. Continue reading Zero no Tsukaima Final — First Impression →

The bishie show of the season. With ninjas. And screaming out “hidden” technique names.

It actually isn’t quite as bad as it sounds. The characters do seem somewhat interesting, and there’s fighting with mild gore. (I like how I now consider a single amputation “mild.”) The political intrigue had some potential, at least until it turned out that all the bishounens were actually working in secret to protect the girl. Continue reading Brave 10 — First Impression →

Milky Holmes was my most anticipated series of the season (ok, fine, it was my only anticipated series of the season), and the first episode didn’t disappoint.

Kill Me Baby spent twenty minutes telling joke after joke and I barely cracked a grin. For Milky Holmes, in the first ten seconds they fall in the pond, say “We fell in the pond!” and I’m already dying of laughter. Continue reading Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2 — First Impression →

Araragi looks up his sister’s yukata and an elementary schoolgirl’s skirt.

If you’ve seen Bakemonogatari, you probably already know how you’ll feel about Nisemonogatari. This series seems to have a lot of raving fans, and if you’re one of them you’ll probably love this episode too. Continue reading Nisemonogatari — First Impression →

Our lead character inherits the captaincy of a crew of space pirates, equipped with a letter of marquee.

In English this show’s title is “Bodacious Space Pirates.” So how could this possibly go wrong? Well, the first episode had no piracy, no space, and no bodacity. Continue reading Mouretsu Pirates — First Impression →