Author: wah

I Guess It’s Better Than Key Anime: Eight Episodes Into Hyouka

I felt something familiar when I turned on Hyouka for the first time. Perhaps it was the snide narrator mixed with the Kyoto Animation production that brought to mind nostalgic memories of Haruhi. Or maybe it was the SHAFT-like manner in which information was presented that conjured up flashbacks...

Omokage Lucky Hole: His Load Was Huge

While a fair amount of Omokage Lucky Hole songs tend to fall into either the categories of uncomfortably seedy comedy, dark biting satire, or both, a lot of their songs also tell pretty serious and dire stories about tumultuous relationships between men and women. OLH songs can paint pretty...

Lupin III: The Woman Named Okada Mari

I was one of the many excited to hear the news about this season’s currently airing Lupin III TV series. My eyes lit up upon catching sight of phrases such as “characters designs by Koike Takeshi” and “more like Monkey Punch’s manga.” Redline–if anything–looked pretty cool, and I remember...