Them Cicadas, They’re a’ Cryin’: Anime in the Summer of 2011
Analog Housou is back with another installment of our seasonal anime reviews! This time we got everyone in on the fun! Ikoku Meiro no Croisée (wah) I’m not a huge manga reader, so I’m hardly ahead of the game when it comes to anime adaptations of manga. However, a...
Something to Chu Chu On: Astarotte no Omocha!
Astarotte no Omocha! cut a unique–and not terribly endowed–figure amongst the 2011 Spring anime listings. As one would expect, the usual complement of anime critics shuddered at its premise and doujinshi-friendly designs, immediately dismissing the show as borderline pornography for the lolicon masses, while us lolicon embraced the show...
Nothin’ But Hamburger: Gundam 0080
While I have no trouble calling myself a Gundam fan, I pale in comparison to those who obsessively watch each and every entry into the franchise multiple times, pick apart the technical details of the mecha, and try to reconcile continuity errors between the varying series. Truth be told,...