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Amanchu! Episode 1: Fun is Infinite
Amanchu! is an adaptation of a manga by Kozue Amano; Amano created Aria, which also received an anime adaptation. The first episode of this series introduces the two…
3 Reasons To Skip: Sweet Blue Flowers
Sweet Blue Flowers is a 2009 romance anime created by J.C. Staff under director Kenichi Kasai (Bakuman, Amanchu)
Spiraken Manga News Ep 37: Feb 24th - March 2nd 2022
Let's find out the latest manga news with our latest podcast In this episode, Xan discusses The Japanese Cartoonists Association's statement about the Russian-Ukraine Conflict, Announces a new U.S.…
Anime Series Like The Aquatope on White Sand
After abandoning her career and dream as an idol, Fuuka Miyazawa flees to Okinawa and wanders until she ends up at the Gama Gama Aquarium. She finds that…
Amagi Brilliant Park, Glasslip, Hanasaku Iroha ~Blossoms for Tomorrow~, Tamayura OVA, The aquatope on white sand
B.B. Fish
There just aren't enough anime about scuba diving. Yes, there was Grand Blue , but it was primarily a gross-out comedy. And there was Amanch...
A review of Long Riders!
Welcome, all, again. As regular readers will know, I’m not a huge fan of sports-themed anime. Nothing against it; it’s just not my thing. There have of course…
School Girl, Scorching Ping Pong Girls, Amanchu!, High School Girls, Long Riders!
The Decade in Review : The English Language Adaptation Industry and Fandom Part 1
With the Japanese side of things out of the way, I thought it might be fun to look at the English adaptation side of things. It’s taken me...
Cardcaptor Sakura, Patema Inverted, Star Blazers 2199, A Silent Voice, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2
Gentle pointers from 2D worlds to a happy path
Like colourful candy drops falling from the sky, anime can speak to us in a uniquely unmediated way. The colours, the sound, the movement, the intensity of a…
First Impressions of Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater
Welcome, all, again, and happy Easter to those so celebrating! Not only has my work been increasingly challenging (and tiring) of late, but with my wife now working…
Spring 2018 End of Season Overview
Whew. Sorry for the long break from blogging but we’re back to wrap up last season and then shortly to move on to Summer. So lets see how…
Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan, Hugtto! Precure, Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko, Comic Girls, Flip Flappers
Spring 2018 Mid-Season Review
Halfway or a little more through the season, and as the (American, at least) school year draws to a close, lets take a look at how all of…
Hugtto! Precure, Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko, Comic Girls, Flip Flappers, HINAMATSURI
Amanchu! Advance
Always been a fan of Kozue Amano’s stellar manga “Aria” and its anime adaptations, hence rejoiced when she began a new slice-of-life series with “あまんちゅ!” after the story…
Spring 2018 Overview
Yet another anime seasons is upon us! Spring is traditionally one of the two busier seasons, so lets how things are going to stack up here on Flip…
Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan, Hugtto! Precure, Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko, Comic Girls, Flip Flappers
Amanchu/Suzuki Eri Birthday Event Summary and Second Season Speculation
I attended a live event at the Shinjuku Piccadilly on the 22nd of June celebrating voice actress Suzuki Eri’s birthday. As she voiced one of the lead characters…
Summer 2016 Season Wrap-Up!
Now that the summer anime season is pretty much over and a new season is getting ready to start, it’s time for the wrap-ups and previews to commence…
Summer 2016 – First Impressions
This post reviews: Berserk (2016), Rewrite, Orange, Tales of Zestiria the X, Amaama to Inazuma, Taboo Tattoo, New Game!, Amanchu!, 91 Days, Hitori no Shita: The Outcast, Time…
Berserk, Mirai, Qualidea Code, 91 Days, Sweetness & Lightning
Summer 2016 Mid(Late)-Season Status Report
Time may fly when you’re having fun, but it doesn’t really get up to speed until you try keeping up with a packed anime season.
Breakaway Phenomenon and Escapism in Amanchu! — lystlesse
McDIVITT: They want you to come back in now. WHITE: Back in? McDIVITT: Back in. GRISSOM: Roger, we’ve been trying to talk to you for awhile here. WHITE:…
SUMMER 2016 Taste Testing Part 3
And the Summer season continues! So far we have had two fantastic looking animes appear (Orange, Amaama to Inazuka), along with a whole group of good and okay…
Summer 2016 – Season Preview
Tis the season for new anime, fa la la la la la la la la la. Hopefully all the shows are okay, fa la la la la la…
BATTERY the animation, Fate/stay night, 91 Days, Berserk, Majestic Prince
Four Years of Anime Blogging and at a Crossroads
It has been four years since Anime Viking was created. With each passing year it becomes harder and harder to believe that I was once eighteen years old,…
