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The Art of Adaptations in Anime Pt. 3: The 4 Koma Manga
For my last part on my piece about manga adaptations, I will be discussing one of the most popular kinds of anime in recent years, the 4 koma…
The Art of Adaptations in Anime Pt. 2: Story Changes
For the second part on manga adaptations, I will be comparing how changes in the story can sometimes help or hurt an adaptation. When adapting something to an…
The Art of Adaptations in Anime Pt. 1: Director’s Focus
Most of the anime in the past 20 years has been an adaptation of some other piece of media. Whether the source material was a manga, light novel,…
First Impressions: OreImo
Fall 2010 is a particularly strong season. A lot of studios are putting their best foot forward and producing shows of suprisingly high quality. However, the show that…
If you thought Angel Beats was good, you are wrong. Here is why.
Angel Beats has convinced me that Jun Maeda doesn’t know how to write an original story. His previous hits Air, Kanon, and Clannad have been about a bunch…
The Good and Bad of K-ON!! S2
Long time readers of my blog know that I am a bit of a K-ON tard. That being said, I was delighted late last year when a second…
Spring 2010 Preview: Hope for the Best
Greetings readers. It’s been a long time since I last updated this blog, and I apologize to all of you who like reading about my point of view…
I Fail as a Mio Fan
Some time around midnight Central Standard Time last night, the Good Smile Company officially announced the Figma version of Akiyama Mio from K-ON. I had known about it…
K-ON OVA: Same Old Song and Dance
With the release of the final volume of the K-ON DVD/BD comes an OVA with an original story of the girls playing in their first live venue outside…
Winter 09/10 Preview: Dance in the Drrr
When last season started, I quickly came to the conclusion that there would be a couple good shows, and a bunch of crap. However, I was pleasantly surprised…