Humble admission for the year: I am incredibly average. I have no special skills, abilities, nothing... There will always be someone smarter, faster, stronger, and better than I am.
And so it was that I watched Kenichi. And I was inspired. Because here is the story of someone like me. He is incredibly average. He has no abilities of any kind. And at no point in the story is he ever granted super powers. Nope, everything he gets comes ONLY out his hard work and determination to succeed.
Kenichi would like to be good at martial arts. But he trips over his own feet. He's a loser of the kind you know well. A loser simply because he's average. And he thinks he can learn martial arts from reading a book (I tried that and it doesn't work, so, I really identified with this character). Fortunately, he bumps into someone, literally. Read More...
Don't be fooled into thinking that this is just another Sailormoon copycat... Well, it is, but don't let that fool you. Or stop you from enjoying the hilarious zaniness that is Wedding Peach. ("Wedding Peach is extremely displeased!")
Wedding Peach is remarkable for the complexity of the transformation sequences, the literal use of metaphors, and its unrestrained and unabashed romanticism (yes, the antagonist of the series really is harmed by "love waves"). Read More...
There is music out there that can move me to tears. No surprise there, many people find that just the right pulls of violin strings and emotionally charged vocals have that effect. But a cartoon? And a dated one at that?
Such is the case with Video Girl Ai, a story so sweet and touching and heartfelt and true, so carefully crafted, so poetically perfect that it is poignant and profound, that it will not only move you to tears, but turn you into a gooey, gushy, emo-esque mess. Read More...
Nanoha Takamachi never considered herself the most interesting member of her family. Her older brother and sister are trained swordsmen. Her father, who runs a coffee shop with his wife, trained them. She's just a 3rd grade elementary school girl. Nothing special.
That was before she found the wounded ferret. That's no ordinary ferret. Yuno is his name, and he's out of this world. (Perhaps even out of this universe.) He is out to collect the twenty-one scattered "Jewel Seeds". (He blames himself for scattering them. Long story.) When done right, these seeds grant wishes. When done wrong, these seeds create monsters and wreak havoc with the cityscape. Read More...
Can't bear life without your favorite mascot Rilakkuma? Well this DX Rilakkuma Wallet is great if you want to keep your honey handy. The front of this plush square wallet features Rilakkuma's infamous expressionless look while the inside features several pockets to keep your credit cards and currency in hibernation secured by a zipper. Available from our friends at Jbox.com.
It's been awhile since I've accidentally missed my stop on a train. Usually, it means that I've fallen asleep and I'm in the middle of a very good dream. Rolling is the complete polar opposite of that. I was so awake and barely contained myself from busting out laughing out loud in public by myself like a crazy bag lady. I didn't have my Bluetooth headset to blame it on; yeah, people would've thought "crazy bag lady". Read More...
If you think Despair.com is the greatest site on the internet, have we got a manga for you.
Nozomu Itoshiki is a teacher who's been given the 'perfect' class. Sure, almost no one else in the school would agree that a class full of misfits and strange kids would be perfect. But for the eternally depressed and suicidal teacher, this group of students is probably all that's really keeping him alive. (Well, that and his utter incompetence at suicide attempts.) And just when you think that he's finally plumbed the depths of strangeness with his students, another, even stranger student shows up to prove us wrong... Read More...
It's an all new world. One that is a complete, polar opposite of the one we knew in the late 70's and the early 80's. Back then, the Star Wars movies were considered the greatest space adventures ever to roar across the movie screen. And by contrast, the television exploits of the Battlestar Galactica and its rag-tag fleet seemed a poor imitation, with sub-par plots and even worse acting. Read More...
Eden of the East is a new anime series which features a powerful man who gives twelve Japanese citizens 100 million dollars to spend on “saving” Japan. Check out this review at fanboy.com...
This addictive fan music video from Japan combines scenes from the anime series K-ON! with a soundtrack from an old Kirby video game:
