Category: Anime Reviews
Howl’s Moving Castle
Based on Diana Wynne Jones’ novel, Howl’s Moving Castle is the latest Hayao Miyazaki masterpiece to be released in the US.
Loveless
Based on the manga by Yun Kouga, which is still being released, Loveless follows Ritsuka Aoyagi, a sixth grade boy who feels lost and alone in the world.
Kiddy Grade
Set in the future where several galazy colonies exist, Kiddy Grade follows the inner workings of the Galactic Organization of Trade and Tariffs (GOTT).
Magic Users Club
Magic User’s Club (Maho Tsukai Tai) is the story of the five members of a high school magic club who practice magic spells and crush on one another.
Love Hina
When Keitaro was five, he made a promise to a neighborhood girl that when they grew up, they would meet at Tokyo University and live happily ever after.
Juuni Kokki (Twelve Kingdoms)
Juuni Kokki, aka the Chronicles of the 12 Kingdoms, is about a girl, Yoko Nakajima and her adventures in a foreign land.
His and Her Circumstances
Imagine an anime that makes a serious attempt at portraying and articulating a high school relationship as it begins and develops. No, this isn’t Love Hina or Ranma, so be warned.
Gate Keepers
Gate Keepers is a sci-fi comedy anime about a group of teens who possess the power to channel energy from other dimensions.
Full Metal Panic
The story follows Kaname Chidori, one of the most popular girls at school, who lives the life of the normal high school girl until a strange boy named Sousuke Sagara shows up in her class.
Cyberteam in Akihabara
The first episodes of CyberTeam are a mixture of just about every magical shojo cliché you can think of.
.hack //Legend of the Twilight
If you haven’t had enough .hack from the tv series and video games, you’re in luck. Capitalizing on the franchise, Bandai brings us yet another story arc in the MMORPG universe.
Gasaraki
Gasaraki follows Yushira Gowa, a captain in the Japanese self defense force, and fellow member of the powerful Gowa family, as he attempts to find his purpose in life and discover both his past and the history of his family.
Elfen Lied
Based on the manga by Lynn Okamoto, Elfen Lied (German for “Elf Song”) is a 13 episode action/horror/romance anime that stays fairly canonical to the first 6 volumes of the manga for the first 11 episodes and then diverges to tie up loose ends for the final two episodes.
Flame of Recca
Flame of Recca is a fun, tournament-based Shounen anime, and follows a high school student named Recca Hanabishi.
Escaflowne: A Girl in Gaea
Not long after, Hitomi walks alone into the stadium and soon meets a mysterious man who asks her to fulfill her destiny as the Wing Goddess.
