Spring 2013 Anime Season: First Impressions

Spring 2013 Anime Season

The spring season is in full swing, and with that we get a gaggle of new anime. And I will look at as many as I can and judge them with a discerning eye. Or at the very least say what I like and don’t like. Here are my first impressions of the spring 2013 anime season. 

Final Thoughts: Winter 2013

Final Thoughts: winter 2013

The first season of 2013 is over, and what a season! It had everything from omnipotent beings to school idols to the return of my favorite traditional Japanese card game. I’ll be giving my final thoughts on the winter 2013 anime season, but first let’s take a look at the shows that I will be continuing to watch into the new season.

Anime Dubs

A Little Dub Talk

Did you know they made a Toriko dub? They made a Toriko dub, and it is pretty awesome. Also there is a Card Fight Vanguard dub. That too is pretty awesome. Here are some of my thoughts on these dubs, and dubs in general. Enjoy.

One Outs

One Outs Review

It’s odd but I have been watching a lot more sports anime recently. I think it is the fault of some of my friends who introduced me to some legitimately good sports anime, like Major, and the fact that good sport’s anime have been coming out as a late from Japan, like Kuroko’s Basketball. This has led me to find even more just plain good sports anime, like today’s fair. A story of victory, manipulation and gambling. A show about baseball like you have never seen it before. A show with a lot illegal activities going on. But I might be getting a bit ahead of myself. This is One Outs.

Wedding Peach

 Wedding Peach Review 

I have always had an interesting relationship with the magical girl genre of anime. When I was young, and Toonami was on the air, the first thing that I remember watching was Sailor Moon. I started watching it because right afterward would be Dragon Ball Z or something, but Sailor moon was always on first, and I would always watch it. The magical girl genre, to me, has always been that way. It is something that I watch on the side, something that I regret not watching more of. Now that I’ve grown up, I really respect Sailor Moon, and am really looking forward to the reboot series coming soon. I also respect the genre as a whole. I know it can produce wonder thought provoking shows, really fun action pieces, and even just silly little fun shows. I also know it can produce awful, awful shows, but that is not what today is about. Today is about a little show I once watched part of years ago, and have now completed. It is a show about love and marriage. It is a show about girls who fight for not only their own love, but for all those in love. I am going to be saying love a lot, aren’t I? But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. This is Wedding Peach.

Winter 2012 Anime Season: First Impressions

Winter 2013 Anime Season

It’s time for my first impressions on the new anime season! There are a lot of just short, 5 minutes or less series this season, and it is getting kind of weird. I remember when a show that was three minutes was a novelty, and something special. Now they are a dime a dozen, and I can’t really tell if they are going down in quality, or if I am just getting bored with the genre of a whole. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. This is the 2013 winter anime season.

Final Thoughts: Fall 2012

 Final Thoughts: Fall 2012

It’s the end of another year, and as such the end of another anime season. This season was surprisingly emotional. But before we get the shows that ended this season, let’s look at the shows that I will continue to watch into the next season.