Archive for July, 2006



Anime Character Expressions: The Roundup

LOL Fang-Tan Group.jpg

To me, a lot of what makes anime unique is the facial expressions that characters use. I’m kind of a sucker for these, and any anime that (over)uses them will usually get my vote. I thought it’d be fun to use the Summer 2006 anime as a case test for these expressions.

Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyosei Torishimarikan Zaizen Jotaro - Anime First Impressions

Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyosei Torishimarikan Zaizen Jotaro 01Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyosei Torishimarikan Zaizen Jotaro 02Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyosei Torishimarikan Zaizen Jotaro 03Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyosei Torishimarikan Zaizen Jotaro 04Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyosei Torishimarikan Zaizen Jotaro 05Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyosei Torishimarikan Zaizen Jotaro 06Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyosei Torishimarikan Zaizen Jotaro 07Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyosei Torishimarikan Zaizen Jotaro 08Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyosei Torishimarikan Zaizen Jotaro 09

Naikaku Kenryoku Hanzai Kyosei Torishimarikan Zaizen Jotaro’s claim to fame is that it’s “that one anime with the freakin’ long name!” I haven’t seen anyone write about this anime, and I wondered why. It became pretty apparent after watching about 1 minute of the anime…

Chokotto Sister - Anime First Impressions

Chokotto Sister 01Chokotto Sister 02Chokotto Sister 03Chokotto Sister 04Chokotto Sister 05Chokotto Sister 06Chokotto Sister 07Chokotto Sister 08Chokotto Sister 09

Chokotto Sister is the siscon anime of the year! Actually, it might be the only siscon anime of the year. So make sure your imouto isn’t in the room (otherwise she’ll say something like “onii-chan no ecchi!), and check out my first impressions!

NHK ni Youkoso! (Welcome to the NHK!) - Anime First Impressions

NHK ni Youkoso, or Welcome to the NHK!, follows the tradition of Genshiken by having an otaku in the starring role! Everyone seems to love the manga, so the anime should be good as well. Plus the OP is done by Round Table (feat. NINO) so I’m pretty much contractually obligated to watch this.

Tonagura! (Tona-Gura!) - Anime First Impressions

In my Summer 2006 anime preview, I predicted that Tonagura! would consist of pure win. The character designs looked good, and I decided it would be ecchi fun for the whole family! Well, maybe not the whole family…




Anime Kaimono

Badges