Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Daily anime listings maybe returning

With this new season of anime starting... I am thinking of starting listing the new series links as they are made available.

It's not a ton of work to do this. I usually try to keep it current through out the day, but with so many other sites out there where you can also get these I am wondering if anyone actually wants them.

I personally use;
Anime-source.com
But I also have bookmarks for all the major fansub groups and check their site daily for release info. But Anime-source seems to be pretty good about getting the new releases listed quickly and effectively. Although not always... They are probably the best so far.

So if you want me to bring them back let me know.

Also I usually don't post pictures of the series I am reviewing but I know some people have asked for me to start listing pictures. This takes a little more time and effort since I am more of a csual blogger but lets be honest seeing a picture of a series that looks interesting sometimes is more valuable than in determining if you think a show is worth watching... So if a show looks interesting enough I will definitely start posting pictures.

the new myself; yourself was posted today the tracker for the torrent seems to be down but there is a DDL (direct download) here. Just sharing the info.

Thanks, and enjoy the shows!!

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Great new season starting

Well we are starting to see some great new series appearing. And so far I haven't seen any that look boring or blah... I have watched;

Myself; Yourself
Sana Hikada returns to his hometown after 5 years away living in Tokyo. Although there are some changes to the town, most has remained the same. On a detour to his apartments, he notices a girl in a shrine maiden outfit watching him when he visits the shrine. He finds out, the next day at school, that this girl is actually Nanaka Yatsushiro, his old childhood friend whom he gave a bracelet to before he left, that she still wears, even to this day.

Kaiji
A down on his luck loser who loves to gamble and runs a life of misery is given a chance by the mafia to pay off all his debts by boarding a mysterious cruise ship where he must win a series of gambling contests with lots at stake and many other losers trying to win their freedom can he climb to the top and beat them all for the prize and fortune.

Dragonaut - The Resonance
In order to avoid Earth's impending destruction from an asteroid, the International Solarsystem Development Agency (ISDA) works on the "D-Project", and creates the "Dragonaut" after finding a dragon egg under the ocean. However, they soon find out that the asteroid is not their only threat, as powerful dragon-like creatures appear on Earth. After witnessing a murder by one of the creatures, Jin Kamishina gets involved in the mysteries of the dragons and becomes the chosen pilot of the Dragonaut. Helping him on his journey is Toa, a mysterious girl who saves him from falling to his death after the creature attacks him. As they get deeper into the mysteries of the dragons, they encounter new friends and enemies, and also begin to develop a closer relationship.

Da Capo II
The protagonist, Yoshiyuki Sakurai, was born when Sakura Yoshino, weary of being alone for so long, wished upon a prototype artificial wish-granting magical sakura tree for a family. Similar to its predecessor, the story takes place on the same island, Hatsunejima, in Japan, and set fifty-three years after the original anime. The Asakura sisters are the granddaughters of Junichi Asakura and Nemu Asakura from the first Da Capo. Sakura Yoshino and Junichi are the only returning characters, and Nemu is the only other character to be mentioned by name.

Clannad
Tomoya Okazaki is a third year student labelled as a delinquent. Everything seems to be unchanging for his school life until he meets Nagisa, and Tomoya finds that his life is about to change. He starts to have dreams of a bleak world and meets a girl who has the ability to fuse junk together in order to create things, and doing so, creates a body out of junk for him. He is then reborn into this empty world and follows around the girl, the only two existences who are "alive."

You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle
I team of traffic police women face danger and obstacles in a futuristic Tokyo where they must uphold the rules of the road and find trouble wherever it may be. The two main characters are a pair of women partners one a butch muscle woman who loves to fight the other a savvy, smart, by the book (sorta) woman.

Blue Drop
Not quite sure what this one is about. The first episode is kind of vague but it looks to have aliens sci-fi and super powerful ships. The main character is a whiny little girl who lost everything and is sent to live at a school for nobles by her grandma who is no longer able to care for her. She meets some strange people including a girl who upon first meeting her tries to strangle her after some strange power awakens.

Shakugan no Shana Second
no need to explain if you have seen the first series this one picks up right where the last one left off I mean literally right off. They start the new semester after the break and already find themselves battling new enemies and some old ones as well.

Night Wizard
A strange tale about a world where demons are about to invade earth and the only stopping them is a band of people who can use magical weapons as no modern weaponry has any effect on them. Part sci-fi part fantasy. Our hero's include a bad ass giant sword wielding guy who just wants to go to school. A unique shrine maiden who ropes in the new girl who transferred in to join her club only to find out she too has a magical weapon. But was unaware of it until one night her powers awaken before her 17th birthday.

Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun
Shungo is a normal high school student living in a huge house. One day, his sister Ryoko sends Mayu and Mikihiro Tsukimura, two siblings, to live with him to help Mayu overcome her problem. Mayu's problem: she is a succubus who absorbs the power of men (however our hero does not seem to be affected by this.) but she is androphobic (Afraid of men) , and Ryoko wants Shungo to help her overcome. How By making Mayu and Shungo share the same room, bed, and even take baths together. To make things even worse, Reika Hojo, the student-council chair, ends up becoming their maid.

Rental Magica
Due to his father's disappearance, Itsuki Iba has to take over the family business: a magician dispatch service. Their family basically employs countless magicians and other supernatural beings in order to send them out to help those who need magical assistance. As a leader, Itsuki now has to be tough, commanding, and reliable, but there's one problem, he's a coward. Also, in order to run a successful business, he has to connect with his employees, which is more difficult than it seems due to his personality. But not only does he have to deal with his own employees, he also has to deal with those who threaten the family business.

Mokke
Shizuru is a high school student who is able to see ghosts while her younger sister, Mizuki, is haunted by these apparitions. Frustrated by their abilities, their parents decided to entrust the sisters into the care of their grandparents who live in the countryside. As they adapt to life in the countryside, Shizuru and Mizuki begin to learn about the importance of coexisting nature with these apparitions.

I will review these series in more detail as more of the episodes are released as well as keep you updated on any other new series that come out.

Thanks and enjoy the shows!!