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[22 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes – Episode 3 “Alpha Stigma”

While this series got off to a relatively poor start, the second episode provided a big improvement which continued with the third episode. This turned a series which appeared initially to be a generic fantasy comedy with a silly name into an intriguing dark fantasy with political intrigue and occasional lighter moments that is worth writing about.

Anime & Manga, Anime Series, Featured, Headline, Yuko Wakaru Gendai Mahou »

[21 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Anime Retrospective: Yuko Wakaru Gendai Mahou – Episode 4 “jini”

Its the fourth episode of the series and as such its time for the almost obligatory “swim suit” episode for the anime series. Fortunately there is also time for some plot development though this may not be apparant on first viewing.

Anime & Manga, Anime Series, Featured, Headline, Occult Academy »

[20 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Occult Academy – Episode 3 “MIKAZE blows through”

With the main character introductions out of the way, it is now time for the story proper to begin with the first stop being the truth about the winged creature that killed Fumiaki’s predecessor.

Anime & Manga, Anime Series, Featured, Headline, Yuko Wakaru Gendai Mahou »

[14 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Anime Retrospective: Yuko Wakaru Gendai Mahou – Episode 3 “Deus in Machina”

My retrospective look at Yuko Wakaru Gendai Maho continues with an examination of the third episode “Deus in Machina.”

Anime & Manga, Anime Series, Featured, Occult Academy »

[13 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Occult Academy – Episode 2 “The advent of BUNMEI”

The first episode of Occult Academy indicated that the series was likely to be a mixture of “horror” and comedy with the emphasis leaning towards horror. The second episode in contrast while having moments that are in keeping with the dark tone of the first episode has much more humour throughout the episode and this is evident from the start of the episode.