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Stellvia of the Universe

Dec 10, 2012

Too much of anime these days are "cute girls doing cute things".  I'm sorry, but don't get me started on the "moe" trend, or fanservice.  I take refuge in the wierd, the strange...the psychological and the melodramatic.  That's where I met Stellvia.  It's a wonderful place, atypical of anime trends.   Background of the Show Stellvia takes place after a "big impact" basically levels much of earth.  Since the catalysmic events, humanity has to protect itself from the remnants of the shockwave.  To do this, they train and raise school aged... See full review

6/10 story
5.5/10 animation
5/10 sound
9/10 characters
7.5/10 overall

Irresponsible Captain Tylor

Jun 3, 2012

Background of the Show Irresponsible Captain Tylor is the story of two civilizations at war, humans, using their navy, the United Planets Space Force (UPSF), and Holy Raalgon Empire, humanoid aliens.  In the centre of it all is Justy Ueki Tylor, a lazy, laid back, optimistic man who's probably never done or taken anything seriously in his entire life.  After a certain incident, he's given command of the Soyokaze, an outdated, underequipped UPSF destroyer...which turns out is the dumping ground for all useless and unmanagable UPSF staff.  Despite that, the ship continually survives... See full review

7/10 story
4.5/10 animation
5/10 sound
9/10 characters
7/10 overall

Slayers Next

Jun 1, 2012

Background of the Show Slayers NEXT is the sequel to the anime Slayers.  The franchise is set in a sword and spell universe, it's based on the novels done by Hajime Kazama.  The story focuses around a young sorceress Lina Inverse.  Greedy, intelligent, quick tempered, and extremely powerful, Lina has problems listening to authority and a penchant for collateral damage.  Slayers follows Lina and her friends on her semi-serious, semi-comedic adventures. Story - 9.5/10 One of Slayer's franchise's strengths is its story telling.  Despite being a hybrid of both comedy and action... See full review

9.5/10 story
8/10 animation
8.5/10 sound
10/10 characters
9.5/10 overall