Full Moon Wo Sagishite (Looking for a Full Moon) is one of the exemplars of the magical girl genre, right up there with Hime-Chan’s Ribbon. It undergirds the usual transformation/maturation motif with doom, because the main character, Mitsuki, is fated to die in one year. Plus, it features enough romantic complexity and humor to make [...]
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Closing the White Album
Posted in graveyard, tagged harem, idol, romance, school, white album on March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hope springs eternal, as does futility. Ever since To Heart and To Heart: Remember My Memories, I’ve held out hope for Aquaplus. Those series were landmarks in the history of anime`. Since then I’ve viewed with a skeptical eye anything that they’ve done, because of such sucky series as ef. Anyhow, White Album is another [...]
Skip Beat Bored Me Into a Stupor
Posted in graveyard, guide, tagged idol, music, shoujo, skip beat on November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Skip Beat has been hailed in various corners (well ok, at least over on the fansub.tv forums) as being the next best thing since sliced bread. Having watched the first four episodes and eaten quite a few slices of bread, I can’t agree less. Skip Beat (official site, fan site) is a shoju series, and [...]
