For anyone who does not know, this is anime adaptation of one of Chinese Classic love stories. Even though there is a lot of drama adaptations(by the Chinese), I find the anime appealing in some ways as it gives a simpler design of characters that have been overemphasize through the years.
Nonetheless, this anime is not without flaws.
The title is incorrect: Unless you read the original story, the actual title of it is actually Return of the Condor Heroes/Condor Heroes and Companions for direct Chinese translation. The title that it is currently named by refer to the prequel of this story
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May 16, 2016
Tenjou Tenge
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I first started the manga by watching the anime which caught my eye due to its great opening(not always the best way to judge the series...)
It had some good moments, but I just couldn't focus on the plot afterwards due to a bit of fanservice and a huge amount of flashback present throughout the whole thing. I thought that it was mainly because the anime present the story wrong which was why I went to the manga. Apparently the manga had even more flashbacks and to make matters work, it keeps going back the different periods of the past while pulling the reader by to the ... 
May 16, 2016
This is a old animated movie, but what makes it great still echos significance for future animation. We all know or have at least an idea that animation of all sorts cost lots of money, time and overworking of the staff.
Instead of conserving money, this one appears to throw it into the vast ocean known as expense which is clearly shown throughout its animation. From one who watch lots of anime, it appears as if everything as come to life. The environment itself moves even as the character continues to speak to make it as life-like as it can be. This is not prevalent ... 
May 14, 2016
The anime starts out with a jolly kind of opening. However before you know this, you are slowly grabbed into another world of horror. If you have watched "Ghost Hunt" they somewhat belong in the same category, but this one uses abstract imaging in order to portray something of the past.
Despite the Medicine Man(not even sure if he is human) being the main protagonist. We really never know much about him since the story focus on him, but rather his adventures to rid spirits or bring them to rest. This makes him one of the favorite characters in which he always brings about a mysterious ... 
May 14, 2016
Wolf's Rain
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What makes this anime extremely enticing is the fact that it has really great OSTs. Did I mention they had English vocalist too? Don't be fool by the opening credits. While human figures are roaming around, this anime is indeed about wolves.
Unlike other animes about animals that I have seen, this one highlights some traits of them which are rarely seen. The characters(wolves) can be fiercely independent, travel in packs and some even like to coexist with humans. I have a preference for very sad sort of animes so some of the things I noticed were the desert sort of environment which most of the ... 
May 10, 2016
Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
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Another of Ghibli studio's work, this is another which got nominated for the Oscar aware. Unfortunately they did not win -_-. Moving on.
I first found myself absorb into this movie when watching it from Barnes and Nobles. Because I was so interested, I decided to ask for the name of it and see it from start to finish back at home in a anime website. At one point, I thought it was Ghibli's old work due to the old-looking animation, which was pretty good to be honest. However, I realized they intentionally put it that way in order to retell an old folklore (this is ... 
May 10, 2016
A series that you could probably finish in less than an hour. Story revolves a unlikely couple, an Otaku and an office lady going about their everyday life. Despite the episodes being extremely short, I believe they were well animated and never boring since there were no fillers.
I enjoy the interaction between many of the characters including those of the protagonist alongside acquaintances of his/her spouse. In some way you could see a little of what Japanese society today is like and laugh a little in how silly certain issues are like. The series include intimate desires, trolling and disappointment by others of being an Otaku...and ... 
May 9, 2016
Ergo Proxy
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Setting the story into the future is not uncommon, but being placed at an end of the world era is something different. In this series, most humans have gone up to space while the ones that remained along with humanoid creations and robots are suppose to make it habitable at an even more distant date.
Anyone who watch this for the first time will find it confusing and possibly doesn't make sense. This does not mean that the anime is bad. In fact, some of which is intentionally and suppose to scramble your head till the very end. The focus of the story revolves around Vincent ... 
May 9, 2016
Mirai Nikki (TV)
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When the show first premiere, it was hyped for the anticipation and some horror it provided. In fact I believed that too since the opening was a bit creepy.
Turns out it wasn't like that since everyone who wanted to kill each other were more or so people who were unsatisfied with their lives. As a whole, I felt the story was decent for the most part. Most people would be very disappointing with the protagonist since even at a point of danger, he is unwilling to do something out of his moral boundaries and even the person who he wants to avoid, he constantly uses ... 
May 8, 2016
Jormungand
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Set in a time after "Black Lagoon", a female weapon seller roams the earth along with her bodyguards. The two animes share similarities, in which different groups of people are always encountered whether they are CIA, gangs, possibly paramilitary groups. However, I cannot say they are same.
What made "Black Lagoon" very good was lacking in this anime. First the bad-ass female characters became sex appeal, in which the macho male associates in the group are always admiring their body shape or trying to find a romantic moment. Another if the lack of danger of this anime. The crew fought off various lethal elements yet they ... |
