There is this undeniable charm of Windy Tales, or Fuujin Monogatari. It’s not just its unique art style here, but really the combination of everything, from the characters and the slice of life to the soundtrack and the dialogue. It really is a relaxing slice of life series with a wonderful execution. And seriously: the direction by Junji Nishimura , supervision by Mamoru Oshii and a soundtrack by Kenji ...More
On July - 31 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
There is this undeniable charm of Windy Tales, or Fuujin Monogatari. It’s not just its unique art style here, but really the combination of everything, from the characters and the slice of life to the soundtrack and the dialogue. It really is a relaxing slice of life series with a wonderful execution. And seriously: the direction by Junji Nishimura , supervision by Mamoru Oshii and a soundtrack by Kenji ...More
On July - 31 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Well… here’s a tough one to recommend. Now don’t get me wrong here, Kimagure Orange Road is a very good series. The way in which it fleshes out its characters leaves most teen-aged romances far behind. Especially Madoka is amazing as the main female love interest. With 48 episodes, this series also excels in its character development. That’s all fine and dandy. However, this series also made me want ...More
On July - 30 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
On July - 30 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
You can see that this series is using most of its time to build up at this point, but it still has quite an excellent atmosphere. The horror is already quite good, and even though this seemingly wasn’t a major episode at first sight, the episode did end with one heck of a cliff-hanger. At this point, I think it’s clear now that we’re dealing with Vampires here, and ...More
On July - 29 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
The mood-whiplashes in this series… I’m really beginning to like them. This show moves from light-hearted and outright silly comedy to serious politics, it’s already busy with character-development and in the meantime continues building its world, along with its characters. I love that when characters are introduced, they immediately tell their basic background. The humour may not be as good as the humour of Occult Academy, but it still ...More
On July - 29 - 2010ADD COMMENTS
Now this is more like it. I was really beginning to get tired of these half-assed build-up episodes, and this episode was a huge improvement as it returned back to the main story of this sequel. Finally, we get to see Alois return. The thing with Alois is that he may not be developed yet, but he’s such an enigmatic character. He’s so unashamedly full of himself here, and ...More
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