I don’t know if this little OVA (3 31-minute episodes) deserves a review, but since I don’t write reviews, only reflections, it’s ok. The executive summary is: surprisingly enjoyable. It needs to be said very clearly though: Indian Summer is not a surprising delight like Midori Days, suprisingly well directed/acted like Toradora, or offers surprisingly [...]
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One remarkable thing about Indian Summer is how thick references are in it, such as posters for Shana, Dokuro-chan, etc. Normally anime does not go so far, or focuses on properties of the specific studio, but this is just insanity. If you thought Lucky Star was bad, watch this. So, at some point they hold a [...]
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Well, for the next 3 weeks I'm going to watch as much anime I can before classes start. I have about 158 anime to watch and I don't know where to begin. So, I'm randomly picking anime and Koharu Biyori was first. I want that hour and thirty minutes back. Takaya Murase is a young man who lives alone. One day, he decides to buy a robot maid to help him out with daily chores. The thing is that the robot picked him.This is Yui, a cute robot maid. I don't know why but there is something that doesn't feel right about this anime. Lets see what else this anime has.A harem of cute girls,Tentacle rape,and the male protagonist has a big figure collection. This anime is an otaku's wet dream. When an anime is specifically made to target otaku who are into maids, robots, and the other stuff list above, there is nothing good about it. Koharu Biyori has no substance to it, it is nothing but fan service. It has stereotypical episodes that include, the cosplay battle episode, best robot maid contest episode, beach episode, and the feel good finale. This anime is Mahoromatic done horribly bad. The funny thing about this anime is that it is self-aware that it will be compared to Mahoromatic because there are several cameos of Mahoro. There is one funny part in the anime, it is when one of the character breaks the fourth wall by pointing out that they are in an anime. I save you the trouble of watching this anime and took the scene shots for you.Click the image below to see it larger.I think that human and robot marriage is not legalI recommend this anime to 14 year old boys who want nothing but fan service in their anime. For everyone else, avoid this anime at all costs. I think smoking crack is a better idea than to watch this crap.
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Some out of the blue (and in the pink) December manga, manhua, and manhwa additions. Two of the volume 5 quartet especially are no less welcome for having been unadvised: the last Almighty X 10 by Mizuto Aqua and the latest H2O by Hwang SookJi. Aside from Almighty X 10, Higuchi Nichiho-sensei's Koharu Biyori is also ending. Kinda. I don't know exactly how the later Yorinuki Koharu Biyori by the
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Shinpai de. m&c!'s December opening salvo slinks in with a whimper (believe me, that Koharu Biyori allusion wasn't deliberate), and even though one of the skedded is the last Time Stranger Kyoko, this parsimonious list still worries me. (If you're curious about the Drama Queen agonizing, go here. If you just want to know what manga titles are streeting, look below.)m&c! manga (2008.12.01)Release
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I came across the Mukoh Hadan - Sword of the Stranger Trailer recently. I’ve read some positive reviews (Star Crossed Anime Blog/Atarashii Prelude) and since I love historical violence, I think I’ll check it out. Yaoi manga has come to life? Yaoi fan girls can get excited about seeing their manga coming to life in the movie Ai [...]
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GA Graphics brings us a peek at the Koharu Biyori PVC featuring Yui and Minori. They are actually a pair of figures that are sold separately for 7,800 yen each. Yui is scheduled for released in July and Minori in August. What is interesting about this pair of figures is that they can be “combined” together to [...]
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First scooped back at Wonder Festival, a GA Graphic update tonight brings the latest word on Toy'sworks' Yui and Minori PVCs from Koharu Biyori. We initially reported that they'd be selling for 6,800 yen each, but it seems that price has been revised upward to 7,800 yen; both are 1/8 scale and approximately 15 cm tall, with Yui scheduled to retail in July and Minori in August. Purchasing both enables the use of a special "poyoyon gattai" part for display in optimum symmetrical docking configuration. Apparently limited color versions of both figures are in the works as well. At this point we don't have sculptor information, but we'll be on the lookout both for that and preorder announcements that are likely to appear in the coming days. (no more)
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I had no idea what the hell this was about before I watched it, but the guys at m.3.3.w released this 3 episode OVA and I was bored at the time. I am quite glad I decided to watch this, as it was damn funny. It’s like He Is My Master on crack [...]
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Shion no Ou Okay, so here’s one that’ll never get licensed: the creators assumed that the viewers know the basic rules of Shougi, which isn’t really the case for most western viewers, now is it? Still, this series rocks, despite this, and it actually motivated me enough to learn more about the game in order to [...]
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  Horrifying.
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