Whoa, the characters here are all in their thirties. The females anyway. That makes this show even more interesting; I mean, when was the last time we had a series where the average age of the characters was this high? Ristorante Paradiso? It’s impressive, even for Noitamina’s standards. It’s great that they still dare to [...]
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Comedy, Josei Category:  TV Studio:  Brains Base Year:  Oct 15, 2010 Episodes:  11 Licensed!   Funimation Synopsis Jellyfish otaku Tsukimi lives in a shared bath and toilet, women-only apartment, Amamizukan. Inhabitants include fujoshi, NEETs, and others who consider fashion their natural enemy, calling themselves “Amars”. One day, Tsukimi meets a fashionable beauty who saves a jellyfish [...]
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Another whacky episode from Kuragehime! This anime is a bit of a crack up but it still manages to keep me watching. The “guy” (did he have a name btw!? I didn’t notice one!) barges through into the sacred nunnery and sits down to enjoy  their weekly hot pot party!!! AHAHAHA OMG at this point [...]
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There is much to discuss this week, as Kuranosuke returns to the den of fujoshi, meets with their rejection, and ultimately pulls a Loymeyer-senpai to help them overcome their most impolite social hangups. Being that our founding member is a notorious trap, and we at T.H.A.T. have a long and proud tradition of taking to [...]
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One blurb for Kuragehime says: The story centers around Kurashita Tsukimi, a huge fan of jellyfish and a girl who moves to Tokyo to become an illustrator. She moves into an apartment complex that is full of fujoshi with a no-men-allowed rule. However, one day, Tsukimi invites a stylishly fashionable woman to stay at her [...]
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I don’t think anything will beat Tatami Galaxy for me this year. It has become THE favorite anime series of mine, and with good reason (elucidated over thirty posts). Kuragehime is shaping up to be the next best thing. To prove that the first episode was no fluke, the show delivered with its second episode [...]
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I noticed something after watching the second episode of Kuragehime that I think might play a part in the future of this show and since I didn’t see anyone already mention it, I’m going to point it out to see what other people think. In the picture above we see Kuranosuke Koibuchi’s (aka The Male [...]
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Streaming for these episodes are available on FUNimation channel (C)Akiko Higashimura, KODANSHA/KURAGEHIME Committee Well, finally. What took FUNi so long... I watched the OP on youtube and I just loved the tune and the movie parodies. It showed that th..
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Kuragehime OP Album, Awa Come by Chatmonchy My first treat to you all on the new Metanorn! Kuragehime is love <333 Same for the OP by Chatmonchy. Enjoy their awesome music~ Artist: Chatmonchy Tracklist: 1. Koko Dake no Hanashi 2. Caramel Pudding 3. Seishun no Ichiban Fudasho 4. Kumo Hashiru 5. Aikawarazu 6. Second Present 7. My Sugar View 8. [...]
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I… I liked the first episode. It was a light and breezy, sort-of-fun retread of nerddom. Hey, look how wacky it is when a bunch of nerds spend a lot of time together! Now, I’ve heard Genshiken tossed around in relation to Kuragehime. As a quick point of comparison, sure–they’ve both got a bunch of [...]
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I’m 100 percent convinced that this part of the OP is indeed a reference to the 1973 movie Emperor of the North. Even watched the movie myself to confirm it! (By the way, it’s not a bad flick at all — can’t really go wrong with Ernest Borgnine as a crazed railroad conductor who bludgeons [...]
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Katt: Let me start this post off by saying… I EFFIN’ LOVE THURSDAYS!!!! Now that Funimation is simulcasting Kuragehime, I get to come home on Thursdays to my two favourite currently-airing anime (the other being Shiki) subbed! The downside is that I have to wait a whole week before new episodes of them. It’s like [...]
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The saying “the way to a Nunz’s heart is through her stomach” was never proven so right ever again. It’s just so funny watching the whole group being cold as stone (literally) to him for the majority of the episode, then this shit happens. Everyone has a price I guess! Man, is the official spelling [...]
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With a first episode that covered everything that needed to be conveyed to set up its story of Tsukimi, her house mates and her randomly encountered "princess", Kuragehime looks all set to start having fun with its premise as we enter its second instalment. Indeed, this episode wastes no time in making of the most of Tsukimi finding herself with a cross-dressing man in her room - a care-free and
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Tsukimi Kurashita's been obsessed with jellyfish ever since her mother took her to an aquarium when she was a little kid - the filaments of the jellyfish looked like the frills on a princess's dress, and that was enough to get her hooked. No she's in Tokyo, trying to make a living as an illustrator, and somehow she's ended up living with a bunch of otaku, each as obsessed with their own interests as she is with jellyfish. In a wry observation on their communal lack of a love life, they've become known as The Sisterhood, and their home as The Nunnery - none of which seems to stop her enjoying life, at least. But a chance meeting with a Stylish Princess is about to turn her world upside down... A slightly late addition to this year's simulcast schedule, and one that's not officially available in the UK (but if you haven't worked out the workarounds by now, Google is your friend - and I'm not talking about teh torrents...), it's time to meet Princess Jellyfish, who was settling into otaku life just fine until her new Stylish friend turned up. The Stylish are Kryptonite to the otaku of this show - they freeze and enter full-on denial-of-existence mode within three metres of their trendy opposite numbers, and to make matters worse, the one that Tsukimi has picked up is a) actually a male cross-dresser, and b) seems to quickly develop a thing for her. Whether this is love or a sense of playfulness, still isn't clear - what it is, though, is a complete hoot to watch, as two worlds collide creating plenty of fireworks and a storyline with enough subtle humour in it to keep me chuckling all the way through the two episodes that FUNimation released this week. Impressed? You betcha. The Good: Understated yet fun, with a very likeable lead in the form of Tsukimi and a cast of weird and wonderful otaku to back her up. The Bad: Don't like the art style - the series is, I believe, based on a josei manga and has quite an ugly look to it that takes some getting used to. The supporting cast haven't been developed past their otaku stereotypes yet - although there's plenty of time for that to happen yet. Thursday was my one stream-free night of the week, but at one stroke Kuragehime has brightened it immensely. Some shows this season feel like a chore to watch, but this isn't one of them.
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I know that international business is really complicated and sometimes details/contracts just can’t be finalized within a certain amount of time. Still, I was really surprised to not hear anything from Funimation this month regarding simulcasts. Over the last few months, Funimation has been right in the thick of things when it comes to picking [...]
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Funimation has announced in a press release that it will begin streaming the sleeper noitaminA hit Kuragehime and Sora no Otoshimono Forte on its video portal this week.  Kuragehime will be known under the English title Princess Jellyfish, while Sora no Otoshimono Forte will be known as Heaven’s Lost Property Forte. Funimation has also acquired [Full Article] Related posts:Shikabane Hime: AKA Licensed by Funimation, Stream Available Friday Funimation Confirms Okamisan Streaming Today, Campanella Streaming Friday Rocket Girls Author Planning Sales of Sora no Oshimono “Flying Panties” Toy Funimation Streaming Fuji TV’s Noitamina Late Night Animation Block Funimation to Edit Dance in the Vampire Bund Streaming and Home Video Release
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Many thanks to adaywithoutme for putting me onto Kuragehime – I LOVE IT! The basics have been covered elsewhere, so I’ll just say that out of the few shows I’ve sampled for this new season, this is the one I’m going to eagerly follow. The women in this show have such potential for geeky awesomeness, [...]
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I can tell from the synopsis and promotional poster that Kuragehime will be different. I like different. They usually promised new experiences. Let see how this show will turn out for me.This show focuses on Tsukimi, a rather average looking girl who is fascinated by jellyfish. She dreams to be a princess but just from outlook appearance you know she doesn't have it, what's with her bushy eyebrows, freckled face, big megane, ugly sweater and hideous ponytail. This dream was actually stem from earlier on during her childhood when her mom told her about jellyfish's tentacles that looks like a lace from a princess gown. Whatever right?I must not be paying attention much about the places in Japan. I know that Kyoto is the historical site while Akihabara is the haven for otaku but other than that, I absolutely have no idea what they represents. I learned from this episode that Shibuya is actually kinda like where upper class society is. Or at least that they have better sense in fashion than Tsukimi.If you think Tsukimi is not attractive, wait till you see her housemates. They are downright fugly. They called themselves Nunz. So befitting of the virgin state of living. Oh but among them, there is a mangaka who does BL manga. If I am not interested before, I sure am now ^^And what makes me even more interested is the fact that Tsukimi met a cross dresser. He looks way hotter than any of the females in this show and happened to crash in Tsukimi's room. Of course Tsukimi doesn't know that he is actually a guy so just think what will happen when a nun suddenly woke up with a guy besides her bed. Oh boy and he looks so delicious!Btw, what is a hipster?I really love both the OP and the ED just from the fact that they are from Chatmonchy and Sambomaster respectively. These two names are familiar to me thanks to Bleach and Gintama and I love all their songs. This is no exception. However, I dunno any of the seiyuu, or rather I have never give a damn about them before but Mitsuki Saiga definitely caught my intention now.I think the character designs fit perfectly with the character's personality but it is kind of degrading and slightly discriminating for a real life tard. I mean, its like they are saying that otakus are usually fugly. That is so far from the truth. I know some of the most good looking tards in my life.I have no complain for the overall art and animation. Brains Base has delivered the goods. I think they have reached my expectation for the show. For entertainment value, it is pretty high in my book. I mean, now I wish the rest of the episodes are out so I can watch them all today. In other words, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode.story 8/10art & animation 8/10character 8/10sound 9/10enjoyment 9/10overall 8.5/10
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This show started just awhile ago, it only has one episode out so far. But it’s really interesting, and worth to take a look! This one is about a really shy girl, Kurashita Tsukimi, who knows a lot about jellyfish, and she loves them as well. She became an illustrator, and draws a lot of [...]
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