For maybe half the season so far, it’s one naked girl after another. I’m tired of this fake budding romance bullshit in each episode that goes nowhere. I guess since the story’s all over the fucking place, they need to spice things up with young underage cleavage and hairless pits. more…

There is one particular genre of anime that I can barely stand… and that’s called reverse harems.

A normal harem consists of a lucky loser with no distinguishing attributes surrounded by beautiful women who all want to be boned. The comedy borne from this tried and trusted one-step formula is golden, and any lack of plot or substance can be excused by simply dissolving the nearest bra.

A reverse harem stars a frigid woman with no interest in penis, surrounded by pretty men who all want to bone each other. The comedy is laughably bad, and the romance edges toward a monogamous end. Clearly, this was not intended for males.

Speed lines compensate for action!

So then why the fuck am I watching Arcana Famiglia?

There is so much fucking penis in this show that there’s not enough time for the anime to explain what everyone’s silly powers are. Oh wait, did I mention that everyone in this show has some sort of silly power? To join the “Arcana Famiglia” one must pledge his loyalty to the head of the family, known as Papa — yes, as stupid as it sounds, that is his title — and receives some sort of power loosely derived from one of the twenty-two Major Arcana of the Tarot. It’s like watching wrestling where everyone has Mick Foley‘s sock on their hand.

This positioning… that tiny glint of incisors… the look of distress in her eyes… is picture perfect.

But the only saving grace is that the heroine Felicita sports a twin-tail hair style and a modest body shape. It also helps that hearing her name makes me think of fellatio. I wonder why?

Touch me.

Overcoming language barrier is one of the funnier free shows life has to offer, and I am glad to see it faithfully commercialized for a television audience in Tari Tari.

The scriptwriters overextended themselves in reproducing the average Japanese high school student’s English knowledge to include all its grammatical irregularities. I found it so humorous I repeated the episode multiple times just to hear Wakana say, “I don’t money!” in such a serious tone.

I don’t money!

This series is cute and adorable, and makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. I would highly recommend it to anyone who does not feel bad laughing at a one-armed clown.

I have to admit saying positive things about anime is a foreign concept for me, so I’ll keep things short from hereon. more…

So I lost all interest in posting here after losing that aniblog tourney. Or so I thought. The truth is, I just found better things to do, like catching up on old series and getting to the next level in competitive gaming. But only for today, I am back to highlight a great show called Queen’s Blade Rebellion. I remember not liking the first Queen’s Blade, and if you consider yourself of fine taste then you probably share the same sentiment.

If one was “man enough” to watch the first Queen’s Blade series in its entirety, then there really isn’t a need to explain why he should watch Queen’s Blade Rebellion. For the ones who were smart enough to watch the first episode and skip all the way to the second season, here’s one reason why you should watch it:

Legal Loli.

Finally, possibly for the first time in fantasy, we get treated to Dwarfs that do not resemble hobbits! They’re far less furry than the lawn gnomes that mine diamonds in your yard. I bet they taste positively divine… and the best part is that they are completely fucking legal. They are older than your mom; and possibly your grandma.

But let’s be honest here, half the reason I look forward to every episode is for a special guest appearance by an old Queen’s Blade competitor. So far, we have seen Claudette, Elena, Leina, Risty, Ymir, and most importantly:

Formerly an evil queen. Currently a loving housewife.

Aldra was freed of her demonic possession and thus lost her eternal child-like body. I am particularly not happy with that.

Story starts with Amon, a kid with special powers that allow him to fly and talk to animals. His father is a weaponry inventor for a militant organization The Golden Snake, but one day that ends when the family decides to run away to prevent The Golden Snake from taking and using Amon. The father destroyed his research building and took off with his family until chased and killed leaving Amon a captured orphan. Amon hears a mythical voice warning him and learns of his power of flight when escaping the airship of his captors. He finds himself on an island where a bear tells a tale of ancient people with similar powers and meets a girl named Maria in a fisherman’s village. The Golden Snake’s reach is not far and an attack sends Amon and Maria fleeing to find a way to stop the destructive and growing empire.

The Boy Who Saw the Wind is based on a novel by a nature-loving environmentalist, actor, writer, and Japan resident C. W. Nicol. His passion pushes him to help preservation and restoration of Japan’s wildlife and environment, so already a comparison is possible between this and Hayao Miyazaki films. Many Miyazaki’s themes contain elements of folly, greed, and purity of nature similar to this movie. Unlike Miyazaki works or other family movies this one has gun fights, death, and is daring enough to have nudity without of course sexuality.

Animal characters are often supernatural with massive size, wisdom, and great age. A snake hangs over the neck of a past leader of The Golden Snake and is later shown as a shadow tempting a character to finish its work from many years ago. Villagers hunt large majestic fish for food and trade, but real life fish have decreased in size from overfishing.

The world is a mixture of early decades from the 1900s, tribal life, beautiful natural landscapes, and steampunk. Drawn animation by Brains Base complements the unique anime character designs and glorified nature is for sure welcome to a city dweller surrounded by cement. You will enjoy The Boy Who Saw the Wind if you also enjoy Princess Mononoke or Now and Then, Here and There.

You're so much bigger than my old boyfriend.

And this is why I always tell my friends to keep their girlfriends on a leash.

I wish I was making this up…