Episode Synopsis

Why in the world would a seventies science-fiction manga be turned into anime in 2007?

This is the question I’ve been pondering since I first heard that the anime Terra e was in production. The manga ran from 1977, ending in 1980, in which year an anime movie of the same title was released. Thirty years later, in April of this year, we have a remake in the form of a TV anime, again with the same title: Terra e, or To Terra.

Despite that this whole episode was pretty predictable and the animation was pure donkey exertment, this episode was actually enjoyable. While this series will never be above average, it still serves the purpose for light entertainment. The episode starts off with Ayano battling that one ugly Youma whose name I forgot. Anyways, as soon as […]

When Kazuma Kannagi was sixteen, he was exiled from his the Kannagi fire clan because he was defeated by his twelve year old cousin, Ayano. That and the fact that he never mastered the fire art. Flash forward four years later. Kazuma returns to Japan as a wind user. Coincidentally, members of the fire […]

In modern Tokyo, the people never see the sky. That is, the sky is covered up by what is called “Hell’s Gate.” With the Hell’s Gate appears these people called “Contractors”. These Contractors have special powers in exchange for giving up their human emotions AND performing a sacrifice (i.e. breaking off one’s own fingers). Hei […]

Fourteen years ago, the Capulet family was massacred by the Montague. Only their daughter Juliet survived. She was rescued by the family servants and lived in hiding. Fast forward to fourteen years later. Juliet has been forced for fourteen years to cross-dress as the boy “Odin” and she is a hero among the commonfolk […]

Seirei no Moribito is loosely translated as Guardian of the Sacred Spirit and is based on a series of fantasy novels by Nahoko Uehashi and directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex)

Yes you read that right, those crazy anime writers have gone and tried to learn Spanish. For those of you who don’t know what the title means I’ll be happy to tell you, just as soon as I figure it out myself…
This anime is actually looking pretty promising. Set in a weird future of […]