Winter 2014 Anime Review: Nobanagun

A winter anime series in 2014 where famous characters of the past such as Nobunaga, Isaac Newton and Gandhi are reborn into the world. Their purpose of their rebirth; to defeat monsters, invaders of earth.

The series actually started out pretty strong but weird at the same time. The main character is a girl named Shio Ogura who have this weird fetish over guns and weaponry. The first episode starts off with Shio Ogura and her classmates heading to Taiwan for a class trip but they were then attacked by monsters. Her memories of her past life as Nobunaga awakens and she equips herself with some orb and transform into an ultimate killing machine.

Action-wise, the series stands pretty strong with interesting abilities for each of the characters. Unfortunately, even with such strong action scenes, the series fail because of the lack of storyline. Even after 5 episodes in, no main theme or story seem to flow and it becomes a bore at that point. Another negative point behind the series is poor choice for opening and closing sequences which just sounds like just mere guitar and drums sounds stitched together.

Here are some links for the description of the series

AnimeNewsNetwork
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15678

I want Anime Schedules!!

As a anime fan, I always wanted to know what is coming up, what is screening this season, when will the anime be shown (on which day and what time), what movies would be coming...

The list is endless

And there are currently many websites out there that do just that. They publish the anime screenings in a calendar format and even allow you to sign up to their website and control a "Anime Calendar" of your own. A calendar which contains all the anime that you want to watch.

However, to me, that is all pretty much unnecessary. And I was pretty choosy. I wanted a nicely designed website, which provides all the information that I want and need in an uncluttered UI and I found it!!!

http://anichart.net/airing

You guys should seriously check it out! 

First Look: Nisekoi

Winter Anime 2014

Nisekoi


From AnimeNewsNetwork:
As a child, Raku Ichijo made a secret promise with his childhood sweetheart, keeping a pendant as a memento while his love took the key. He dreams of one day meeting his past love, but years later, reality smashes his hopes when Chitoge Kirisaki accidentally knees him in the face. Though Raku's a normal high schooler, his family heads the notorious yakuza gang the Shuei-Gumi faction. And he's dragged into family affairs when he's forced into a relationship with Chitoge, the daughter of a rival gang's boss.

This manga was one of my favorites and I have been following it ever since it debuted in Japan. Although one can say that this is just another romance comedy but I think its not just that. Its a romance comedy with a touch of mystery and slice of life elements. In the manga, there was extensive character development and it explained why Chitoge, Raku and all the people around him act that way.

Of course, when its animated, I got even more excited and pretty much enjoyed the whole anime experience; like watching how the characters get animated, the opening songs and ending songs. The anime is animated by the same director of Monogatari series (don't know whether any of you guys recognize that). For those who went through the Monogatari series and adapted to its animation style, they will find that this style is one that is pretty good for this manga since the manga doesn't cover a lot of content within each chapter and animating it traditionally would just make the story slow and boring. Unfortunately, for those who have not experienced the Monogatari series, most of you will be like; "What the hell is this? Why such rapid transitions?!"

Trust me, its actually good. But it takes some time to get used to it.

Here are some links for the anime.

Nisekoi Opening Song

AnimeNewsNetwork: Nisekoi

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15349  

Promotional Video for its Character CD: Honmei Ulcer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGQ39Oy6Rq8