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[C] and AnoHana first episodes reviewed: Otaku Trauma
This edition of Otaku Trauma, I’ll be reviewing the first two episodes for the animes with some of the longest names of the season. That’s right, it’s time for [C] and AnoHana! Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Boku-tachi wa Mada Shiranai “We still don’t know the name of the flower we saw that [...]
Level E and .hack//Quantum Endings, First few Spring Animes: Otaku Trauma
The second two series I watched this past anime season, Level E and .hack//Quantum, are finished and watched and digested. I was rather pleased with how both turned out, though there was a storyline I wish they could have shown in Level E from the manga. Plus my thoughts on X-Men the anime and Steins;Gate episodes [...]
The Dark Zone by Dom Testa – review
When last we checked in on the intrepid crew of the Galahad, a coup is averted, relationships are broken, and they’re all pretty lucky to get through the Kulpier Belt. This time around we get more alien life forms (they kind of look like birds…sort of)! And more angst! And someone is going to [...]
Kimi ni Todoke Live Action Movie review: Otaku Trauma
Let me tell you all a secret–Blu-rays in Japan are the same regional coding as America. Meaning if there’s a movie you’re quite desperate to see, but can’t make it to Japan for nor can you afford to have several different DVD region players…buy the Blu-ray. This one was heck of a lot of money ($71 on [...]
Fractale and Freezing Endings, Spring Anime Beginnings: Otaku Trauma
Of the four animes I watched regularly from this Winter season, I was the happiest with Level E (no surprises there) and shocked by Freezing the most (waaaay more fanservice than the manhwa, let me tell you). In the coming installments of Otaku Trauma, I’ll be reviewing those four series in completion. Plus a bit [...]
Ciel in Wonderland review: Otaku Trauma
Today on Otaku Trauma I’m reviewing Ciel in Wonderland, because, lord knows, the creator and fandom loves putting Ciel into dresses. Also news for your [otaku] life! There are some animes you watch because they are intellectually involving. Some you watch because they are gorgeously animated. Some for the over the top humor or violence. [...]
The Spirit Eater by Rachel Aaron – review
Oh, my dear reading friends. I want to say first that the Eli Monpress series has consistently defied my fondest wishes and hopes. This isn’t a series that takes itself seriously–Eli is absurd (from his motivations to his methods), his companions are ridiculously powerful (and equally angst-ridden over this fact), and his shenanigans would make [...]
Gate 7 review: Otaku Trauma
Today on Otaku Trauma I’ll be reviewing Gate 7, the newest manga from powerhouse CLAMP. Plus news for your every day [otaku] life! Gate 7 is CLAMP’s newest manga. Originally intended as a one-shot, it expanded in true CLAMP fashion. CLAMP doesn’t do short. It’s not in their artistic nature. They don’t even do “minor” [...]
Beastly – Movie Review
Beastly as a book (by Alex Flinn) grated on my nerves. I enjoyed the concept, and I certainly felt like it had a message that was more tuned into what teens do today as opposed to the original fairy tale or even the Disney movie of twenty years ago. Fairy Tales are just morality stories [...]
The Sacred Blacksmith review: Otaku Trauma
This edition of Otaku Trauma I’m going to talk about recent release Sacred Blacksmith, a 12-episode anime from Funimation. Plus news for your everyday [otaku] life! There are many things I can forgive an anime for: poor plotting, subpar animation, bad music. Anime is a constantly evolving medium, just as any other, so of course [...]
Wither by Lauren DeStefano – review
First I want to mention how striking this cover is. It’s not usually the kind of cover I like, but it fits. It has symbolism. Wither is the first in the Chemical Garden trilogy, which is about normal for young adult novels these days. Especially young adult novels in the dystopian genre. In the future [...]
Human.4 by Mike A. Lancaster – review
In what seems to be an ongoing trend with me, I wanted to read this book because, the cover…? I really wanted to know what’s up with it. My first thought, which couldn’t possibly be the truth, was that something was growing out of the dude’s arm. Apparently I wasn’t that far off. This is [...]
