There's something about shoujo manga that seems to make it difficult to translate over to a proper anime. For some reason, the art looks stiffer, the romance scenes aren't as romancy, and in general I don't get the same doki doki feeling I get from reading the manga. In the anime, the only thing actually animated was Usui's scarf blowing in the wind. Really. Skip Beat! had the same
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And now we continue with the story arc that sent me into fits of happiness a few weeks ago. Deliciously insane Cain Heel. owo Kyoko asks Cain if he's Ren, and then two of them have a staredown in which he seems to get increasingly angry. He scares her so badly that she loses her strength and falls to the ground, after which he merely walks off. Kyoko finally regains her strength after fifteen
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Dear Skip Beat, I know I was unkind. You went through a rough patch, and I wasn't there for you. I didn't have any patience. Even when the storm calmed, I left you alone. But I'm writing to say that I'm sorry. I want you back in my life, baby. Can you ever forgive me for abandoning you? Kyoko, Moko, and Chiori are spending a moody afternoon comparing their newest Love Me tasks. While Moko and
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Well, second season of Liar Game is over. And oh my. The writers really managed to piece something interesting together, although it's not without a few confusing moments and holes. Thankfully, rather than invent entirely new content, the writers lifted things from previous manga chapters and Roots of A. Spoilers lie within. Obviously. Round "four" of the drama was merely the manga's revival
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It's like Baccano! except the first episode makes sense (and it has an extra exclamation point). That is a good thing. Durara!!, the first show this season that I actually feel like talking about, is another one of those stories with five thousand characters in it. The art and opening definitely give off that Baccano! feel, but the story manages to stand on its own. We're introduced to (or warned
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Well, the Liar Game drama is back after a two year break. Fans of the first season will be happy to see that not much has changed. The cast all find their characters quickly, the set still looks like an abandoned night club, and the mysteries still abound. The first season ending with our team winning Round 3 handily, and this season begins with an ominous invitation to Round 4 that no one seems
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Great scot, what the flying snet am I reading? It's like the illegitimate child of Liar Game and the My HiME manga, but without the charm of either of its parents. And yet I keep coming back. ::sigh:: Gamble Fish is a manga about some dude named Tom who's a sneaky gambler. He plays mind games with people and likes to swindle them out of their money. So since he's such a dashing sort of dude, he
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So, Fuji TV is tossing out a little something to pacify all the crazy Liar Game fans waiting for season 2 in November. This month, they'll be streaming "Liar Game 0" which is apparently a spinoff that takes place seven years before the LG tournament. The plot has not been revealed, but manga fans are sure to think of Roots of A, the Liar Game prequel featuring Akiyama's college life. Whether or
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You know, I'm actually kinda impressed that they managed to crank out more than 100 episodes based on a mere 40 or so chapters worth of story. Then again, I think a lot of us would have been happier if they had just waited and stuck to the script. But either way, the manga has wrapped up the main story where the anime has finally finished (until next season, at least) with the vs. Easter story
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I was less than pleased with the previous chapter, especially Ren's actions. But as my astute readers wisely said, Ren's actions were probably the smartest move to make. And this chapter proves it. Ren manages to convince Kyoko that a kiss is only really a kiss if it's with someone you love, and anything else doesn't even matter. So whatever it was that happened with Sho is just an insignificant
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