Critical Abstraction

Freezing

Freezing Vibration - First Impressions

This was probably the only sequel, this season, I got myself to re-watch the previous season before watching. And for a first episode, Freezing Vibration had everything I wanted coming from something returning after a couple of years. It didn't try to pack the

Freezing

Freezing Vibration 02: Working Together For Humanity

Before I actually get into talking about the episode, these episodic posts are most likely going to be one day late -- not like it matters much, but worth the

Freezing

Freezing Vibration - First Impressions

I am slightly surprised that Freezing got itself a sequel, considering it didn't seem that popular in the first place. But, I'm going to complain because I did enjoy it's previous season.

Log Horizon

Log Horizon - First Impressions

Welcome to Sword Art Online 2.0, or 1.5 I'm not quite sure. Either way, Log Horizon has the same premise as SAO, and I'm interesting in see how they handle being compared to a pretty popular anime. The only thing different is

Golden Time

Golden Time - First Impressions

I guess you could say this one threw me for a loop. The introduction to Golden Time seemed like it was going to be something between Kouko and Banri, since Banri is the focus of this episode. However, we find out that Kouko has

IS: Infinite Stratos

IS: Infinite Stratos 2 - First Impressions

The second season of the infamous harem with mechs, that being IS: Infinite Stratos 2, is back in full swing. However, not so much full swing considering the majority of the episode was more or less being reintroduced to the character via them doing

Anime

Kill La Kill - First Impressions

What... the... fuck? I honestly didn't know what to expect from Kill La Kill, but it was honestly the weirdest yet entertaining first episode I've seen going into the new season. The art style is probably the thing that makes it stand out the

Kyoukai No Kanata

Kyoukai no Kanata - First Impressions

I really am going back and forth with the slice-of-life genre; I thought the fact that their is some supernatural elements in Kyoukai no Kanata it would spice it up, but I was wrong. This first episode initially grabbed on to my interest with

Coppelion

Coppelion - First Impressions

Really the first thing I noticed going into Coppelion was the fact that all three of the girls were either extremely plain, or that is the normal color of skin for humans in this anime. Well, it didn't take long to find out these

Kimi No Iru Machi

Kimi no Iru Machi: Comparing Anime to Manga

It is very rare for me to have read a manga before the anime comes out, mainly because I don't read as much manga as I watch anime. However, in

Rozen Maiden

Rozen Maiden (2013) - Review

Rozen Maiden is probably one of the few cases where you shouldn't judge the anime by its first episode. It had the misfortune to start with a "recap" episode, even though it was technically a redoing of the series. So even with bad beginnings, it quickly recovered from the slight stumble...

Rozen Maiden

Leave It To Fate

Tons of story tend to cling to the established idea of fate, simple because stories are at its base level some kind of predetermined path that leads to an eventual

Kaminomi

Kaminomi Goddess - Final Thoughts

The World God Only Knows: Goddess is the anime this season I've been most excited for. And even with that expectation, the overall feeling I have going in, and ending

High School Dxd

High School DxD New - Final Thoughts

Another season of our favorite series that experiments with balancing story with fanservice. High School DxD is one of those series that I want to take seriously, but can't --

Gin No Saji

Gin no Saji - Review

In an effort to get as far away from his parent, Hachiken Yugo enrolls into a school for agriculture. He mistakingly thinks that it will be an easy school, but

Gin No Saji

Silver Lining to Dark Clouds

Living a peaceful and comfortable life is one of those goals that many people strive for, simply because the opposite wouldn't be very favorable. But what if you could gain

Kamisama No Inai Nichiyoubi

The Gray Scale of Decision Making

There are quite a few situations that can bring out the true nature of the human race. Whether that nature be good or bad, you never really know how someone

Inuhasa

InuHasa - Final Thoughts

Right off the bat, you could say that I called Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou wouldn't have much to it. Not to say that's a bad thing, but as far

Servant X Service

Labor of Love

!It is often said that it is dangerous to have romantic relations with a coworker, especially within a work environment. Considering there is a possibility of bitterness after a breakup

Sekijitsu

New Life-form Found: Blogger

Greetings earthlings sekijitsu readers! I come to you from a no-so-distant planet of tumblr. Do not worry, I come in peace and have arrived to cooperate with similar writing-base life-forms

Gin No Saji

Sterling Silver

I recently started watching Gin no Saji -- better known as Silver Spoon -- and so far, it is a very charming series to watch. The slice-of-life genre has always

Kimi No Iru Machi

Flash Backfire

I'm actually surprised I haven't written specifically about flashbacks, but I did complain about it for a bit in this post. One or two flashbacks doesn't bother me enough to

High School Dxd

Twitchy Traps Trip Often

Mixing plot with fan service can be a difficult task to balance, and not every anime will find that sweet spot. As the second season of High School DxD continues

Corpse Party: Tortured Souls

All That Remains

I'm not sure why the last episode of the Corpse Party OVA had such a large gap in-between the other three, as far as subbing goes, but I finally watched

Kaminomi

Risky Business

Like many businesses, the anime industry tends to play it safe when it comes to adapting certain source material -- mainly manga and light novels -- into anime. As a