Monthly Archives: October 2008

When the dead refuse to die

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Ruby Gonzales

“Shikabane Hime: AKA” or “Corpse Princess: AKA” is action-packed and tackles a weird subject. Makina, the heroine, is already dead but she still exists among the living. She hunts down the living dead like her and blasts them to Kingdom … Continue reading →

Posted in vampires in anime | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Of fairies, charming rogues and a fairy doctor

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Ruby Gonzales

An anime season wouldn’t be complete without a shoujo show or two. And this fall’s offerings include the shoujo series “Hakushaku to Yosei” or “Earl and Fairy” as the fansubbers called it in English. Lydia Carlton, who has huge green … Continue reading →

Posted in shoujo anime | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

The woman in red

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Ruby Gonzales

I don’t think I’ll be getting much sleep from now on since there’s a bunch of interesting shows that came out this fall in Japan. This includes “Kurozuka” which is based on a 10-volume manga by Takashi Noguchi that is … Continue reading →

Posted in vampires in anime | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Hell-bent on solving mysteries

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Ruby Gonzales

Yako Katsuragi, 16, is known for eating like a pig and solving mysteries, The public refers to her as “the high school girl detective” or sometimes “the piggish detective.” Her mother is abroad as far as she knows but the … Continue reading →

Posted in mystery anime | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

A brief but magical life

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Ruby Gonzales

In anime, the guy sometimes doesn’t get the girl in the end and not everyone lives happily ever after. People get hurt or abandoned. Love doesn’t conquer all. The hero dies. Some series end like it was just another day … Continue reading →

Posted in slice of life anime | Tagged , | 2 Comments