Category Archives: Upcoming Releases

Way to Hide the Lead, ANN

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Ubu Roi

To be fair, the story might have been included in its own article in the past, but in the world of Obamacare, why be fair? (Generally I keep my poli-blogging separate from my anime blogging, but if the final nail … Continue reading →

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Manga to Anime, Spring 2012

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Ubu Roi

Well, if we had the season of the light novel a while back, this is the season of manga. It’s probably not unusual to see four manga made into anime in one season, but what is unusual about it is … Continue reading →

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Sankarea Anime Announced

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Ubu Roi

No season specified yet. If you’re not familiar with the manga, I’d classify it as “teen comedy-horror and romance.” Furuya Chihiro is a zombie nut. He collects everything to do with zombies: DVD’s, manga, books… he’s even got his cute, … Continue reading →

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More News

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Good news, bad news, courtesy of Crunchyroll. FUNimation is releasing the .hack/Quantum OVA in “early 2012.” (So, is that the good or the bad news?) They also announced their own subscription service, called the Elite Subscription, starting in October. Anime … Continue reading →

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Sword Art Online

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Ubu Roi

The light novel Sword Art Online will be made into an anime by A-1 Pictures. I don’t see anything about broadcast dates, but I imagine Winter or Spring is to be expected. SAO was actually a single, self-contained light novel … Continue reading →

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Fall Season Re-preview

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Ubu Roi

So, over a month ago, I posted a little bit on the upcoming shows for Fall — though I had very little to go on, and so it was more snark than information. Well, we’ve gotten a lot closer to … Continue reading →

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Things are Looking Up

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Well after a couple of seasons of mediocre anime, I’m starting to enjoy it again. One of the reasons is that Dr. Heinous finally convinced me to go watch Steins;Gate. I had intended to do that when it started back … Continue reading →

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