Category Archives: All Reviews

Group heading for, what else, all reviews.

Cantaloupe Slicer or Somesuch… (Animé Fansubs XI)

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Pumpkin Scissors is a stupid name for both a show and a military unit, but it drew me in for a while with a mix of action, political intrigue, Central European flavor, and setting. The military technology of this alternate … Continue reading →

Posted in Series Reviews | 2 Comments

End of the Dream

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Sigh, this was supposed to be a comment (about Yumeria) over at Chizumatic, but it kinda got away from me. Once again, I prove that, no matter how silly an animé series is, hours of time can be devoted to … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD Reviews, Series Reviews | 13 Comments

It’s a Dream(y) World (by a lazy person)

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Ubu Roi

I started writing this article last week, but then I got sidetracked and never got back to it. Meantime, events marched on, and now I need to write even more to update and fix it. However, I’ve decided to be … Continue reading →

Posted in DVD Reviews, Series Reviews | 18 Comments

Worst of 2007, Honorable Mentions

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Ubu Roi

EDIT: this isn’t the Top Ten Worst list. That can be found here. This is the more humorous “wasn’t bad enough to be that bad” list. It would have helped if I’d had more humor, but I’ve been ill since … Continue reading →

Posted in All Reviews, Random Nonsense | 3 Comments

Rosario + Vampire, Additional Speculation

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Ubu Roi

I was just rewatching ep. 2, and noticed something during the end credits, but it’s a spoiler. Behind the tag it goes. One of the girls featured prominently in the line drawings appears to be Rubi, the witch. Given that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fansub Review, Random Nonsense | 12 Comments

Rosario to Glompire 3

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Week 3, a new girl, and a little less glomping going on. But then, the show was never really about the glomping, was it? For those that have somehow missed the point, this is what R+V is all about: (NSFW!) … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheesecake, Episode Reviews, Fansub Review | 6 Comments

Retroactive Winner: 2006 “You Got Your Plot in My Fanservice” Award.

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Ubu Roi

About a year ago, I wrote about the series Witchblade, based on watching the first four fansubs. I’d quickly gotten overdosed on the completely-over-the-top fanservice, and dropped it, even though I noted that the plot seemed to be thickening, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheesecake, DVD Reviews | 3 Comments