Review: Flip Flappers

[Synopsis]: Cocona (Takahashi Minami), an ordinary and reserved schoolgirl, one day has her world turned upside down after meeting a carefree girl named Papika (Ichimichi Mao) who spirits her away to a strange and abstract dimension known as Pure Illusion. Because the two girls can only travel to Pure Illusion when together, Cocona becomes involved with…

Review: Occultic;Nine

[Synopsis]: Occultic;Nine follows the interweaving stories of nine unusual individuals in a city where the occult is booming and and the supernatural has become a common topic of discussion within the media. Gamon Yuuta (Kaji Yuki), self-proclaimed NEET and owner of the paranormal discussion blog ‘Kiri Kiri Basara,’ is one of these individuals. His interest in…

Review: Bokurano

[Synopsis]: During summer camp, 15 children have a chance encounter with a mysterious man named Kokopelli (Touchi Hiroki) who claims to be making a game wherein a giant robot defends Earth from alien invaders. Excited by the premise, the children agree to a contract in order to test the game. Later that night, they are teleported aboard one…

Review: Casshern Sins

[Synopsis]: Bereft of his memories and blessed with an invincible body, Casshern (Furuya Toru) awakens to a bleak and desolate world gripped by a cataclysmic atmosphere known as The Ruin. Almost all of humanity has died off and the countless robots that inhabit the planet rust and disintegrate with each passing day. Unaware of what has…

Review: Cowboy Bebop

[Synopsis]: In the year 2071, years after the hyperspace gateway on the moon exploded, humanity has scattered amongst the stars and colonized much of the solar system. In order to uphold the law, the Inter-Solar System Police established a contract system which gave way to the profession of bounty hunters referred to as ‘Cowboys’. Former-gangster Spike…

Review: Kurozuka

[Synopsis]: Fleeing from his elder brother who wants him dead, Kurou (Miyano Mamoru) and his servant Benkei encounter a mysterious woman by the name of Kuromitsu (Park Romi) living alone in the mountains. Kurou falls ill and while he stays with Kuromitsu they fall in love with one another though he quickly discovers her dark secret…

Review: Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199

[Synopsis]: 8 years ago, earth made its first contact with alien life – a race of humanoid beings known as Gamilans. Humanity’s attempts at achieving peace were answered with ruthless and unrelenting attacks. In the modern day, humanity lives in underground cities in order to survive the long-range Gamilan planet bombs which have dried up the land…

Review: Texhnolyze

[Synopsis]: In the underground city of Lux three factions strive to gain influence over the city – the stern and professional Organo led by Onishi Keigo (Tsuchida, Hiroshi), the Salvation Union who value the human body and spirit above artificial enhancements, and the Racan, a group of rebellious youths. Ichise (Haga, Satoshi), an orphaned prize-fighter, has…

Review: Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

[Synopsis]: In the year 5053, a young aristocrat named Albert de Morcerf (Fukuyama, Jun) and his friend Franz d’Epinay (Hirakawa, Daisuke) visit Luna to partake in the imminent festival. While there, they encounter a charming nobleman who introduces himself as the Count of Monte Cristo (Nakata, Jouji) whom Albert invites to visit him in his Paris home after…

Review: Heavy Object

[Synopsis]: Warfare was forever changed with the introduction of titanic, mechanical weapons called ‘Objects’. Their immensity and overwhelming firepower quickly brought an end to the longstanding conventions of modern war and began an era of ‘clean wars’ in which Objects became the metric of a Nation’s power and influence, effectively retiring the need for armed troops and weaker…