Review: Marimo no Hana: Saikyou Butouha Shougakusei Densetsu

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Ribon seems to be the best publication for serialising seriously sweet shoujo! I've stumbled across yet another adorable advertisement for a manga (on a roll with alliteration too!). This OVA is set noticeably apart from the OVAs done for Oha Sutax Ribon that I'd reviewed before!
See after the cut to watch it for yourself!

Review: Digimon Adventure

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I'm sure all of us around the age of 15-25 remember watching Digimon; that techno opening and the dream of travelling with a strange monster that could actually tell you stuff (sorry Pokemon...).
If, like me, you watched it in a country other than Japan or America, you probably suffered the same problems trying to watch it in sequence; the local channel would buy 10 episodes, loop them randomly then suddenly have a new episode, then you're right back to episode one. I'm not sure if it was editing or if the battle with Devimon was actually that long!

How does the subbed version of this classic stand? I dedicated loads of time to watching all 54 episodes of this and I regret nothing. Read more after the break!

Review: Time Stranger Kyoko: Leave it to Chocola

This is a spin-off OVA, for details on the manga click here

I'm a huge fan of Arina Tanemura, it all started with Full Moon wo Sagashite and then I went on to Kamizake Kaitou Jeane and made it a goal of mine to read all of her manga. Her style is elegant, cute, detailed, mysterious and her female protagonists are strong-willed but pure and believable. To me she's a shoujo mangaka that can show girls that heroine's don't always need a male to cement what is right for them.

But this... I wish this was the whole series and not a weird side-story.
You can watch the full OVA after the cut.

Review: First Kiss Monogatari & 12-Sai ~Suki, Kirai, Suki~

Art: YiiChan@deviantART

There's something so sweet and lovely about your very first kiss, or even the thought of having your first kiss (though, younger readers, don't rush yourself!), today's OVA review will focus on a few titles focusing on something that's just lovely- kisses.

Two very different sides of a subject; a first kiss and a kiss that started a relationship.

Both of these are very short OVA.

Get all puckered up for the reviews, after the cut

Review: Idol Boueitai Hummingbird

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Japan privatises it's defence force... you know what that means folks- idols! 

Idols in fighter jets playing high acrobatic games of tag, but singing cringe-inducing pop songs with lyrics such as..."the cockpit of your heart".

Strap yourself in for some high-flying 90's moe.
You can also watch this anime after the cut .

Review: Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magikarte Z

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I've always been a fan of moe things; cute costume design, cutesy voice actors, magical girl genre..mix that together with a healthy dose of parody, milking tropes, cynicism, internet humour and breaking the 4th wall and you've got Komugi-chan.

I must stress this is not a kid's cartoon, while it's not explicitly adult, it's not appropriate for children.

Review: Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun

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As an artist I thought it would be interesting to watch this as it focuses on a young man who creates shoujo manga. I had no idea it would be this funny or informative and it's one of those rare titles that re-affirms a hobby or makes you want to try it. From the very start this anime has been incredibly enjoyable! 

Review: Happiness!

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This in an anime I've tried watching on and off for months; it's based on a visual novel (usually meaning deep and emotive plots), it seems to have high quality animation and very original character designs and consists of magical girls. It seemed to be everything  I'd enjoy in an anime.... however..

It's never a good sign when you get half way through episode two and decided "yeah... I don't need to do laundry... but I think I'll go do that now". Also not a good sign when you've tried watching it from the start 6 times over 3 months and your mind refuses to take it in. Not to mention the derp-singing I do when I hear that theme tune that makes me IRONICALLY not happy at all.

*shudder*

Review: Ribon x Oha Suta Specials

Today's reviews will be animated OVAs that ran as a collaboration between Ribon, a monthly shoujo manga magazine, and Oha Suta a morning program for children (known for it's coverage of idols, Pokemon, anime and young pop-culture).

These shorts (which are very short) served as commercials to gain interest for the manga that were being sold. I'll do my best to attach links to where to read these manga online if you're interested!

If I can find any online videos, they will be included and you can watch along with me and comment with what you thought

See you below the cut!