I’m not a fan of year in review type things in general. Maybe it’s because I’m always looking back. Maybe that’s because I’m perpetually behind. Who knows. But, I think 2008 is worth a blurb, so here goes.
2008 was a memorable year, unfortunately it was mostly of the want-to-forget-but-can’t kind. I kind of saw it [...]
Everyone has a reason for getting into a series, even if it can’t be articulated. For me, with respect to Nodame Cantabile, it was association. The conversation, if translated from the firings of neurons, probably went like this:
“Dude, it’s a series about music. You’re a band nerd, this is right up your alley.”
“I dunno man, [...]
Relevant documentation indeed. Although, ANN must have made a translation error. If Dennou Coil was based on a novel, that would be both surprising and awesome. I mean, if this were true, this would have been common knowledge.
If you believe Wikipedia, then that novel series began one month before the anime first [...]