Anime Reviews

 

Alternative Name:  (モノノ怪
Years of Released:  July 12, 2007 – September 27, 2007
Episodes: 12
Genre:  Mystery, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Favorite Characters : Medicine Seller
My Rating: PG-16
Grade: A++

Summary: Mononoke follows a wandering, nameless character known only as the "Medicine Seller." The series is made up of individual chapters in which the medicine seller encounters, combats and subsequently destroys mononoke. The "mononoke" are a type of ayakashi, unnatural spirits that linger in the human world. The Medicine Seller always proceeds in the same manner, using his knowledge of the supernatural to fend off the mononoke until he can learn the spirit's shape (Katachi), truth (Makoto) and reasoning (Kotowari). Only then can he unsheathe his sword and exorcise the demon..

My review:  The best watch I have had in a long time. From the first seconds I was washed away by the variegated colors , traditional patterns, bold shapes, and  Japanese music. It is a very unique, intriguing, artistic, captivating work of art. There is no other way to describe this piece. I will definitely watch it again. I can't even find anything I didn't like about Mononoke. Although I wish such a delicious dish would last a little longer than 12 episodes

Recommend: For sport anime lovers


Where to watch:     RUS  Here                                          ENG Here 

 

Alternative Name:  ジャイアントキリング
Years of Released:  April 4, 2010 – September 26, 2010
Episodes: 26
Genre:  Sports
Favorite Characters : Tatsumi, Tsubaki, Gino
My Rating: PG
Grade: A-

Summary: East Tokyo United, ETU, has been struggling in Japan's top football league for a few years. It has taken everything they have just to avoid relegation. To make matters even worse, the fans are starting to abandon the team. In an effort to improve their performance, ETU has hired a new coach, the slightly eccentric Tatsumi Takeshi.

My review:  jr I enjoy sports anime in general and I really enjoyed watching Giant Killing in particular. Why? Maybe because I was made for more grown up auditory with no super-powerful-physically-impossible moves. I was just about football plain and simple. Of course not without a pinch of fan service and a little humor. 

Recommend: For sport anime lovers


Where to watch:     RUS  Here                                          ENG Here