Clannad

Anime: Clannad and Clannad ~After Story~
Type: School-life, Romance, Drama
Episodes: 1 - 22, 1 - 24, and 3 OVA Episodes
My Rating: 10 out of 10
My Grade: A+

Well, I was getting my hand into a new type of anime and thought this would be an interesting series to watch. I ended up loving it a lot. It is my 5th most favorite anime! ^-^

The story starts out with a confrontation of the main guy and the main girl. A small greeting from each other starts off this amazing series. For the first part of the series you will get a whole bunch of laughs and meet the whole cast of colorful and unique characters. You get to see the exciting and fun parts of school life. But it will soon go down through each characters' stories. Dark secrets become revealed. Emotions are let loose. Hearts become broken. This series will pull the strings of your heart and empty your eyes of tears. It will also make you think about how you are living and open a new light for you.

Basic Story:

Okazaki Tomoya, a school delinquent, is unhappy with the thought of going up to school. But on the first day of the new year, he meets up with a mysterious girl, Nagisa Furukawa, who loves school but yet does not know what to do. Okazaki gives her some encouragement, and they both set off to the school. Will this encounter change their lives forever?

Jigoku Shoujo

Anime: Jigoku Shoujo (Hell Girl)
Type: Horror, Mystery, Drama
Episodes: 1-26 (3 seasons)
My Rating: 9.5 out of 10
My Grade: A

Well, I was looking for a good horror series to watch because I wanted a little variety of anime I watched. I ran across this one because I heard it was a really good horror anime to watch. I watched it and loved it! ^-^

Now, most horror genre things usually have cruel killing and some very scary images too. This one doesn't do it that much. Actually, some things are a bit laughable in the series. Anyways, the series takes you into a numerous amount of everyday life situations, which helps you kinda get a feeling into the story. It's really realistic. This series digs deep into the lives of the people and boggles your mind on who's good or not. Every episode sends at least one character to Hell, whether they be bad or good. This series has a lot of surprising twists and brings the term of evil to a new level.

Basic Story:

Do you desire Vengeance upon your enemies? Access the Hell Correspondence Website at Midnight. Type in the Name of your Enemy and click Enter. Hell Girl will come to you with a Straw Doll with a Red String tied around its Neck. Pull the String to send your Protagonist directly to Hell.
BUT!!! "When one person is cursed, two graves are dug."
If you send them directly to Hell, you will also end up in Hell as well... that is only after you die.

What is your choice? Does your anger burn that greatly? Is your love for someone that strong? Is it really worth it? Make your Choice. Pull the String or Not?

Toradora!

Anime: Toradora
Type: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Episodes: 1 - 25 + SOS Special
My Rating: 8.5 out of 10
My Grade: B+

Well, after I finished Kaze no Stigma, I needed to find something to strike a good laugh in me. I then ran across this anime series. After listening to the very addicting 1st opening to this series, I decided to go watch it! ^.^

This series has an interesting couple as the main characters of the series. Of course they are your usual guy and his best friend and the girl and her best friend. But they decided to put a little twist to this series. The main guy and girl of the series are not the type of people you would like to go meet at first glance. And to add to the twist, the guy loves her best friend, and the girl loves his best friend. The series goes on with them trying to help each other get the person they want. This series introduces a lot of comedy but also a good amount of drama to balance it.
Overall, this series is a good romance, comedy to watch. ^.^

Basic Story:

Ryuugi is feared because of the way he looked. Despite his scary appearance, he has a heart of gold. During his first day of a new school year, he ecounters Taiga, a girl feared for her insane strength but is small than the average person. Her nickname is the Palm-Top Tiger. After a confusion of confessions and love letters, they finally reach a truce to stick together and help each get the person they love. Can this alliance between these two bring a happy ending?

Problems with English Dub 3

This will be the final segment of "Problems with English Dub". For a change, I will like to give a little credit to some of the few people who do a pretty descent job at making an English dub for anime.

Now, I've tried to do some voice acting on my own a bit. It's actually a little harder than it seems. You really have to had trained your voice to put in that kind of emotion into the voice you're doing. After an hour at it, I lost my voice. (-.-)You practically had to shout to express such emotion, not easy at all. (>.<)

Well, I'd like to thank some of the people for giving actually good English Dub. I have to say not all English Dub anime have bad dubbing. In fact there are some that could be mistaken for the original. (What I mean by this is that if no-one heard the Japanese Dub of the anime they would be almost as satisfied with that English Dub.)

You can't really blame the voice actors for not being able to do it like the Japanese do. They are not able to reproduce that accent they have and express the emotion of the characters that far, but they are able to portray what actually is happening. They are doing a pretty good job! (^-^)

Note: I think English Dub is O.K.! Unless it really mutilates the original storyline and does not portray the emotions that are supposed to be shown.

Kaze no Stigma

Anime: Kaze no Stigma
Type: Action, Fantasy, Romance
Episodes: 1 - 24
My Rating: 9 out of 10
My Grade: A-

Well, after for so long of waiting, I was finally able to watch this anime. I have to say it was worth the wait I had to endure. I found this anime as a recommendation to me, so I thought I would check it out. It was great! ^.^

This series gives you a nice beginning plot that slowly unfolds as the series progresses. As you pass each episode you learn more of the past and lives of the main characters and get a better understanding of who they are. This series also bring up some amazing fight scenes and unique warriors into the battlefield. But they manage to stick in a few jokes while beating down some demon butt.

Basic Story:

Kazuma was kicked out of the Kannagi family, a family of advanced fire spell-casters, for not being able to master of the arts of fire. But he soon returned to the city in which he once lived after four years. Has he come back for revenge? Can the Kannagi stop him if he does? Why has he returned?

Shuffle!

Anime: Shuffle!
Type: Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Drama
Episodes: 1 - 24
My Rating: 9.5 out of 10
My Grade: A

Well, I've actually had my eye on this anime for a while and finally got down to watching it. Though it was kinda rough getting through it because I couldn't get my hands on a few episodes I needed, I finally finished it! ^.^

The first episode gives you a little introduction into the main guy's life. After half-way through the first episode, you get a proper introduction to the rest of the main characters. Though it is kinda rough getting through the first episode, it gets way better from then on. For the first half of the series, it is all a fun romance comedy competition for the main guy. During this time you get the basic outlook of each character. But the second half is when it gets very serious. It will mess with emotions and even your first thoughts of the characters. The second half focuses on the deeper personalities of the characters. It is when the drama drops upon your head like a bomb. You will laugh. You will cry. You will love this anime!!

Basic Story:

Tsuchimi Rin is living with his childhood friend Fuyou Kaede, ever since his parents died with Kaede's mom in an accident 8 years ago. They are starting their new lives in high school. It looked like they were the perfect couple. But two new mysterious tranfer students, a god and a demon, has offered their hand for engagement to Rin. Rin is given a choice to be a god or demon. Who will he chose to love, the daughter of the gods, the daughter of the demons, or his childhood friend?