Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei! First Impressions

Picking up the story a month after Fate Kaleid Prisma Liner Illya we find the girls back in school and planning a summer trip to the beach. Of course nothing stays quiet for long in anime land, and the magical girls are needed to set things right.

Sailor Moon Crystal First Impressions

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal is the next Summer 2014 title on my TBC list. Episode 2 of the iconic series came out July 19th, and I have so many mixed feelings about the reboot. I was especially hyped about this episode because Mercury is by far the best of the inner senshi, and in this regard it didn’t disappoint.

Love Stage!! First Impressions

Since i’m in a bit of a reading slump, it is the perfect time to get started on my Summer 2014 anime viewing. I felt like something romantic/funny so I sat down to Love Stage!! Episode 1, and it is quite the eye opener in the best ways possible.

Summer 2014 Anime; Shows I’ll Be Watching

The Summer 2014 anime season has kicked off, and i’ve been a little greedy with all of the shows i’ve decided to check out. I’m still catching up on the last few episodes of Adventures of JoJo, so I’ll inevitably drop one or two, but so far they all look pretty interesting. 

Friday Finds (June 27)

Are you always on the lookout for awesome new stuff? Then look no further. Friday Finds is a weekly feature where I showcase the things i’ve found this week and added to my TBC (To Be Consumed) list. Click through to find out more about each item, perhaps you’ll find something you’re keen on as well.

Selector Infected WIXOSS Ep 12 and Season Wrap-up

So the final episode of the season, Episode 12 is finally out and has left me with a mixed bag of emotions. We got some answers, and a whole butt load of new questions as well. I have so many thoughts about this that spoilers are unavoidable at this point. [Spoiler Alert: If you haven’t seen the later episodes of the season please click away now!]

New Season Anime; What I’m Watching

I’ve been so deep into my book obsession for a long while, so long in fact that I found I was neglecting one of my other major loves. Anime!

Thanks in part to my good friend Brad becoming the new anime expert over on about.com, I thought it was time I got caught up with the shows currently airing in Japan. 

Fate Kaleid Prisma Liner Illya

Even though it has a ridiculously complicated name, Fate / Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya is a wonderfully camp magical girl show. As a long time “majou shoujo” fan I was really happy to discover this spinoff to Fate/Stay Night. [Warning, this post is GIF heavy]

How I came to be a media addict; Part 1

The inspiration for my screen name.

I started using the internet around 1995 I believe… back then it was a big deal when we got our 56k dial up modem. We had a really shitty ISP that would constantly be too busy to connect to, it was horrible. Does anyone remember those AOL cd’s that were everywhere at the time? It’s scary to imagine how many of those ended up rotting in landfill. It was around this time I became a huge Sailor Moon fan thanks to the popular kids show: Agro’s Cartoon Connection so a lot of my time was spent searching out any and all information I could on my favourite show. I made a few online friends around the world during my travels, and of course I needed a screen name to use in chat rooms and emails so being the most original being I am I stole a character name from Sailor Moon. Darien was born!