"What's New" Archive: 2005

2005-12-27

The new year fast approaches. Hopefully the planned update will be ready for prime time come 1/1. Today a new review of the sci-fi series Planetes from the M Man, as well as a much improved (and 1300-word-shorter) review of the original Jubei-Chan series in preparation for a review of the sequel.

2005-12-21

Scant, late update on account of illness. A review of a live-action film that may be of interest to Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell 1 and 2) fans, an early effort of his as both writer and director: Talking Head. Also, a heavily re-written (and improved) review of Gainax's Evangelion prototype Gunbuster.

2005-12-13

An interesting reader review today from Aido Potato (submitted quite some time ago--we're getting ever further back in time if you submitted something a long while ago) of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, as well as a quick new review of Gundam F91 from The M Man.

2005-12-05

New review today of Geobreeders: Breakthrough, as well as a pretty thorough re-write of our coverage of the original. Of more interest, reader Nat discusses the gem Tokyo Godfathers, easily one of the best films I've seen in years.

2005-11-28

Another review from The M Man, this time of the racing show Initial D. Also on tap is a heavily updated official review of Gokudo and a new 2nd opinion of Golden Boy from Lacker.

2005-11-21

Today is a re-review day; Animagess adds an entirely different (and entirely interesting) alternate opinion of The Big O II, and I'll mention the particularly heavy re-writes of the Perfect Blue and K.O. Beast reviews. Finally, an all-new review of the sleazy Go Nagai comedy Kekko Kamen, finally out on DVD.

2005-11-14

New review of New Dominion Tank Police from Chainclaw (we're working our way backward through the backlog), as well as a half-dozen updated older reviews.

2005-11-09

Late a day on account of continuing illness, but a new reader review today of Gundam SEED from Wolfwood. Also, the first new Japanese lesson in a very long while, covering existence.

2005-10-31

A belated Halloween, and a new reader review of Getter Robo: Armageddon courtesy M-Man; nothing else on account of a week of severe illness for the one-man editorial staff.

2005-10-24

Another long review, this time of Escaflowne: The Movie. New Japanese lesson will be up very shortly, delayed by my inability to think up good examples.

2005-10-17

Up today is a good, if rather long, review of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.

2005-10-10

Still warming up. New today is a review of Weathering Continent. New Japanese lessons will resume shortly, with some improvements to follow a little later.

2005-10-03

Weekly updates, something new every Monday, resume as of now. New look will go live Jan 1, 2006, our 7th anniversary.

As a warm up, new today is a full review of Full Metal Panic, as well as the sequel, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu

2005-05-11

First update in a while. Actually, about 30 older reviews have been heavily revised over the past couple of months--new info added, too-long reviews pared down, too-short reviews beefed up, and writing generally improved. This process will continue until all the old reviews look new again, so to speak.

That said, to get things started today: a long review of Howl's Moving Castle by Makosuke, another weighty review of the dirty series Iketeru Futari by Arcane, and Elfen Lied, by Dratier--the first of many reader reviews to come (there's a long backlog).

On a side note, a very belated happy Mother's Day to both those mothers who are anime fans and those who put up with them.