Short Synopsis: Kuro is brought to a cave where Kuromitsu is kept. Highlights: Nice little bit of depth for Kuromitsu. Overall Enjoyment Value: 7,5/10 (Good) If I had to pick one show out of the series that I’m blogging this season, where the decision to cover it on a weekly basis may not have been such a good [...]
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Ray: I can’t seem to remember a Madhouse production that I didn’t like. And Kurozuka is the surprise hit of the season for me. It’s simply…too…awesome! Mike: I have to say, we really need more “mature” stories like this one. There is a wonderful soundtrack, fluid battle animation, and one of those epic concepts that [...]
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In relatively recent times certain gentlemen of the blogging persuasion have turned their minds to the question of studio identities. Now, having just dropped Gainax’s increasingly mediocre Shikabane Hime adaptation, and knowing my inability to describe Manglobe’s Michiko to Hatchin without recourse to hyperbole, it seems obvious to turn (for a current example of studio-identity-in-action) [...]
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Short Synopsis: Kuro and the others attempt to vend off the attack from the bad guys. Highlights: Very nice mid-boss fight. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 (Excellent) Whoa, talk about the huge contrast with the relatively quiet previous episode. This episode just had one purpose: action, action and more action, and it did a really good job at that. [...]
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One hell of a breath taking ride. It was while watching this episode, did I realize the power of sounds and music. Things wouldn’t have worked so well here if the music and the sounds (including the sickening sounds of poor, starving men gets tossed down the drain like waste, while dancing the sickeningly “water ballad” [...]
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Short Synopsis: Kuro gets brought to the place where Kuromitsu is. Highlights: Calm mood for a Kurozuka-episode, but still powerful. Overall Enjoyment Value: 8/10 (Excellent) Ah, a build-up episode. The series takes a bit of time to catch a breath, and uses the time to give the viewer a few more glimpses of the major bad guys. The [...]
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As you know, Divine was a valuable contributor here at Random Curiosity, and since his departure Omni has been looking for someone to help out. I can only hope I’ll be of some service as a new team member here, and honestly I’m very much looking forward to working with all of you. I’ve been a reader around here for a couple of years, and have been watching anime for much longer. Some of my first fan-subbed experiences from many years ago include timeless classics (Cowboy Bebop) as well as some things that were only magical the first time around (Love Hina). Since then I’ve seen a variety of shows from a variety of genres and tend to enjoy well produced, original, and creative stories the most. I can’t stand studios who can’t offer anything new, and I applaud those who go out of their way to be creative and make artistic advancements in the industry. Provided you have realistic expectations and an open mind, I find that most series can be enjoyed for what they succeed in, and forgiven for (a fraction of) their faults. At this moment in time (in other words, subject to change, hopefully when you least expect it), some of my favorite anime includes: Ghost Hound, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, FLCL, and many others which I enjoy immensely but wouldn’t necessarily call a favorite. That is including, but not limited to: Black Lagoon, Ergo Proxy, Haruhi, Paranoia Agent, Dennou Coil, Natsume Yuujinchou, and a handful of others that I’m too embarrassed to mention here. I’m probably forgetting a few major series that I loved, and I certainly left out a lot of big names that I liked a lot but didn’t list here, but I hope you get a general picture of what I tend to enjoy the most. This season I’ve been keeping up with far more series than usual. That list is almost guaranteed to shrink as the season continues, but I’m currently watching: Kannagi, Kuroshitsuji, Chaos;HEAd, Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae, Kurozuka, Kyou no Go no Ni, Michiko to Hatchin, Mouryou no Hako, Nodame Cantabile Paris-hen, Skip Beat!, Toradora!, and Vampire Knight Guilty. Some of these I only watch on TV for the sheer enjoyment, most I download and watch at my leisure. Obviously I cannot possibly write about all of these, nor would I want to (I probably won't do Kurozuka, Mouryou, Michiko... and Skip Beat! has plenty of great bloggers already). But I am really excited about the prospect of writing about a few of them, so I hope you’ll indulge me as I take on a couple of these shows, as far as time allows. I'll definitely be following Kuroshitsuji for starters, and hopefully Vampire Knight Guilty pretty soon as well. Aside from anime, my other passions include language, which, combined with intense impatience allows me to watch most of my shows raw these days. I also keep up with a selection of manga, which delays the hunger. (Except those monthlies. If you think waiting a week is harsh…) That’s about it as far as my general anime background is concerned. As far as my other personality quirks go, I’m sure you’ll discover them along the way. Yoroshiku, ne~ -Trillian
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I can’t stop finding series to watch this season. It’s starting to get out of hand. These three are all very good in their own right. Kurozuka is beautiful Madhouse material. It’s got a heavy metal OP featuring one of the guys from Maximum the Hormone so you know it’s good.  This is basically a vampire [...]
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Short Synopsis: Kurou remembers what happened to Kuromitsu, and the story takes an interesting turn. Highlights: Matrix, anyone? Overall Enjoyment Value: 7,5/10 I remember that during the winter-season, I was very annoyed with Madhouse for some strange reason. If I recall correctly, then apart from Mokke and Ooedo Rocket, every of their recent series at that time had [...]
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In addition to its mind-bending plot, action, and imagery, Kurozuka has a cast full of top seiyuus. Here is a character/seiyuu page showing little pics of each character, with a pic of their seiyuu and info about his or her past roles.Paku Romi -- Loran Cehack (Turn A Gundam), Edward Elric (FMA), Osaki Nana (NANA), Teresa (Claymore)Miyano Mamoru -- Kiba (Wolf's Rain), Tamaki (Ouran HS), Light (Death Note), Setsuna F. Seiei (Gundam00), Zero (Vampire Knight)Nakata Jouji -- Alucard (Hellsing), The Count of Monte Cristo, Van Grants (Tales of the Abyss)Kuwashima Houko -- Sango (InuYasha), Shuurei (Saiunkoku), Clare (Claymore)Fujiwara Keiji -- Nohara Hiroshi (Crayon Shin-chan), Holland (Eureka 7), Shuu-chan (Honey & Clover)Irino Miyu -- Sena (Eyeshield 21), Syaoran (Tsubasa Chronicle), Saji Crossroad (Gundam00)Inoue Kazuhiko -- Dusty Attenborough (LoGH), Nefee/Nereis (Banner of Stars), Gorou (Moonlight Mile)...with more to come.For a long time the top three in the list were the only ones named on the show's official site. It appears they cobbled together the rest of the cast near the last minute. Maybe that was when some top seiyuu knew for sure they had time.Click on the image to go to the character/seiyuu page:
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