Best Openings Summer 2012

September 7, 2012
Posted by DarrenW

Hey readers,

In case you guys are wondering why the updates are so low in frequency, its because I am trying to finish the 7 animes on my list, so as we can provide you guys with the final Impressions when the time comes!

MedusaS will be writing a review soon, so please wait until then!

For now, please enjoy this post!

So today I will be doing a post to inform you guys about the various Openings there are this season! Yay!

And of course, I know there are other OP/EDs out there, but its because I don't watch those animes I can't comment on them.

7th. Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!
Music: 3.2
Transitions, Effects & Animation: 2.8
Total: 6.0


Song: Choose me Darling by StylipS
My gosh does everything about this anime have to be ECCHI? Well the OP is no exception. With nose-bleeding scenes, its OP is okay I guess, in terms of transitions and effects. Song has a nice ring to it.


6th: Jinrui wa Suita Shimashita
Music: 3.5
Transitions, Effects & Animation: 3.5
Total 7.0


Song: Real World by nano.RIPE
Creating their own dance style, Jinrui hold on to the fantasy OP, with many psychedelic touches. Has very nice and vivid colours in art. Personally I like nano.RIPE, this song being quite nicely composed.


5th. Hyouka [Opening 2]
Music 3.4
Transitions, Effects & Animation: 4.0
Total: 7.4


Hyouka Opening 2 HD by Nina-60
Song: Unfinished Stride by Saori Kodama
I was looking very forward to this opening because its first one was had such a nice song! Well OP2 had a nice theme going for itself, and a pleasant feel to it. Like the animations very much.


4th. Tari Tari OP
Music: 3.8
Transitions, Effects & Animation: 3.8
Total: 7.6

Song: Dreamer by AiRI
The OP has a very nice and cheerful song, which is quite comforting to hear. Animation is well done and I like the way in which the characters are presented in the start, with them singing along with the song.

3rd: Kokoro Connect
Music: 4.3
Transitions, Effects & Animation: 3.8
Total: 8.1

Song: Paradigm by Eufonius
Blowing my mind away, Kokoro Connect's OP, probably the most cheerful OP able to bring an euphoria to anybody who sees it. Only found out it was actually an Eufonius song yesterday, hahaha. Transitions are neatly done.

2nd: Sword Art Online
Music: 4.5
Transitions, Effects & Animation: 4.0
Total 8.5

[Video Pulled]

Song: crossing field by LiSA
Sung by LiSA, the song is one of the best ones I've ever heard, and the animation is very well done as it manages to incite excitement, action and at the same time fit in very neatly with the music's transitions.

1st: Accel World [Opening 2]
Music: 4.5
Transitions, Effects & Animation: 4.3
Total: 8.8

Song: Burst The Gravity by ALTIMA
Just felt awesome when watching this OP, action filled like Sword Art Online, this OP does not disappoint. Unfortunately I'm not a fan of rap, but with the video the OP is very good. Transitions are well-matched and the animations fit the style of the anime completely.

There you have it, the OPs, for my Summer 2012.
The EDs will be on their way shortly!

DarrenW
Pending Edit

Beat Of The Week: crossing field

September 2, 2012
Posted by Tr3xus

crossing field [Limited Edition] cover

 Hey readers! It's me, Tr3xus, delivering you this week's beat.

This week's selection is crossing field, by LiSA. crossing field is LiSA's second single. The song is written and composed by Sho Watanabe and is featured in the first opening of the anime, "Sword Art Online / ソードアート・オンライン".

There are some songs that hook you up the moment you listen to it. To me, crossing field is one of them.

Turn up the volume for some eargasm because the song's intro is EPIC. The verses and chorus sounds really awesome too. There is something about j-pop that is truly unique from other genres. I feel that this song reflects the uniqueness of j-pop very clearly. Perhaps it's the combination of beautiful violin and energetic guitar melodies. I love how they manage to make the clashing melodies in (1:17-1:22 & 3:40-4:00) sound right.

The album was released on August 8, 2012 and includes 2 other songs + crossing field (instrumental).

It is available for purchase on iTunes and cdjapan.

Note: The music in the video has been pitch altered


Enjoy the brand new month of September guys!
Tr3xus

Beat Of The Week: Βασιλευζ (Basileus)

August 26, 2012
Posted by DarrenW

So, this week, its my turn! (Though I'm not supposed to be here XD)

And no, no K-Pop, or J-Pop or Vocaloid for that matter.

I will be doing one of my personal favourite tracks from one of my favourite OSTs. Yes, Basileus.

And it is an orchestral piece.

A lot of you might not heard of this song before, but it comes from a very controversial anime, "Guilty Crown / ギルティクラウン"

Although not famed for a very captivating or proper plot structure, having loopholes, filled with setting problems and a sad ending, the anime did have ONE AWESOME fact to it. THE MUSIC.

Hiroyuki Sawano

Well, the OP & EDs were made by Supercell (Another time), but the OST was mainly composed by Hiroyuki Sawano / 澤野弘之, who also composed many other masterpieces for this anime, like Krone, ge19, omega and Genesis.

Basileus was not used a lot in the anime, but was used for the parts in the anime right before the climax, of which, I have to contend, was skillfully executed. This piece really was well made for its purpose.

The orchestral piece, consists of two parts, Starting at 0:00 and around 2:07. The first part has a slow relaxing pace to it, which then comes in with the chorus, which is just eargasmic. Then at 2:07 the beat comes in. I like to call them "war-drums", where the beat really gets you going, then the wind instruments come in and really make it sound so good.

The problem I found was, not many people know about this piece. Is it that bad? Okay maybe the target audience for orchestra pieces are small, but, this is real nice! And so I chose this for today.

And come on, who did not just feel the impact at 3:20?



Will be back on thursday. Hold ON till then!
DarrenW

Initial Impressions: Kono Naka ni Hitori Imouto ga Iru! / この中に１人、妹がいる！

*The following review contains scenes of partial nudity. Viewer discretion is advised.

This review has been updated. To see Kono Naka ni Hitori Imouto ga Iru! Final Impressions, click here.

August 24, 2012
Posted by MedusaS

Yes! So today I will reviewing an ECCHI anime!!
... I'm starting to wonder whether I'm weird because I'm a girl and watching all this things...

Anyway! Today I'll be giving you guys a peek into "Kono Naka ni Hitori Imouto ga Iru! / この中に１人、妹がいる！/ My Little Sister Is Among Them!"

So the story starts off with a funeral (quite surprising), when the CEO of a large corporation passes away. We are then introduced to our main character, Shougo Mikadono, the heir of his father who has just passed. Just before attending the funeral though, he hears a strange voice.



1. A girl, claiming to be his long-lost sister, wanting to marry him.
WHAT?
Yea. So the girl vanishes. Now the next problem is wit regards to what his father asks him to do in his will.

2. Go transfer to this school and find a wife.
Ok... Well, quite far-fetched, but understandable from somebody belonging to a large corporation, who eventually needs a successor.

3. Pick one out of the five girls.
Well, that's all fine and dandy. So Shougo transfers to Miryuuin Academy, where he meets 5 GIRLS (Quite the ladies man) due to his looks and status.

Unfortunately for him, on the night of his birthday. He receieves a weird call. Its that "self-claimed" SISTER AGAIN. This time, she shows evidence that she is actually his sister. And for every night, she will call Shougo, saying that she had done things with him. Problem is

3. One of the five girls is his sister.

OH THE PLOT THICKENS, EH?

And that, is the main idea behind the anime. Shougo has to fall in love, and at the same time, discover which one of the 5 girls is his sister, before its too late! FYI: If he marries one of them and it IS the sister, he's screwed because the corporation image will take a plunge.

I find this anime very enjoyable, NOT BECAUSE OF THE BATHROOM SCENES (B3wbs), and the SRSLY  (Super Random & Sudden LuckY) scenes but the fact that this anime has quite a unique plot. Falling in love, intertwined with the fact that one of them is supposed to get rejected because of being blood related.

So, try and guesss, WHO IS THE IMOUTO??

First thing in the ED. ASS.

Creative and original ECCHI anime? Well, let's wait and see!

Some clarification.
1. He can't remember his sister because he banged his head in an accident, losing his memory.
2. He cannot differentiate the sister from the phone call because the voice is faked.

OH MY GAWD

Kono Naka ni Hitori Imouto ga Iru! is a Summer 2012 anime, and is fansubbed by Doki, UTW, and is available in Simulcast on Crunchyroll, though that is 1.5 days late. It will have 12 episodes.



Have fun guessing!
Hint: Sweets? Pastries?
MedusaS
Edited by FayeA

Beat Of The Week: GANGNAM STYLE

August 17, 2012
Posted by MedusaS

Okay so recently I was told to be the FIRST ONE to start off this new posting type, so I said, why not?

It was a hard decision, since I have A LOT of different music genres i could choose from, but I HAD TO DO IT, this popular one that's been almost EVERYWHERE I GO RECENTLY.

So Gangnam Style is a song which has been created by this South-Korean rapper called PSY, who has created many singles, but I strongly believe this is his masterpiece.

The name for the song? It depicts the Gangnam District in his country, the affluent and trendiest place to be in S.Korea.

Why is it so? Well for starters, the beat is awesome. (For dancing that is).
Secondly, for some UNKNOWN REASON, its HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. I can't even stop pressing the repeat button until the song has been replayed for 3 or 4 times. OMG.
Third, the chorus is well crafted and catchy.

I don't normally tend to listen to Korean Rap, but when I do, it becomes like THIS.

The music video, which depicts PSY and many many beautiful girls dancing with him, is very unforgettable due to the moves he makes. They are quite awesome and difficult, since he's on the plump side, and also, erm... 1:56 of the video. If you know what I mean.

Released on July 15 this year, it has over 34 MILLION VIEWS ON YOUTUBE (another million by the time I finish typing this), and has literally flooded radio networks around the world (mine included).

Go watch it! I'm sure you'd like it! Just try not to get hooked. Hahaha.



For now, I'll see you guys for the next review!
MedusaS

Initial Impressions: Tari Tari

13 August, 2012
Posted by DarrenW & MedusaS

Hey readers,

As promised, I will be reviewing a new season anime, Tari Tari today!

Though it is an anime that follows the same school-life / real-life setting, it has some interesting points to note, which is very different from otehr animes with the same background.

So what happens when you are in a performing arts club, but your teacher-in-charge tells you: "No, you can't participate in this year's recital? No doubt you'll get pissed, but what about setting up ANOTHER club that suits your liking?

And there and there is the main introduction for our anime, Tari Tari, where the unfortunate Konantsu Miyamoto has her dreams dashed, when her teacher-in-charge (AKA Vice Principal), assigns her to page flipping in the up and coming recital, due to the mishap the previous year, when she gave an outburst when singing a part she shouldn't have.

Recruiting her friend Sawa Okita and her classmate Wakana Sanai, she manages to blackmail her brother and gets more recruits.

I like how Commie Subs did the subbing.

And so, the choir club was formed! Having about 10 members, they manage to make it to the recital. But their advisor, the principal (who is a damn nice guy and supports them) gets into an accident and is unable to supervise them.

In the end, only Konantsu, Sawa, and Wakana make it to the recital, where Konantsu finally managed to sing to her hearts content. Yay!

The only problem. After the recital. Members begin to leave as they find no more purpose to be in the club. In the end, only three are left. With the irritating vice-principal asking them to close down due to insufficient members, what will our main characters do? Will Konantsu be able to live her ambition of singing professionally, what about Sawa, Wakana, Wien and Taichi?

Btw, Wien is a foreign exchange student from Austria and Taichi Tanaka is the only badminton sports club member in the school.

YEA, WE SEE THAT ITS A FOUL.

DarrenW

Tari Tari initially, was not appealing as an anime because I was already quite tired with the standard-school-setting and all that, but once again, I was proven wrong.

Tari Tari embodies the deep sense of the importance of music in everybody's life. Though not evidently shown yet, I believe all the five characters will have their lives changed when they encounter music, the most serious one being Wakana, who suffered greatly from the death of her mother.

The characters are very cute (just fyi, my favourite character is Sawa...), and it is interesting, because all  characters are from different backgrounds, have different personalities (Hell, one is not even from Japan!), much like Kokoro Connect actually.

As the main characters strive to let people enjoy their music, lets give it up for Tari Tari!

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Anime producers and their jokes...

MedusaS

Weird Hairstyle is Weird

Frankly I have to say, great job there Evergreen! I was really captivated by the art and the songs, and most of all the character development is awesome! I like to see how each character matures as the anime progeresses (Love that kind of development).

I love it that the theme clearly expressed is determination and perseverance. Sometimes some anime such as this can be very inspring from a lot of perpectives.

Still, I have to admit, the vice-principal is a serious;y annoying BITCH. Its probably the first time I've truly hated somebody in a school-type anime. However, with her presence, the real-life setting is really apparent I guess. I mean, it can't be good news all the time can it?

SISTER USES "TELL ABOUT PORN STASH." IT IS SUPER EFFECTIVE!

The OP for Tari Tari is Dreamer by AiRI, which has a nice tune, and the ED is "Sea Breeze's Harmony" by a lot of artists.

Tari Tari is a Summer 2012 Anime, which premiered on July 1, and will have 13 episodes in total. It is a P.A. Works animation and is currently being fansubbed by Commie, AnimeTL-Broken, Doki, Hatsuyuki, Sopranos, Underwater, and is available on Simulcast by Crunchyroll, although that is half a day late.



From DarrenW: I will see you guys in 2~3 weeks!
From MedusaS: Reviews coming up! Hinto: B3wbs.

DarrenW
MedusaS
Edited by FayeA

Upgrades!!

Posted by DarrenW

August 12, 2012

So to all the readers out there, you might have noticed a few changes in the past few weeks. Yes, after a long discussion with some of the authors & editors, we have came up with the conclusion that upgrading was necessary so as we can fully bring awesome posts to you all.

Personally, I'm not against changes, and I think that i the only way we can progress. Thank you for your feedback. Looking back at this very website 4 years ago, IT HAS CERTAINLY CHANGED, for the better!

So what on Earth ARE the changes?

Well...

1. New Headers

Yes, since it is our speciality, I'm taking some time off reviewing to design new headers for everyone to see! But this time, instead of making them on random genres, I've decided to make 1 or 2 banners per anime/manga that we have previously reviewed!

2. New Background

Well, what of it? I hope it is to your liking! It is a collage of 50 different anime title cards that I personally use to label my anime. It never crossed my mind to use it as a background picture. It was about time since our old background has been used waaay to long.

3. New Width [ 450 --> 640 ] 

The MOST IMPORTANT innovation we come up with, an expanded width! Tell you the truth, this was necessary because the blogger editor was getting on our nerves. The default width size (unchangable) of the editor is what you guys are viewing now. Trust me, it takes more time to move the images last time, that to actually write the review. 

4. New Scoring System

As you might have also noticed, we have changed the scoring system to suit your preferences. Firstly, the old one was: 1) The font was too small!! , 2) What if its 13 or 15? What's the difference?

Well, now with the new scoring system, you would be able to see what the score means for each category, as well as being able to see it on a new design template which soothes the eyes. LOL

5. New Postings

From next week onwards, we will be introducing some new type of postings, to keep up with the frequency. Pretty boring to have just reviews eh?

6. Google Translate.

Yes, the new translate function will help readers who do not wish to read the website in english, to read it in any language as they wish. Warning though, some translations might not be accurate!

7. Japanese Title

We now have a Japanese title! It is called: WWHカレント!  Also, we would from now on, include the Japanese title of the things we are reviewing!

8. New Anime & Manga List Page

We also updated the website to make it easier for you to select the reviews that you wish to see. The old format was pretty annoying with all the unwanted spaces.

9. New Menu [Pending]

We will be arranging anime to their originated seasons as well! Please watch out for that

10. Personalised Signatures For Authors [Pending]

On behalf of the team, I would like to thank you for visiting our website. It really means a lot to us that there are people reading our posts and gaining knowledge and insights about which animes to watch.

Please feel free to drop me a pm about any improvements you wish to see, or any anime you think we've missed out!

Like I always say, why not share, when the anime you know are so awesome?

PS: On the sad note though, we would most probably be seizing operations the from next week onwards. A lot of us, have exams coming up. So I would like to apologize for the inconveniences caused beforehand!

Tari Tari would be the last review I'll be doing before I sign off for two weeks!

DarrenW