Lone Otaku

Cross Game is a pleasant anime worth checking out. This anime based on baseball, family and friends and their bonds. I would recommend this as a good family anime to watch.

Synopsis:

5th grader Koh Kitamura lives next door to the Tsukishima family, owners of a batting cage and the Clover cafe. His girlfriend, Wakaba, is the 2nd Tsukishima daughter; the 3rd daughter, the baseball prodigy Aoba, can’t stand him. Wakaba dreams of Koh pitching at legendary Koshien Stadium, site of the national high school championship finals. However, tragedy strikes, and it is up to Koh, with the help of Aoba and his other teammates, to make Wakaba’s dream come true.

The series starts when Koh is in 5th grade and proceeds on through his high school years.

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ANN

I have been watching Umineko no Naku Koro ni since its first episode and I have found it to be quite enjoyable. If you don’t mind a bit of gore with your mysteries then this may be the series for you.

The storyline involves members of a wealthy family that have gathered at their father / grandfathers estate. During this time they are visited on by a witches curse. The curse is they are to solve an Epitaph before all the family members are killed. As the family members a killed, they attempt to resolve who the guilty party is. The clencher is it appears to be the witch Beatrice who takes great pleasure in comitting the crimes. She also has the ability to kill and re-kill people endlessly. Something like a “Groundhog Day” of murder.

I have enjoyed the series to date for its story telling and animation. The characters can be entertaining to. Some you can easily hate, a couple you can feel for while others you just wish would keep their mouths shut. The sound track is also befitting the series.

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ANN

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I started watching another anime tonight called Mushi-shi. I rather enjoyed the pace of the story telling as well as the artistry of the series. As of this entry, ANN has posted 4 of the series episodes for viewing on their site.

Synopsis:

They are neither plants nor animals. They differ from other forms of life such as the micro-organisms and the fungi. Instead they resemble the primeval body of life and are generally known as “Mushi”. Their existence and appearance are unknown to many and only a limited number of humans are aware of them. Ginko is a “Mushi-shi” who travels around to investigate and find out more about the “Mushi”. In the process, he also lends a helping hand to people who face problems with supernatural occurances which may be related to the “Mushi”.

Trailer:

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ANN