Author Archives: Briar

Junjou Romantica Episode 3-5: Sorta-Kinda-Not-Really

By Briar | Published: May 12, 2008

Good kick, Hiroki. And nice teeth. Apologies for not blogging for the past two weeks. I had been overseas. Although… someone did promise to review episode 3 for me, didn’t he? -_- Anyway. Episode 3 has already been subbed, so I wouldn’t spend too much time on it. Episode 4 is well… Usagi and Misaki again, [...]

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Junjou Romantica Episode 2: And on to the bed… or sofa

By Briar | Published: April 21, 2008

(Apologies for the rather late post. I was going to post yesterday night, but the blog was down, and I had work all day today. And apologies too for not returning comments from the last episode. I’ve been ultra busy. I’ll try to do better this week.) Warning! Episode 2 has a bit more steam than [...]

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Junjou Romantica Episode 1 – BL bordering on Yaoi

By Briar | Published: April 12, 2008

Warning: This is in-your-face Boy Love, bordering on yaoi in terms of steaminess. If you are homophobic and/or violently allergic to male-male romance, I advise you not to watch the anime. Yes, I’m blogging this very controversial anime. At least for an episode or two. I can say that I’m doing it because I want [...]

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Gakuen + Shoujo = Wheeeee!

By Briar | Published: April 9, 2008

There are so many gakuen (school life) + shoujo (girls) animes this season, many of which are adapted from very famous and/or popular manga. Which would you – the shoujo anime lover – choose, I wonder? Here, I’ve gathered three popular shoujo + gakuen animes this season and made a comparison between them. Because I’m [...]

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Anime Review — Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3: Kurenai no Tsuki (OVA)

By Briar | Published: March 23, 2008

In English, the title means “In a Distance Time 3: Crimson Moon”. A pretty title, somewhat poetic, as fitting for an anime that is adapted from a game very popular among females. This OVA is an hour long animation that has no beginning, no ending, and a lot of pretty men. Not a very attractive [...]

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Honey and Clover Live Action Episode 1

By Briar | Published: January 12, 2008

Warning: This is graphics-heavy, so loading may that some time. Seems like I’ve gone a bit trigger happy with the screenshots. Not an anime, but hey, this was adapted from a manga and there was an anime with 2 seasons adapted from the same source, so I think it has its place here. The dorama (drama) for [...]

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A Rambling Monologue on Why I Think Plot Originality is an Overrated Concept (With a pin-sized review on Sisters of Wellber II)

By Briar | Published: January 9, 2008

(All Sisters of Wellber II episode 1 screenshots here, because I’m too lazy to search for more.) I don’t know, do you get any yuri vibes from Rita and Tina gazing into each other’s eyes, or am I thinking too much? Watching Sisters of Wellber II has been mildly interesting, but not much more than that. The [...]

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