Author Archives: ExecutiveOtaku

First Impressions (Liveblogging format) – Baka to Test to Shoukanjyuu, Ladies vs Butlers, and Sora no Woto

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: January 7, 2010

Winter seasons this year is, shall we say, not the most widely anticipated season ever. But with that said, there are some shows that looked like they could have promise back during preview time. With a couple first episodes out (and the Baka to Test Christmas Special short), I thought I’d take a look at [...]

Posted in Assorted Anime Reviews | 8 Comments

Macross Zero episode 01 – In the Beginning

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: January 6, 2010

The year is 2008 and the Unification Wars continue to rage between the U.N. and Anti-U.N. forces. In the face of evidence of advanced alien lifeforms in the form of the crashed ship that would one day become the SDF Macross, a movement to unite the Earth under one government begins so that humanity can [...]

Posted in Anime, Macross Zero, Retroblogging | 31 Comments

Kimi ni Todoke episode 12 – Sherlock Yano

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: January 2, 2010

SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE REPORT – RESTRICTED DISSEMINATION SUBJECT: 1. ATTEMPTED FALSE FLAG OPERATION BY KURUMI. ……………2. COVERT INTERCEPT OF KURUMI BY AYANE. DATE: LATE DECEMBER 2009 TO EARLY JANUARY 2010. 1. OTHER EFFORTS HAVING BEEN FRUSTRATED, KURUMI UME ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE IN AN ELABORATE FALSE FLAG OPERATION INVOLVING KURONUMA SAWAKO, SANADA RYUU, AND KAZEHAYA SHOTA. CENTRAL TO THIS OPERATION WAS [...]

Posted in Kimi ni Todoke | 6 Comments

Merry Kurushimimasu: Trends and Moments That Made Me Suffer in 2009

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: December 31, 2009

(NOTE: Meant to get this published while I was out of town last week, but site issues kept me from accessing the draft to publish it. But it’s still technically the holidays, and it’s in before the year is over, at least going by US EST) In accordance with Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei vol. 4, this [...]

Posted in Anime, Editorial, Gundam 00, Inuyasha Kanketsuhen, Minami-ke Okaeri, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei | 21 Comments

SDF Macross: Do You Remember Love (plus promised Macross Meal culinary tribute)

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: December 30, 2009

I hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas holiday, and after my week off (and the site undergoing work), it’s time for the Macross movie, Do You Remember Love. In it the series has been altered (in ways that change the story and aren’t canon) and shortened into movie format. The familiar characters and mecha have gotten [...]

Posted in Anime, Retroblogging, SDF Macross | 17 Comments

Kimi ni Todoke episode 11 – My Yandere Friend

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: December 17, 2009

SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE REPORT – RESTRICTED DISSEMINATION SUBJECT: 1. TOTAL SHOUJO SUPERIORITY ATTAINED IN OPENING HOURS OF CONFLICT. ……………2. ENEMY CHANGING TO ASYMMETRIC TACTICS, FIRST ATTACK BY NEW MEANS. DATE: MID DECEMBER 2009 1. DESPITE BEING CAUGHT UNAWARE SAWAKO QUICKLY AND COMPLETELY NEUTRALIZED ALL INITIAL ATTACKS UNDERTAKEN BY KURUMI. VARIOUS METHODS INCLUDING FALSE FRIENDSHIP, APPEALS TO ASSIST, SYMPATHY/GUILT, AND CONVENTIONAL ANGER [...]

Posted in Anime, Kimi ni Todoke | 6 Comments

SDF Macross episodes 34 to 36 – The Long, Long Goodbye

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: December 17, 2009

Parting is such sweet sorrow, and I’m going to miss this series that I’ve enjoyed and come to love over the past four months or so. There was so much to enjoy in the 36 episodes, from the aerial combat to the love triangle, to the memories of those lost and the little technical touches [...]

Posted in Anime, Finished, Retroblogging, SDF Macross | 21 Comments