Anime Blog 112: Otona ni Natte mo

https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=28200

Otona ni Natte Mo is a 2 episode animanga.

Each episode follows a different couple. The first episode follows a mangeka named Saikawa and an editor named Misono. And the second episode follows Atsushi and Kyou whose parents got married making them "siblings" but once they're adults.

Each story is cute on it's own but it really is just manga panels with voice-overs so there isn't too much I can say.

Art?

Misono and Saikawa

Kyou and Atsushi

I can't even really do pros and cons this go round...cause this show wasn't very memorable for me and I can't really get myself to re-watch it... gomenasai :(

Thanks for reading! Until next time!

~Kei

Anime Blog 111: Okane ga Nai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Money_(manga)

HERE'S THE YAOI WARNING!

Ok. Okane ga Nai is a 4 episode yaoi anime that also has 4 specials.

The story follows Ayase whose cousin sells him to a man named Kanou. Kanou bought Ayase because 4 years earlier, Ayase actually helped Kanou when he was down on his luck and this made Kanou love him. Ayase wants to pay Kanou back but it's a ridiculous amount of money and Ayase has none...so each time he and Kanou have sex, Kanou pays him 500,000 yen.

The show is actually kind of cute with Ayase being confused about whether he loves Kanou or not...etc. However, every time I think of this show all I think about it that creepy face that Kanou makes with the rapey hands and the fact that the man's bed is bigger than a California King...just saying!

OMG. Don't forget to watch the specials! They're adorable! So much of Ayase being cute and naive and trying to stick up for himself...awww...so cute!

ART!

Kanou and Ayase

Pros and Cons:

Pros: 

• Yaoi...as always
• Short and sweet
• Ayase is just too cute

Cons: 

• Rapey hands...so creepy...
• I'm not sure if it's the size difference or the fact that one of my friends still thinks Ayase looks 8...but there's something there...

Enjoy! It's a cute show!

Thanks for reading! Until next time, 

~Kei

Anime Blog 110: Nyoron Churuya-san

https://myanimelist.net/anime/5957/Nyoro-n_Churuya-san

Ok Nyoron Churuya-san is a 13 episode ONA spin-off of the Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (I'll make this a link later after my TMOHS blog).

The story follows MOHS character Tsuruya except now she is a chibi character named Churuya who is OBSESSED  with smoked cheese...and I mean that...

So the other characters make Churuya do different things with smoked cheese being her reward.

It's super cute and the episodes are less than 5 minutes long. But honestly...there's not much to it :D

ART:

L-R: Tsuruya, Kyon, Yuki, Mikuru, Izumi, Haruhi, and Churuya in the middle

I'd do pros and cons but really the only thing is that it's a cute spin-off show about smoked cheese. XD

Related:
I'll add links here to the other MOHS spin-offs here later!

Thanks for reading! Until next time,

~Kei

Anime Blog 109: A Dark Rabbit has 7 Lives

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Dark_Rabbit_Has_Seven_Lives

A Dark Rabbit has 7 Lives is a 12 episode Shonen anime with 1 OVA.

The story follows Taito Kurogane, a normal high school guy who's trying to deal with his childhood friend Haruka's feelings for him and other normal high school drama. What he doesn't realize is that the school he goes to isn't normal. It's owned by the military and the student council president, Gekkou, can do magic and Andou Mirai, who everyone thinks is just a weird student, is actually Gekkou's demon familiar. Taito ends up saving Mirai from getting hit by a bus and dies...but doesn't...

After he discovers he's immortal he remembers a vampire named Himea who he made a contract with in childhood. Turns out his memories were sealed away by Gekkou's twin brother Hinata! The secret is that if Taito dies 7 times in 15 minutes, he stays dead. But if the deaths are spaced out, he's practically immortal! More shock and awe and tons of drama insue as Gekkou, Mirai, Taito, Himea, and others team up to save the world? (that's never really clear)

I really enjoyed the show. My only issue is that it really needed a second season because absolutely nothing was clarified. It feels like they left off in the middle of the show. OMG Rave Master ending! But otherwise, it was really good...so much drama! And the OVA was friggin adorable! Body switching...you must watch!

BTW I totally ship TaitoXHimea and GekkouXMirai...just FYI!

There's just so much in this show that never gets explained!!! Argh :(

But I digress...ART!

L-R: Himea, Taito, Gekkou, and Mirai

Pros and Cons:

Pros: 

• Interesting Characters
• Deep plot
• Pretty art

Cons: 

• Unfinished :(

Well...that's a big con but I'm still glad I watched it!

Thanks for reading! Until next time, 

~Kei

Anime Blog 108: Now and Then, Here and There

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_and_Then,_Here_and_There

Now and Then, Here and There is a 13 episode shonen(?) anime.

The show follows Shu as he gets taken to an alien world after protecting a strange girl named Lalaru. Lalaru has a special pendant that houses a vast amount of water that she can control. This makes her valuable to the other world because it's a desolate mechanized wasteland with no water. On board the ship of his captors, Shu is forced to become a child soldier along with a number of children kidnapped from villages. He meets a girl named Sara who was kidnapped from America because she looked like Lalaru.

There are a lot of dark elements in this show including war, slavery, and rape. It's a sad story and a number of people die in the show, including children.
I can't remember my reasoning for wanting to watch the show, I just know that I probably won't watch it again. Not because it was bad, it was actually done very well IMO, but it just made me far too sad and bad things happened to the characters I liked. It does have a semi-happy ending though.

So, art.

I felt this was an appropriate picture for this show
Far left Pic: Shu and Lalaru
Middle pic: Shu
Right Center Pic: Sara

Pros and Cons:

Pros: 

• Very detailed storyline
• Great characters
• Short

Cons: 

• Violent
• Sad

So that's it for this time. This is a show I would honestly recommend watching at least once. 

Thanks for reading! Until next time!

~Kei

Anime Blog 107: Natsuyasumi

Myanimelist.net

WARNING! YAOI/HENTAI!!!!! (you've been warned)

Natsuyasumi is a 3 episode yaoi ova series that is graphic in nature.

For those of you who follow my blog...remember the Boku no Pico entry? This show is essentially the same thing just with only 2 boys and only 1 of them looks like a girl.

A boy named Yuu is down by the river and meets Natsuki (who he thinks is a girl). Sexual acts ensue and lo and behold! Natsuki is a boy!!! dun dun duh!!!!!! shocker....

There's the story for you. It may be censored but it's very graphic. So if this is your thing...you'll enjoy it.

I honestly don't have much to say about it...I only watched it because it was on aarinfantasy...and it was a number of years ago. But...

ART!

Natsuki and Yuu

Pros and cons:

Pros:

• Yaoi...just cause it's always a pro

Cons: 

• Total smut
• Shota (in this case...I wasn't feeling it)
• Far too similar to Boku no Pico for my tastes

There you go! Thanks for reading! Until next time!

~Kei

Anime Blog 106: Aoi Hana

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Blue_Flowers

Aoi Hana is an 11 episode Yuri (by manga demographic) anime.

The story follows Fumi Manjome as she moves back to her childhood hometown, reunites with her childhood friend Akira, creates new friends, and explores the concept of love.

Fumi is in love with her cousin at the beginning of the anime. But her cousin is getting married and this causes her to be depressed. She manages to move on by falling in love with her sempai. The 2 begin to date. Now I don't want to spoil anything but they don't last and something that her sempai (Sugimoto, I think) says to her about remembering her first love helps her to get past her 2 lost loves and realize who she really loves in the end.

The story was really cute. There was only 1 kiss scene and it happened pretty early on but overall I can say that it ended pretty well and left room for a sequel (which we won't get but hey, that's why we're supposed to read the manga!). Also. Huge love triangle...but not between the people you expect!

The art was really nice, I enjoyed it. It reminded me a lot of Emma: A Victorian Romance for some reason...

So. Art!

Akira and Fumi

Pros and Cons:

Pros: 

• Cute story
• Interesting Characters
• Great development between characters
• Simple but deep
• Art :D

Cons: 

• Only 1 kiss scene (I really wish there was 1 more!)
• Needs that 2nd season

There you have it! If you're looking for a nice, sweet romance but the kind that involves a lot of emotional growth, this is for you! Plus it's short and sweet!

Thanks for reading! Until next time, 

~Kei