Category Archives: anime

Ginga Densetsu Weed: A Rough Critique

Posted on 19/10/2013 by Eivind

Early this year, I finally watched the anime Ginga Densetsu Weed.  It has been on my backlog for some time, being a big fan of its predecessor, Ginga Nagareboshi Gin – or known as Silver Fang here in Norway. Here … Continue reading →

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Bokura Ga Ita

Posted on 11/05/2011 by Eivind

Finally made it through the anime series Bokura Ga Ita, which turned out to be a slow, dull, and overall pretty forgettable high school romance anime series. I thought it was only 13 episodes long when I started watching it, … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars #88: Jigoku Shojo – “Jigoku Rock”

Posted on 31/10/2010 by Eivind

It’s Halloween! So time for some spooky, horror-y music. But let’s start at the beginning. As with most other media, I’ve worked up a bit of a backlog of anime, having downloaded more than I’ve been able to work my … Continue reading →

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Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni

Posted on 22/09/2010 by Eivind

Recently finished watching the anime series Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni, which is based off of a series of murder mystery games. The basic set-up is as follows: Hinamizawa is a rural village which was, a few years ago, threatened … Continue reading →

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Satoshi Kon: 12.10.63 – 24.08.10

Posted on 29/08/2010 by Eivind

It was with great sadness that I learned today that I recently learned that Satoshi Kon passed away this week, on August 24th. He was one of the more well-known and critically acclaimed anime directors, and he directed two of … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars #79: Sora No Woto – “Girls, Be Ambitious”

Posted on 02/08/2010 by Eivind

Sora No Woto. Another peculiar, genre-bending anime. A slice of life school girl military sci-fi drama comedy. It’s year XXXX, and there’s a war going on. Why there is war, we do not know. The series focuses on an all-girl … Continue reading →

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Fidelity Wars #68: K-ON! – “Watashi No Koi Wa Hotch Kiss”

Posted on 29/03/2010 by Eivind

Delayed a week due to even more stuff, the third most common reason for delays. I recently finished watching the anime series(well, except for the two OVA episodes) K-ON! about a group of girls who make up the light music … Continue reading →

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Gakuen Heaven: Boy’s Hyper Love

Posted on 11/03/2010 by Eivind

Wanting to get a dose of yaoi slash shounen ai, I gave the anime series Gakuen Heaven a try – which has the amusing but nonsencial sub-title Boy’s Hyper Love. Our main protagonist is Keita Ito, a student who suddenly … Continue reading →

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Review Of The Day

Posted on 07/10/2009 by Eivind

So I was reading up on the anime series Mariaholic to see if it would be worth giving a look, when I stumbled over this fine review of said series: DUDE WHAT THE F!@# IS THIS S#@! I THINK ITS … Continue reading →

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Brief Reviews Of Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea And Wanted

Posted on 18/09/2009 by Eivind

For a limited period of time the newest film by Hayao Miyazaki of Studio Ghibli, Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea, was shown in its original language and with English subtitles at a cinema in Oslo. I managed to … Continue reading →

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