Year-end babble: Notable anime OP/ED themes of 2008

This will be my first year-end list of anime OP/ED themes which I thought were noteworthy for 2008.  I began posting this list every season since Spring 2008. However, I’ll be including a couple of themes from series that aired from Winter 2007/2008. I simply compiled my seasonal list and re-ranked the songs altogether regardless [...]

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Anime Preview: Fall 2008 First Impressions – Batch 3

This is batch 3, the last and final batch of this fall 2008 season’s first impressions.

In this batch: (1) ef – a tale of melodies; (2) Vampire Knight Guilty; (3) Nodame Cantabile Paris-Hen; (4) Hakushaku to Yousei; (5) Kurozuka; (6) Shikabane Hime Aka; (7) Tytania; (8.) Skip Beat; (9) Mouryou no Hako; (10) Chaos; [...]

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Year-End Babble: 2007 Anime Notables

As the end of 2007 nears, I figured it would be fitting to post something to look back on the anime scene and mention a few of the series that I found rather noteworthy to share. I prefer using the term “notables” than “best of” since I don’t think I’ve seen enough anime to actually [...]

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News: Upcoming Live-action Dramas, Winter 2007/2008

Heads up! A second Detective Conan live-action installment this December 2007; then a Honey and Clover drama adaptation and Nodame Cantabile Paris Special, both on January 2008.

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