March Roundup
On March 11th, Japan was hit by a 9.0 earthquake. The actual earthquake itself caused rather minimal damage due to the crazy abilities of the builders there, but the resulting tsunami devastated the...
View ArticleI lasted 9 episodes into Futari wa Precure
I was hugely impressed by the bitchin’ transformation sequences in Suite Precure. Mind you, that was all I was impressed by. The drama was awful, the characters boring and the villains dumb. But the...
View ArticleI lasted 2 episodes into PreCure Splash Star
Continuing my refusal to watch the one great part of a certain franchise as I instead barrel my way through the less inspiring series, time to move onto the next instalment in the Precure franchise....
View ArticleI lasted 6 episodes into Yes! Precure 5
You do realise you’re reading the accounts of a man in his early 20’s as he embarks on a quest to watch a franchise of foreign cartoons aimed at 4-8 year old girls, right? Just so we got that clear,...
View ArticleI lasted 10 episodes into Fresh Precure
I had rather low expectations going into this to say the least. Four Precure series so far and each one had been varying levels of poor, from awful dialogue to painfully stupid villains to...
View ArticleI lasted a certain number of episodes into Heartcatch Precure
At last I’m here. The one I kept ignoring the various recommendations on, instead opting to plough through the various other instalments of the Precure franchise. But the time is now. Heartcatch, the...
View ArticleMawaru PenguinDrum episode 1
I came in expecting Absolute Destiny Apocalypse, instead found myself watching Mr. Raindrop. Well OK, not quite, but I hope I wasn’t the only one who thought of Elizabeth upon seeing these penguins....
View ArticleOh right there’s a new Precure
I got an e-mail the other day. Good Day [oh wonderful and handsome and amazing Scamp our lord and savoir], [I am aware of your gigantic intellect so you probably already know that] Smile Precure...
View ArticleSaint Seiya Omega episode 1
I’m not going to pretend to be the guru when it comes to the history of anime, but I’ve absorbed enough in my life to know which ones are significant. It seems to me that, in the early 80’s, the...
View ArticleWinter 2013 Anime Season Preview
Welcome to The Cart Driver’s World Famous Totally Accurate Just So Long As You Don’t Mention Guilty Crown Season Preview! Before we begin, here is my handy guide to how promising the source material...
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