Tribe Cool Crew Preview

    Ah yes! Tribe Cool Crew. There's so many things done right with this anime. It's a lighthearted anime about dancing aimed at a younger audience, but I've fallen in love with it, even though I'm the ripe age of 29 as of this post. There's just something about the infectious music, the CG dance segments, and the interactions between the characters, that make it so charming. Many gamers, myself included, even compare its presentation to that of the Dreamcast cult classic game, Jetset Radio. 

         The premise of the show  is Haneru, a young bouncy, former basketball player, has become obsessed with dancing and meeting up with a celebrity dancer, named Jay. As he is just starting to get into dancing, he teams up with the internet dance sensation, Kanon, who is better known as the masked dancer, Rhythm. The two join together to make a dance team with a name so ridiculous that Haneru himself can't even remember it correctly, even though he named it, which is eventually abbreviated to Cool Crew. Shortly after, They face off in a dance tournament against a famous dance crew, Tribal Soul. After a few dance offs, and even some training from Tribal Soul's own choreographer, they eventually combine their teams to become the titular Tribe cool Crew. There so much to love about this show, and it's sound track is sure to keep your head bobbing. Keep an eye out for a full review, as soon as the last episode airs.

My latest microrant about an anime cliche that i truly despise.

H2O Footprints in the Sand Review

      This anime is one that is hard to put into words. For starters, it opens to a scene with a girl being beat up in the rain by two guys. The main character is a blind boy named Hirose, and it doesn't take long to realize that there's something not quite right in this small village. For unknown reasons, Hirose is blind, though he has no known cause for his blindness. He also has a "ghost" girl that reveals herself to him from time to time named Otoha.
     
      It all begins when Hirose enrolls in the school in the small village and quickly becomes friends with Hayami Kohinata. She is often referred to as the cockroach and is the village outcast due to her family's dark past. As the story progresses, Otoha grants Hirose the ability to see, which is when things really get interesting. He soon discovers that Hayami and the village elder's grand daughter, Hotaru, were once close friends, but their lives were destroyed by the older villagers hatred towards the Kohinatas. Hotaru was even forced to pretend to be her deceased sister for several years and was being instructed to try to marry Hirose due to his family's status.
     
      Through Hirose's bravery, Hotaru is eventually able to stand up to her grandfather, and restore her friendship with Hayami, but refusing to let thing s be peaceful with the Kohinata family, he reveals to Hirose that the Kohinata family is responsible for his mother's untimely death. This shocking revelation stirs up old emotions in Hirose and he ends up attacking Hayami. Hayami, deciding to take responsibility for her past, begs him to let off of his rage out on her. Hirose forgives her after he calms down and acknowledges she had nothing to do with it.

  I don't want to spoil the ending, because its one that is definitely worth seeing. This anime goes a long way to show that bearing the burden of your parents or ancestors' sins is not fair by any means, and old people stuck in their ways can easily poison and corrupt the younger generation. It tells a beautiful tale of how only love can extinguish the flames of hatred. If you're looking for a heartfelt anime, look no further. H2O footprints in the Sand is a gem of an anime, and the ending is sure to stir up emotions. just steer clear of that bizarre filler episode in the middle of everything.