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.

We need a new dubber for children's anime

   Why is 4kids still a company? The only worthwhile dubs they have ever done are Pokemon and Magical Do Re Mi. Why hasn't another company came about yet to dub anime for children? Why is there no company smart enough to take anime that was actually designed for children and dub it for them? Why 4kids thought they could make OnePiece or Shaman King kid friendly is beyond me.


   There are plenty anime aimed at a younger audience that i would like to watch with my younger relative when i visit for the holidays, but they aren't in english, and they are too young to read subtitles. The thought of 4Kids dubbing a show like Kaidan Restaurant makes me cringe, but I wish somebody would do it.  Why does 4Kids feel the need to censor everything? Even in Sonic X they found things to censor out. Do they think these kids will never learn about other cultures? The butchering they do to anime is ridiculous, and they seem to mostly go after anime aimed a teens and try to dumb them down for 7 year olds. I would nominate Disney, but they somehow screwed up Astro Boy.

   At the end of the day we need more dubbers for kid anime. If Cartoon Network can air Regular Show and Adventure Time, I'm fairly certain some dubber can dub an anime for kids that isn't censored to death like 4kids does.  They just have to find the anime that is actually designed for children, and dub those, instead of trying to water down mature themes for kids. If 4kids wants to water down mature topics for kids, maybe they should work on Bible movies.

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Kokoro Connect Review

Kokoro Connect is a psychological masterpiece. This anime will take you on trip through the human psyche that you will not soon forget. What is it that makes us who we are? Can we still be ourselves if life as we know it were to change entirely? Those questions and more are posed in this anime and answered very thoroughly.

    The story revolves around the students who make up the Students Cultural Society Club who start the anime off with an odd incident of body swapping. An alien with bizarre powers like those of Haruhi Suzumiya's Yuki Nagato, named Heartseed reveals that he is the one behind the incident. Throughout the show, Heartseed creates several phenomena to seemingly torture the StuCS for his own   personal entertainment. The StuCS go through several phenomena such as body swapping, age altering, being forced to act on their desires, having their thoughts shared, and even a near death experience, all for his entertainment.

   Two of the students go through a major breakdown as a result of the incidents, but i won't spoil it for you and give away their names. They began to see the incidents as tests and began to learn more about themselves and what makes them who they are and do the things they do. This is definitely a must watch even for non-anime fans. This anime easily gets the highest rating possible from E-Stranged, a Pineapple!  Now Go Watch It and Enjoy!!!

ONIICHAN NO KOTO NANKA ZENZEN SUKI JA NAI N DA KARA NE Preview

   I already know this anime will not be recieving a perfect score, because it has its flaws, yet at the same time, its quite entertaining. I'm only a few episodes in, but from what I can gather so far, Nao is the adopted sister of the main protagonist, but she isn't aware of it, and is madly in love with her brother. Her brother has a stalker type friend from his younger days who he supposedly proposed to, and now she's come back to town expecting him to make good on his promise. Of course, this comes at an inconvenience to Nao. She goes as far as to stalk them on their date to see whats going on.

  The show is filled with all types of slapstick humor and laugh out loud moments, complete with penguins and cats used to censor out would-be crotch shots and panty close ups. It's the type of zany, quirky, goofiness to expect if you're a fan of anime such as Kiss x Sis, Ladies vs Butlers, or shows of the sort. I'll be back with a full review as soon as i am finished watching every episode. until then, comment, follow us on Twitter, or click that link to support my taco addiction. 

American TV needs more Shojo Anime

In my younger days, back when anime was still trying to break through to mainstream, there was a little show called Sailor Moon. Why point out Sailor Moon you say? Simple. Sailor Moon was one of a kind in that day and age. It was the only Shojo anime on American TV. That is overly ironic though, because now there is virtually no Shojo anime aired in America, but anime is bigger now than its ever been here in the states.

  So what went wrong? Why was there a sudden decline in shojo, or "girl's" anime? Sure we can argue that Inuyasha falls into the shojo bracket, but Adult Swim pretty much sees it as an action or shonen like the rest of the anime they air, and its pure accident that it got grouped in. I honestly believe its not purposely being ignored, though. It may just be that Americans love explosions and strong male protagonists so much that channels are afraid to air an anime with a female lead role that has romance, fashion, friendship, and other shojo motifs as the main focus. (Thanks a lot Goku, you overrated bastard.) 

   However, all hope is not lost.  Shojo could have a second shot at fame in America if its done with the right anime. The reason why Sailor Moon was such a hit, is because it was a shojo with a lot of shonen and action elements. So, an anime like Shugo Chara, could be perfect to reintroduce shojo to America. It's aimed at a slightly younger demographic than Sailor Moon, but it has that same type of blend and deep engaging plot that both guys and girls can get into.  All they have to do is air it alongside the Pokemon and Beyblade shows (just make sure 4kids doesn't get it) and it could potentially bring shojo to the mainstream American audience. Who Knows? Maybe it has the potential to pick up where CardCaptor left off.

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DragonBall Z IS NOT The Best Action Anime!

First, let's get this out of the way. I am in no way bashing or belittling DBZ. I love Vegeta and Goku just as much as the rest of you, and I still to this day play all the games just to throw a Kamehameha wave at people. Yes, it is hands down the most famous anime ever now, but fame does not equal quality.

It's hard not to like Goku, Piccolo, Vegeta, and the gang, but if you're into anime, you'll begin to notice lots of flaws, plot holes, and 1 dimensional characters in the series. The series basically boils down to "Earth is in trouble, go super saiyan and blow stuff up". In my opinion, DBZ should be seen more as a gateway anime. Most fans who are into action anime now, got their start with DBZ, then eventually moved on to better series such as Rurouni Kenshin, One Piece, Cashern, Karas, Yu Yu Hakusho, Naruto, and even Trinity Blood. 

For what it is, it plays its role well. It excites younger or newbie anime fans, and introduces them to the wonderful world of anime that we all know and love. DBZ is still fun to watch and get into, but can we please stop all the newbie from claiming its the best action anime? Oh, and Goku is NOT the strongest anime character ever, but thats an article for another day.

Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai Yo Ne Preview

The name for this anime roughly translates to "So long as there's love it doesn't matter that he's my brother, right?" So needless to say this anime dips into incest jokes quite often. If that offends you, don't bother with this anime, but if you, like me, can just take it for what it is and laugh at the jokes, you might enjoy it. From What I can gather so far, this anime is about twins Akito and Akiko, who were separated for 6 years. When Akiko finally comes back to live with her brother, Akito, she openly expresses her love her him, only to find out they aren't living alone as she thought, and there are other girls staying in the house, all of which seem interested in her brother. This anime is heavy on the fanservice and the intro really crosses the line a few times. I can tell you now, this most likely will not be getting a perfect score, but it does have a certain charm about it and has potential to be ranked high.  I'll have the full review ready as soon as I'm done with the whole series.