Temporary/semi-permanant hiatus

This blog started out as an experiment to see whether we could pull it off.  The original plan was to have 3-5 writers, each working on a couple shows, but for various reasons, things fell through with some people, and it turned into me alone trying to manage the whole thing, plus everything in real life.  Needless to say, it turned into way, way more work than I had ever expected, and I just don't have the time for it right now.  If/when my daily life returns to what used to be normal, or other people volunteer to run this thing, it'll start up again.  As it stands, it's just not possible.  There aren't enough hours in the day to do it.

So until further notice (could be weeks, could be months, could be never), the blog is going on hiatus.  I just can't manage it any more.

If you came here following the URL from one of the cards that we've been handing out, you can still check out our facebook page or send us an email at the address that's also probably on the card, or follow @TASS_Anime_Club on twitter.

Thanks for reading.
-Shiden

Catchup post #3: Inu X Boku SS 1-2

Shirakiin Ririchiyo, a near-textbook tsunshun (depressed after being tsuntsun), who has the unhealthy habit of constantly belittling everyone around her, moves into a super-elite apartment called the Maison de Ayakashi, where each tenant is assigned a SS, or secret service, agent to protect them.  However, neither the mansion or its residents are quite what they seem to be...

The author *really* wants you to know that she's not a tsundere.

Catchup post #2: Rinne no Lagrange 1-3

Kyouno Madoka is the incredibly capable and helpful president (and sole member) of the Jersey Club, whose purpose is to support anyone who needs help... and then gets dragged into the middle of a battle against aliens.

Maru!

Catchup post #1: Senki Zesshou Symphogear 1-4.

Put simply, Symphogear is what you end up with when you throw Macross, Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica, and Xenosaga in a blender.  Girls in music-activated armor fighting monsters that kill humans by turning them into carbon dust.  And you know what?  It works.

Apologies for the long break in posts

I fully expect to start posting reviews again in the very near future.  Some circumstances in real life, however, have resulted in my having significantly less free time than before, so I might need to reconsider the long, detailed posts in favor of shorter reviews.  I'll be playing with posting formats a bit, seeing what I can get out in a reasonable period of time, and maybe covering a few more shows to make up for it.

I can, however, say that Gundam AGE and Guilty Crown will not be covered episodically. The trainwrecks are a little too much at this point...

Guilty Crown - 12

It really feels like a rushed season finale, with the writers rushing through enough material for 2-3 episodes.  Of course, as is usual for Guilty Crown, the story went jumping all over the place.

Starting with the boss dungeon (really a void) forming.

Naruto Chapter 570 (Spoilers)

Oh. My. GOD. Kurama is such a freaking tsundere.

We're kind of surprised (and amused) too.

Ano Natsu Matteru - 01 （あの夏待ってる）

Wait what? this is how Ano Natsu Matteru begins?

"Super mega nose bleed?..."

Guilty Crown - 11

This episode was almost decent...

Dan's a screwball, but at least he was amusing...

Guilty Crown - 09, 10

My favorite part of the episodes? This.

Gundam AGE - 11

I'm beginning to suspect (and hope for) NTR end for this arc, considering how Flit's been obsessing over Yurin.  Either that or a bad end, which I really don't want to happen to the one decent character in the show.

Still carrying around her ribbon, wherever he goes.

Series Review: C3

Within this world, there are many cursed items which bring misfortune or death to their owners.  With time, some of these objects become self aware and able to take on human forms, not unlike a tsukumogami.  Fear-in-Cube, later renamed Fear Kubrick when she is introduced to a normal life, is one such cursed object, seeking to remove the curse that drives her owners to use her and the many torture tools her box form contains to torture and kill others.  To fulfill this desire, she lets Yachi Honatsu send her to live with his son, Haruaki a relatively ordinary high school student, whose main redeeming value (for the plot, at least) is his total immunity to curses, and whose home is built on a plot of land with an especially large concentration of positive energy, which, will help remove the curse.  Also living in the house is Muramasa Konoha, who, as her name implies, is a cursed katana

I wish we saw a little more of this Konoha. Her normal personality's a little too bland.

Medaka Box: Goodbye Fourth Wall

Manga isn't something that I've been posting about (though I have wanted to start including a "manga" section to the blog), but the latest chapter of Medaka Box was just so epically fourth wall breaking, I'm going to do it anyway.

Winter 2012 Anime Preview

The first show of the 2012 winter season starts in a little less than two weeks, so here's the preview!

Gundam AGE - 10

This was the most hilarious thing that I've seen in a long time.  It was just that bad... which really shouldn't be the case in an action episode.

The UE battleship was firing for the entire episode and still managed to hit absolutely nothing

Gundam AGE - 09

And after one episode, Gundam Titus is obsolete.  Joy.

Gundam AGE - 08

As usual, Gundam AGE disappoints with a mix of bad writing and laughable physics.

Let's start with the heavyweight arms being supported by that tiny joint.

Guilty Crown - 07, 08

Wow, I'm really behind on GC now... time to catch up! Since it's only a little late, episode 9 will get its own post.

I'll say it again, forget all the other characters in the show, Ayase and Tsugumi are the best reasons to watch Guilty Crown.  The other characters?  Nah.

Bite-sized mid-season review

We're right around the midpoint for the current season, and there are a lot of shows that I'm watching, but don't have the time to cover properly.  So here's a quick mid-season review of what I'm really watching, and my thoughts so far.

Guilty Crown - 05, 06

I stopped caring about Inori... Ayase's the best female character in the series.  Being voiced by Hanazawa Kana is just an extra plus.

TV Tropes would call this "Handicapped Badass"