Tag Archives: Harem anime

Ouran High School Host Club

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Roger Pocock

The DVD release of this anime tempted me with the proud boast, “Voted anime series of the year 2009!” according to a Neo Reader’s Poll. After a few episodes I was wondering if there were slim pickings that year, but … Continue reading →

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The Quintessential Quintuplets (Season Two Review)

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Roger Pocock

The first season of The Quintessential Quintuplets left us in little doubt that Futaro is going to end up marrying one of his students. The question is: which one? Anime can be incredibly frustrating with this kind of series, when … Continue reading →

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Oreimo (Review)

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Oreimo stands for Ore no Imoto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, which translates as “my little sister can’t be this cute”. It’s an odd title, because “cute” is the last word I would use to describe Kyosuke’s sister … Continue reading →

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Invaders of the Rokujouma!?

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Roger Pocock

Anyone who has learnt a bit of basic Japanese will recognise “roku” as the number six, which will give you a clue as to the meaning of the title of this anime. Rokujouma isn’t a district or a town, but … Continue reading →

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Eromanga Sensei

Posted on December 21, 2020 by Roger Pocock

I have skirted around the fringes of Eromanga Sensei a couple of times for fanservice debate articles, but have never written a full review. After a rewatch, thanks to the Blu-ray releases, I thought it was time to tackle this … Continue reading →

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When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Roger Pocock

Jurai Ando has a major case of chunibyo. Most readers of this blog will probably know what that means, but for the benefit of newcomers to anime, he is obsessed with fantasy-based fiction and anime, and pretends to have superpowers … Continue reading →

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Shomin Sample

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Roger Pocock

The premise for Shomin Sample is relatively simple and completely ridiculous. That might sound like a criticism but it isn’t really. Realism has never been anywhere near the top of my list when it comes to entertainment. That’s what we … Continue reading →

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Absolute Duo

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Roger Pocock

This is one of those anime series that mix super powers with a school setting. They can be a lot of fun. In Absolute Duo the students of Koryo Academy are able to produce weapons from their bodies (don’t think … Continue reading →

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Photo Kano

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Roger Pocock

Dating sim games are something of a phenomenon in Japan. The way they seem to work is that there are a variety of different characters who the player can end up dating, depending on the way they play the game. … Continue reading →

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