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I thought I’d take this opportunity as we are approx 4 weeks into the new season to write up some of the additional fall shows we haven’t been covering in detail weekly here on eMagi. As I’m sure most people are aware by now this fall season has been immense with over 30 new shows [...]

The third episode of CLANNAD ~After Story~ was a continuation of the Sunohara arc from the original CLANNAD game. There was a lot more serious a tone to this weeks episode, unlike the previous light hearted shenanigans we were treated to before. The animation production as always with this series is faultless and Kyoto Animation [...]

Kannagi made a slight shift this week from the usual drama at Jin’s house, this appears to be turning more into a slice of life (although very strange life) school series, or at least it did for this week. The animation production is still spot on in my opinion, but I swear Nagi’s skirt appears [...]

CHAOS;HEAD is gradually becoming stranger by the week. Madhouse seem to really love making shows this season with mixed realities. The animation quality was much the same as the first episode, personally I’m still not a huge fan of the character designs but I am intrigued enough by the whole premise of this show to [...]

Shikabane Hime is really turning into a ‘monster of the week series’ but at least gradually more information is being revealed as to the bigger picture and the direction this series may be taking. The animation production is starting to waver at times but the action sequences are still well done and I personally like [...]

Mouryou no Hako appears to be even more of a Pandora’s box of strange questions than I initially anticipated, with at the moment very few answers being revealed. The animation production is still very good but at times the medium shots can suffer from not flowing properly but the creepy ambiance continued within this second [...]

The plot of Kurozuka from Madhouse studios delves even deeper into the dark side with the second episode. This historical vampire romance is fast becoming a highlight of my week, the animation is superb it’s easily the best action series and although it is extremely confusing, we tend to jump around time lines a lot, [...]

The second episode of Kannagi from A-1 Pictures was just as good as the first, the humour is still coming in thick and fast but at the same time deeper issues are starting to emerge. I still adore the OP to this series, I think it’s easily my favourite of the season, the animation is [...]

Kurozuka is another offering from Madhouse studios this fall season based on the manga by Baku Yumemakura and directed by Tetsuro Araki who also brought us Death Note. The OP is very reminiscent of the directors previous work with stunning visuals in a kaleidoscope of colours and a thrashing Death metal track in the background [...]

Mouryou no Hako is a supernatural horror mystery series by Madhouse Studios, with character designs by CLAMP and adapted from the novels by Natsuhiko Kyougoku. Set in 1950′s Japan the series revolves around a string of particularly gruesome murders, where school girls are being dismembered and put in boxes. The OP “Lost in Blue” and [...]

With the second episode of CLANNAD ~After Story~ we appear to be embarking on the Sunohara arc from the original CLANNAD game. No complaints here though personally I think it’s nice that Kyoto Animation appear to be taking the time to cover all character arc’s, even the minor characters. The animation production as always from [...]

Shikabane Hime Aka started with a bit of a bang this week or at least with an OP sequence that was actually surprisingly good, I really loved the song “Beautiful fighter” by Angela it went extremely well with the OP animation, with some nice GAINAX action going on as well. The ED which I didn’t [...]

CHAOS;HEAD based on the psychological horror game by Nitroplus from Madhouse Studios. The main protagonist is Takumi Nishijou a very withdrawn and pretty delusional high school student. Within his town there appears to be a sadistic serial killer on the loose with the victims being mutilated in a progressively more gruesome fashion. While chatting online [...]

Funimation have announced they will be launching a free streaming channel on Joost Online Video which will offer free samples of nearly 200 hours worth of anime, from the following titles in November. All the anime featured will be in English-Dubbed format with Black Blood Brothers, MoonPhase and Rumbling Hearts also being made available in [...]

The Vampire Bishies with blazing red light bulb eyes are back, I can hear all the fan girls squeeing from here. Vampire Knight Guilty is the second season adaptation of the very popular shoujo manga by Hino Matsuri and is animated by Studio DEEN. This appears to be continuing from where the first season left [...]