.hack//Another Birth

September 26, 2007 at 8:39 am (Anime-related Light Novels, Books, Fiction)

I am a fan of the .hack universe.  Granted, I haven’t played G.U. nor watched Roots yet, but I have watched SIGN and all its little OAVs, Legend of the Twilight (gag!) and its manga counterpart (much improved), as well as all the little light novels that have been released thus far in North America.  The most recent of which being Another Birth, which I finished reading sometime last week or so.  Times have been busy, so I’m only just now getting around to writing my thoughts.

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Lilya 4-Ever

September 17, 2007 at 1:05 pm (Movie Reviews, Movies)

About a week ago, I decided to check out a new film on Netflix.  It was available via the View Now feature, so I watched it on the computer.  The film in question was Lilya 4-Ever, an Eastern Europen film (as far as I can tell, an actual location was not detailed, but it was definitely not set in Russia) following the life of a teenage girl who is abandoned by her mother and left to fend for herself.

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Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok — Episodes 19 & 20

September 7, 2007 at 10:37 pm (Anime, Episode Discussions, Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok)

As if hearing my cry for better entertainment, Detective Loki has quickly fallen back into its previous absurd, hilarious, and touching ways.  Episode 19 was particularly touching, whereas episode 20 had absurdity down pat.

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