All posts filed under "Kadokawa Shoten"

Mar 01

Lucky Star

Lucky Star is one of those comedies that are insanely popular and when you boil it down…it’s about nothing. Think along the lines of Azumanga Daioh and Seinfeld if you need references. With shows like that you either “get them” and think they are absolutely precious or are lost in a haze and are confused as to why people would ever like it. There really is no middle ground. It doesn’t help that Lucky Star tries to put off people from watching it with its first episode.

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Jan 15

Higurashi When They Cry

This series really surprised me. I didn’t think I would like it, but a lot of my older students were really into it so I decided to give it a go. All they would tell me was that it was about a bunch of kids that die over and over again. When I finished, I was surprised that my students’ parents even let them watch this show!

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