All posts filed under "Square Enix"

Jul 12

User Submitted Review - Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Part 1 (Blu-Ray)

Anyone who was a fan of the first Fullmetal Alchemist series, or of the manga, has certainly been anticipating the release of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. That's probably a little unfortunate for the series, as that amount of hype is nearly impossible to live up to. Another unfortunate fact is that the first Blu-Ray only contains the first 13 episodes, meaning it doesn't get into any of the new content. This set merely gives us new, prettier animation for something we saw more than half a decade ago.

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Jun 03

User Submitted Review - When They Cry Gives You More to Fear from Anime

When I first heard some of the reviews from “When They Cry”, I must say that I was thinking horror in an anime didn’t seem possible. But in the first five minutes, you are hooked - though some of the scenes are a little nerve shaking. If you love a good nail biter, this is really the story for you! However, if you think that anime is all fun and games, this series will give you a new twist to that thinking.

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Mar 22

Darker Than Black

I’ll be honest. The first time I watched this show it didn’t grab me. I put it on the shelf and it took me over a year to get back to it. Then second season came out and everyone was abuzz about how good it was. That made me decide to dust it off and give it another try.

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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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