At the kind suggestion of a reader I watched the first series of 絶望先生 (despairing teacher). The main character is a kimono wearing school teacher who so despairs at various aspects of life that he repeatedly tries to kill himself. There are many ironic references to Japanese culture and stylistically it feels very 和風 (literally translates as [...]
Sun, February 21 2010 » Anime, Japan » 2 Comments
With this season of anime series at an end I must say I have been very lucky to have 5 series all to my liking that kept me entertained for the past 3 months. The great thing about Japan having such a large population is that it has the economy of scale to rigorously cater [...]
Tue, January 5 2010 » Anime, Japan » 3 Comments