Low on Hit Points http://www.lowonhitpoints.com/ Anime and occasionally gaming blog en-us Wed, 19 May 2010 21:09:06 EST Wed, 19 May 2010 21:09:06 EST michael@lowonhitpoints.com (Michael) michael@lowonhitpoints.com (Michael) The 7th installment of Kara no Kyoukai is a slight blemish on an otherwise perfect series of films http://www.lowonhitpoints.com/otaku/knk.murder.speculation.2/ http://www.lowonhitpoints.com/otaku/knk.murder.speculation.2/ Kara no Kyoukai nails atmosphere, opens up an intriguing meta-verse, keeps your brain active, offers compelling characters, action, magic, scenarios, and how could I possible not mention that it looks pretty as all get out and sounds of... well, Kajiura Yuki and Kalafina. Commends to animation studio ufotable, original author Nasu Kinoko and illustrator Takeuchi Takashi, the whole crew, and everything here is absolutely perfect, so we're about done here... Wed, 19 May 2010 22:08:25 EST What Haruhi Suzumiya means to me, courtesy Disappearance (spoiler free) http://www.lowonhitpoints.com/otaku/watching.disappearance/ http://www.lowonhitpoints.com/otaku/watching.disappearance/ Last night, midnight, bored; we're there more often then we care to admit. Clicking around the 'net, searching for nothinginparticular. I'm staring at my MAL account, trying to figure out what I'm not in the mood to watch right now the least. I don't feel like firing up anything I'm currently viewing. Clickity click some more, clickity cli- OH, what is this? The "Top Anime" page teases my inner fanboy. Ranked #1: The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya... Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:20:00 EST Quality series that don't compel me, redux http://www.lowonhitpoints.com/otaku/compelling.redux/ http://www.lowonhitpoints.com/otaku/compelling.redux/ There are those anime where I'd kill a man for the next episode during their initial airing. There are series that I've rewatched completely... in one sitting. But what about those shows that "feel" absolutely great, yet I can't seem to get into them at all? I wrote about this once before, and now it's time to look back and see how things have changed for Legend of Galactic Heroes, Tweeny Witches, and Stand Alone Complex. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:29:45 EST Those times when you think back and say, "I should have dropped that series" http://www.lowonhitpoints.com/otaku/should.have.dropped/ http://www.lowonhitpoints.com/otaku/should.have.dropped/ Some of us admittedly have a problem with dropping anime. "Maybe, just maybe, something awesome will happen later on and I'll regret not seeing that." There are indeed times when a subpar series turns around or at least offers one compelling so-worth-it moment. But all too often, I find myself looking back and thinking, "I knew I shouldn't have wasted my time." Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:07:13 EST Men can ship too! http://www.lowonhitpoints.com/otaku/men.ship.too/ http://www.lowonhitpoints.com/otaku/men.ship.too/ Amu x Ikuto. Shinji x Asuka. Harima x Eri. Battler x Beatrice. Akari x Akatsuki. Sousuke x Chidori. Batou x the Major. Rock x Revi. Nao x her painter sempai. Layfon x Leerin. Sae x Natsume. Sugisaki x Echo of Death-niisan! Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:30:08 EST