It has been pointed out to me in the notes below that this review was full of hot air. I stand corrected – the translation in the one case I illustrated was fine. ;-)) I am so irritated about this volume of Madlax, I’m not really even sure where to begin. So to begin, I’ll […]
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Madlax, Volume 1
I’m not sure if Madlax is better than I remembered it to be, but it is definitely damn good. In this series, I think Bee Train might well have hit their peak – animation, story, music, etc, all work together to make a really enjoyable whole. I reviewed the early part of the series about […]
Yuri Anime: Madlax
As promised, today I’m discussing the rather promising new Bee Train anime, Madlax. Now, bear in mind that a) Bee Train doesn’t have really overt screaming Yuri scenes; b)Bee Train also doesn’t bother tying up all the loose ends in their plots, so alot of what’s going on will never be resolved and; c) that […]
Birdie Wing -Golf Girls’ Story-
In the world of underground golf, one girl reigns supreme, Eve Aleon, known as the Rainbow Bullet, is alone at the top of Nafrece’s illicit golf betting world. Eve is a girl with one skill – she can hit a golf ball so hard, so far, so powerfully, that she’s able to support herself and […]
Happy 15th Birthday, Okazu!
On August 14, 2002, I created the domain okazu.blogspot.com and wrote, Welcome to Okazu! “Okazu” (おかず) is Japanese for appetizers – and is slang for lesbian sex because, you know it’s not *real* sex. ^_^ It’s also a good name for dribbles of writing that aren’t stories – just thoughts and comments and updates on […]
