Early reviews annoy me

"Even though this series just started there seems to be alot of reviews regarding it so far, most of the reviews ive seen have been ranked "not helpfull" even though what most people are saying are postive things towards the show. Though the show just started..."

Excerpt from anonymous review of Highschool of the Dead

That is precisely why you're getting marked as Not Helpful. Series reviews are not the same as series previews.  You're only cluttering up reviewing system, all for an anime you'll likely drop or flame the hell out of in a couple of weeks. I've seen it happen all the time. Most recently Katanagatari. Everybody and their mother called it the greatest thing since sliced bread and Ninja Scroll meets Astro Boy, but after a few weeks, the same people with short attention spans that reviewed it based on the first episode, those same people were the ones complaining about the episodes being too long (45 minutes) and there not being enough action.

That being said...

Highschool of the Dead looks AWESOME based on the first episode :3

Here's the trailer for you to zombiegasm over

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Apple iPad vs Death Pad

So amidst all this boring iPad hype, we otaku finally have something worth talking about when it comes to Apple's latest trinket. Behold the greatest Death Note spoof since...well, I don't know. I haven't seen that many!

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Spring 2010 lineup


Overall only about 3 of these interest me; Ichiban, B Gata H Kei and Senko no Night Raid.

Senko no Night Raid
- Spies from a secret organization? This might be interesting, based on that on paragraph description. I'll have to fish for a trailer.
Iron Man - Oh Marvel...now that you're owned by Disney, there's no depths to which you sink that will surprise me.
Yojo-han Shinwa Taikei - A little strange slice of life. I wonder if college students do as much weed in Japan as they do here
Arakawa under the bridge - WTF is up with that Starhead man? This might be interesting!
Rainbow - A dark period piece which will likely have tons of teen angst. It'll be a hit!
House of Five Leaves - An Edo period piece about a ronin serving under a gang leader. Fun?
Heroman - Stan Lee. I think I covered my feelings about you with Iron Man. Still...it IS Studio Bones. Might be worth checking out.
Ookiku Furikabatte 2nd season - I don't care for baseball at all. Next.
Angel Beats - a yuri anime about hot angels with guns? Sign me up!
Ichiban Ushiro no Dai Maou - I must confess, I love fantasy anime about magicians in magical academies. Zero no Tsukaima's first season had me hooked, the 2nd too, but the 3rd fell flat. Hopefully this one can save my faith in magical anime-kind.
Working! - Restaurant-centered anime. I don't think there's anything particularly interesting about that premise.
Giant Killing - Football. No thanks.
Hetalia Axis Powers 3rd season - I'll watch the first two seasons and get back to you on this...
Ring ni Kakero 1 Shadow - Fight-o!
Major 6th season - 6 seasons of baseball? Thanks but I wouldn't get past the 1st...
B Gata H Kei - A virgin who aspires to have 100 casual sex encounters, but focuses on a single boy...I'm watching this.
Kaichou wa Maid-sama! - What is it with Japan and maids? Maids in school for that matter. Hayate no Butler suits all my needs in this area.
Hakouki: Shinsengumi Kitan - Shinsengumi and magic are always a winning combo, right?
Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitte Iru - A whiny little empath meets a guy who might be his older brother. Meh.
D.C. ~Da Capo~ Ext - Meh.
K-ON 2nd season - YES!!!!!
Mayoi Neko Overun - A nekogirl in a sweet's shop. That'll work.
Kiss x Sis - Eh...next.
Ikkitousen: Xtreme Xecutor - It's Xtreme!
Shin Koihimi+Musou Otome Tairan - Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Can't get enough of this stuff...wait, yes I can.
Yutori-chan - "the first anime distributed by email". Huh...worth a look.
SD Gundam Sangokuden - Romance of the Three Kindgoms...with SD Gundams...meh, I have a soft spot for the little retarded mechs anyway.
Bakugan Battle Brawlers New Vestroia - Hey "Cartoon" Network, here's that new season you want...
Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri - Distributing cards to get kids to do stuff. There's a bright idea. Maybe we'll avoid more high school dropouts...

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Dance in the Vampire Bund Episode 1

Dance in the Vampire Bund is a new 12 episode anime by SHAFT airing right now. In the present day, vampires are but legends to humans. However, Mina Tepes, the Vampire Queen, exposes the existence of vampires to the world, as well as her wish to create a kingdom for all vampires in a reclaimed bund in Tokyo, hence the name Dance in the Vampire Bund.

The format of the first episode is a lame Japanese gameshow where they try to decide who is behind the Suginari Serial killer case, and if it's really a vampire. They call into question the existence of vampires this drags on for a good 15-20 minutes, until the killer reveals himself, as does Mina. Those final few minutes of action and dark vampire action made up for the mind-numbing pace of the japanese game show format...I really, really find those types of shows boring, but hopefully this will shape up to be another one of the good vampire anime. 

Here's some screenies for you:

                           
Click here to download:
Dance_in_the_Vampire_Bund_Epis.zip (4965 KB)

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