Top 10 pre-2000 OPs & EDs

This is a topic loved by many anibloggers, so I’ll take the opportunity to take a look at it, too. My selection is based on the combination of both memorable songs and appealing/ unusual visuals and is divide by decades with the exception of this first installment which covers material until 2000. Note that I’ll always list the titles chronologically as I find it both hard and dumb to choose between favorite children.

This is also a great exercise to get more aware about my tastes but also to pay attention to how animation evolved. 

My Waifus and Husbandos

Lovely Dee from the josei next door tagged me on her tumblr blog to confess my anime and manga crushes, so here I am with… 2 lists please -one with my female harem and one for the male one. *drum roll*

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A murder and the most bizarre people- a Funeral Procession of K review

The funeral procession of K is a weird murder mystery with emphasis on the weird part. 

Introduction to Female Goth Mangaka Carnival

Mihara Mitsukazu, Asumiko Nakamura, Junko Mizuno, Kaoru Fujiwara, Maki Kusumoto -Who are they and how do they fit into the wider goth culture? 

Female Goth Mangaka Carnival Index

Intro by Foxy Lady Ayame
Growing Up On Junko Mizuno by Michelle
Kusumoto Maki- Kissxxxx and Ikasama Umigame no Soup by fuckyeahvintagemanga
Random Musings: Spotlight on Mitsukazu Mihara by Ash
Utsubora: the Book Thief by ganriki
Utsubora: The Story of a Novelist by Ash
Copernicus breathing by susakura (warning: nsfw image at the bottom)
Art of Fujiwara Kaoru by Kitsune

Ash has also offered a give away of Cinderalla by Junko Mizuno and you can read the experiences of commenters with these mangaka.

The tales of a handsome samurai and a ninja -a Tsukikage Ran review

This year I started trying out some retro anime but I kept being disappointed in that they either were boring or had some notoriously awful script and equally ridiculous characters. So I was a bit afraid that I would drop this series, too, but I was pleasantly surprised by how good it actually was.

Carried by the Wind:Tsukikage Ran or Ran, the Samurai Girl, as it’s known in English, is a small hidden gem created by MADHOUSE back in the early 2000. If you liked Samurai Champloo there are high chances, you’ll love this as well. I am actually impressed that this isn’t more well known, what with slice-of-life and comedy series being popular and the fact we don’t get often female samurai much more a show all of their own. 

Women and the seasons- a Haru Koi review

When you discover an unknown title to most readers and it makes you cry at each and every chapter no less, then it’s a cause for celebration. I tried to avoid spoilers as much as I could in this post, so please enjoy this review!