Yuri Anime Rant: Kannazuki no Miko

FanGirl here!

If you are a Yuri Fan then I have no doubt you've heard of Kannazuki no Miko. (If you haven't...go watch it first and don't come back till you do.)

So, because I know you've watched the series, there's no point in me telling you all about it. I've watched it like...maybe 15 times...already and the first two times I watched it, I was like... yeah! But then the third and so on made me wonder...why in the world am I compelled to watch Kannazuki no Miko?

I'm going to brace myself for FanBoy's wrath here..

I know I'm going to hit angry Yuri Fan nerves when I say...the series isn't even that good. It was horrible! Really! The drawing, the plot, and WTF mecha? Seriously...why mecha? What the hell? (note: I have nothing against mecha, but that theme was soooooo way off, it hardly fit into the whole story. Not a Gundam fan either, but again, nothing against mecha.) The animation and drawing sometimes looked like it was just a really bad porn. The story should have been good, but the execution was so poor, it came out more like a very bad fanfiction of an otherwise awesome story.


And the characters? Oh gawd...
Kannazuki no Miko is supposed to be about two priestesses trying to save the world from the Orochi. Or at least I thought it was. It turned out more like a story about how one supposed-to-be-Orochi fought and defeated almost all of the other Orochis by screaming at them...Oh yeah and there were two girls... one was an obsessed, closeted (and apparently sociopathic) lesbian, and the other one cried a lot and was mostly confused throughout the series. (Although I have to give credit to the voice actors. They were awesome! ^^,)

So why did I watch it 15 times despite its...shortcomings?

I actually didn't know until the 15th time.

Music.

If there was one awesome thing about Kannazuki no Miko, it would have to the be its Soundtrack. The entire thing was beautiful and masterfully made, it draws you to watch the series again and again. Listening to the characters' theme music gave you an eerily exact personification of the characters themselves. I actually listen to the Soundtrack when I'm writing their fanfictions. (Advertise)

I don't know about you, but music affects me personally, and it is what drives me to keep watching this series. And its maybe because the series is so flawed that fans keep wanting to write a good story for the characters. (And keep bashing Kaishaku for never getting it right.) The characters were vague, but left room for people to love them...and make good stories out of them. As I said, Kannazuki no Miko really should have been an awesome story, had it been done right.

Oh of course, there's this reason why you should watch it!

And this is your reward for being patient! XD

Seriously though..listen to it...

Bring on the Yuri Fan hate...

Great News for Yuri!

As all of you are aware from FanGirl's review, Girlfriends Complete Collection 1 came out last Tuesday. After less than a week on the market the numbers are in: Girlfriends ranked #8 on New York Times Manga Best Seller List! XD

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-12/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-september-30-october-6

This is amazing news for the yuri fan community! Such strong sales can only bode well for the future as it may be possible for more yuri manga to be licensed! Keep showing support everyone! :)

-------FanBoy

BIG YURI NEWS!

 BIG YURI NEWS!



Welcome back FanGirl! It's about time you did more than 1 post, thought I was going to have to do all the work on this blog! :P

Anyway there was some big news in the yuri community today as it was just announced that North American manga and light novel publisher Seven Seas has just announced they have licensed yuri author Morinaga Milk's "Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossom Pink"! :O F**K YEAH! XD
The article can be read here.

The manga is set to release in June 2013! Dammit can't wait! Why is there no time travel yet?! :(

Hey...Aren't those Mari and Akko? Eh?!?

------FanBoy

Yuri Anime Review: Candy Boy

Yuri Anime Review: Candy Boy

Time for a new yuri review!

Don't be fooled by the lame name. This is pure yuri/lesbian goodness! Candy Boy was originally a one episode original net animation made to promote a song of the same name but the anime's popularity led to more episodes being produced. The series itself has 7 episodes and 2 direct to DVD extra episodes for a total of 10. Due to the fact that this is a net animation the episodes run from 7-15 minutes with the final episode going for 20 minutes. The story follows the yuri fomance between fraternal twin sisters Kanade and Yukino Sakurai. Kanade is the youngest of the two but is often more mature and level headed and serious. She still more often than not fantasizes about Yukino or both of them together. Yuki is the oldest but is more free spirited, peppy and a little ditzy. She loves Kana with all her heart and soul and will do anything for her. She often tries to manipulate Kana into doing perverted things to her such as trying to get kisses from Kana, or getting her to sleep with her longer in the mornings.

                                                                            Kanade

                                                                            Yukino

As they spend there days in high school they deal with issues surrounding there more-than-sisterly feelings for one another, as well as fellow classmate Sakuya Kamiyama, who has strong romantic(and perverted) feelings for Kana as well as the feelings of there youngest sister Shizuku Sakurai. Shizuku herself is well aware of her sister's relationship and thus feels left out and alone without them.

                                                                              Sakuya

                                                                              Shizuku


While not the deepest anime there is Candy Boy is still a great slice-of-life yuri show any and all yuri fans should see! The characters are cute, beautiful, and funny and really have great and likable personalities. The animation of the series is also outstanding due to the short format of the series! They clearly spent a ton of money making this anime! The voice acting can not be better! All the characters are really brought to life buy there respective voice actresses! This is one fine looking, great sounding yuri series! Sadly it is not available outside of Japan. :( All yuri fans should do themselves a favor and watch this awesome yuri show!

                                          Sakuya's slightly perverted love knows no bounds

                                          The twins themselves get a little frisky with one-
                                          another! XD

                                                        They KISS! F**K YEAH! >D


FanBoy gives Candy Boy: 9/10


-------FanBoy







                                                                     

Yuri Anime Review: Yami to Bōshi to Hon no Tabibito

Yuri Anime Review: Yami to Bōshi to Hon no Tabibito(Darkness, the Hat, and the Travelers of the Books) 

Our First yuri anime review! :D This anime takes me back! One of my first yuri anime but certainly not the last! A yuri anime released in 2003, Yamibo(as some fans like to call it) is based on an adult visual novel of the same name. While the game had only a bare minimum of yuri lucky for us the anime was made to follow the yuri route entirely! :D The story follows the tall, beautiful dark-haired tomboy Hazuki Azuma. She lives with her adopted older sister, the cute but mute Hatsumi Azuma. Ever since they were children they have been inseparable. Hazuki has developed romantic and sexual feelings for Hatsumi But finds her own attractions too vulgar to act on them. Hazuki's world is turned upside down however as Hatsumi mysteriously vanishes on the morning of her 16th birthday.

                                                                      Hazuki Azuma

                                                                          Hatsumi Azuma


In order to find her beloved Hatsumi, Hazuki grudgingly accepts the aid of Lilith, caretaker of a great inter dimensional library where different worlds are stored in books. They travel from early 1900s Russia, feudal Japan, a prehistoric realm and beyond. As her journey continues Hazuki begins to learn surprising truths about Hatsumi that will change her life forever. Despite being one of the first yuri anime of the 2000s Yamibo is still one beautiful anime to look at. With beautiful women, fun and likable cast of main characters Yamibo is one that all yuri fans should enjoy! It is unfortunate that the series is not available in the US. :'( There are however issues that make this one of the most polarizing entries into the yuri world:

SPOILERS AHEAD!
The major issues are the order of the episodes and the ending itself. The episodes were intentionally made out of order which makes following what is happening difficult. it takes a few watches to get get the gist of how the order really is. The ending is probably the worst offender. From what I heard around the net however this is how it seems-There are actually three endings combined into the last episode. It is basically up to us viewers to decide which one is canon. Ending 1(my choice)is when history repeats itself. Yet instead of vanishing Hatsumi stays with Hazuki. The two share a passionate kiss and seem to become a couple(XD). 

                                                                        Awesome XD

Ending 2 is when Hatsumi vanishes. But Hazuki is unsure of what to do. She later finds a video from Hatsumi where Hatsumi declares her romantic love for Hatzuki. Hatzuki then decides to find Hatsumi. Ending 3 is when Hazuki returns home and has her mind erased of her adventures. She does however get a feeling that in the future she will give birth to a girl(Hatsumi). This implies they will be reunited and may have a mother/daughter yuri incest relationship(o.O). 

A weird but sort of fun way to end an anime! Despite these issues Yamibo is one of my favorite yuri anime and Hatzuki/Hatsumi is one of my favorite yuri pairings! They are just too damn beautiful and sexy together! A series that enyone into yuri should try!

For the overall series I give Yami to Bōshi to Hon no Tabibito: 8/10
For Yuri content I give Yami to Bōshi to Hon no Tabibito: 9/10

And there is our first yuri anime review! I hope you all enjoyed it! Please post your thoughts and comments below and please look forward to more like this in the future! :D

---FanBoy

(FanGirl only read this ._.")