Angel's Anime Rating Guide

Last night, I fired up the BD player for the first time in over a year to check out the first episode of  Bakemonogatari ... Thanks to Meme Oshino, high school student Koyomi Araragi is able to remain a human after coming across a female vampire. However, since the incident Koyomi seems to meet girls who have apparition-related issues. Hitagi Senjyogahara doesn't weigh anything, Suruga Kanbaru's right arm becomes like that of a monkey's, and a young girl, Mayoi, cannot find her way home no matter how many times she tries. Koyomi, a "Mr. Nice Guy," ends up helping each and every girl solve her problem with the help of Meme Oshino. At first, I wasn't sure what to expect, but, after Koyomi suddenly takes a staple to the face courtesy of Hitagi, things got a bit more interesting.  Bakemonogatari  is subtitled only and the heavy sign translations may be a bit overwhelming. I was sorely tempted to use the reverse button on my remote, but, ultimately, I decided to

I just couldn't resist picking up  Bodacious Space Pirates ... Collection 1 Most families have a skeleton or two in the closet, but Marika is understandably shocked to learn that what her family has been hiding is a skull and crossbones! While the revelation that her late father was a space pirate would have been earthshaking enough for most teenage girls, discovering that he was the captain of the notorious pirate ship Benten Maru will change Marika's life forever. You see, pirating is a family business, and she's just inherited the position of captain - and her father's former crew is quite intent on making sure Marika accepts the job! What's a girl to do? Well, if you're a high school student whose prior total naval experience has been working at the space yacht club, there's really only one moral dilemma that has to be resolved: are pirates allowed to wear really short mini-skirts? Collection 2 Marika is finally settling in to her role as captain