Tag Archives: Aniplex

Fate/Zero Season 1 Review

Fate/Zero Season 1 Review

One of the big titles that graced the anime world last year was Fate/Zero, the prequel to the popular Fate/Stay Night series. Originally created by Nitro+ and produced by ufotable and Aniplex, the anime is split into a 13-episode season which ended in December, and a 12-episode season which will continue this April. Set 10 years before Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Zero details the events which took place during the 4th Holy Grail War, a battle between 7 magi and their summoned hero servants for possession of the Holy Grail. A magi is defeated if his summoned hero is killed or if he is killed, and the last one standing gets a Read more »

Dog Days – Review

Dog Days – Review

Dog Days is a 13 episode anime produced by Aniplex and Seven Arcs, and aired during the Spring 2011 season. As you can probably guess from the title, Dog Days is an anime that involves dogs, but they’re not your ordinary dogs. The story is about a boy named Cinque who is dragged into the kingdom of Biscotti in the magical world of Fronyaldo. He was summoned by Princess Millhiore in order to act as the kingdom’s saviour in a war against the neighbouring kingdom of Galette. After his arrival, however, Cinque notices something strange: all of the citizens of Biscotti have dog ears and tails. Indeed, the main selling Read more »

Angel Beats: The Mixing Pot

Angel Beats: The Mixing Pot

Angel Beats is a mixed-media project involving the companies Key, Aniplex, Dengeki G’s Magazine, and PA Works. Each company has their own specialty that they’re bringing into the project: Key is doing the story-writing and music, G’s Magazine is handling the publications, while Aniplex and PA Works are doing the animation. Although it is a mixed-media project (meaning it will be released as an anime, manga, and light novel) the series is really focused around the anime, which is now into its fourth episode. While Key’s past works (such as Kanon, AIR, and Clannad) were a huge success due to their originality and unique characters, many have pointed out that Read more »

Angel Beats

Angel Beats

It was revealed earlier this week in the latest issue of Dengeki G’s Magazine that Key’s newest work, Angel Beats, will be an anime produced in collaboration with Dengeki G’s Magazine and Aniplex. Key is widely known for their visual novels Kanon, AIR, Planetarian, Clannad, and Little Busters. Three of which (Kanon, AIR, and Clannad) were adapted into anime with good results. Read more »