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April 14, 2012
I have many a faint and fond memory of Eureka Seven, but wasn't sure how to feel about news of its sequel. It ended with a quite profound sense of finality, after all. Everything that needed to be said, was, an…
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Sexuality in anime: Mine Fujiko and Faye Valentine
April 7, 2012
Like any potentially great anime, the new Lupin the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna has given us much to talk about already. It's a beautifully animated, adult series the like of which we haven't seen in TV a…
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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Cross Game and Touch, and feminism in Japan
I wasn’t aware Mitsuru Adachi (mangaka) even existed until the spring season of this very year, but all that changed after I’d seen the first two episodes of Cross Game. I realised I’d missed out on a lot of great … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials, Reviews
Tagged baseball, Cross Game, feminism, mitsuru adachi, sports, Touch
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The scent of flames: Armored Trooper Votoms
To be honest, I doubt there is much I can say that will convince you to take a look at Armored Trooper Votoms. It’s an old series, with a heavy emphasis on war. Chirico is no Kamina. The characters are … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged Armored Trooper Votoms, mecha, military, Ryosuke Takahashi, science fiction, space opera, war
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Slice of life
I know it has been a long time since I published anything, but I hope you haven’t given up on me just yet. There is warmth in these embers still, I can feel it. I just need stoke them up … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials
Tagged code geass, goro taniguchi, infinite ryvius, Kaiji, kurau phatom memory, One Outs, pretear, Princess Tutu
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