Monthly Archives: July 2010

The future of “anime” is bright

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Celeste

Let’s take this Dai Sato discussion for another spin, shall we? The above image is from the film My Beautiful Girl Mari. It was released in 2001, and is being distributed in the US by ADV films. Moreover, you can … Continue reading →

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The future of anime (is bleak?)

Posted on July 26, 2010 by bateszi

Will the people inspired to create the anime of tomorrow want to create another K-ON? Or another Cowboy Bebop? Continue reading →

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Naruto & child soldiers / The thrilling tragedy of Kakashi Gaiden

Posted on July 22, 2010 by bateszi

Does Masashi Kishimoto think about how children are depicted in Naruto? Ninja are tools of war, after all, and Konoha trains its children to become ninja; isn’t that wrong? On a base, moral level? Of course, Naruto is intended as … Continue reading →

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Low-brow good times [Occult Academy first impressions]

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Celeste

If there’s one thing I’ve learned about anime over the past year, it’s that these Anime no Chikara projects start out strong, only to have me lose interest after four episodes. When faced with the latest offering in the project, … Continue reading →

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Get back to watching One Piece

Posted on July 10, 2010 by bateszi

One Piece. Oh, man. Where do I start.

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Play it safe. Stay inside. Watch anime.

Posted on July 5, 2010 by dengar

After tackling time travel in The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Mamoru Hosoda returns in Summer Wars to the more provincial and realistic world of the Internet.  Luckily the Internet here is not the boring, text heavy internet of our time, but … Continue reading →

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Seeing the forest through the trees with Sailor Moon

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Celeste

If you haven’t done yourself the favour of reading the original Sailor Moon manga, I suggest you drop whatever stigmas or preconceptions you have of the series and find yourself a copy. Naturally, it suffers from the cliches it helped … Continue reading →

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In which I contemplate One Piece (and nothing less than the meaning of life)

Posted on July 1, 2010 by bateszi

One Piece begins with the execution of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger. His death was intended to symbolize the power of the World Government, but had the opposite effect instead, conceiving the Golden Age of Pirates! One Piece is … Continue reading →

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