Monthly Archives: December 2010

A Tatami Galaxy kind of year

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Celeste

Of all the anime I’ve seen this year, probably the one that deserves blogging the most is The Tatami Galaxy. Life imitates art; and looking back on the past year, or the part of my life which, in many ways … Continue reading →

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After Life, Angel Beats! and anime blogging

Posted on December 24, 2010 by bateszi

If the anime blogosphere is a living purgatory, then the bloggers are the helpers, themselves stuck, but willing to point others in the right direction. As we see our friends come and go, sometimes it feels like there’s only a few of us left, but seeing people change is fulfilling in itself, and there’s always new people to help. And the same old faces, too; seeing a change in them is the best of all. Continue reading →

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A fatal Attraction

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Celeste

In what ended up being one of the cooler mornings I’ve had recently, I stumbled upon Koji Morimoto’s Attraction via twitter. Not knowing what to expect, but hearing it paired with the words “interactive anime”, I clicked. What followed was … Continue reading →

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Watching people destroy their happiness in NANA

Posted on December 19, 2010 by bateszi

One of the saddest things about NANA is that its creator Ai Yazawa (who has been fighting against an unspecified illness since 2009) hasn’t been able to finish it. NANA is a story of dreams and ambition, and the characters … Continue reading →

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Feel like being scared?

Posted on December 14, 2010 by bateszi

I’ve been going through a lull in blogging lately. Although I’ve been trying hard (and succeeding, surprisingly!) to keep up with a certain trio of currently airing series, I’ve also been feeling quite passive, too. Even still, the desire to … Continue reading →

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Girls with guns but not much else

Posted on December 2, 2010 by dengar

I started out intending to write a review of the show Noir,  but while researching (okay, I’ll admit using Wikipedia) I discovered Noir’s spirital successors, Madlax and El Cazador de la Bruja.  Each show was animated by the studio Bee … Continue reading →

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