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Author Archives: bateszi
Farewell Satoshi Kon
It’s difficult to express the disappointment I felt when I learnt of Satoshi Kon‘s passing last week. Since then, many heart-felt tributes have been published and half-way through writing this, I started wondering whether it was worth posting at all. … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials, Reviews
Tagged drama, dreams, magnetic rose, millennium actress, Movies, paprika, perfect blue, psychological, rest in peace, satoshi kon, tokyo godfathers
4 Comments
This is the Naruto I remember
There were times when I considered dropping Naruto.
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged action, drama, masashi kishimoto, Naruto, naruto shippuuden, sasuke, shippuuden
18 Comments
Opinions on current anime
Although the vast majority of my recent scribblings concern mostly older series, I am (and have been) keeping up with some newer anime, too. Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu is a name that suggests parody, but this new fantasy series … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu, Giant Killing, noitamina, rainbow, shiki, The Legend of the Legendary Heroes
15 Comments
You’re gonna carry that weight
What is the ending of Cowboy Bebop trying to say? It feels like such a waste. Spike doesn’t have face Vicious, he could just stay with Faye and Jet, leave Mars and fly away, but he doesn’t.
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged cowboy bebop, drama, introspection, science fiction, Shinichiro Watanabe
30 Comments
The future of anime (is bleak?)
Will the people inspired to create the anime of tomorrow want to create another K-ON? Or another Cowboy Bebop? Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials
Tagged dai sato, Ergo Proxy, Eureka Seven, future of anime, industry
22 Comments
Naruto & child soldiers / The thrilling tragedy of Kakashi Gaiden
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
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged action, kakashi, masashi kishimoto, Naruto, shonen jump, war
13 Comments
Get back to watching One Piece
One Piece. Oh, man. Where do I start.
In which I contemplate One Piece (and nothing less than the meaning of life)
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
Posted in Anime, Editorials
Tagged ambitions, dreams, friendship, One Piece, philosophical
7 Comments
The curious case of Kannagi
Watching anime for a long time (I’m talking years, really,) one can fall into certain patterns of viewing. I’ve grown accustomed to knowing what I like, and what I don’t, and picking the anime I watch according to my own … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged comedy, harem, Kannagi, magical, moe, romance, Yutaka Yamamoto
14 Comments
Horrible fun / Exhuming Ga-Rei -Zero-
If just because there’s something exciting about proving yourself wrong every now and then, I’m trying to watch a bunch of recent series that I’ve snubbed or otherwise ignored in past. This all started when, on a whim, I began … Continue reading
Shoujo fantasy Gurren Lagann: Sense of Wonder by Akemi Hayashi
Reality is rarely as poetic, but then, a dream is not supposed to be real. Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged Akemi Hayashi, fantasy, gainax, optimistic, Revolutionary Girl Utena, romance, shoujo, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, warmth
1 Comment
Anime directors, please don’t change your depressing endings. I love them.
Quite frankly, good intentions or not, I’m sick of being lied to. That’s why I loved the original conclusion to Zeta Gundam. It felt like someone had finally snapped and decided to tell the truth, and at first, I was shocked, but, also, inspired to consider what it was trying to say, which brings me to Neon Genesis Evangelion. Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials
Tagged escapism, Gundam, Hideaki Anno, neon genesis evangelion, rebuild of evangelion, white lies, Yoshiyuki Tomino, Zeta Gundam
12 Comments
Gren’s eternal smile
If I had to condense my love for anime into one single moment, I’d choose the scene when `Space Lion` begins playing in the 13th episode of Cowboy Bebop (Jupiter Jazz.) It is one of the first times I can … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Music
Tagged beautiful, bitter-sweet, cowboy bebop, melancholy, Music, sad, science fiction, Shinichiro Watanabe, Yoko Kanno
6 Comments
Eden in name only
Hiroki Endo calling his manga ‘Eden‘ is a hint. Eden is supposed to be a paradise on Earth, but Endo‘s version is more like Hell. It’s sarcasm on his part, I think, because this is a contrary and brutal series, … Continue reading
Posted in Manga
Tagged Eden, Eden: It's an Endless World!, gangsters, Hiroki Endo, political, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, violence
15 Comments
The Transience of Anime
I often analyze myself in terms of what I’m watching and why I’m more attracted to certain anime over others. I find it easy to forget just how niche a lot of what I’m watching really is, only to then … Continue reading
Fast dialogue is fast for a reason
I’m a follower of people in the anime industry, but mostly, it’s just the (good) directors I like to keep tabs on. I delve into their works and the more I find, the more I trust in those same people … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials
Tagged Masaaki Yuasa, noitamina, The Tatami Galaxy, Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei
11 Comments
Why you should care about The Tatami Galaxy
I’m totally hyped about seeing the first episode of The Tatami Galaxy (Yojohan Shinwa Taikei). It finally aired this evening in the beloved noitaminA block and is already streaming on Funimation‘s video site, but… I’m region blocked! It’s been a … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials
Tagged artsy, Kaiba, kemononzume, Masaaki Yuasa, noitamina, surreal, The Tatami Galaxy, Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei
6 Comments