Author Archives: dengar

Can you make a giant killing happen inside of you?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by dengar

This is a show about football (out of respect to Bateszi I’ll avoid using the word soccer…). The featured team, East Tokyo United (ETU), is dysfunctional. ETU’s fans are running away, the team keeps losing managers and players and worst … Continue reading →

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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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Japanese apology? Maybe next year…

Posted on June 7, 2010 by dengar

Senkou no Night Raid is at a glance a show with great potential, beginning with its unique setting: Shanghai, 1931.  Japanese occupied China showcases the height of Japan’s imperialist power and ambition.  However, the show cries out for an in-depth … Continue reading →

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The secret life of the otaku

Posted on May 29, 2010 by dengar

As I grow up, I don’t want to lose the things that were important to me as a kid. But I also want to address my shortcomings, have relationships, get a job, and (eventually) be an adult. I may not accomplish everything I want, but I won’t let the fear of failure deter me from trying in the first place. Continue reading →

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