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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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Category Archives: Editorials
Dedicated to all pioneers: sticky anime
At the risk of taking anime too seriously, a part of the reason my fandom has endured for as many years as it has is the idea of “stickiness”. And yes, feel free to leave your perverted jokes in the … Continue reading
No. 6 and homoeroticism in anime
It’d be hard to watch No. 6 and not notice how homoerotic it is. I’ve now seen up to episode 5 and it’s notable how blunt it’s becoming in suggesting that Shion and Nezumi are in love. This is not … Continue reading
Changing the flow of time
Time travel always seemed like a cool concept to me. I could go back in time, make some money and live an easy life. That’s just an immature way of looking at things, though. When I imagine going back, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials, Reviews
Tagged science fiction, steins;gate, time, time travel
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Bargain Bin Anime
My love of anime means I spend a great deal of time watching it and a great deal of money buying it. But the price of anime can make buying it new difficult. My budget wouldn’t last long if I … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials
Tagged amazon, Amoeba Music, Best Buy, Big O, Central Park Media, Ebay, Newbury Comics, paranoia agent, Used anime
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My plastic idols
This whole Hatsune Miku thing fascinates me.
Allison’s Journey
Allison & Lillia: Generation 1 had potential. The show was set in a fictional Germanic country and was based on the light novels of a noted author. The two main characters, Allison and Will, explore a pastoral world with WW1 era propeller … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials, Reviews
Tagged Allison & Lillia, Germany, Keiichi Sigsawa, Kino's Journey, WW1
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Anime after Madoka
Like most everyone else, I’ve enjoyed watching Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. I haven’t seen many other series directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, but I’m well aware he’s earned a reputation for weirdness. Even still, I’m sometimes taken aback by how abstract … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials, Reviews
Tagged Akiyuki Shinbo, Fractale, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
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Much Ado About Blu-Ray
The holidays are long over and I bet some of you are enjoying brand new anime you received as gifts. For me, this year meant a leap from watching anime on my tiny computer screen to watching it on a … Continue reading
Winter Impressions Part II
Slowly but surely I am getting around to previewing the rest of this season’s shows. For this post I tried to preview some series that people seemed excited about in the comments to my first winter impressions post. That entry … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials, Reviews
Tagged beelzebub, Gosick, Level E, men in black, moe, murder mystery
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Big Robots on the Big Screen
The first time I watched Evangelion I I hated everything about it. Most of all I hated the characters and how slowly the series seemed to move. The disconnect I felt with Shinji and his eternal state of depression did … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials, Reviews
Tagged depression, neon genesis evangelion, rebuild of evangelion, shinji
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Winter ’11 Impressions
I don’t have Bateszi’s gift for intros, so let’s jump right into the Winter Preview. This season does not have any wildly anticipated shows, nor have I seen something of Star Driver’s caliber. Still, even if the shows don’t blow … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials
Tagged Fractale, Infinite Stratos, iron man, Mai hime, Wolverine
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After Life, Angel Beats! and anime blogging
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
Posted in Anime, Editorials, Live action
Tagged after life, angel beats!, Hirokazu Koreeda, philosophical, purgatory, surreal
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Let’s keep what I’m about to sing between the two of us, okay?
Think of this as a Diary of An Anime Lived post if that tickles your fancy. As much as I love Kuragehime, and as much as I have to say about it, I find it a little bit hard to … Continue reading
Can anime do horror?
Truly good horror anime is hard to find. Anime tends to use many elements of horror, but it rarely adds up to something that’s scary.
No DVD drive on your Macbook air? No problem.
Free. Legal. And released within a week of the show’s Japan air date. Streaming video is something that I have craved ever since I started watching anime. I always feel guilty about not doing enough to support the industry, even … Continue reading
Autumn ’10 impressions
Welcome to yet another autumn run-down! Everything is loosely ranked into a makeshift top 10 and we’ve tried to keep our impressions short and to the point, but if there’s anything you want clarified, feel free to question us (and … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials, Reviews
Tagged autumn, bakuman, iron man, Ore No Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, panty & stocking with garterbelt, psychic detective yakumo, star driver, Super Robot Wars OG: The Inspector, tamayura, Toaru no Majutsu no Index II, Togainu no Chi, Yoji Enokido
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Cherry picking in autumn 2010
It’s autumn again, and with it comes dozens of new anime series to get excited about. From these, we’ve picked a few that we’re particularly interested in. Marvel at our impeccable taste and insightful opinions! I was thinking you’d come … Continue reading