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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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- bateszi: Ultimately, the weaknesses lay perhaps at the feet of the director. Just something about its execution is sadly bland, no real sense of “soul”.
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- glothelegend: You know I feel the same exact way. I actually liked Phantom (that’s the only bee train show I didn’t drop), but Jormu is missing something. It could be some brighter...
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- Nadav: Excellent review. I felt exactly the same about this series. It started great and slowed considerably in the middle. The end wasn’t that great, partly because Ergo Proxy tries to pull...
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- bateszi: It’s difficult not to compare it to the original, particularly considering how good it was. Many of us had similar issues with Darker than Black and, quite frankly, it’s now...
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- Marcomax: I wonder if I should re watch those two episodes of AO. I may not of given the show a fair shake since all I could think about while watching was how amazing the first series was. When I...
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You call yourself human?
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Problem leaving comments?
Apologies if you have had trouble commenting around here lately (especially on the recent Princess Tutu post, please do try again!). I just noticed that my spam-catcher Akismet was causing some problems, but everything should be fixed now.
Autumn in the silent forest
Since I’ve been a bit quiet over the last couple of weeks, I figured I should check in with a small update to let y’all know that I’m still around. If truth be told, I’m feeling fairly apathetic towards the … Continue reading
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An interview with me, on another blog, how interesting?
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Death and rebirth
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Another new blog layout, Rock Lee style
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New layout, same person
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Greetings and Salutations
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A new beginning
Celebrating the fact BATESZI has been online for nearly three months now, I decided to move the blog over to my own web-space and basically give the whole site a bit of a touch up. Visually, not much has changed … Continue reading