Tag Archives: animation

Being swept away

Posted on April 14, 2012 by bateszi

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, … Continue reading →

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Beauty prevails

Posted on September 23, 2010 by bateszi

Amidst such despair, beauty prevails. Be it in the soft, ever falling of snow, the golden lanterns casting shadows against the concrete walls, or the way the moonlight defies the night. There is a sense of life to be felt; a real, honest human touch, that’s warming to the heart. Continue reading →

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Injections of fun / Trapeze and episodic anime

Posted on November 18, 2009 by bateszi

At the moment, I’m probably more satisfied with the anime I’m following than I have been for a long time. Whenever a new season begins there’s always the temptation to try to see as much as possible, particularly as an … Continue reading →

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Trying to get back into anime movies / Sword of the Stranger

Posted on November 11, 2009 by bateszi

Writing this now is probably a bit old hat, but I finally got around to watching Sword of the Stranger at the weekend! Why the delay? I’ve developed a strained relationship with anime movies; having become so used to watching … Continue reading →

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Naruto Shippuuden episode 82 is a masterpiece

Posted on September 2, 2009 by bateszi

After all these years, I still love watching Naruto. I’ll place it on hiatus every now and then, but it still is, and always will be, one of my biggest favourites. This past weekend marked the end of my latest … Continue reading →

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A love letter to FMA: Brotherhood #19 and why I love anime

Posted on August 15, 2009 by bateszi

I still read my fair share of blogs and forums, so I had something of an inkling that this episode of Brotherhood was going to be quite special, but even still, I loved it to pieces, and once the credits … Continue reading →

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Soul and style: Toradora and Michiko e Hatchin

Posted on March 28, 2009 by bateszi

It’s the eve of the latest spring season, but I’m still playing catch up with a lot of last year’s finest. Last week it was Xam’d, and this week it’s Michiko e Hatchin and Toradora. I’m only too aware that … Continue reading →

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I’ll ruin you because I love you

Posted on November 10, 2008 by bateszi

Episode four of Casshern Sins; an animated, beautiful contradiction. Perfectly flawed, just the way I like it. Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Kemonozume – Too cool for otaku

Posted on November 19, 2006 by bateszi

It’s fair to say that the creative staff “working on” (more like playing with) Kemonozume must have had so much fun, from flying heads and sexed up monkeys to a perverted old man shoving a pair of severed female arms … Continue reading →

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Kemonozume – 10 – Sex-starved monkeys and eating fish with giant detectives

Posted on November 5, 2006 by bateszi

Since we’re now hitting the final couple of episodes, Kemonozume is building up to an action packed climax. The villain, or “big boss”, has turned out to be the fat Ohba – I liken his bizarre appearance to that of … Continue reading →

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Kemonozume – 9 – Old habits die hard

Posted on October 25, 2006 by bateszi

Still on the run from the Kifuuken, we join the love birds Yuka and Toshihiko aimlessly wandering down vast and empty roads when they are offered a lift by an old married couple. Their journey (squeezed inside a white van) … Continue reading →

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Kemonozume – 8 – Hard violence, hard sex, hard feelings

Posted on October 24, 2006 by bateszi

At the beginning of this episode a boy student is excitedly kissing his innocent girlfriend for the first time. They hold each other in an emotional embrace, it is a pivotal moment in their lives, “Ah the day has finally … Continue reading →

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Kemonozume – 1 – Delicious gut-munching innovation

Posted on August 21, 2006 by bateszi

The moment I clapped eyes on its highly evocative promo art, I knew I’d love Kemonozume. It just looks so damn cool, completely in another league to the typical “doll face” anime style; here characters look and move like real … Continue reading →

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