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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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Tag Archives: fantasy
Being swept away
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
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged animation, Eureka Seven, Eureka Seven AO, fantasy, mecha, Music, science fiction, studio bones
22 Comments
Shadow of the Colossus
Unless you count my yearly flings with Football Manager, I’ve never been much of a gamer. Even still, I bought myself a Playstation 3 in December. Stepping into today’s world of consoles is intimidating at first. I’d been divorced from … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Video games
Tagged adventure, beautiful, fantasy, minimalism, Shadow of the Colossus, video games
15 Comments
On Wolf’s Rain
I first watched Wolf’s Rain in 2003, just as I was beginning to ramp up my interest in anime. I remember a few things about it: being absolutely traumatised by its ending and being spell-bound by Yoko Kanno’s music. Following … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged fantasy, Keiko Nobumoto, science fiction, studio bones, Wolf's Rain, Yoko Kanno
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We offer up our heart’s blood: Courage and spirit in Shingeki no Kyojin
Since writing my first post on the manga series Shingeki no Kyojin (the official English title is apparently Attack on Titan,) it’s been licensed for an English-language release by Kodansha USA, whilst a Japanese live-action movie has also been announced … Continue reading
Posted in Manga, Reviews
Tagged action, Attack on Titan, fantasy, horror, Manga, Shingeki no Kyojin, war
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Quantum is .hack as it should have been, albeit now too late
.hack//SIGN was one of the first anime shown by Cartoon Network and it left a lasting, negative impression on me: an otherwise brilliant show with a plot that went nowhere. .Hack//Quantum is the latest iteration of the series. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials
Tagged .hack, .hack//Quantum, .hack//SIGN, fantasy, Phantasy Star Online, science fiction
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I couldn’t help myself: Mawaru Penguindrum and a feast for the eyes
It’s time to be an anime fan again. Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged fantasy, Kunihiko Ikuhara, Mawaru Penguindrum, Revolutionary Girl Utena, romance
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Eaten by giants!!
I started reading Shingeki no Kyojin because ‘giants attacking mankind’s last city’ sounded really cool. Continue reading
Posted in Manga, Reviews
Tagged Attack on Titan, fantasy, horror, Manga, Shingeki no Kyojin, war
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The heavens are angered
The Twelve Kingdoms feels very much like a shoujo anime, but it’s more akin to Utena and Toward the Terra than Escaflowne, and by that what I mean to say is, while there are no melodramatic love triangles here, The … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged beautiful, fantasy, Fuyumi Ono, Juuni Kokuki, the twelve kingdoms
29 Comments
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
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The harsh beauty of Tsutomu Nihei’s Biomega
Happy new year, everyone! Time sure flies and it’s now looking likely that this blog will live to see it’s fourth anniversary on the 4th of March, which is just… surreal! This time of year also provides me with the … Continue reading
Posted in Manga, Reviews
Tagged Biomega, dystopian, fantasy, horror, Manga, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, tsutomu nihei
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Free skies, and endless land
The problem with writing an anime blog for any length of time is that I’m prone to repeating myself. I’ve had this ache to write about something, anything, over the last month or so, but there are only so many … Continue reading
Can you see those stars, Felix? Or are you just drunk with blood-colored dreams?
During the very last scene of Legend of the Galactic Heroes, baby Felix gazes up at the night sky and grasps at the stars. “That might be an action that’s been repeated endlessly in any era, in any world,” the … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged fantasy, legend of the galactic heroes, science fiction, space opera
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Turn off your mind, unwind and see how high the cloudy sky. Xam’d, naturally.
Should I say Xam’d: Lost Memories is good? It’s better than good, and I know it’s not enough to say just that, but I have to be careful. Because I’m about ready to explode. Yes, there’s too much to say. … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged fantasy, mecha, miltary, nostalgia, romance, studio bones, war, Xam'd: Lost Memories
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First impressions of Kaiba: big surprise, I loved it
Apologies, I know things have been quiet around here of late. While everyone gets so excited about all this new anime airing in Japan, I just get tired of it. There’s too much to watch, too much to read and … Continue reading
Reflections on Seirei no Moribito: dull or delightful?
An (evil) part of me will always demand an epic train-wreck, a sensational massacre of violence, death and angst, but deep down, I always knew it would never happen with straight-laced Seirei no Moribito – it was certainly predictable; morally as straight as an arrow, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Continue reading
The hyperbole of Mononoke
Having been seduced by its eccentric visual style and the positive word-of-mouth, this past weekend was spent haplessly indulging in seven episodes of Mononoke’s surreal feast. To you, I present these humble findings. Mononoke is good. Continue reading
Digimon Adventure (Movie 1) – Believe me, it really is that good!
It’s brilliant to be in this position. The last thing I expected to be writing about is Digimon, but that’s just typical of life; ever twisting, ever unpredictable. So this morning I was reading about Mamoru Hosoda – a rising … Continue reading