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Hot Topic Meets Anime in Ergo Proxy

Remember when goth, and by extension Hot Topic, reigned supreme? Ergo Proxy is basically an anime peopled by fans of Hot Topic. The setting is gritty, and the main character wears black outfits, steal tipped boots and heavy mascara. The … Continue reading

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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

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The world is not beautiful, therefore it is; introducing Kino’s Journey

I quite like subversive fairy-tales; the suggestion that there is something ugly and unknown shifting beneath a veneer of superficial beauty. This is precisely why I so admired Princess Tutu, because lurking behind that familiar style of magical girl characterization … Continue reading

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