Tag Archives: romance

Seeing the forest through the trees with Sailor Moon

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Celeste

If you haven’t done yourself the favour of reading the original Sailor Moon manga, I suggest you drop whatever stigmas or preconceptions you have of the series and find yourself a copy. Naturally, it suffers from the cliches it helped … Continue reading →

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The curious case of Kannagi

Posted on June 22, 2010 by bateszi

Watching anime for a long time (I’m talking years, really,) one can fall into certain patterns of viewing. I’ve grown accustomed to knowing what I like, and what I don’t, and picking the anime I watch according to my own … Continue reading →

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Shoujo fantasy Gurren Lagann: Sense of Wonder by Akemi Hayashi

Posted on June 10, 2010 by bateszi

Reality is rarely as poetic, but then, a dream is not supposed to be real. Continue reading →

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“Next time, let me see a Matsuri Special.”

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Celeste

Something about the transience of adolescence never fails to inspire. More often than not we wake up, 20, fully grown, and confused as to how we got there. For this reason, mangaka like Kamio Youko are a particularly rare breed. … Continue reading →

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People with cold hands have warm hearts (Air Doll review)

Posted on April 6, 2010 by bateszi

Two years is a long time. Just two years ago, I’d seen very few Japanese live-action films, only to eventually realise that my interest in anime was linked to a broader fascination with the whole spectrum of Japanese art; what … Continue reading →

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Azure paler than the sky

Posted on January 13, 2010 by bateszi

Revolutionary Girl Utena is one of the most inscrutable anime I’ve seen. It’s like half of me is struggling to keep up with what I’m seeing, while the other, at some base level, just instinctively feels it and understands. I … Continue reading →

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The quietness of Cross Game

Posted on August 19, 2009 by bateszi

When writing about Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, I noted that I think it’s great because it has moments of exciting, fluid animation. I realise that’s a fairly superficial thing to say, but I think it’s true, too, and now, as if … 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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Free skies, and endless land

Posted on March 21, 2009 by bateszi

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 →

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Why I’m enjoying Toradora

Posted on December 11, 2008 by bateszi

All that should matter is empathy, and I get that from Toradora. Continue reading →

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Casshern Sins: You looked as if you were dancing

Posted on November 30, 2008 by bateszi

It’s hard to explain how I feel about Casshern Sins. It’s way beyond anything else I’ve seen this year. More than just another good anime series, more than just entertainment, I find it is engaging, evocative and inspiring, perched somewhere … 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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Love will tear us apart

Posted on October 9, 2008 by bateszi

True Tears. I liked it. A lot. Continue reading →

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A romantic interpretation of Kaiba

Posted on September 8, 2008 by bateszi

I was always going to like Kaiba. Even before it started airing, I had, somewhat dangerously, convinced myself that it would be good. After all, with someone like Masaaki Yuasa directing, I had to expect it would special and well, … Continue reading →

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Turn off your mind, unwind and see how high the cloudy sky. Xam’d, naturally.

Posted on August 8, 2008 by bateszi

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 →

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Another step Toward the Terra, circa 1980; old or not, it’s still great

Posted on January 12, 2008 by bateszi

Be it 1980 or 2008, To Terra…. is just a wonderful story, a timeless one, even, that I can always watch or read and be completely lost in imagination. Continue reading →

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“If I told you that I came from the future, would you laugh?” Review of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Posted on August 27, 2007 by bateszi

If a good movie is hard to come by, surely a good anime movie is like one in a million; what a relief then, because for now, my long search is over – The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is … 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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