Tag Archives: science fiction

Until I kill you, I’ll even eat mud to survive! Hokuto no Ken

Posted on February 11, 2009 by bateszi

When I finished watching Legend of the Galactic Heroes late last year, I felt like I’d had my fill of sprawling eighties anime series for a fair old time to come, but fate, it seems, has long been conspiring against … Continue reading →

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When eternal love goes wrong [Kurozuka]

Posted on February 2, 2009 by bateszi

I had high hopes for Kurozuka, because it is a genre of anime I tend to enjoy, that being stylish, far-fetched, visually-intoxicating science fiction. It is a beautifully drawn journey, in-which 1,000 years of vampiric romance sweeps across the Heian … Continue reading →

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Can you see those stars, Felix? Or are you just drunk with blood-colored dreams?

Posted on January 1, 2009 by bateszi

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 →

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A timely message

Posted on December 25, 2008 by bateszi

There’s no specific point to this post, but for a few days now, I’ve wanted to write something for my blog, and thus, here we are, dear reader. It’s just that time of the year, I guess; a blank page … 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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Actually, Blassreiter is quite good

Posted on September 15, 2008 by bateszi

When Blassreiter started airing in April, I suppose I wasn’t the only one to ignore it, but why is that? Wait, isn’t it obvious? Just two damn words are all it takes. Studio Gonzo. In recent years, despite the odd … 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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Bokurano: … I really wish I could’ve died on the Earth I grew up on.

Posted on July 6, 2008 by bateszi

I finished Bokurano this weekend, just as planned. 24 episodes in 5 days isn’t bad at all, as I’ve never been one to enjoy marathoning through anime. After all, I ended up needing nearly 2 whole years to catch up … Continue reading →

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The meaning of life, according to Ghost Hound

Posted on April 20, 2008 by bateszi

The suggestion that there might be a level of consciousness beyond the physical realm has fascinated people for thousands of years. Are we tied to these bodies forever, or, could this vague concept of “we” be a mere illusion; a solid container that our ‘ego’ is ready to transcend at any given moment? Science has one answer, religion offers another. Ghost Hound combines the two. Continue reading →

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First impressions of Kaiba: big surprise, I loved it

Posted on April 12, 2008 by bateszi

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 →

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Lohengramm’s advantage; contrasting dictatorship and democracy

Posted on April 3, 2008 by bateszi

Though Legend of the Galactic Heroes might seem like a Death Note style dual of fates fought between two talented leaders (Reinhard von Lohengramm of the Galactic Empire and Yang Wen-li of the Free Planets Alliance respectively) it is what … Continue reading →

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The light of dawn always comes right after the deepest darkness

Posted on March 15, 2008 by bateszi

Writing an anime blog is frustrating. Either through lack of time or energy, I just haven’t felt the inclination to set aside an afternoon to write about something. I guess that’s more a reflection on my recent viewing habits than … Continue reading →

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Blame! Adventure-seeker Killy’s Cyber Dungeon animated

Posted on February 15, 2008 by bateszi

If there’s one genre I’m always likely to love, it’s dark, heavy science fiction. As attested by the bitterly disappointing Ergo Proxy and Oshii’s philosophically-loaded Innocence, it’s a subset of anime that’s prone to artistic pretension of the highest order, … Continue reading →

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Musical memories of Gurren Lagann, recalling a whimsical dystopia

Posted on February 9, 2008 by bateszi

Not sure how I missed this, but the full soundtrack for Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann was released recently; that’s 51 tracks of epic, exciting, heavenly music, and even better, it contains the one song I’ve be longing to hear since … Continue reading →

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Basking in the inferno of Cloverfield, remembering Blue Gender

Posted on February 4, 2008 by bateszi

Head-spinning, stomach-turning and mind-racing are a few of the adjectives I’d choose to describe how I felt when I stumbled out of the cinema last night, having just suffered through Cloverfield. To say I’d been looking forward to this film … 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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The world is not beautiful, therefore it is; introducing Kino’s Journey

Posted on January 3, 2008 by bateszi

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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