Tag Archives: shonen

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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Fullmetal Alchemist is overlooked as horror

Posted on August 22, 2009 by bateszi

Something that ‘outsiders’ probably don’t realise about Fullmetal Alchemist is just how grotesque and disturbing it can be for mainstream shonen; it has never been a story that shys away from death, even when the victims are cute little girls … Continue reading →

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A tribute to Soul Eater 18

Posted on October 4, 2008 by bateszi

It’s been a long time since my last foray into Soul Eater. Too long, really. And it’s easy to forget just how fun it is, how exciting, how damn awesome. I mean, there are certain things that will always stick … Continue reading →

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Ok! Let’s do this in a cool way! Soul Eater!

Posted on May 26, 2008 by bateszi

There is no denying it; for Soul Eater and me, it was love at first sight. Bursting with an adorable “look-at-me” style and eccentric attitude, it’s probably the coolest looking anime I’ve clapped eyes on since Gurren Lagann. 6 episodes … Continue reading →

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Digging up backlogged gems, like Great Teacher Onizuka

Posted on January 31, 2008 by bateszi

If MyAnimeList has taught me anything, it’s that for every merely-good new anime series airing right now, there are many more excellent but old (and therefore, forgotten) gems just waiting to be found. Since I joined that site, I’ve spent … Continue reading →

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Kiba – 7 – Hollow Defeat

Posted on May 15, 2006 by bateszi

As insane as it may sound, the last two episodes of Kiba were actually quite good! If you then stop to consider that they also didn’t feature its main character, there is something undoubtedly wrong. To keep me interested, a … Continue reading →

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Kiba – 6 – The price of freedom

Posted on May 8, 2006 by bateszi

It’s easy to take kids anime for granted, but compared with Western cartoons aimed at the same young viewers, the difference in conviction and themes is exceptional. Through out episode 6 of Kiba, several (old and young) characters die. It’s … Continue reading →

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Kiba – 5 – Swings & Swords

Posted on May 3, 2006 by bateszi

At a time when Kiba was in real danger of drowning in the true depths of unsalvageable mediocrity, an episode like this comes along and suggests that the story may well have some mileage after all. Tellingly this was an … Continue reading →

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Kiba – 4 – It sucks… but that’s cool, because I like it!

Posted on May 1, 2006 by bateszi

So today I had to choose one of three episodes to watch. I could have gone with Studio BONES’ latest masterpiece Jyo-Oh-Sei, the utterly artistic new arc of Ayakashi or be content with the generic shounen delights of Kiba. If … Continue reading →

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Kiba – 1 through 3 – Cliche shounen strikes again

Posted on April 29, 2006 by bateszi

Stating my desire for yet more shounen escapades, today I took in the first three episodes of Kiba. Mediocre is the word that immediately comes to mind; neither bad nor outstanding, Kiba is a by the books fantasy adventure story … Continue reading →

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