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Pumpkin Scissors – 1 – Faith in humanity after all

Posted on October 5, 2006 by bateszi

I’m getting worried about the fall anime season; there is too much to watch. Putting aside the immediate favourites like Death Note and Black Lagoon (these two are unmissable in my eyes) the likes of Pumpkin Scissors and D.Gray-man have … Continue reading →

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Sci-Fi Harry – Does exactly what it says on the tin

Posted on September 15, 2006 by bateszi

Uneducated and ignorant, my first taste of this most leafy of seasons is the earnestly dubbed “Sci-Fi Harry”. I knew absolutely nothing of this show before today and the only reason I figured I’d give it a try is because … Continue reading →

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Elfen Lied – 8 through 10 – Subverting the cute

Posted on September 1, 2006 by bateszi

Again Elfen Lied defies it’s pretty style and delivers a trio of episodes that are anything but. Subverting the look of its cute characters, it clearly delights in extreme mental and physical abuse — the disgusting bludgeoning of a helpless … Continue reading →

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Night Head Genesis – Psychic bishounen, brotherly love

Posted on August 30, 2006 by bateszi

Psychic bishounen, brotherly love – Night Head Genesis is quite clearly aimed at the yaoi fan girls, yet an over abundance of melodrama and an almost laughably over the top collection of villains fails to render this completely unwatchable. It’s … Continue reading →

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Mushishi – 21 – Animalistic tragedy

Posted on June 6, 2006 by bateszi

Since the last few episodes of Mushishi left us in upbeat and melancholy moods, this was a timely reminder as to just how heartless a series it can be. I don’t mean heartless in a sadistic sense, rather how a … Continue reading →

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Angel Cop – Repulsive, Uncomfortable, Anti-Semitic

Posted on May 31, 2006 by bateszi

Growing up as an impressionable teenager in the mid-90s meant that my first taste of anime came through Manga Entertainment’s infamous VHS releases; sex, violence and science fiction were the orders of the day and as cheap and nasty as … Continue reading →

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Mushishi – 20

Posted on March 29, 2006 by bateszi

Looking back on Mushishi, I suspect that this episode (episode 20) will rank as one of my favourites. Every episode has had that unique air of mystisism; a beautiful sense of magic that I have come to love, but still, … Continue reading →

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Mushishi – 19

Posted on March 24, 2006 by bateszi

Despite displaying none of the euphoric highs and gut wrenching lows of previous episodes, Mushishi 19 was an uplifting way to while away 23 minutes. The concept here is really quite profound- consider that without someone to love you, you … Continue reading →

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Mushishi – 18

Posted on March 21, 2006 by bateszi

This episode is imediately notable for a distinct change of direction. Mushishi usually begins with Ginko wandering about beautiful landscapes, finding his next job and meeting new people, here the first 13 minutes are told as a flashback, in which … Continue reading →

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Mushishi – 17

Posted on March 13, 2006 by bateszi

Again dealing with the pain felt at the loss of a loved one, episode 17 at least concludes with a ray of hope after 20-odd minutes of forecasted gloom. I’m not saying it’s bad that Mushishi sometimes portrays hopeless situations, … Continue reading →

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Mushishi – 16

Posted on March 9, 2006 by bateszi

There is no skirting around the fact that episode 16 of Mushishi is a thoroughly depressing affair. Every day a woman loses fragments of her memory, whether it be the definition of a sneeze or the identity of her sister, … Continue reading →

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Mushishi – 15

Posted on March 8, 2006 by bateszi

Having suffered through some heavy tragedy in the last few episodes of Mushishi, it was nice to see the show returning to it’s well established style of surreal, metaphorical story telling this time around. Here we meet a chirpy young … Continue reading →

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Mushishi – 14

Posted on March 6, 2006 by bateszi

It seems almost ridiculous to say, but every episode of Mushishi I see is my new favourite episode. Number 14 is an outstanding piece of story telling, possibly the most heart breaking yet and still, an ultimately uplifting and optimistic … Continue reading →

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Mushishi – 13

Posted on March 4, 2006 by bateszi

As the is the norm for Mushishi, I left episode 13 with a mixture of emotion and intrigue. The two lead characters for this week are obviously in love but one of histories worst traditions, that of arranged marriages, again … Continue reading →

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