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A missed opportunity: Jormungand
May 11, 2012 (2 weeks ago)
I really wanted to like Jormungand. It's a series about illegal arms dealers and child soldiers, which is not exactly typical fare for anime and sounds interesting. Comparisons to 2006's fantastic Black Lagoon…
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April 14, 2012
I have many a faint and fond memory of Eureka Seven, but wasn't sure how to feel about news of its sequel. It ended with a quite profound sense of finality, after all. Everything that needed to be said, was, an…
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A missed opportunity: Jormungand
I really wanted to like Jormungand. It’s a series about illegal arms dealers and child soldiers, which is not exactly typical fare for anime and sounds interesting. Comparisons to 2006′s fantastic Black Lagoon abound, then, but after 3 episodes, I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Reviews
Tagged action, Black Lagoon, Jormungand, Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~, seinen, violence, war
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Because you need a little violence in your life: Dr. Mohiro Kitoh’s fabulous depression
One thing we may deduce about author Mohiro Kitoh from Bokurano and Narutaru is that he probably had a few bad experiences growing up. It’s otherwise very difficult to understand why his stories about children are quite so fucked-up. Case … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials, Reviews
Tagged bokurano, horror, mohiro kitoh, narutaru, science fiction, violence
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Blood-C: one long descent into chaos
Series like Blood-C catch my eye. At some point during its airing, I got the impression it was bad: the weekly reviews at Sea Slugs and Moe Sucks say as much and more, but since finishing, I’ve also read takes … Continue reading
Black Lagoon II: Judgment Day
Black Lagoon’s original run impressed me. The show was beautifully animated, included an interesting cast, and had enough violent gun battles to give a child nightmares. I also think it had the best crew of any recent show. What it … Continue reading
Horrible fun / Exhuming Ga-Rei -Zero-
If just because there’s something exciting about proving yourself wrong every now and then, I’m trying to watch a bunch of recent series that I’ve snubbed or otherwise ignored in past. This all started when, on a whim, I began … Continue reading
Eden in name only
Hiroki Endo calling his manga ‘Eden‘ is a hint. Eden is supposed to be a paradise on Earth, but Endo‘s version is more like Hell. It’s sarcasm on his part, I think, because this is a contrary and brutal series, … Continue reading
Posted in Manga
Tagged Eden, Eden: It's an Endless World!, gangsters, Hiroki Endo, political, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, violence
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Trying to get back into anime movies / Sword of the Stranger
Writing this now is probably a bit old hat, but I finally got around to watching Sword of the Stranger at the weekend! Why the delay? I’ve developed a strained relationship with anime movies; having become so used to watching … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Editorials, Reviews
Tagged action, animation, ninja, samurai, studio bones, sword of the stranger, violence
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Until I kill you, I’ll even eat mud to survive! Hokuto no Ken
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
Posted in Reviews
Tagged action, eighties, hokuto no ken, martial arts, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, violence
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When eternal love goes wrong [Kurozuka]
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
Posted in Reviews
Tagged action, dystopian, horror, Kurozuka, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, violence
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Delighted with some devilishly delicious horror
My damned savoir and his demented smile lurked forth from the shadows. His name was none other than Go Nagai and his bloody offering was Devilman. And it was perfect. Perfectly and utterly disturbing. Continue reading
Posted in Manga, Reviews
Tagged devilman, end of the world, go nagai, halloween, horror, Manga, post-apocalyptic, violence
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Basking in the inferno of Cloverfield, remembering Blue Gender
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
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Blue Gender, horror, monsters, post-apocalyptic, science fiction, violence
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Immortals and non-Immortals both Enjoy Life Equally, so says Baccano!
It bothers me to say I took a while to realize the quality of "Baccano!". Aside from boasting no less than 18 main characters, the Pulp Fiction-esque narrative would constantly fracture and leap back and forth in time. I didn’t … Continue reading
Sex, violence and samurai; introducing Shigurui
Please note this post is heavy on images of an “adult nature”; though I understand many of you might be unsettled by such blunt depictions of sex and violence, the truth of Shigurui lies not in words alone, but its unrelenting presentation of old Japan’s institutional depravity. Basically, you’ve been warned. Continue reading
Hokuto no Ken: The Legend of Raoh – Demonic fist of the devil
Along with Ninja Scroll, I grew up watching the Fist of the North Star movie. I was attracted by the unapologetic gore but this was no mere action flick – set in a post apocalyptic world ravaged by nuclear holocaust, … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged action, fist of the north star, hokuto no ken, kung-fu, raoh, violence
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Berserk – 3 – The Hawk that soars ever higher
The moustache twiddling decadence caused by extended aristocracy is an issue central to the narrative of Berserk. Regardless of social standing, we all like to dream that we are destined for greatness, to achieve something worthwhile. Aristocracy exists to elongate … Continue reading
Berserk – 2 – Sparks fly as the wheels of fate spin
Episode two introduces us to the important characters that make up the “Band Of The Hawk” – in other words, the personalities that dominate the rest of Berserk. The dark-skinned Casca is an exceptionally talented swordsman who just so happens … Continue reading
Berserk – 1 – An introduction to obsession
I’m just going to come right out and say it — Berserk is my favourite anime of all time. I became an anime fan because of Naruto, but Berserk and its alluring quantities of bloody violence, epic action and tragic … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Berserk, fantasy, guts, horror, kentarou miura, medieval, violence
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Reflecting on Kemonozume – Too cool for otaku
It’s fair to say that the creative staff “working on” (more like playing with) Kemonozume must have had so much fun, from flying heads and sexed up monkeys to a perverted old man shoving a pair of severed female arms … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged animation, crazy, horror, kemononzume, kung-fu, science fiction, sex, violence
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