The confession of love is something I find uniquely valued in anime. It’s not that it doesn’t exist in other media – it is the staple conclusion of most romance stories (particularly comedies). I do think that in anime it’s … Continue reading ![]()
Immaculate Confessions
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Nisemonogatari 08 Is a Story of Fraternal Love
And it is as smutty as Satan intended it. Nothing else to see here. See you next episode. [Nisemonogatari 07] But since I promised myself I’d give every episode my very best let me say this: It is tremendously facetious … Continue reading ![]()
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Stardust Memories: Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 20
[Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 19] Two things make me remember… not quite love for one of my most favorite shows – Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory here in this latest episode of AGE: Asemu not quite eating his carrots, … Continue reading ![]()
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Being Popular Isn’t Always a Good Thing – Outlaw Star 5-8
So you’ve just watched a friend die, stolen one of the most advanced ships in the galaxy, and managed to make an enemy of the Space Pirates. Not bad for your first trip in space since you were a kid. … Continue reading ![]()
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Towards a Sustainable Anime Watching Habit
It will happen to you: all the apparent free time you get to spend on your hobby disappears – sometimes as if suddenly. All the grand plans you made: “I’ll finally (re)watch Legend of the Galactic Heroes” or “I’ll finally … Continue reading ![]()
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5 Reasons Not to Drop Nisemonogatari After 9 Episodes
[Nisemonogatari 08] Bakemonogatari is show that didn’t fit what I thought I’d like in anime, but it rewarded me. I loved it. Nisemonogatari gives a little of what its predecessor did in terms of what got me excited about it, … Continue reading ![]()
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BRIGHTSLAPS are SOOO Over: Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 21
[Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 20] This episode, our Asemu goes full emo, as much as a kiddy show would allow (no, I don’t watch SasukeNaruto). What makes this delightful, yes, delightful, is a number of reasons that I’ll get to … Continue reading ![]()
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Think Big, Make it Big – Outlaw Star 9 – 12
Life aboard a space ship never gets dull, does it? If you’re Gene Starwind it does. Gene’s recklessness and lack of forward thinking are finally starting to catch up to him. But do main characters ever get punished for being … Continue reading ![]()
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Cowboy Bebop 18 “Speak Like a Child” & Treasure Hunt Into Nothingness
[Episode 17 “Mushroom Samba”] This episode is actually quite difficult to write about; it requires focus or I’ll end up flying into so many tangents. There’s just so much going on. Inevitably, I must focus on Faye, and her message … Continue reading ![]()
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Nisemonogatari 10: NOT FILLER, It’s Ghostbuster on Ghostbuster Violence! WHO’S THE REAL GHOSTBUSTER? WHO NEEDS CLOTHES?
[Nisemonogatari 09] Yay. I’m fully aware that this is the kind of episode that would’ve gotten me quite excited about this show months ago, never mind the incest smut [LOLOLOL IT DOESN’T COUNT BECAUSE TSUKIHI IS NOT HIS REAL SISTER]. … Continue reading ![]()
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There is Only ONE True Monster of This Age, & it is Still Flit Asuno: Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 22
[Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 21] I was wrong. Dead wrong. I predicted an overwhelming victory by the Vagans. I predicted everyone will die and a V Gundam setting will emerge from the ashes of this age. I predicted a multi-episode … Continue reading ![]()
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How to Do Nostalgia in a Badass Way: Cowboy Bebop 19 “Wild Horses”
[Episode 18 “Speak Like a Child”] Cowboy Bebop (1998) is many things, one of which is a love letter to the 20th Century. Its production approaches the turn of the millennium and it was a good time as any to … Continue reading ![]()
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The Greatest Time To Be a Gundam Fan
I am not wrong about this. Sure, I missed the first Newtype flashes of 1979, the Encounters in Space back when the Original Movie Trilogy aired. I even missed the greatest TV anime in the franchise: Mobile Suit Z Gundam. … Continue reading ![]()
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Nisemonogatari 11: The Fitting Finale of This Fake Show (So Very, Very Bad)
[Nisemonogatari 10] I’ll let the siscon fanservice slide, as overt and explicit as it was – on second thought, no. This is the kind of sophistry that pisses me off. Two levels of cop-out: You’re not my real sister, so … Continue reading ![]()
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This is War (This is Hell, um yeah): Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 23
[Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 22] Lots of good things I appreciate in this episode, from the introduction of a war profiteer entity similar to Anaheim Electronics in the Universal Century, to seeing the Titus Equipment mass produced; from seeing Flit … Continue reading ![]()
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The Value of a Team – Outlaw Star 13-16
Every March we are reminded of how great teams can accomplish great things. College Basketball’s NCAA Tournament showcases the best players and teams across the United States. And just as there is in basketball, great teams in can accomplish great … Continue reading ![]()
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Lay Your Heart Down Onto The Sea of The Stars, Noburo Ishiguro RIP (1938-2012) We Will Forever Remember Love
[News of Death] My remembrance may or may not last longer than these Youtube videos staying up, in the midst of all the copyright/internet legislation governments all over the world are attempting. It won’t matter that my purposes here are, … Continue reading ![]()
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Why Are the Extended Conversations in Legend of The Galactic Heroes Riveting While Those in Fate/Zero are Coma-Inducing?
I think I know why. But first, some disclaimers. Not every extended conversation in Legend of the Galactic Heroes is exemplary; some will be guilty of what those in Fate/Zero do. Conversely, there are conversations in Fate/Zero that are remarkable … Continue reading ![]()
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I Hate You [Like I Love You] Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 24 “X-Rounder”
[Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 23] So much went down this episode. It seemed slow at some point, but it’s actually very dense in content and moved the stories along in big steps (ending at least one story along the way). … Continue reading ![]()
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Why are the Villains in the First Season of Legend of the Galactic Heroes so Stupid?!?
I’m rewatching the show, and after 24 episodes I’ve stopped making excuses. The villains in Legend of the Galactic Heroes are shamefully incompetent. Andrew Fork and the Alliance Admirals who adopted his invasion plan; Yang Wenli’s contemporaries; Prince Braunschweig and … Continue reading ![]()
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