Reaching this final episode of Haibane-Renmei, the thing that took me off guard the most was the revelation that Haibane-Renmei is Reki’s story. It took all 13 episodes to realize Rakka is a second-person perspective to Reki’s tale, and a catalyst to Reki’s change, both …read more
Macross Frontier 01-02
At club meeting yesterday, I had an opportunity to see the beginning of Macross Frontier.
Mac F is very well put together. I watched ep.05 before, and it's noticeable how the opening episodes are done to a higher standard of excitement in order to grab the viewer. The exposition …
read moreCameron on Allison and Lillia
As cholera thinned our ranks
I suspect the joke was too obscure, but anyhow, as Ani-nouto goes into hybernation, Matthew (yes, that one) suddenly awoke and even reported on something besides Shugo Chara, namely video quality improvements on Crunchyroll. I wish they improved their goddamned shopping cart first, and perhaps even made it to work …
read moreD. Merrill on Flying Ghost Ship
He calls it "Flying Phantom Ship" which is probably right. In any case, I cannot pass on a review of the first anime movie I have ever watched (first series was The Speed Racer). Of course it was a pirated copy on a 16mm celluloid, did you have to ask …
read moreSDS on the Dark Matter of Mainstream
For no apparent reason, SDS decided to remind us about the gulf between the dedicated and the masses. Indeed it's a truism. The only news here is how much the modern day bloggers underestimate the gap. My own favourite example is the shock I experienced upon learning that Afro Samurai …
read moreDarkMirage on Druaga ~Aegis~
He's overdoing on the hype of his cynic's credentials, but even so Druaga made an impression:
read moreIt is still too early to judge Tower of Druaga as a whole, for a great appetizer is nothing without an equally enjoyable main course, but The Aegis of Uruk is no doubt one …
Cancellation of Hetalia
The most informative article was at srsfkn.biz. It is also being updated with new information. Other news sources like Gia attempt to second-guess official statements.
read moreChizumatic reports broken audio in Nanoha A
According to a post at Chizumatic, "The program proper is in stereo in English and in mono in Japanese" on the fresh Nanoha A DVDs that came to the street two days ago. Glad I didn't rush to buy that. Three cheers to procrastination and indifference.
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