BigN wrote (elsewhere) about "the hubbub about it [Shingu] these past couple of weeks". With all due respect, this's not hubbub. The hubbub is going to happen when Jason Miao sees the facial distortions.
I'll be first to note that Nayuta is not doing what is known as "panteon class …
read moreDiGiKerot didn't jump on the bandwagon, because he was running in front of it, and so he attempts to inject the conventional wisdom into the discourse. Needless to say, I do not feel like agreeing, but he makes some good points (e.g. OP should have showed more characters), so …
read moreWell, it was rather Jeff than "we" who "got" him, but anyway, welcome to the bandwagon club [link].
Ever encounter a situation when you find yourself totally appreciating something that is well-constructed, beautiful, meaningful, and unique, but totally unable to enjoy it?
Indeed, I can see people having a problem …
read moreWell... I suppose not every anime is Haibane Renmei.
The harem formula in Dual is the same as in Zero no Tsukaima: the chosen girl (the original Mitsuki) is fairly nasty, and an alternative exists which is far superior (Mitsuki II), but due to various circumstances the male lead is …
read moreWhen I just started with Shingu, one oddity I noticed immediately was how it featured no defective characters. Sure, some had issues, but overall they are very different from common characters in contemporary anime. Nobody is neurotic, and it feels like something large is missing.
Another facet of the same …
read moreNot much to report, it is all written elsewhere already. I'm even going to postpone the normal Liked/Rewatch mark until some test of time. Ditto for the decision if it's on the level of Stellvia.
One curious thing about Shingu is the wheels-inside-wheels jokes, such as the Magistrate.
I …
read moreCame across an end-of-series note for Figure 17 at Karmaburn:
Final thoughts after finishing Figure 17: The MONSTERS FROM SPACE! element and the Figure itself were entirely unnecessary. The show would have been just fine if Hikaru really was Tsubasa’s twin sister, sent away to live with relatives at …read more
At one point, Futaba exclaims, "It is just like the arranged marriage interview!" and makes this "I'm happy and excited" gesture (a substitute screencap, sorry):
She does not seem in any way uncomfortable with the concept, just the opposite in fact — as long as the marriage is arranged with the …
read moreBefore starting with Shingu, I was unable to help noticing how every critic seemed to agree that OP was poor. So it was quite a surprise when the OP turned out to be a very decent school song with Ghibliesque visuals. It may be marred a bit by Muryou's placid …
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Miyuki was my early favourite in Lucky Star (but only in Lucky Star; she never reached the status of all-time favourite (yes, I am one of those people (and the favourite's identity must remain a secret))). So, naturally, I took a note when she was taken as an example of …
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