I went to a screening for Whisper of the Heart (Mimi wo Sumaseba, 耳をすませば) in the San Francisco public library, supported by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco. The event was anchored by Gilles Poitras. Unfortunately, San Francisco organized some unholy hybrid of …
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Rocket Girls capsule design
As I mentioned before the movable engine going through the heat shield is a huge safety concern. However, there's plenty of smaller oddities as well.
For one thing, pilot position is wrong. Here's the whiteboard sketch:
A better view would be to turn it so the acceleration line is vertical …
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Rocket Girls round-up
- Danny Choo:
Cant remember exactly why I dropped this. I think t'was because it took too long for something to happen.
I am linking this for the sheer weirdness of his perception, considering the breakneck pace of the show. I thought too many things were happening, it was pure Vandread …
- Danny Choo:
J2 starts
I managed to get swept by J2.
Wild.
So far, everything was great except the way they retconned the sequel to the original Jubei-chan. The Ainosuke story made not the slightest amount of sense.
read moreAvatar on Nanoha
Finally someone explained in simple words what Nanoha was. Of course, I knew the basics: Fate is dark, magic, army-like structures, A is better than Season 1, etc. But for some reason, everyone would write in such a way that it was impossible to piece together an impression. Although, come …
read moreOmo on Kamichu
I was reading what Omo wrote about Kamichu, and thought, "man, this is long-witted". I was impatient to know what he actually liked about the show. My own relationship with Kamichu is overshadowed by the quest to find an anime as great as Azumanga; the lofty promise of Kamichu's early …
read moreFarewell, Rocket Girls
The wild ride has ended, but the journey continues.
Rocket Girls was an odd duck. As an anime, it fails, in my view. Deforming characters, insufferable 3D inserts, and the overall amateurish and excessively computerized flavour did it in. But as a statement, it endures. Although sponsored by the mega-buraucracy …
read moreSorting pictures
I was sorting screencaps today and found that the last pass over Mahoraba left 138 new frames. If I had a top rotation, it would rival the best in the field. I cannot resist sharing some of it. Or can I? OK, just one now.
After her crushing defeat, depressed …
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