What, it's over already? But of course. Watching 12 3-minute episodes takes about as much time as watching two normal episodes.
Now I'm wondering if it's just me or short-format shows became more prevalent? Back when Keitai Shoujo "aired", its size had to do with the streaming services not even …
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Very coincidentially with AIURA, the previous season offered another CGDCT in 3-minute format, which also was quite good. It only loses on not being purposefuly made to showcase artistic prowess, but content is just as fine. Yama no Susume is different there, by honestly centering the proceedings around the titular …
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To celebrate the easy availability on legal streaming, I started following the Gurren-Lagann at Crunchy. Okay, it was available for a while on Hulu, nothing new here, but it was immensely irritating etc. etc. I just wanted an excuse to do it. Also, this is the sub release, which I …
read moreI built the analogy of anime mecha with a fighter airplane before, but it may be taken further. It's not like every mecha flies (for instance, more "real" Gundams do not). Also, power multiplier and the ace factor are not the only attributes that make mecha attractive as entertainment. Surely …
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When everything else fails, a simple, kind-hearted comedy comes to the rescue. And as a mark of a good one, the 2nd episode is more solid than the 1st, with what I presume is a brilliant parody of girls and their cellphones. So, I'm looking forward to the remainder of …
read more[...] but Photokano and Muromi-san are already covering pretty much all bases when it comes to seiyuu ear porn.
I thought some of voicework in Muromi-san was vaguely familiar... Let's see.
The Initial D franchize stitched from several seasons (and a movie) that form a fairly good continuity. But they are quite different in the animation techniques and even character design. The first season had a definite feeling of something old-fashioned, like Gundam almost, if not Ranma. It also introduced and …
read moreI sort of dropped "Petit Idolm@ster" due to the insufferable 3-minute format and lack of easy watching options, but someone started uploading 10-episode batches to Youtube with OP/ED stripped away on the boundaries. That helped enormously, so I watched all 64 micro-episodes.
The anime makes the best use …
read moreSince the Lagrange crashed and burned, I poked at a few other things.
GJ-bu was in official suspension since ep.3, when my only note was "fuck the androphobia". In reality I dragged it for 6 more, until it gradually petered out. Here's what Nova wrote:
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One thing bothers me in Initial D slightly: when the characters unpark to get moving, they always take the car off the parking brake first.
But isn't it backwards? One uses parking brake when there's a possibility of a rollaway to begin with. But if so, why defeat the safety …
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