I agree in general that complaining about “moe pandering” is silly. It's not so much a criticism as a means in which I sympathize with those people who got into anime because of 80s mecha shows or the various gory/sexploitation stuff. And then as time moves …read more
Hashi-hime on Working
Her spoilers are horrifying:
read moreAt one point in this episode, two young men are hassling the little waitress who is the lead girl in this show. The manageress, who has previously been established as a fairly sympathetic character, comes over to stop them. Instead of talking them out of it …
A Japanese Scholar Considers Anime Bad For Kids
There's a gentleman plugging on his Ph.D in a local university. He is not an immigrant, but is actually a teacher in some Japanese university. Somehow or other he obtained a 2-year sabbatical and used it to pass comps and take classes here. I hear about his exploits through …
read moreKurogane on Hanamaru 09
Omamori Himari to be taken down from Crunchyroll
Gia drew my attention to the upcoming removal of Omamori Himari from Crunchyroll, by -- who else -- Kadokawa. Crunchyroll's Rob Pereyda even made the following observation about Kadokawa's insufferable arrogance:
read more"While I cannot reveal too many details as to the specifics of the Kadokawa Pictures deals, I can confirm that there …
Bloggers agree about Working
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Damien Kellis on Summer Wars
In his entry at Moe Check, Damien is somewhat less forthcoming with the explanations than DM, but he, too, seem to be unhappy with sci-fi part:
read moreOffhand, though, the phrases which stuck were "In the future of Summer Wars, there is no network lag", and "I don't think physics works …
Head-riding cuteblobs
Hanamaru Youchien reminds us about the visual trope of head-riding, where a cute blob rides someone's head. By necessity, for the gag to click, the blob has to be no larger than 2 heads. Which is perhaps why ostensible "children" in the Hanamaru are so small. Funnily, I do not …
read moreDarkMirage on Summer Wars
Since I did not like Tokikake at all, I scour the Internet high and low for an authority who finds Summer Wars lacking in order to justify my own refusal to waste time and money on it. Today, Dark Mirage:
read moreCharacter development in the story is practically non-existent. Where it …