Well, this has been quite the trainwreck, literally. I remarked that I was disappointed in how generic it was way back in episode one, but it managed to distinguish itself by tossing the writers off the cliff entirely. That’s not a compliment either. The show had severe …read more
GA:GADC ends, almost
BigN on TYM
The best show of the season receives an expected nod from The Big N. Lots of words how wonderful it is and all, but then there's this little caption:
The better Tamaki.
We cannot be friends anymore...
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Nick Istre on Eve no Jikan
Not much to go on, but it looks like he enjoyed it to the end (although I knew that he would).
At this point, I consider Yasuhiro Yoshiura as a story-writer and anime director superior to Makoto Shinkai.
Sound like a very faint praise to me.
read moreOrion on Juuden-chan, Umineko, and others
Warmed up after the metablogging, he decided to deliver some smackdowns.
I understand [Juuden-chan] really pushed the envelope in terms of what you can get away with and still be on broadcast television, what with masochism and urination in every episode. Or so I hear anyway. I couldn’t deal …
read more2DT on TYM and Modernity
The 2D Teleidoscope was at the periphery of my scan already, but thanks to J.P.'s careless comment that included unions into "modernity" (as if benevolent associations didn't exist in China for centuries) I dismissed witout reading a post that was worth it. To wit:
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Andy Janes on Aoi Hana
I may boycott lezbanime even when made by J.C.Staff, but never fear, the animeblogosphere is diverse enough to have all your perversions covered. Here's a what Andy has to say:
Finally got round to watching the last 3 episodes tonight, really wasn't worth it. The pacing in this …
read moreHanners' commenters on Tokyo 8.0
Apparently, it was a real snotfest:
read moreDCJoeDog: When they showed Yuuki's life from birth to death I literally broke down and started bawling.
Polaryzed: I wanted to see the last ep so bad that I watched it a lunch at work. BIG mistake. Really hard to explain the sniffles and …
GA:GADC 06-08
I dropped each of Hidamari, Sketchbook, Hidamari x365, but GA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class is so engrossing that frustrated with Ayako's slow pace I watch it raw -- which, by the way, far exceeds my Japanese abilities.
Usually my approach is to select a favourite in the cast, but characters in …
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