Steven names Grenadier a high point of Media Blasters' catalog history, but I know that he knows about their strategy to license a critically acclaimed anime once a year or so. IMHO their biggest scoop on that front was Figure 17. I also have a soft spot for Midori no …
read moreYama no Susume ends
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 …
read moreYama no Susume begins
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 …
read moreGurren-Lagann on Crunchyroll
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 moreAIURA begins
As always, the hidden gem of the season arrives unexpectedly. I thought it gotta be the mermaids, bro, to borrow from Nova. And mermaids are pretty good, no doubt, but AIURA is in a different class entirely. The only thing that lets it down is the 4-minute format.
Not sure …
read moreWelp
This was my first time applying a no-background vynil, and of course I did not know what I was doing. Behold:
The problem is, the tiny letters came off the backing improperly: they tried to stay on the paper. Thus, in parts they had paper backing under them, and elsewhere …
read moreCar is a mecha
I 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 …
read moreMuromi-san begins
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 moreNobar on Muromi's seiyuu
[...] 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.
- Muromi: Yukari Tamura, also the voice of everything between Akazukin and Togame. Very, very accomplished. Does a great …
About Initial D Fourth Stage
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 …
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