Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (a Monster in Bakemonogatari)

Visually confused, I go back to the familiar. When confused one searches for the most meaningful thing, no? This is the very thing that I’m holding on to these tales of monsters. The very first one, that is; is a … Continue reading

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Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, the Set-up for Regret, and the Doomed Childhood

I found myself very much taken by the first episode of Tokyo Magnitude 8.0. It got to me in a powerful way. At first, I was complaining to myself at how yet another story is set in middle school with … Continue reading

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Tomino Yoshiyuki: Laughing Out Loud (LOLTOMINO in Gundam)

[Spoilers for Mobile Suit Gundam, Turn A Gundam, and other works directed by Tomino] When I first tried watching the Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy, something really disturbed me. I’ve said this before, but I think it merits repeating for … Continue reading

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Canaan Makes Me Wanna Be a Synesthesist

Synesthesia Corporate Glasses Dude: “Do you know about synesthesia? …Vision, hearing, taste, touch, smell. …A person who can use these independent five senses at the same time is called a Synesthesist. For examples, they can see colors from letters, and … Continue reading

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Remembering Love as Homage in Anime: Eureka SeveN x Mobile Suit Gundam

[This post is infested with spoilers] Paying homage in the context of a media work is the recreation of one work of fiction in the context of another, with the referencing done as an ‘inside joke’ or an ‘easter egg’ … Continue reading

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