Monthly Archives: August 2009

The Inauthenticity of Senjougahararagi: Bakemonogatari 08 (Suruga Monkey Arc Ends, Senjougahara Steals Show Again)

Bakemonogatari is the kind of show that makes me liveblog. Instead of spamming melative and twitter, I went directly to my draft of this post. I went to this method because there’s so much going on — an illusion of … Continue reading

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Either Way the Death God Turns, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Totally Pwnd Me

We’re not even sure the ambulance scene is real. The light reflected on the hospital windows triggered the dream sequence. The hospital being over capacity, as depicted in Mirai’s dream sequence now makes sense as something consistent to how hospitals … Continue reading

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Mirai’s turn, degree 180.0 (Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 08)

More than anything, this episode marked the 180-degree turn milestone of Mirai’s character. Perhaps it’s self-serving for me to say so since We Remember Love’s posts on Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 have been Mirai-centric, if not entirely a corpus of apologetics for … Continue reading

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How to Date an Idol

So you want to date an idol? The Macross franchise has the idols of mass destruction/galactic salvation (tier/class); and, it would be instructive I feel to see how they were wooed. I submit the examples who are at or close … Continue reading

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Being an Adult Sucks and I Never Want to Grow Up (or at least graduate from college) Solanin is PAINFUL and I love it

I particularly like this panel from Solanin, it’s something random and commonplace in the manga — I don’t even remember from what chapter it came from. However, I think it represents my experience of the work. If I experience it … Continue reading

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