Monthly Archives: October 2009

Fall Fail Festival 09: FFFFF We Hate the New Season (Philippine Edition)

Posted on October 15, 2009 by

Re: What Should I Watch This Fall The season has left ghostlightning going – - because of the lack of mecha for the Fall of 2009.

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We Remember Our First Year in Blogging: WRL Turns One Year, Lessons Learned

Posted on October 13, 2009 by

No I don’t think this is particularly significant in the scheme of things (the anime and manga industry, the related fandoms; even if only for the Macross and Gundam ones). Nonetheless it’s been a year, and we’ve published over two … Continue reading →

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The (Male) Fantasy in Letter Bee (02)

Posted on October 12, 2009 by

While there are a number of interesting things that happened in the second episode, I noticed something that stood out rather sharply in my mind; related to how I view this show to be a shounen fantasy series. Sure the … Continue reading →

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Harsh! Consuming Media Not-So-Related to Our Interests

Posted on October 10, 2009 by

First thing: throw objectivity out of this discussion. I am not interested in pontificating about good or bad shows, or the practice of reviewing anime and manga. I’m talking here as a consumer, specifically a sampling non-fan. It’s something I’ve … Continue reading →

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A Revolution in Me: Discovering Revolutionary Girl Utena

Posted on October 8, 2009 by

[NO SPOILERS, BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN AT LEAST A FEW EPISODES, YOU PROBABLY WON'T GET THIS POST ANYWAY SORRY] I’ve looked for a bunch of angles to take this show on, and I’ve found something both authentic and powerful … Continue reading →

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