Monthly Archives: January 2010

We Can Only Watch One: Picking Out a Show ONLY by its Opening Credits

We pretend: Flipping channels looking for anime to watch, we see two OPs on two different stations. We know nothing about these shows (we actively avoid researching them; at most, we’ve seen adaptations/dubs/raws in part but this is rare). Based … Continue reading

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False Divas: Macross Frontier 12 “Interstellar Flight”

One thing that made Macross Frontier interesting for me is the dynamics of the love triangle, from the standpoint of character ‘class’ (as if they were in a role-playing game). While it’s important to note how Ranka makes a statement … Continue reading

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The Quite Bearable Lightness and Fluffiness of the K-ON! Special (But It Didn’t Give Me What I Never Knew I Wanted)

While I personally experienced K-ON! on a powerful level, I make no suggestions that it is objectively a valuable piece of culture. It’s not going to rank highly on my favorite show lists and what not. That said, watching this … Continue reading

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Lies, Murderous Intent, Remembering Love Gone Wrong, WHOSE RESPONSIBLE THIS Black Rose Society Arc of Revolutionary Girl Utena

The contents of a person’s heart are veiled, as though with thin silk.You may think you can peer into it, but you can’t really. And people seldom understand…  the princes other people keep in their hearts. Still, I am a … Continue reading

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Sheryl Would Fulfill Some Hopes and Dreams: Macross Frontier 11 “Missing Birthday”

It’s Alto’s birthday and those who love him want to give him something special. First off we have Ranka, who’s now flush with her newfound purchasing power as the emerging Superdimensional Cinderella. We know she eventually took the lethal chef … Continue reading

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