Monthly Archives: May 2011

Finding Authenticity, or at least Resonance, in the Presentation of Dreams

I recently rewatched Akira, a show for all its many visual merits, has a gem with Tetsuo’s dream sequence in the “hospital” he was held. Granted, the dream was manipulated by the other ESPers but the presentation of the dream … Continue reading

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Franchise Parallels: final Fantasy (Video Games) & Gundam (anime)

  I haven’t played enough of the games to make an exhaustive analysis or comparison, so I really am asking for guidance rather than telling you about my observations here. The Final Fantasy franchise of games features a struggle against … Continue reading

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Panty & Stocking in Sanitarybox is Disgustingly Exploitative and I Hate Myself (But Not Too Much) For Liking the Hell Out of It (God! My! Oh! etc)

Look, I was NEVER one of those whining bitches who moan about how anime has been dying since the end of the 1970s (Real robots? Cancer that’ll kill anime. What shitty thing shall they think of next? Transforming mass-produced military … Continue reading

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Hero of the Weak: Tiger and Bunny 08 (Also Why I Should Be Part of the Writing Team For This Show, Para-text Section)

I didn’t expect to be writing about this show this often, and so soon since my last post on it. This is even made more remarkable because I thought I had just read the best insight on Tiger and Bunny. … Continue reading

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Cho Jikuu Yosai Macross (21-24) Crouching Giant, Little White Dragon

Misa goes back to Earth, while Minmay goes deeper into the Kaifun Dimension. Thankfully, this storyline isn’t what makes this arc a great watch. More Zentraedi are now struck with Macross  pop culture-fever and they have Minmay in the head. … Continue reading

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