Monthly Archives: June 2011

Hanasaku Iroha 13 and The Rare Air This Show Reaches (Aria The Origination 07 & K-On!! 10)

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

This will be a short post as I am writing it under strict time constraints. I do feel strongly about this so I need to get this out. While Ano Hana turned into a melodramatic mess with its heavy-handed seriousness … Continue reading →

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The Race For Fail: Cho Jikuu Yosai Macross Eps 29-32

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

The show is deservedly praised for being one of the few narratives to boldly depict a post-war story where the war actually happened in the beginning of the narrative. But why? What’s really inside these episodes that extended this series … Continue reading →

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[C] The Money of Possibility And Soul Control – A Cult Classic In The Making

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

Wow….what can I say.  I just got finished watching the final episode a rather peculiar (to put it mildly) noitaminA show that styles itself by the rather bizarre name [C] The Money of Possibility and Soul Control. What that means … Continue reading →

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TOYCON 2011: NOT AS PLANNED (But I am Happy Anyway: RANKA & SHERYL ARE IN THE HOUSE AGAIN)

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

I had enacted a moratorium on toy collecting last year, not only in anticipation of my daughter starting to walk, grab, and throw things; but also in terms of managing the expense of paper and plastic crack. It was going … Continue reading →

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A Dichotomy of Protagonists: Kawamori Shoji Presents Something to Chew On

Posted on June 21, 2011 by

[SPOILERS FOR MACROSS] Kawamori Shoji, creator of the Macross franchise said that in Super Dimension Fortress Macross/Macross: Do You Remember Love? “(Hikaru is the hero) Misa is the heroine, Minmay is the star.” I always thought of this as rather … Continue reading →

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