Monthly Archives: September 2011

Fly In The Sky! Mobile Fighter G Gundam’s Last Shoutout

As much violence Mobile Fighter G Gundam does violence to the very idea of Gundam and its primary value proposition, it is nonetheless a work full of love. It’s love however isn’t limited to the Gundam franchise, but instead did … Continue reading

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Sayonara Hanasaku Iroha: An Essay in Images

Hanasaku Iroha would be nothing without its excellent production values. The quality of its illustrations, and animation elevate its content to become something worth noting. It’s not one of those shows that has pleasing character designs that are largely wasted … Continue reading

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Hanasaku Iroha Didn’t End With Yunosagi Exploding in an Atomic Mushroom Cloud, Nor Became a Staging Point of an Alien Invasion, But That’s OK. The Finale Was Fitting.

[SPOILERS, expect them] I said I would be satisfied with the greatness of this show 5 or so episodes prior to the finale. It didn’t matter how it chose to end it. In the end it both did and didn’t: … Continue reading

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Cowboy Bebop Episode 08 “Waltz For Venus” and For the Love of Noir

[Episode 07 “Heavy Metal Queen”] This episode did a whole lot of things well in the context of being “just another bounty” episode. It starts off with portraying the cowboy threesome actually succeed in capturing their bounty and actually getting … Continue reading

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RAKENROL (film) Ended the Global Financial Crisis, Stopped Global Warming, Saved the Music Industry From Itself & Made Me Cry

I don’t think Rakenrol is that good, but instead I think it’s one of those things that’s better than good. You know, like fishballs from the street and not from those franchised booths at the mall. It’s probably bad, but … Continue reading

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