| 2:55pm | Binbou Shimai Monogatari: Slice of nothing much | | | | If the slice-of-life genre has taught us anything, it’s that reading about or watching people go about their daily lives can be surprisingly enthralling. Unfortunately, Binbou Shimai Monogatari’s lesson is quite the opposite- there are equally times when a story about day-to-day life can be just plain... | | |
| 3:20pm | Tsuyokiss 1: a new season, a new rant | | | | If I had any sense at all, I’d be more selective about what I watch. I wouldn’t feel strangely drawn to certain series like a moth to a flame, and I’d have infinitely more time for as yet undetermined higher pursuits (such as getting bored). Unfortunately, I just cannot help myself- despite all the blocks... | | |
| 1:53pm | Ginga Densetsu Weed parody: episode one | | | | Where other series have fallen by the wayside, I can’t help but keep watching Ginga Densetsu Weed; not because it’s particularly good, nor even for the novelty of featuring dogs as the main characters, but because it is perfect material to parody. And so, starting today, I’ll be posting... |
| 9:15pm | Mai-Otome, or how to deface a franchise in 26 easy steps | | | | Spoiler warning: this rant will unashamedly give away the plot for the entirety of Mai-Otome and most of HiME. In October 2005, life seemed good; a sequel to Mai-HiME had begun airing in Japan, and it seemed to be all anyone could talk about. Fans of the original were looking forward to bigger and better... | | |
| 2:57pm | Entering the blogworld | | | | Yes, the unthinkable has happened, the apocalypse may even be nigh; no, Harukanaru Toki no Naka De hasn’t been fully subbed in English, nor has Bushilord finally arrived, but against all odds, I have finally created a blog. For the moment I’ll be using it to post anime-related rants and parodies,... |
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