| 2:32pm | The unsustainable charm of being tsundere | | | | My wish came true (albeit one year late). Asakura Yume is a tsundere imouto of the finest class. It’s been a while since I enjoyed a well-crafted tsundere - one with a good basis for being thus and subsequently GROWING out of it. Yes, a good tsundere character is in my humble opinion one that... | | |
| 7:49pm | Why you should watch Gurren Lagann - Reason #2 | | | | The 2nd reason to be watching Gurren Lagann just appeared. *Currently at ep 9* Wondering if she would supercede Reason #1 anytime soon. ©2008 Hontou ni Taihen desu. All Rights Reserved.. | | |
| 6:31pm | Gurren Lagann pit-stop ~ 8 eps of Kamina | | | | 8 eps into Gurren Lagann, I finally realised why I found Kamina so oddly familar - He was how I played my AD&D Fighter more than 10 years ago. I trash-talked a lot to my enemies only instead of a burning soul I spewed a lot about justice/righteousness. I carried a HUGE sword and flung my cape around... | | |
| 5:00pm | The unique flavour of anime | | | | Why anime? I’m often challenged when I staunchly choose this medium of storytelling over the vast offering of alternative visual entertainment in this hedonistic age. Why indeed? After all, I enjoy a great deal of American TV, Japanese/Korean/Hong Kong (less on the Taiwanese though) dramas/romances/martial... |
| 3:45pm | Gurren Lagann - Opening Salvo | | | | Man, Gainax and their sexy 14 yr olds. But thanks to them, Evangelion thrives beyond a decade and I managed to enjoy my 1st ep of Gurren Lagann. Yoko was awesome (love girls with humongous erm weapons) but Kamina was near unbearable. It’s just that I’ve heard so much about him being GAR... | | |
| 4:35pm | Choosing between the world and your love | | | | One of the dilemmas I used to enjoy in anime was having to choose between the greater good of humankind and the ones you care deeply about. I enjoyed putting myself in the protagonists’ shoes to wrestle with such impossible decisions. The harder the options, the more I admired the story weaving... | | |
| 4:07pm | My 15 most rewatched anime scenes | | | | Ever since I got my paws on Nanoha As R3s, I’ve just been rewatching selected scenes over and over again. Yes you guessed it, the transformations scenes. It happens a lot nowadays. Instead of firing up a piping-hot, days-old anime episode, I’d dig out my anime DVDs or some .avi to relive... | | |
| 4:51pm | DCIISS ~ The true spiritual successor to Da Capo | | | | With ep 10, DCIISS is well on its way to DCI greatness. Da Capo remains one of my favourite series because of its potent trinity of emotional moments, poignant music and beautiful cinematography. DCIISS attains 2 of the 3 greats while scratching the surface of the last. But more than superb production... | | |
| 4:35pm | Praiseworthy anime sequels - The tanuki’s choice | | | | Sequels are tough deals. While burdened with the hopes of the original’s fans, they also need to avoid being merely ‘more of the same’ for keeping the franchise refreshing yet accessible to new viewers. Those are probably some reasons why most sequels fail under the crushing weight... | | |
| 4:51pm | What would an ideal figure display be? | | | | While it looks like I’m violating one of my very fundamental rules of figure collecting, I have recently come to realise that not granting your PVC beauties a worthy stage to flaunt/protect their charm may be a greater sin than not breaking them out of their boxes. My decision to temporarily... |
| 4:40pm | The incongruent charms of PVC figures and Nendroids/Figma | | | | One of my laments during the last Wonderfest was the severely diminished PVC figures showing by Goodsmile Company/Max Factory. While my 2008 GSC/MF preorders/purchases remain healthy (maybe a little too genki for my wallet), I can’t help but feel that too much of GSC/MF’s resources are getting... |
| 11:21am | Macross Frontier - A lament of the characters | | | | 5 eps into Macross Frontier and I’m still deliberating if the series is worth pursuing. While I’m utterly in love with its high production values, breathtaking battle sequences, strong vocals (note that I enjoying the singing but not the songs) and intriguing premise, I’m unable to... | | |
| 7:01pm | Curbing that otaku impulse - My 8 principles/practices | | | | Contrary to fellow esteemed spenders, I’m of the belief that the monster that is impulsive otaku buying can be subdued. While the beast still roars ever so often, this tanuki believes he’s got it on a short leash. (My holding out to the Tinkle artbook for months must count for something?)... | | |
| 4:50pm | Lucky Star upgrade! | | | | Maybe I’d be more passionate about pursuing Lucky Star (stopped at ep 4) if Kagami had looked like this. Of course the charm of L*S is not quite the bishoujo fare but its subtle humour and uncanny ability to connect with the viewers. Still I really wouldn’t have minded a harem (yuri-sect)... | | |
| 6:01pm | Lelouch vs Suzaku ~ Of light and darkness | | | | There are a few things I don’t understand about CG fandom. For example, perceiving CG R2 ep 5 as filler-esque, the immense popularity of Kallen or the veneration of Lelouch. I admit Lelouch is admirable in mind and siscon but he’s hardly a person one should look up to with his deeply scarred,... |
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