By super rats on April 9, 2012
Finally got around to finishing Another. Typical of the “sinister mysterious thing in this town” genre, the ride to the end, the accumulation of idle thoughts speculating on the details, while waiting on traffic lights to change during my daily commute, wound up far more interesting than the final destination. Having expected as much, a disappointing conclusion wasn’t exactly a disappointment. That said, I loved every minute of the tease and even the over-the-top grand melee that pops the tension bubble. Broad, unspecific spoilers might happen.
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Posted in Anime | Tagged anime, horror, mystery, PA Works, strange town
By super rats on February 1, 2012
Redline opens, race in progress and my mouth stretches wide with a wicked grin, eager to sing its praise over the rooftops of the world. My buds need to see this. There hasn’t been something this balls dipped in awesome in years. At last, I have something new I can lend to Mr. Likes anime, but would never wear an anime girl head as their fucking Twitter avatar. And then, the opening Yellowline race ends and that enthusiasm starts to bleed out slowly.
Continue reading “Redline Flatlines, but Still Beats”
Posted in Anime | Tagged action, English-dub, Madhouse, Manga Entertainment, sci-fi, tournament
By super rats on January 31, 2012
Spice and Wolf is a curious show. At a quick glance through some of the art, it seemed designed for the viewer to fawn over a wolf-girl who doesn’t mind being naked. Anime character designs are usually a decent barometer of what a show aims to do. However, Spice and Wolf proves the rule that one should not judge the book by the cover.
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Posted in Anime | Tagged comedy, drama, English-dub, fan-service, fantasy, Funimation
By super rats on January 4, 2012
Like most years, 2011 was a mixed bag, especially as far as watching anime and blogging goes. Spent much more time this year fiddling with tabletop RPG stuff. I still love anime and figures, which is why I can’t quite kill this blog, no matter how sad it gets.
Continue reading “The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of 2011″
Posted in Anime | Tagged Bandai Entertainment, Fate/Zero, Guilty Crown, K-ON!, The-Melancholy-of-Haruhi-Suzumiya
By super rats on November 1, 2011
I love Native. They extend the collection experience beyond most companies. Native doesn’t stop at the figure, at least with the three in my collection (Kotone, Shoujo-S, and Trunk Girl). Each of the figures came with an almost designer-like box. I didn’t take photos of the boxes, a) because it’s a pain and b) it might just look like a colored box in a tiny jpeg. Something about that little extra thought in the package design makes Native figures feel like “Special Collector’s Edition” stuff. The box is not just this thing protecting it in transit and then quickly cut open. Trunk Girl’s box was shaped like a suitcase, looking like one of those gift packages that come from a spa or a boutique. Those boutique packages are designed to make you feel special with your little treasure. Native has the right idea with their approach on their boutique items.
(Bare plastic beyond this point).
Continue reading “Going Native Again: Trunk Girl and Shoujo-S (NSFW)”
Posted in Figure Review | Tagged diorama base, ecchi, Native, nsfw, pvc
By super rats on October 13, 2011
Daikichi is a single, never married, thirty-something male who takes the responsibility of raising Rin, a five year old girl who was in the care of his grandfather who passed away. Nobody in the family wanted her, so Daikichi took responsibility. The setup of Usagi Drop sounds close to a Hallmark Hall of Fame type of thing, a family drama produced by a greeting card company.
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Posted in Anime | Tagged comedy, drama, Production-IG, slice-of-life
By super rats on October 11, 2011
The official character illustrations for Mikoto and Kuroko appeal to me due to a distinct art style, a little sharper, a little less soft, a bit more linear than cute girls get drawn. So yeah, I like the characters via the designs and the expressive images I’ve seen floating around. In much of the official looking art I see for this franchise, many of the images tell some kind of story, often with Kuruko as the instigator of something to funk up Mikoto. Kuroko seems awesome like that, at least, that’s what I’m going with based on random images I see.
Continue reading “Mikoto and Kuroko as Maids”
Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1:6-scale, Kotobukiya, maid, thigh highs, twin-tails
