By super rats on August 26, 2010
If Strike Witches were an RPG, Yoshika is the party cleric, which is usually a pretty boring class if you decide to specialize in healing and buffing armor class like she pretty much does. It’s great for survival and sweet when everyone is bloodied, but seems low on the Awesome! Eila pretty much nailed it in episode 6. Well, in this episode (SW2 ep8), Yoshika changes classes in a rare moment of rage and becomes a runepriest, a healer that can throw down and kick major ass. The trigger, of course, involves things that happen to Lynne. What a cute declaration of their partnership.
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Posted in Anime | Tagged action, AIC, fan-service, sci-fi, Strike Witches
By super rats on August 25, 2010
I love Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit to pieces. It’s a type of anime I wish was more prevalent — a strong story-driven piece with a mature main character, a production that can call to a broader audience. There is something appealing about that. While I do admire the tone and animation of Moribito, I’m not so taken in by those charms to avoid feeling some mild disappointment when thinking about it as a whole.
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Posted in Anime | Tagged adventure, Bang Zoom!, Barbara Goodson, Cindy Robinson, English-dub, fantasy, Kenji Kamiyama, Kristi Reed, Mona Marshall, Moribito, Production-IG
By super rats on August 12, 2010
Time evaporates. Her hair streams, the cloth of her sleeves dance, and her encased sword waits on edge for the sweetness of release. Alter’s Momohime qualifies as a masterwork, a Michelangelo of Japanese cute girl figures, both in grace, and nudge/wink, the size of her large hands.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1:8-scale, Alter, anime figures, armor, diorama base, Fukumoto Noritaka, Highly-Recommended, sword, twin-tails
By super rats on August 4, 2010
Being largely terrified of social gatherings, and thus the stereotypical nerd with little grasp of social protocol, I hermited away in panel rooms all weekend. In previous years I’d gotten better with it, but I’ve regressed somewhat. Still, this year I had a good time at the panels and was invited to become a panelist for a Japanese figures and toys discussion, which was fun.
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Posted in Other | Tagged Conventions, otakon
By super rats on August 3, 2010
I’ll start the Otakon 2010 posts with the easy post first, the loot post.
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Posted in Other | Tagged Conventions, otakon
By super rats on July 28, 2010
Sanya V. Litvyak flies the night skies, often alone, for the 501st aerial division. She soars between a ceiling of stars and a carpet of moonlit clouds, while tuning in the radio transmissions of the world.
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Posted in Figure Review | Tagged 1:8-scale, Alter, animal ears, anime figures, gun, mechamasume, Otsuyama Houjun, Strike Witches
By super rats on July 26, 2010
There comes a point where a figure collector bumps against the space in their current dwelling. Right about now I’m wishing I took the ground floor apartment with the den instead of the second floor apartment minus the den, so then I could put off having to retire figures to their boxes where they will likely stay until I move. I could buy another case for them, but that would be ridiculous.
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Posted in Other | Tagged loser fan
