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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly of 2011
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.
Sword of the Stranger and 2D Power
Producer Masahiko Minami and director Masahiro Ando of studio Bones created Sword of the Stranger as a desire to show the strengths of hand drawn animation in an action film. This is a particularly interesting goal to put forth considering hand drawn animation shrinks in relevance every year. Advances in technology have rapidly eaten up [...]
Otakon 2009: Panels, Loot, Wrap
I enjoy Otakon every year, but I always get the feeling at the end of each one that I’ve had a good run and might skip it from now on. I’ve been saying it for three years now, so I’ll probably be back. This here is my convention report, panels, loot, and jabber at the [...]
Lucky Star, Moe for What?
Having finished Lucky Star recently, I get that it relies a bit on moe to carry it, but moe for what? Lucky Star offers a lot of things to go moe on, cute girls for one, that’s pretty standard, otakuisms for another (are those not cute and inept too?). For me in particular, Lucky Star [...]
Agent Aika Remastered
A look at Bandai’s Anime Legends: Agent Aika, a remastered version of the fan service classic.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
I really enjoyed watching The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. Definitely worth a watch.
My-Otome, Finished
Finally got around to finishing My-Otome. I loved it. Pretty cheesy, definitely ridiculous, nudge-nudge-wink-wink, some fighting…
