Category Archives: Reviews

Tokey Cake Girl

I think I hesitated to watch this for so long because it had time-travel as a driving plot device — so many ways it could go wrong. Maybe due to my initial hesitations, but at the very least I enjoyed the movie enough to post about it. Continue reading

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Chobits

Chobits can be said to follow a rather classic tradition of having an extraordinary girl meet the hapless protagonist. The devil is in the details. Continue reading

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Seirei no Moribito

An endearing show involving people from all walks of life, sewn together with superb story-telling. The greatest treat is that all the characters are written with intelligence, exuding a feeling of life and presence which can be quite refreshing. Production values are consistently exceptional throughout to boot. Continue reading

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Chobits 7-13

This quarter kicks off with a bang and we get our first taste of things to come. When I first saw the “second Chii” I wasn’t really too sure what to make of it, maybe it’s a rather interesting (or … Continue reading

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Chobits 1-6

Chobits, sweet and tender or dark and perverted? I went into the series with that question in mind but got a bit lost along the way. Anyways, I thought I’d throw down some of my thoughts and ideas into 4 … Continue reading

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Dai Mahou Touge

Dai Mahou Touge (Magical Witch Punie-chan in North America) is an action comedy which initially just comes off as a crude parody of the magical girl genre to those who have not watched it. (Un)fortunately it is also quite a bit more. Continue reading

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Eve no Jikan

Eve no Jikan act01: AKIKO is the first in a six part series by Yasuhiro Yoshiura which seems to explore the implications of robots who look and behave exactly like humans – androids – becoming an integral part of society. Continue reading

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Pale Cocoon

In an artificial world colored in faded tones of grays and browns, the past has long been obscured – forgotten even.

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Bite-Size Movie Reviews of the Month — May 08

Gonna take a while to get back to the old movie-watching habits. My goal is to have seen all the notable 07 films by next month.

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For Shizz up the Spout – Three Movies that Just Aren’t “Totally Boss”

It is pretty much understood that most independent films, particularly ones made by first time directors and writers, will not gather much of an audience. They may bring it around the festival circuit, or they may get a few open-minded … Continue reading

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