Finally finished Tayutama

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Talk about bittersweet endings. One of the best finales I’ve seen in years. Continue reading

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Face of the enemy

Fear it as you fear your nightmares.

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Yoake Mae Yori Ruri Iro Na Anime

It’s a lot of fuel to achieve escape velocity.

With the delectable news that the Yoake VN was nearing translation completion (although apparently “editing” was in order, and at a complete standstill), what better way to control my impatience than to watch the anime? Continue reading

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Dog Days 04

<@Kurogane> oh man, Yukikaze has huge knockers.
<@Kurogane> for a ninja
> it’s proper for animu ninjas
> to have large breasts
<@Kurogane> i wonder if she does ‘special’ operations
> i wish, kuro
> i’d love for her to “infiltrate” my “fortress” to “extract” my “information”

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Hoshikaka

> I want to see Ui and Ayumu fight to the death for the position of MC’s little sibling

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herp til you derp

Or, dey mad :V

A soliloquy from many months ago, but I was reminded of it recently with the appearance of the new season and consequent ruffled feathers (“why don’t you like what I like”). Hahahaha!

bawww he’s applying critical analysis and thinking to a show I enjoy for aspects I don’t find defensible enough to construct a counterpoint for.
Growing up doesn’t mean you still can’t enjoy anime — you guys should try it.

[16:01:58] > http://re-jinx.me/2010/11/01/ore-no-imouto-episode-5-the-whole-spectrum-of-fail-and-other-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-3503
[16:03:14] > people just can’t make the distinction between someone who enjoys something but recognizes the problems and will call the director/writers/etc. on it… and someone who doesn’t like a show irrevocably for those reasons
[16:04:24] > perhaps passion blinds, but they personalize their preferences too much (because it is niche?) and might find that criticisms equate to an attack on their self
[16:04:47] > and thus react overly defensively or rudely

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Infinite Stratos 09 – Death’s Cold Hand

Some characters die in long allegories, others in blazing glory — their very souls reflected in those fleeting last moments. Yet here we have a cold and distant death, placed off-screen: not once mentioned or alluded to, though the consequences are heartlessly pushed to the forefront of the characters’ lives. Continue reading

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Infinite Stratos

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Freezing

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Madoka

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