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Katanashi Family Values
It’s hard to put my finger on exactly what it is I find so delightful about Working!. I’ve always been a fan of the slice-of-life moe comedy genre, ever since the Azumanga Daioh days (yes, yes, I’m aware of the debate over the definition of “slice-of-life” but I’m not going to weigh into it here, [...]
Winter 2009: First thoughts
Northern hemisphere seasons always stuff me up, since I’m writing a post titled “Winter 2009″ despite the fact that it’s over 30°C outside. I’m not watching all that much this season, for two reasons. First, other than the slew of sequels (again), there’s not too much that seems interesting. Second, I’m too busy right now [...]
Lamenting sequels
We touched on it a bit in our Year in Review article, but 2008 did have a lot of sequels and 2009 so far seems to be following that trend. Is it more sequels than usual? Well, I haven’t bothered sorting through the data, but it sure feels that way. The difference between last year [...]
Trying to Understand an Alternative Approach Towards Anime Commentary
This post is basically a reply to a response to a comment I made on a blog post on When Anime Past Meets Present. Kaoishin Sama (whose reputation precedes him) basically made a troll post that I fell for (as he put it) “hook, line and sinker”. We, I guess, share a lengthy history and [...]
The value of a good genre piece
As a generalization, critics tend to prefer titles that do something different, when it comes to genres. That could be trying to mix two or more genres in a way that hasn’t been done before, subvert commonly used tropes or start out with an unconventional premise. Suzumiya Haruhi is one of the more prominent recent [...]
