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Three Way Action – Episode 2

Akira — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:09:23 +0000

Obviously I'm Mikimiki.

Here’s Episode 2 of your favorite degenerates ranting and raving about everything under the sun. Well, not really— you see, Sorrow-Kun isn’t here. He’s… gone to a better (?) place. Instead, we have rookie podcaster eternal with us this time. We discuss serious stuff like why Mayo Chiki! should be a model for romantic comedies (in a way), why the “gayness” of No. 6 is good, and why men don’t like watching women scissor.

Anyways, here’s the podcast. We’ve gone for a more informal, conversational and live style this time— a lot more rambling, a lot less organization. Quite like sports radio, really:

PS: Apologies for the lateness of the podcast. I’ve been in China all summer, and Irene knocked out my power as soon as I got back to uni. Better late then never, eh?

Ah, and here’s a download link for those of you who are into that kind of thing.

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Post tags: Fractale, Gosick, Gunslinger Girls, Lesbians, Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica, Mayo Chiki!, No. 6, Sora no Woto, The iDOLM@STER, Uta-no Prince-Sama, Yuri Yuri

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No End in Sight

Akira — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 06:00:08 +0000

Perhaps this would have been more preferable? Also, what the hell does "Clara! Tequila." even mean?!

Most of us are disappointed with the way Kuragehime ended. While it more than proved itself to be a quaint, charming little series, the ending was an absolute trainwreck. This got me to thinking… how does one end an anime well? (Spoilers for the tagged series, major spoilers for Kuragehime.)

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A Year To Forget For…

Sorrow-kun — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:04:17 +0000

It’s been a good year for a few in anime, but a shocking year for so many others. As I hinted in my last article, negative perceptions of anime in 2010 are, I predict, going to be much more common than positive ones. Honestly, I’m struggling to think of a recent year that was as bleak as this one. The last decade had its strongest years between 2006 and 2008, and even prior to that, 2004 and 2005 had a lot of strong titles in a variety of genres, including Gungrave, Gankutsuou, Honey and Clover and Air. I have to think back to 2001 and 2002 to remember years where the offerings of decent new anime were as thin as they are now, and there’s a good chance my perspective of that time was skewed anyway, since that was when I was just starting to get into anime, so my focus was more on viewing a catalogue of the acclaimed titles of the late 1990s to build my “anime cred”, rather than catching fansubs as they were coming out.

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Post tags: Cross Game, Kaichou wa Maid Sama, Kimi ni Todoke, Macross Frontier, Seikimatsu Occult Academy, Senko no Night Raid, Sora no Woto, Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto

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The Myth of the Season

Kylaran — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:05:36 +0000

I just started playing Resonance of Fate. Great game so far.

Fans and critics of anime across English-speaking communities over the internet have all been operating under a terrible misunderstanding. It is a misunderstanding that, I believe, will require significant effort to correct on the part of hundreds of people, and will take much time for us to overcome – particularly for the blogging and fansubbing communities. What could such a glorious misunderstanding be?

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Post tags: Anime, Blogging, Durarara!!, Hidamari Sketch, Nodame Cantabile, Seasons, Sora no Woto

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Spring 2010: Less Moe, More Substance?

Akira — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:18:29 +0000

Koji Kumeta telling you what's up.

Sorrow-kun has just given his opinion on the new season, and I’ve discovered that the new shows have a subtle, but important, shift in focus away from the “moexploitation” shows of past seasons. While I am not foolish or naive enough to conclude that Spring 2010 will be known as “The Season that Moe Died” (especially with Strike Witches 2 just around the corner, HNNNNNNGH), the shift is still interesting and worth examining.

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Post tags: Angel Beats!, Arakawa Under the Bridge, B Gata H Kei, Durarara!!, K-ON!, Rainbow, Senko no Night Raid, Sora no Woto, Working!!

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Was Winter 2010 a Good Season?

Sorrow-kun — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:07:30 +0000

Continuing on from the last post. This post contains moderate spoilers for the tagged anime. (Source of above image unknown, found on Moe Imouto; mildly NSFW.)

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Winter 2010: First Thoughts

Sorrow-kun — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:33:15 +0000

I had the full intention of signing up for Crunchyroll membership this season, but baulked when I realized they only had two shows I was interested in. However, those two shows are arguably the best of the season so far, and with the US dollar where it is, there’s probably no better time for me to sign up than now. The last season was horrendous, so I guess the question is, will this season be better. With my momentary policy (borne out of practicality) of trying my damndest to avoid crap, I’m not really sure I’m qualified to answer that question, but I have been mildly pleased by what I have picked up. We don’t have any out-and-out gems this season, but this isn’t usually the time of year for outstanding anime. What we do have, at least on my “following” list, is a number of quaint, enjoyable anime that have shown glimpses that are worth getting excited about.

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