Watching Blassreiter now. Gave it a miss when it was running mainly because it was Gonzo + hearing tons of bad things about the CG. However, the presence of Itou Shizuka in the show made sure it stayed in my mind and I’m glad now, because it’s quite a good show, unexpectedly. Well then again, [...]
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Shameful Otaku Secret (SOS?) posts a comprehensive and entertaining review of Blassreiter. Among other things, it talks about the role Blassreiter plays in the Gonzo’s foray into the downloads, its style and basic premise, etc. It was quite enough information for me to reject the show with confidence. For some reason everyone else reviewing it [...]
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When Blassreiter first started, it was met with a lot of doubts, which is of course natural after Gonzo’s escapades with the infamous Dragonaut. Blassreiter looked like it would be the same bloody thing again. But as it turns out, the creators pretty much managed to nail down a very entertaining action-series. I am very [...]
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When Blassreiter started airing in April, I suppose I wasn’t the only one to ignore it, but why is that? Wait, isn’t it obvious? Just two damn words are all it takes. Studio Gonzo. In recent years, despite the odd exception, their name has become synonymous with bland, conventional, boring anime. Hence, somewhat unfairly, I had Blassreiter [...]
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Zyl opens Blassreiter thus: So, in addition to Mentar carefully anticipating and answering all my objections and worries (principally GONZO, then again Seto no Hanayome was enjoyable too - are they finally getting their act together?), there was also the invocation of the Shizuka Itou Doctrine for MOAR pink-haired kick arse goodness. In contrast to [...]
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I wanted to find some other pages about Blassreiter to comment on, and I was really disappointed to find that very few bloggers covered Blassreiter at all. I was also guilty of assuming that Gonzo + CG + Motoccycles = Fail, but so far the show has been very engaging. This post will [...]
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This post contains a ton of spoilers for Blassreiter up to episode 15. The first half of Blassreiter has been fairly intriguing at best, featuring some pretty cool fights marred by a lot of melodrama and the poor video quality I am forced to watch. So as the mid-season mark approaches Blassreiter follows the iron rule [...]
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Mentar’s recommendation carries a lot of political capital with me too. So, in addition to Mentar carefully anticipating and answering all my objections and worries (principally GONZO, then again Seto no Hanayome was enjoyable too - are they finally getting their act together?), there was also the invocation of the Shizuka Itou Doctrine for MOAR [...]
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Amiami updated their listing today with this rather cool PVC of Blassreiter Elea [Niθ Version]. Its called Niθ Version because it was designed by Niθ, an artist from Nitro+. She is scheduled to be released in late August and will be retailing for 5,775 yen. Come to think of it, I only watch one episode of Blassreiter, [...]
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Preorder listings went up this morning at Amazon and Moe Soul for Megahouse's Blassreiter (Wikipedia) figure series, including the single bishoujo PVC announced in the lineup thus far, Excellent Model Blassreiter Elea ~Niθ Ver.~. As indicated by the title the figure was designed by Nitro+ artist Niθ (Nishii), and features a sculpt from Eye Up's Kibayashi Norio. Her scale is unspecified (19 cm tall) and she's scheduled to ship in late August at 5,775 yen retail. Figure image below:
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On Sundays, we’ll chart the progress of each of the anime series I’m currently following. By progress, I obviously mean how shit or good it is at the moment. Amatsuki - This show is getting gayer by the minute. Long haired androgynous naughty bishounen doing some suggestive stuff to the innocent main lead male? Sounds [...]
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snapshot20080416220423 snapshot20080416220318 snapshot20080416220328 snapshot20080416220334 snapshot20080416220415 snapshot20080416220505 snapshot20080416220433 snapshot20080416220443 snapshot20080416220454 snapshot20080416221635 I was somewhat intrigued that the story started out with a much older man and not a teenager. For me, that was refreshing. I also found the animation just fine, although the 3D CG really stood out and not all that integrated with the background. But it’s generally smooth. The plot of the story also takes a [...]
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The second episode of Blassreiter that aired today introduces the show’s OP, which I quite like. I was hoping for something a bit more like Vjedogonia’s OP White Night, but repeated listening has made me realize that Blassreiter’s OP is kickass in its own way. The OP features a couple characters we haven’t seen yet [...]
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The spring anime season is well under way, my blogging, however, is not, haha. I guess this is the downside of heading into new seasons blindly, on one hand there are no expectations when viewing newly released series, but on the other, it leaves me with little idea of what to write about. But I [...]
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Sexy character design, fluid animation, great voice actors, action in high definition! 24 exciting episodes of Blassreiter, Saturdays at 26:00 JST on TVK. What more could you ask for?
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Gonzo decided to broadcast two of its new shows, Blassreiter and Tower of Druaga, simultaneously in Japan and America, a highly unprecedented move I applaud them greatly for. Blassreiter, as I’ve mentioned before, is one of my most-anticipated shows for this season. Watching it in low quality on youtube did not hurt my enjoyment at [...]
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OP - none. I cannot wait to see what horrors Gonzo unleash upon the audience with one. ED - I don’t remember what it was, I was mostly sighing with sweet, sweet relief that the episode was over. Do I have to recap the plot? Do I really? This was no prelude to despair, [...]
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Kanokon Xebec has really fallen. Once they were a studio that brought quality-series like The Third and Hitohira, though this season their only focus seems to be fanservice. Really, I don’t know what’s left to say about these series in which the male main character suddenly gets loved by a bunch of beautiful girls for no [...]
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There is one reason alone I can’t wait for Blassreiter: its story is being done by Nitroplus. Anyone has read the blog for a while will know that I absolutely love Nitroplus, even more than Type-Moon. They have the uncanny knack of mixing together the most diverse elements into something awesome (Lovecraft, mecha, and loli [...]
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