I’ve been somewhat mystified as to the recent popularity of My Little Pony. When Erin posted her take yesterday, it got me a-clicking MLP links on Tumblr until I ran across the Derpy Hooves “censorship” controversy. Apparently, there was a background pony who had wall-eyes due to an animation error, and the /co/ fandom adopted her and [...]
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While rereading Strunk and White’s Elements of Style recently, I came across this interesting passage. In notebooks, in newspapers, in handbooks of literature, summaries of one kind or another may be indispensable, and for children in primary schools retelling a story in their own words is a useful exercise. But in the criticism or interpretation of [...]
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This little bit of 4chan macro raises some interesting issues for me. I’ve always been ambivalent towards GG; One the one hand, I find their subs to be competently translated and their meme-jokes mildly amusing. On the other, I despise their constant trolling and the irreverent, dismissive attitude they take towards their fans. Of course, that trolling is [...]
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And there you have it, the Winter 2012 chart. I won’t indulge in any speculation as to the quality of the upcoming anime, but I will tell you which shows have caught my fancy. Black Rock Shooter because noitaminA. And no, I’m not typing that stupid star symbol every time I mention the show’s title. [...]
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Y’know, I never really liked the new Answerman on ANN. Zac had a brusque trollish charm; he was an asshole, but he was a funny asshole. Brian, on the other hand, is trying way to hard to present himself as goofily snarky, but still somehow manages to come off as arrogantly pretentious like everybody else on the site. [...]
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I’ve always been a bit of a videophile. That’s why I’m unable to abide the terrible video quality on Crunchyroll. However, I recently discovered my anal-retentive pickiness also extends to music. I recently became dissatisfied with the audio quality of my cheap, $10 Walmart earbuds and decided to spring for a fairly inexpensive but high-quality pair of [...]
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Although I’ve never seen the original Space Battleship Yamato anime, nor it’s American incarnation Star Blazers, I’m always a sucker for a good sci-fi action flick. My particular interest in this film was piqued when I saw the trailer; it almost seemed as if the Japanese film industry was trying to make its very own [...]
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I’ve noticed recently that quite a few anime critics, myself included, have been using the term “generic” as if it’s some sort of foul sacrilege. We seem to have a knee-jerk negative reaction to anything that contains tropes we perceive to be common or overused. But that’s not really fair, is it? After all, trope by themselves are [...]
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I really wasn’t expecting much from Fractale. We’re all familiar with the grandiose claims Yamakan made at the start of the Winter season… bloviating about moe killing anime and how he was going to singlehandedly save it with his incredible new show. He even promised to retire if it performed poorly. Now that Fractale has bombed, how [...]
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Funimation marketing director Lance Heiskell, who carries the self-appointed moniker of “Your Friendly Neighborhood FUNimation Marketing Director Guy,” apologized profusely via the Funimation Update Blog on Friday for his company’s recent attempt to sue fansubbers. “Let’s face it, it was kind of a dick move.” Lance wrote. “The whole affair was just a tawdry attempt to impress the [...]
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