“Humanity does not pass through phases as a train passes through stations:  being alive, it has the privilege of always moving yet never leaving anything behind.” - C.S. Lewis, The Allegory of Love: A Study in Medieval Tradition — What is 2D love? If you’re an anime fan, chances are that you’ve encountered it in [...]
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Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai is quite the contentious show among fans this season. I’m not talking about the show itself; no, it’s something at a much simpler level than that: it’s about just what to call it. The official abbreviation for the show is “Haganai.” That much is clear from everything from the URL of the official anime website to even [...]
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Another week, another episode of Squid Girl! This week featured a lot less squid jokes, down to about 20 from last week’s 30. I think this is closer to “normal;” perhaps last week was just over-enthusiasm at the return of the show? I’ll be skipping over a lot of the stuff I covered last week; one can [...]
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September almost draws to a close, and you know what that means: the autumn season of anime is starting! So far, not too many shows have aired: we’ve got some show about Okinawa that will never be subbed, another season of Battle Spirits, the PlayStation Network-distributed ONA Busō Shinki Moon Angel, and another season of Peeping
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Today, bitmap and Dez discuss the previous two posts in a short, “meta” post As you may have noticed, this week’s posts were a bit different from what we’ve been doing up to now. Instead of a collaborative post, we each wrote a short post (although we helped each other with editing and formatting), each a loving homage to another anime blogger.
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A post co-written by bitmap and Dez The first few weeks of the summer season have passed, and they have not been without their pleasant surprises. But one show has managed to capture our imagination beyond all others. It signals the long-awaited return of a certain infamous director back working on a television series; full
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Oh man, Kaiba. I actually watched the show sometime around when it aired back in mid-2008; however, I took the time to rewatch the series this year, as it is a show that really does work well with multiple watchings. And, well, I love the series very much; were this 2008, I suspect several of
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These have been a very long 12 days. Don’t you think so? It feels like it’s practically been two months! The smile that fans waited 4 years to see animated. I. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya – Yuki Nagato Ah, Disappearance, how I love you so. In a lot of ways, the year 2010 was
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Yes, I still have every intent of finishing this. Even though Christmas already feels like so long ago in the past… (For some end-of-the-year thoughts on me, here is a very informally written (read: some language, caps lock, and overall a much more casual writing style) post over at my Tumblr.) The Professor Layton series is one
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Hopefully I can get two posts out today as well! I have a feeling that my final post will take a considerable amount of time to write… Ha ha ha, I’m so foolishly optimistic sometimes… Angel Beats! got a fairly mixed reception from the English-speaking audience, I feel; certainly, there is no shortage of constructive criticism to
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