When a manga artist decides to make a manga with quotes and inspiration from the works of Shakespeare you get Zetsuen no Tempest, and here is its anime adaptation courtesy of BONES.  This isn’t really for everyone but there are more problems than what’s on the surface. I’m a firm believer of cross-culture inspiration.  Whenever … Continue reading »
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So sad that it moved me to tears . . . of laughter! Ha ha ha, I am so clever! I actually think the episode gets decent once it hits its and has some solid action and intrigue, and introduces scenes where the bombastic score is given room to breathe and be awesome instead of [...]
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I’ll admit, I’m having trouble coming up with something decent to write about this episode, so apologies for that. So let’s start off with the shit I didn’t like: Yoshino’s inner monologues – “She’s pointing a gun at my head. This is so surreal!” Pffffffft. I don’t think ‘surreal’ is the correct word here. But [...]
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Takigawa Yoshino’s best friend Fuwa Mahiro has been missing for a month, not long after his younger sister Aika is murdered in a robbery. One gray afternoon Yoshino visits Aika’s grave and is confronted by Evangeline Yamamoto, a government “volunteer” who wants to know the whereabouts of Mahiro. She pulls a gun on Yashiro, but [...]
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「魔法使いは、樽の中」 (Mahoutsukai ha, Taru no Naka) "The Sorceress in the Barrel" Zetsuen no Tempest may have a generic appearance, but a dramatic opening filled with quotes from Hamlet, great animation by Studio Bones, and powerful themes are more than enough to make up for it.
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My first thought after watching the episode was basically the opening (OP). It kinda reminds me something like the Ef: A Tale of Memories OP which is all English (besides the Japanese version that the song has). Anyway, the series overall seems to also be a good one especially showing a lot of action and mystery theme. The starting of the story introduced the main plot between the two protagonist
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My first thought after watching the episode was basically the opening (OP). It kinda reminds me something like the Ef: A Tale of Memories OP which is all English (besides the Japanese version that the song has). Anyway, the series overall seems to also be a good one especially showing a lot of action and mystery theme. The starting of the story introduced the main plot between the two protagonist
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