Oh boy. Here we go. If there’s anything [C] has taught (or reminded) me recently is that hype is kind of scary and it can lead to inflated expectations. Inflated expectations alone aren’t frightening, but it’s when they aren’t met that leads to vitriol. I loved Utena and I still adore it, it’s one of my [...]
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Oh boy. Here we go. If there’s anything [C] has taught (or reminded) me recently is that hype is kind of scary and it can lead to inflated expectations. Inflated expectations alone aren’t frightening, but it’s when they aren’t met that leads to vitriol. I loved Utena and I still adore it, it’s one of my
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Drama, Supernatural Category:  TV Date Aired:  Jul 7, 2011 Studio:  Brain’s Base Episodes:  24 Summary: A terminally ill girl named Himari Takakura is miraculously saved from death by a strange spirit who resides in a penguin-shaped hat. However, in exchange for extending her life, the spirit tasks Himari’s brothers, Kanba and Shoma, to seek out [...]
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Oh wow, that was probably one of the best pieces of animation I’ve watched all year. Holy shit, this scene really blew me away when I first watched it and it still does. I never knew walking down a staircase could possibly be that epic. So for a show with zero information and expectations from [...]
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  I won’t say anything else because it feels like trying to explain how I feel about this show at this point, is useless and will read like high-brow elitist posturing. Yes, it has all those things going for it. I’ve seen better-executed melodrama and comedy concerning life, death, fate, family in the first half [...]
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Mawaru Penguin Drum vol.1 Blu-ray will be released on 9/28. 9240yen. It'll include 3 episodes. Total 8 volumes Specs: Digipak Special/bonus features: - Audio CD - 12p booklet (source)
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Alright, Thursday has passed. You know what that means? Noitamina. No, not both shows, at least not in this post. Usagi Drop is safely in the hands of Bass, but I’m again covering the new anime in the Noitamina high-concept, adventure slot, No. 6. Can it do better than its last two lackluster predecessors? Additionally, [...] Related posts:Sofuteni [First Impressions] Ro Kyu Bu! 01 [First Impressions] Sket Dance [First Impressions]
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I came in expecting Absolute Destiny Apocalypse, instead found myself watching Mr. Raindrop. Well OK, not quite, but I hope [...]
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Episode 01- Wow, now THIS was one heck of an opening episode. I wasn’t quite sure what to expect of this anime original series initially, with Ikuhara Kunihiko of Utena fame behind the scenes and all, but this sure didn’t disappoint. The episode certainly isn’t the most subtle, with it’s blatant “questioning of fate” comments [...]
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「運命のベルが鳴る」 (Unmei no Beru ga Naru) "The Bell of Fate Sounds" The first episode of Revolunary Girl Utena/Sailor Moon director/writer Ikuhara Kunihiko makes its way to television airwaves and leaves a very mysterious and promising first impression. All the mention of bearing sins and fighting fate in the commercials comes front and center almost immediately, yet raises just as many questions as I had originally.
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So this show prolly takes the season’s most epic title, but it may take this season’s most epic show?? I mean we got 2 brothers (one an obvious siscon) whose younger sister has some brain cancer and  a few minutes … Continue reading →
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I previously posted my picks for the upcoming season, didn’t mention Mawaru Penguindrum, which has some interesting things going for it. The reason I didn’t point it out was that there is very little info available about the story or even the genre. Despite this, I made a mental note to check out the first [...]
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Mawaru Penguin Drum (July TV series) 5th CM with anime footage is now up on youtube: link (C)TBS/MBS/Brains Base It's only 15sec but that was enough to boost my expectation up. Animation looks fluid and dynamic. I like the character design as well and p..
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