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The Anime I’d Really Like To See: HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS PLAYING CHESS
(This post was inspired by ghostlightning’s challenge.) I’ve always wished for a chess anime. It’s a stretch, because Japan already has shogi, but I really love chess. Chess has a daunting reputation for being too dry or boring, but in … Continue reading
A few words on The Garden of Words
I got excited when I first read about The Garden of Words. Love as 恋, or “lonely sadness” was a theme that I know all too well and want to see. After watching it, I think this is Makoto Shinkai’s … Continue reading
Stop Using the Word “Trainwreck”
I understand that not everyone likes the current bombastic mecha offering from Sunrise, Valvrave the Liberator. One could chalk it up to its elements, which only seem to exist to deliver the maximum helping of shark jumpings every week. You … Continue reading
Attack on Titan 7
If I have to go with my gut feeling, then I do not like this.
Recalibrating Expectations in Suisei no Gargantia
Suisei no Gargantia is one of the three mecha anime airing this season (four if we count a certain HD remaster). Out of them, it’s the one with the loftiest concept in the vein of Toward the Terra or Battlestar … Continue reading
A Different Reading on Hataraku Maou-sama
Imagine you’re a leader of a country. Your country is at war with another country for some reason. Maybe you feel that their territory is yours, or you simply don’t like them. The other country feels the same way. Maybe … Continue reading
Majestic Prince, a character-driven mecha anime
One of my favorite shows of this season, as well as my favorite among the mecha shows currently airing, is Galactic Strike Force Majestic Prince. It has good action, well-designed mecha, and a fun mix of quirky characters. It takes … Continue reading
Saori, Owner of a Lonely Heart (Still the Best Kind of Fan)
Sometimes it feels like Oreimo becomes an entirely different show when not focused on the main characters. Episode 3 of the second season feels like a sincere, intimate episode from the likes of Genshiken. I’m glad to not have written … Continue reading
Potatoes and Rusty Belts in Attack on Titan 3
I’ve been watching Attack On Titan, though I’m not a manga reader (have you seen the art? It’s hideous!). My reasons are very simple, it’s because I want to see how people playing Spider-Man with swords can take on horrific … Continue reading
Shokugeki no Soma
I ran into Shokugeki no Soma almost by accident. Since Bakuman, I’ve not been following any Shounen Jump manga, but I heard about Soma and its penchant for… interesting reaction pages. (Look them up, then come back here.)
