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Anime
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann – 09-10
Grief and rage are apparently not suitable fuel for a machine that runs on male martial spirit. Read more
Yesterday o Utatte – 08
I get that this stuff is really hard, and many people never really figure it out. But can’t one of these people just get a kick up the backside already? Read more
Kaijuu no Kodomo
Kaijuu no Kodomo is a lovely piece of work in so many ways, but thematically it’s a diabolical tangle. Read more
Baccano! – 08-09
It’s the nature of Isaac and Miria that their presence effectively makes it impossible for a scene to be taken seriously. Read more
Nami yo Kiite Kure – 08
That was the Koda Minare’s life of anime episodes. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 08
You can add “exposition” to the list of things Seirei no Moribito does better than almost any other anime. Read more
Seirei no Moribito – 07
This is the moment where Kamiyama Kenji really began to make Seirei no Moribito the anime his own distinct creation. Read more
Kami no Tou: Tower of God – 08
There are clearly many ways to go approach this quest, and the aspirants bring their own predispositions with them when they choose to attempt it. Read more
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann – 08
Yeah, there was no way this was going to be a double-post. Read more