Month: July 2007
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A movie about Ping Pong, can't be good, surely?
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Read More →: A movie about Ping Pong, can't be good, surely?One of my favourite films of all time; a charming and philosophical portrait of human nature painted by an eccentric quartet of characters in love with ping pong. Here’s why.
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Breaking out of the moe box
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Read More →: Breaking out of the moe boxSo many of us are missing out on great anime for no reason other than ignorance.
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Anime is dead
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Read More →: Anime is deadTry to define anime. You can’t, because your definition is redundant.
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Death and rebirth
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Read More →: Death and rebirthWelcome to the latest version of Bateszi Anime Blog; all WordPress’d up and ready for action. I hope you like the new layout too – this is the fifth time I’ve changed it in a year! Please note, since I’ve switched over to the WordPress system, a lot of the old Bateszi URLs will no…
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By way of episode 15, analyzing the appeal of Gurren Lagann
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/ ReviewsRead More →: By way of episode 15, analyzing the appeal of Gurren LagannI watched episode 15 of Gurren Lagann last night. Put simply, it was awesome; the best episode so far, I can’t emphasize that enough. I wanted to blog it right there and then, but threw in the towel after two hours worth of typing had produced little more than a couple of paragraphs lined with…
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One Piece – Finishing Enies Lobby ~ To the ocean, back to the sea of adventure
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/ ReviewsRead More →: One Piece – Finishing Enies Lobby ~ To the ocean, back to the sea of adventureWhen you enjoy something so completely, it’s never easy to write a review about it, and, as if you didn’t know already, I love One Piece. Of course, I could just not bother with this blogging nonsense, but I can’t ignore my conscience. More people need to be watching this anime and, in my own…
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Elitism on another level: pie-facing movie directors because they aren't "worthy"?
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Read More →: Elitism on another level: pie-facing movie directors because they aren't "worthy"?I’ve just read this story at ANN and it really bothered me. Lately we’ve had all this talk about elitism in the anime community, but this one guy is on another level; for those who can’t be arsed to click the link, I’m talking about “Khyron Prime”; some one who, upon deciding that he hated…
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One Piece – A nostalgic comment, nearing the end of my adventure
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/ ReviewsRead More →: One Piece – A nostalgic comment, nearing the end of my adventureI’m up to episode 301 of One Piece; 15 more and I’ll have finally caught up with the current fansubs. It’s taken me nearly three years to get this far and now I’m almost there, I have this weird feeling. It’s been great knowing that if I’m ever bored with anime, if I ever wanted…
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Lelouch and Light: the era of yuppies with broken dreams
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Read More →: Lelouch and Light: the era of yuppies with broken dreamsArt imitating life, I’m sure you’ve heard that one before; the idea that the thoughts and fears of our generation are somehow reflected in the art (and therefore, entertainment) that we create. Life now, at least in developed countries like Japan, North America and the UK, is a lot calmer than it was 50 to…