Author: bateszi
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The Legend of the Galactic Heroes ending is heart-breaking
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/ ReviewsRead More →: The Legend of the Galactic Heroes ending is heart-breakingDuring the very last scene of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes ending, baby Felix gazes up at the night sky and grasps at the stars. “That might be an action that’s been repeated endlessly in any era, in any world,” the narrator poetically explains, adding that “Humans always pursue things that they can’t reach”,…
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A timely message
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Read More →: A timely messageThere’s no specific point to this post, but for a few days now, I’ve wanted to write something for my blog, and thus, here we are, dear reader. It’s just that time of the year, I guess; a blank page and hours to spare. Themes or no, after nearly three years of doing this, I…
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Let's cancel Christmas
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Read More →: Let's cancel ChristmasWhy do you watch anime? Right now, I’m feeling like I can’t see the forest for the trees. Watching too much, swept away by what is new and exciting, but I just want to discover and enjoy great anime, and I’ve remembered I don’t have to wait to do that, new or old, there is…
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Why I'm enjoying Toradora
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Why I'm enjoying ToradoraAll that should matter is empathy, and I get that from Toradora.
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Casshern Sins: You looked as if you were dancing
Read More →: Casshern Sins: You looked as if you were dancingIt’s hard to explain how I feel about Casshern Sins. It’s way beyond anything else I’ve seen this year. More than just another good anime series, more than just entertainment, I find it is engaging, evocative and inspiring, perched somewhere in-between the surreal, fable-like quality of Kino’s Journey and the philosophical melancholy of Mushishi. After…
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I'll ruin you because I love you
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/ ReviewsRead More →: I'll ruin you because I love youEpisode four of Casshern Sins; an animated, beautiful contradiction. Perfectly flawed, just the way I like it.
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Devilishly delicious horror: Devilman manga review
Read More →: Devilishly delicious horror: Devilman manga reviewMy damned savoir and his demented smile lurked forth from the shadows. His name was none other than Go Nagai and his bloody offering was Devilman. And it was perfect. Perfectly and utterly disturbing.
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Autumn ’08 impressions: week 1
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Read More →: Autumn ’08 impressions: week 1This past weekend was spent watching anime, lots and lots of anime, and below you can read my findings. Having come perilously close to losing my sanity at several points over the last few days, the scariest thing is that there is still so much I’m waiting to see, not least of all the majority…
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Love will tear us apart
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Love will tear us apartTrue Tears. I liked it. A lot.