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One Piece – I want to live!!
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/ ReviewsRead More →: One Piece – I want to live!!The time of writing this is 00:01; mid-night. I’m up for work tomorrow at 07:15. I should be in bed, but instead, I’m wide awake, filled with the burning passion to write this post, to write anything about One Piece. It’s kind of odd, really, I mean, why? What is it about anime — and…
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It's theEnd of the world! Reflecting on Eureka Seven!
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/ ReviewsRead More →: It's theEnd of the world! Reflecting on Eureka Seven!It’s taken me two or three months, but today I finally finished watching Eureka Seven. Like whenever I finish reading a book or watching a long TV series, I feel like I’ve accomplished something big, but at the same time, I’ve grown attached to the Gekko-go and I’m not ready to wave good-bye. I adore…
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One Piece – High gears, high drama and why Sogeking is the coolest
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/ ReviewsRead More →: One Piece – High gears, high drama and why Sogeking is the coolestPrior to this evening, it had been nearly two months since I last sat down with an episode of One Piece. I’d finally reached the promised land of the Enies Lobby arc but some what worryingly, it wasn’t clicking with me. I found the plot was becoming fairly predictable and excruciatingly slow, while even the…
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A few of the manliest death scenes EVER
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Read More →: A few of the manliest death scenes EVERFair Warning: This article contains spoilers for Gurren Lagann, Fist of the North Star, Transformers: The Animated Movie and One Piece (Drum Island). In light of Kamina’s abrupt demise, I can’t help but ponder how his influential example would fair in a list of the manliest death scenes EVER! So what makes an every day…
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Gurren Lagann – 8 – Spoiler warning
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Gurren Lagann – 8 – Spoiler warningIt’s not fair. Amazing episode, amazing animation and amazing twist. I can’t believe we’ve just lost such a great personality. Gutted. I want to say more but there is no point, just watch this episode and you’ll understand this vast sense of emptyness. Where the hell does Gurren Lagann go now?!
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Gungrave, last three episode of. Recommended times infinity.
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Gungrave, last three episode of. Recommended times infinity.Now that Harry’s henchmen have been all but vanquished, Millenion’s stranglehold on the city has crumbled into nothing but dust. Looking to avenge his old friends and settle old scores, the scarred and tired Brandon is left searching deserted streets for his arch enemy, while Harry scrambles from place to place, trying to regain control…
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Discovering Eureka Seven; mecha and dehumanisation
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Discovering Eureka Seven; mecha and dehumanisationIn my previous E7 article, “Discovering Eureka Seven; subtext and pop culture“, I briefly touched on the pervasive themes of war laced through out the series, going so far as to compare it to Akitaro Daichi’s post-apocalyptic (underrated) masterpiece “Now and Then, Here and There“. As a genre, we’re conditioned to believe animation is for…
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Seirei no Moribito – Rocks like a bears back
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Seirei no Moribito – Rocks like a bears backIt’s been a few years since I last enjoyed a Production I.G. TV series. The "mega-hit" Blood+ was a safe and predictable action series, while the elegant period setting of Le Chevalier D`Eon was dull and uninspired. All that is to say, I suppose I was expecting to be bored when watching Seirei no Moribito…
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Claymore – Searching for humanity in a violent world
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Claymore – Searching for humanity in a violent worldI’m really enjoying watching Claymore at the moment (as of episode 4), yet oddly, I’m finding it hard to pin down exactly what I like about it. It’s probably the setting; I just really like the European medieval period — a time when any person; strong in arm and sword in hand, could conquer and…
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Discovering Eureka Seven; subtext and pop culture
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Discovering Eureka Seven; subtext and pop cultureUnawares and unwilling, often the best anime passes me by. Deep down I think I always knew I would love Eureka Seven, but for whatever reason, like I said, it just passed me by. That is, until now. Maybe because it’s spring time; the grass is green and the leaves are greener, and I’m just…