Tag: fantasy
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Jyu-Oh-Sei – 7 to 9 – Blinded from the truth
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Jyu-Oh-Sei – 7 to 9 – Blinded from the truthIt’s taken a while, but I’m finally starting to twig that Jyu-Oh-Sei has an absolutely stellar voice cast. Young Thor was played by Minami Takayama, whose best work comes in the form of the insane, eccentric Dilandau of Escaflowne. Thor’s love interest Karin is handled by none other than Romi Paku- in other words, the…
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Mushishi – 21 – Animalistic tragedy
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Mushishi – 21 – Animalistic tragedySince the last few episodes of Mushishi left us in upbeat and melancholy moods, this was a timely reminder as to just how heartless a series it can be. I don’t mean heartless in a sadistic sense, rather how a mushi can cause such great tragedy to a couple of people who are quite clearly…
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The Third – 1 to 3 – Far-reaching Fantasy
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/ ReviewsRead More →: The Third – 1 to 3 – Far-reaching FantasyI’m not usually one to bother with such knowingly cute anime, but for whatever reason, I today found myself taking in the first three episodes of The Third. Of course, it turned out to be (much) better than expected. In a world torn apart by war, our saviour would appear to be a talented young…
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Tobira O Akete (Open the Door)
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Tobira O Akete (Open the Door)Being a big fan of the works of Koji Morimoto (Memories: Magnetic Rose, Animatrix: Beyond), I was quite pleased when I managed to track down one of his lesser known shorts – Tobira O Akete (Open the Door). Imagine a decidedly more colourful version of British animation classic The Snowman; a young girl is swept…
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Jyu-Oh-Sei – 5 through 6 – Lost Love
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Jyu-Oh-Sei – 5 through 6 – Lost LoveTo my frank and utter bemusement, we are now over half way through the 11 episodes of Jyu-Oh-Sei and although a part of me is glad to see every episode crammed full with so much story and character development, I can’t help but lament a narrative which is clearly moving a bit too fast for…
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Kiba – 7 – Hollow Defeat
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Kiba – 7 – Hollow DefeatAs insane as it may sound, the last two episodes of Kiba were actually quite good! If you then stop to consider that they also didn’t feature its main character, there is something undoubtedly wrong. To keep me interested, a show has to have an interesting, involving and immersive story; Kiba doesn’t have that. Likeable…
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Jyu-Oh-Sei – 3 through 4 – Nature bites back
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Jyu-Oh-Sei – 3 through 4 – Nature bites backAgain I get my hit of Jyu-Oh-Sei in double dosage, and again I’m left feeling completely intoxicated by it. It’s the story that I love; so thick with detail, almost every scene contributes something new or shocking, continuously building on the already heavy narrative with yet more helpings of tribal politics, social commentary and romantic…
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Kiba – 6 – The price of freedom
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Kiba – 6 – The price of freedomIt’s easy to take kids anime for granted, but compared with Western cartoons aimed at the same young viewers, the difference in conviction and themes is exceptional. Through out episode 6 of Kiba, several (old and young) characters die. It’s not gory, but the intent to kill is clear from the outset. There are no…
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Kiba – 5 – Swings & Swords
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Kiba – 5 – Swings & SwordsAt a time when Kiba was in real danger of drowning in the true depths of unsalvageable mediocrity, an episode like this comes along and suggests that the story may well have some mileage after all. Tellingly this was an episode free of Zed; rather the story follows his bespecled old buddy Noa who also…
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Studio BONES' Jyu-Oh-Sei: First impressions
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Studio BONES' Jyu-Oh-Sei: First impressionsOf all the new anime debuting this season, the one I was most anticipating was always Jyu-Oh-Sei. I’m basically a massive fan of Studio BONES, and despite a few less than stellar exceptions (Ouran, Kenran); I’m worryingly in love everything they churn out. I could cite Full Metal Alchemist or Wolf’s Rain as my favourite…