Tag: military
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First look at: Legend of the Galactic Heroes
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/ ReviewsRead More →: First look at: Legend of the Galactic HeroesIn a universe far, far away from Earth, an intergalactic war between two political systems has enveloped its peoples for centuries. The Free Planets Alliance (democratic) and the Galactic Empire (imperial) regularly clash in battles that claim millions of victims. Leading the Galactic Empire ever onwards is Reinhard von Lohengramm, a relatively young admiral (20…
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Black Lagoon – 9 – T:1000, unstoppable maid edition
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Black Lagoon – 9 – T:1000, unstoppable maid edition“You should have paid more attention to Rock’s joke, Benny-Boy.” Quips Dutch, a sweating shadow of his composed former self, having just seconds before been subjected to the vicious blood lust (and impossibly strong arms) of an ass-kicking maid from hell. “Imagine her as an invincible killer robot.” The set up for this story arc…
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Black Lagoon – 8 – Best.maid.ever
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Black Lagoon – 8 – Best.maid.everI write this post in lieu of discovering that Black Lagoon, surely the best anime airing in Japan at the moment, will only last a measly 12 episodes, and although I have heard rumblings that it should be continued in OVA form (no doubt adapting as yet unwritten manga chapters), 12 damn episodes just isn’t…
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Black Lagoon – 7 – Personality clash
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Black Lagoon – 7 – Personality clashThe ticking time bomb of Revy’s personality finally explodes in the face of Rock, though gratefully he also snaps back and unfurls a passionate rant all of his own. It’s easy to imagine Rock being your typical male doormat, but here he stands up for himself and proves he too has an unbreakable steely quality…
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Black Lagoon – 5 to 6 – Nonchalant massacre of Neo-Nazis
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Black Lagoon – 5 to 6 – Nonchalant massacre of Neo-NazisIt’s clear by now that Black Lagoon will be Rock and Revy’s show; the action scenes in these episodes are as expected absolutely kick ass, though the majority of what Black Lagoon is driving at is Revy’s humanity (or lack there of). Having slaughtered dozens of Neo-Nazi bastards, she nonchalantly explains to Dutch that she…
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Angel Cop – Repulsive, Uncomfortable, Anti-Semitic
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Angel Cop – Repulsive, Uncomfortable, Anti-SemiticGrowing up as an impressionable teenager in the mid-90s meant that my first taste of anime came through Manga Entertainment’s infamous VHS releases; sex, violence and science fiction were the orders of the day and as cheap and nasty as this kind of anime often was, I must admit I still think back on that…
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Black Lagoon – 4 – Neo Nazis
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Black Lagoon – 4 – Neo NazisThe beauty of Black Lagoon is that it knows exactly what it is; pure action, and then forcing the volume way past maximum. If last time flying submarines weren’t enough for you, how do Neo-Nazi’s sound? The Black Lagoon is after a precious Nazi painting (commissioned by none other than the Fuhrer himself, Hitler) that…
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Black Lagoon – 1 through 3 – Adrenaline Rush
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/ ReviewsRead More →: Black Lagoon – 1 through 3 – Adrenaline RushIt took me a few weeks to catch onto Black Lagoon, but now I’m fully convinced of its (loud) qualities. I had avoided it up until this weekend because the reviews I’d read gave the impression that it was another typical girls with guns anime. I was wrong and it’s much more than that. I’m…