18 Sunday Jun 2017
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So you know how I was saying that Kado: The Right Answer was an intelligent, mature, take on a First Contact premise, based around negotiations?
Apparently not.
Between the end of episode 9 Nanomis-hein and episode 10 Towanosakiwa, Kado became … something else entirely. Major spoilers ahead obviously. Continue reading
16 Friday Jun 2017
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I am currently home sick and took another look at The Girl Who Leapt Through Time today to pass the time[1], and it remains a strong film on a second viewing. There are significant spoilers ahead.
06 Tuesday Jun 2017
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Heh. It appears that Artemis and Watson over at OtakuLounge have taken up the mantle of Pedantic Perspective and are watching the trash so that we don’t have to.
This will be a fun series of posts over there, so give them a follow & click through to the original post to comment (I’ll be disabling comments on Pirates of the Burley Griffin shortly for this).
You voted. We watched. This is the first installment of what will likely be a series of articles conversations between Watson and I about anime that have, for whatever reason, been deemed as worthy contenders for the title of Worst Anime of All Time.
To be clear, the aim here isn’t simply to bash unpopular anime but instead to have a genuine (yet hopefully still entertaining) discussion about what makes any given show work/not work, and whether or not it’s deserving of such condemnation. For this reason, we’ll be striving to look at each anime on its own terms and not comparing it with any other title, regardless of any similarities or associations. So sit back, enjoy, and feel free to chime in with your thoughts and opinions in the comments.
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28 Sunday May 2017
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Episode 22 Bakugo vs Uraraka is a good episode, but also a massive waste of a dramatic opportunity. Spoilers ahead obviously.
Look, I know that the plot demands that Deku and Bakugo meet in the finals at the School Festival: My Hero Academia is primarily Deku’s story, and Bakugo has long been set up as his nemesis/rival.
Bakugo is also, to not mince words, a jerk face who needs to get whacked a bit so he can learn some humility. The series is clearly set up to ensure that Deku delivers the next whack in the finals. Continue reading
13 Saturday May 2017
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In many respects Kado: The Right Answer[1] is a breath of fresh air in modern anime.
Kado is a genuine attempt at a mature, intelligent, science fiction series that takes a First Contact premise and tries to work through the political and social ramifications using (for the most part) equally mature characters. This is a show where the default attire is business suits, not sailor suits.
Alas, the key word is attempt. Kado doesn’t quite, or hasn’t yet, succeeded in what it’s trying to do. Continue reading
