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Chihayafuru Part 2 (2016) with Spoilers

16 Sunday Oct 2016

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Movie Reviews, reviews

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Anime to Live Action, Chihayafuru

The Japanese Film Festival's Poster for Chihayafuru

The Japanese Film Festival’s Poster for Chihayafuru

Chihayafuru part 2 is probably not as strong a film as part 1, but is still definitely worth seeing. It is also the film where Chihaya gets her emotional arc. That arc is highly satisfying, but involves substantial compression of material covered in the anime, as well as a significant change in focus.

These are necessary changes due to the time constraints of fitting within movie length, but may be disconcerting to fans of the Chihayafuru franchise, especially fans of the manga[1]. Continue reading →

Chihayafuru Part 1 (2016) with Spoilers

15 Saturday Oct 2016

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Movie Reviews, reviews

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Anime to Live Action, Chihayafuru

Chihayafuru part 1 is a film that leaves you wanting more. Much more. Fortunately I’ll be able to see part 2 tomorrow at the Japanese Film Festival. There are significant spoilers ahead for both the movie and season 1 of the Chihayafuru anime.

If that’s a problem, the TL;DR is that the Chihayafuru movie is astonishing, and you should go see it when you get the chance. If that’s not a problem, read on.   Continue reading →

Hanayamata (2014): First Thoughts

09 Saturday Aug 2014

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Chihayafuru, Hanayamata, Prétear, Ruin Explorers

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/hanayamata

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/hanayamata

The sheer exuberance, the joie de vivre, of Hanayamata is hard to resist. My suggestion is to not bother resisting, and just let yourself be carried away by Hana, Naru, Yaya, Machi, and Tami Continue reading →

AKB0048 (2012 & 2013): The Sentai Filmworks Blu-Rays are disappointing

04 Tuesday Feb 2014

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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AKB0048, Chihayafuru

This however is the local DVD release from www.hanabee.com.au

This however is the local DVD release from http://www.hanabee.com.au

I was really looking forward to the Sentai Filmworks Blu-Rays [1] of AKB0048. I thought that AKB0048 was a vibrant, eye-catching show that would just be fabulous to look at in high definition quality [2]. Continue reading →

Girls Und Panzer (2013): Final Thoughts

30 Saturday Mar 2013

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Chihayafuru, Girls Und Panzer

TV Tropes GirlsUndPanzer_4233When watching the highly enjoyable final episodes of Girls Und Panzer it is important to recognise that Tropes Are Not Bad, and that sometimes clichés are things that work consistently. Continue reading →

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