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On Fanservice

25 Wednesday Jan 2017

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

≈ 6 Comments

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DanMachi, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, ef: a tale of memories, Fujiko Mine, Fuuka, Hibike! Euphonium, Izetta: The Last Witch, Keijo, KonoSuba, Lupin the Third, Sound! Euphonium, Walkure Romanze

Grant Watson over at The Angriest has started reviewing Izetta: The Last Witch, and his rant regarding the fanservice in episode 4 The Secret of the Witch is glorious to behold:

Then there’s this soft-core animated pornography, dropped onto the rest of the series like a bucket of turds through a ceiling fan.

I dropped Izetta around episode 3; I was already uncomfortable with the levels of fanservice, and the blatantly phallic imagery of Izetta riding that gun in a short dress and not much more. I had also, courtesy of anitwitter, heard about episode 4 and said “no, nope, not going there”. Continue reading →

Winter 2017 Roundup: Such as it is, and such as there is of it.

13 Friday Jan 2017

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

≈ 4 Comments

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Fuuka, Interviews with Monster Girls, Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club, Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

The current season of anime isn’t inspiring me greatly at the moment. In fact a significant chunk of the series premieres left me cold to the point of not even bothering to finish the episodes. On that basis I’m limiting this to the shows that I’m still considering watching.

More details under the cut. Continue reading →

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