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Tag Archives: Gall Force

The Liebster Awards

22 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Great Ocean Road, new zealand 2007, new zealand 2009

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anohana, cycling, Escaflowne, Fushigi Yuugi, Gall Force, Kids on the Slope, Kimagure Orange Road, Macross, Mobile Suit Gundam, Nagi no Asukara, Patlabor, Record of Lodoss War, Silent Mobius, Vampire Princess Miyu, Walkure Romanze, Wings of Honneamise

liebsterArtemis over at Otaku Lounge [1] had some really nice things to say about me when she included me in her list of Liebster award nominees.

I’m taking this as a chance to shine a light on some blogs that need more attention. Continue reading →

Gall Force 3: Stardust War (1988)

14 Saturday Dec 2013

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Destruction, Eternal Story, Gall Force, Stardust War

Laser Disc Cover Art for Stardust War.

Laser Disc Cover Art for Stardust War.

Gall Force 3: Stardust War is perhaps the most philosophical of the original Gall Force OAVs, hammers home the futility of the eponymous Stardust War, but leaves the viewer oddly hopeful. Continue reading →

Gall Force 2: Destruction (1987)

10 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Destruction, Eternal Story, Gall Force, Mobile Suit Gundam

Laser Disc Cover Art for Gall Force 2: Destruction

Laser Disc Cover Art for Gall Force 2: Destruction

Despite the fact that more main characters survive, Gall Force 2: Destruction is actually more depressing than its predecessor Eternal Story.

It is however still worth seeing.

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Twenty Days of Anime Movies – Day 19 – Gall Force: Eternal Story (1986)

09 Monday Dec 2013

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Eternal Story, Gall Force, Macross, twenty days: anime movies

The Laser Disc Cover Art

The Laser Disc Cover Art

For better or for worse Gall Force Eternal Story is one of the first anime movies I ever saw, and one that had a powerful influence on how I have seen the medium ever since.

Eternal Story is a product of its times, and the passing of those times has left it more than a little dated.

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Thirty Days of Anime – Day 1 – Very First Anime

13 Friday Aug 2010

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Gall Force, Macross, musings, Robotech, thirty days: anime, Vampire Princess Miyu

Okay I’m still working on the topic list (suggestions are still welcome here) but I want to get started on this. 🙂

So, my first anime? I guess the question is which first anime? The first anime I saw without knowing it was anime? The first anime I saw in Japanese? The first anime I bought?

Ah, heck with it, I’ll answer all three. 🙂

In which I dive into ancient history…

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