Argevollen (2014): Second Thoughts With Some Spoilers

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AKB0048, argevollen, Key The Metal Idol, Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Scrapped Princess, Silent Mobius, Vision of Escaflowne, Witch Hunter Robin

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

Argevollen has continued to improve even as it inspires memories of other, older, anime. The biggest problem with Argevollen is the large number of balls it is juggling: will Argevollen be able to catch them all in the finale[1]?

The Reality of Idol Culture in Japan

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Feminism, Key The Metal Idol, Perfect Blue

Perfect Blue and Key the Metal Idol deconstructed the idol culture in Japan to some extent, and partially exposed just how deeply unhealthy and misogynistic the idol culture is.

The reality is a hell of a lot darker than either or both of those titles.

Don’t believe me? Go read this article on CrunchyRoll.

On that note I’m off to watch some Planetes.

Rocket Girls (1995) by Hōsuke Nojiri

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books, Key The Metal Idol, Planetes, Rocket Girls, Silent Mobius

Despite liking it a lot I noticed that I don’t have reviews of either the Rocket Girls anime, or the two translated light novels by Hōsuke Nojiri. I feel it is time to correct this lack, especially as I am currently a) sick and b) bored.

Bodacious Space Pirates (2012): Second Thoughts

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Bodacious Space Pirates, Card Captor Sakura, Key The Metal Idol, Kiddy Grade, Scrapped Princess, Solty Rei, You're Under Arrest

Image sourced from TV Tropes

At 22 of (presumably) 26 episodes Bodacious Space Pirates is still much better than it has any right to be, but is now entering risky territory.

When, and how, I write reviews, with a little bit of why.

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Card Captor Sakura, El Hazard, Haibane Renmei, Key The Metal Idol, Kurau Phantom Memory, Record of Lodoss War, Rurouni Kenshin, Vision of Escaflowne

A little while ago Starsamaria ^[1] wrote an interesting post about when not to write reviews.  I posted a quick comment but I’ve been thinking on the topic since.  So, naturally, I’m going to ramble for a while to get my thoughts down on screen.  What follows may or may not make a lot of sense.