28 Saturday Apr 2018
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The short version: Amazing, and absolutely worth getting up at 4:30AM to catch a plane to Melbourne for. I was not crying, it was just very dusty in the Hamer Arts Centre. Click through for the longer version.
05 Thursday Apr 2018
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Source: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Some time ago the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra* announced these concerts for the end of April. Note that Joe Hisaishi will be conducting his own compositions.
At the time I had a horribly frustrating experience which resulted in… getting on a wait list in case further concerts were announced.
EDIT: Updated to include image, link, and an overview of how the waitlist is being processed. If you’re still on the waitlist, please click through. Continue reading
24 Sunday Dec 2017
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Just seen on twitter here’s that hauntingly beautiful song used in the Alita: Battle Angel trailer:
Performed by Maggie Siff and the Forest Rangers
Hat tip to Asia Murphy on twitter.
08 Saturday Apr 2017
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Ah, Winter 2017: the season of anime finales that make you go “MEH”[1].
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid[2], aka Maidragon on twitter, was a mostly charming show about Kobayashi[3] who somehow winds up with the chaos dragon Tohru as her maid and effective partner in raising the younger dragon Kanna.
The first thing that needs to be said about Maidragon is that it is very fanservice heavy, and some of it, particularly with two minor characters, is both creepy and way overdone.
On the other hand Tohru’s attempts to understand how to live as a human are often hilarious, Kanna is adorable, Kobayashi is a decent deadpan snarker[4], and the slowly growing familial relationship between the three of them is lovely to watch. Continue reading
25 Sunday Dec 2016
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In her reply here to my questions re the Sunshine Blogger Award, Inrosegalaxy included this intriguing music video by Two-Mix for their 1997 single White Reflection. Before I comment on it, here’s the video itself:
