
The second half of Carole and Tuesday was finally released on Netflix in Australia on Christmas Eve and… wow. In a sense Carole and Tuesday reminds me, in a good way, of Nagi no Asukura and, in a bad way, of Glasslip. Continue reading
04 Saturday Jan 2020
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inThe second half of Carole and Tuesday was finally released on Netflix in Australia on Christmas Eve and… wow. In a sense Carole and Tuesday reminds me, in a good way, of Nagi no Asukura and, in a bad way, of Glasslip. Continue reading
17 Sunday May 2015
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inWhatever else can be said about Rumiko Takahashi[1], you know what you’re going to get when a new Takahashi anime adaptation appears[2].
In other words: light entertainment, some comedy, a romance that probably won’t go anywhere, and probably a new character every week. There’s nothing wrong with that so long as that’s what you’re in the mood for, and don’t make the mistake of expecting anything else[3]. Continue reading
31 Wednesday Dec 2014
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inTags
Akatsuki no Yona, argevollen, Board game, Bodacious Space Pirates, BTOOOM!, Encouragement of Climb, Feminism, gamergate, games, Girls Und Panzer, GLASSLIP, Hamatora, Hanayamata, Locodol, Log Horizon, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Nagi no Asukara, Say "i Love You", Shin Sekai Yori, Shirobako, Sword Art Online, Taisho Baseball Girls, The Pilot's Love Song, Tonari no Seki-Kun, Yama no Susume, Your Lie In April, Yuki Yuna is a Hero, Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Aru, YuYuYu
Here’s the final “in review” post for 2014 with the top 5 for the month, the quarter, the year, and all time, plus some bonus commentary on best/worst of the year. Continue reading
26 Friday Sep 2014
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inI admit it: choosing “Oh what a lovely trainwreck” in the How Low Will GLASSLIP Go Poll was unwarranted optimism on my part.
I should have chosen either “What were they thinking? Were they thinking at all?” or “Oh well, we’ll still have Nagi no Asukara and Hanasaku Iroha”. Continue reading
10 Wednesday Sep 2014
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inWhen I wrote my first thoughts I was still cautiously optimistic that GLASSLIP would recover from its directionless wander into an actual story.
I also recommended following Pedantic Perspective for a good set of episodic reviews[1].
One out of two aint bad I guess. Continue reading