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Tag Archives: Record of Lodoss War

Dirty Pair OAV Series (1987)

28 Sunday Jan 2018

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Dirty Pair, El Hazard, Gunsmith Cats, Record of Lodoss War

Nozomi Cover Art – Dirty Pair OAV Series

Following on from my earlier review of the Dirty Pair TV series, how did the later, flashier[1], OAV series stack up to my expectations?

And what were those expectations since, again, I don’t think I’d seen all of them before the Nozomi remastered release? Continue reading →

The World is Still Beautiful (2014) with minor spoilers

29 Sunday Jun 2014

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Record of Lodoss War, World is Still Beautiful

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-world-is-still-beautiful

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/the-world-is-still-beautiful

The World is Still Beautiful[1] is one change away from being awesome. It is definitely worth watching, but that one issue may shatter the suspension of disbelief for some viewers.

The Premise

Much of the world has been forcibly united by the Sun Kingdom. For the Dukedom of Rain the price of not being conquered is to provide the Sun King Livius with a wife.

Nike Remercier is the fourth princess of the Dukedom of Rain, holds the power to sing for rain, and is the one who loses the rock-paper-scissors match with her sisters. Continue reading →

Nobunagun (2014) and the risk of weak first episodes (some spoilers)

13 Monday Jan 2014

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, Girls Und Panzer, Nobunagun, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Record of Lodoss War

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/nobunagun (And Sio really does grin like that in combat...)

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/nobunagun
(And Sio really does grin like that in combat…)

First episodes are often key to whether I will continue watching an anime [1]. In the case of Nobunagun the first episode was just good enough to get me to the second episode.

Wow.

Barring a rapid decline, I will now be following Nobunagun to the end of the season. Continue reading →

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 →

2012 in Review

31 Monday Dec 2012

Posted by John Samuel in anime, chronos awards, Social Commentary

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Bodacious Space Pirates, Dominion Tank Police, Haibane Renmei, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Record of Lodoss War

Just before 2013 begins I thought I’d list, and snark, about the most popular posts on Pirates of the Burley Griffin in 2012. This is going to be limited to posts with at least 200 hits in 2012 [1]. Continue reading →

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On Board

  • Cowboy Bebop: Callisto Soul (2021) 29 November 2021
  • Cowboy Bebop: Dog Star Swing (2021) 28 November 2021
  • Cowboy Bebop: Venus Pop (2021) 21 November 2021
  • Cowboy Bebop (2021): Cowboy Gospel 20 November 2021
  • Higehiro (2021) – First Thoughts – Good but Content Warnings Needed 1 June 2021

Top Posts & Pages

  • Twenty Days of Haibane Renmei - Day 7: Library - Abandoned Factory - The Beginning of the World
  • Twenty Days of Haibane Renmei - Day 20: Looking back at Haibane Renmei
  • Twenty Days of Haibane Renmei - Day 19: Reki's World - Prayer - Epilogue
  • Twenty Days of Haibane Renmei - Day 15: Who Were They Before They Were Haibane?
  • Twenty Days of Haibane Renmei - Day 12: The Sound of Charcoal Feathers

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