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Tag Archives: Scrapped Princess

Argevollen (2014): Second Thoughts With Some Spoilers

16 Sunday Nov 2014

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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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

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]? Continue reading →

Hanayamata (2014): Do these HAVE to be my final thoughts?

23 Tuesday Sep 2014

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Hanayamata, Last Exile, Scrapped Princess, Silent Mobius

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

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

Hanayamata was good to the end, and I really want this to get picked up for a second season[1]. Continue reading →

Silent Möbius (1998): Second Thoughts

05 Tuesday Nov 2013

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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A Certain Scientific Railgun, Last Exile, Scrapped Princess, Silent Mobius, Witch Hunter Robin

Silent Mobius Volume 2 Cover "Twists of Fate"

Silent Mobius Volume 2 Cover “Twists of Fate”

The mid section of Silent Möbius is definitely weaker than the first third of the series, and has brought a wider issue with anime storytelling into focus for me. Continue reading →

Better Than They Have Any Right To Be

05 Saturday Jan 2013

Posted by John Samuel in anime

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Bodacious Space Pirates, Girls Und Panzer, Prétear, Rocket Girls, Ruin Explorers, Scrapped Princess, Toradora

I am planning to do an anime panel at Continuum in June on the topic of anime that are better than they have any right to be. This is an early announcement and call for assistance/suggestions. Continue reading →

Sometimes More Is More

21 Sunday Oct 2012

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Bodacious Space Pirates, Rocket Girls, Scrapped Princess, Sword Art Online, Twelve Kingdoms

I have, on occasion, complained about slack editing in anime and particularly about the half opponent of the week syndrome.  However I’m starting to think that anime adapted from light novels has the opposite problem of over editing.

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