16 Sunday Nov 2014
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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
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
23 Tuesday Sep 2014
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Hanayamata was good to the end, and I really want this to get picked up for a second season[1]. Continue reading
05 Tuesday Nov 2013
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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
05 Saturday Jan 2013
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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
21 Sunday Oct 2012
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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.
