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2014 in Review

31 Wednesday Dec 2014

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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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 →

3rd Quarter Review for 2014

30 Tuesday Sep 2014

Posted by John Samuel in anime

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Haibane Renmei, Say "i Love You", Sword Art Online, Twenty Days: Haibane Renmei

Where does the time go? As usual here are the top 5 posts on Pirates of the Burley Griffin for the 3rd quarter of 2014:

  1. The Reality of Idol Culture in Japan (February 2013)
  2. Say “I Love You” (2012): Final Thoughts with Spoilers (December 2012)
  3. Anime Review List (periodically updated)
  4. Twenty Days of Haibane Renmei – Day 5 – Trash Day – Clock Tower – Birds Flying Over the Walls (January 2012)
  5. Harem, er, Sword Art Online (2012) (December 2012)

The top three posts haven’t shifted since last quarter, but there’s a surprising new entry and an unsurprising new entry. Continue reading →

Log Horizon (2013): First Thoughts With Minor Spoilers

26 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Log Horizon, Sword Art Online

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/log-horizon

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/log-horizon

I just tried Log Horizon [1] and ended up blitzing through the 12 available episodes [2].

WOW. Continue reading →

Strike the Blood (2013): First Thoughts with Minor Spoilers

23 Saturday Nov 2013

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Kiddy Grade, Strike the Blood, Sword Art Online

Sourced from: http://www.crunchyroll.com/strike-the-blood

Sourced from: http://www.crunchyroll.com/strike-the-blood

There are many, many, reasons why I should not like Strike the Blood. However, Strike the Blood has also steadfastly avoided the error that caused me to rant so much about Sword Art Online, and I am prepared to forgive a lot for that. Continue reading →

Say “I Love You” (2012): Final Thoughts with Spoilers

30 Sunday Dec 2012

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

≈ 2 Comments

Tags

Hanabee, Say "i Love You", Sword Art Online, Tari Tari

Image courtesy of TV Tropes, Yamato and Mei

Image courtesy of TV Tropes, Yamato and Mei

Say “I Love You” (aka Suki-tte Ii na yo) has a satisfying resolution to the relationships in a distinctly unsatisfying final episode. NB: There are some spoilers ahead. Continue reading →

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