On Fanservice

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DanMachi, Dusk Maiden of Amnesia, ef: a tale of memories, Fujiko Mine, Fuuka, Hibike! Euphonium, Izetta: The Last Witch, Keijo, KonoSuba, Lupin the Third, Sound! Euphonium, Walkure Romanze

Grant Watson over at The Angriest has started reviewing Izetta: The Last Witch, and his rant regarding the fanservice in episode 4 The Secret of the Witch is glorious to behold:

Then there’s this soft-core animated pornography, dropped onto the rest of the series like a bucket of turds through a ceiling fan.

I dropped Izetta around episode 3; I was already uncomfortable with the levels of fanservice, and the blatantly phallic imagery of Izetta riding that gun in a short dress and not much more. I had also, courtesy of anitwitter, heard about episode 4 and said “no, nope, not going there”.

3rd Quarter Review for 2016

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Dirty Pair, electoral junkie, Grimgar, Say "i Love You", Star Trek: The Next Generation, Walkure Romanze

Is it that time already? I’m probably no more than a couple of weeks from having to dust off the BAH! HUMBUG! post. Anyway, here’s the top 5 posts for the quarter:

1. Say “I Love You” (2012): Final Thoughts with Spoilers (December 2014)
2. Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (2016): First Thoughts with Major Spoilers (January 2016)
3. The latest anime to flee screaming from: Walkure Romanze (June 2013)
4. In which @colonydrop and Wil Wheaton (@wilw) make my day (December 2015)
5. The Additional Words I See in #BlackLivesMatter. You Should See Them Too. (September 2016)

Sometimes this world is terrifyingly stupid.

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DanMachi, Walkure Romanze

And, no, I’m not talking about The Donald today. See tweet rant after the jump. 

Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2015): Final Thoughts With Spoilers

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DanMachi, Walkure Romanze

Source: http://www.crunchyroll.com/is-it-wrong-to-try-to-pick-up-girls-in-a-dungeon

I never really intended to keep watching DanMachi but a combination of timing[1], some insights from Mage in a Barrel, and a weak season generally[2] saw me carry through to the end.

Albeit with mixed feelings, particularly about the finale.

2013 in Review

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anohana, Bodacious Space Pirates, Feminism, Kids on the Slope, Log Horizon, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Nagi no Asukara, Planetes, Say "i Love You", Shin Sekai Yori, Walkure Romanze

So here’s the final “in review” post for 2013 with the top 5 for the quarter, the year, and all time, plus some bonus commentary on best/worst of the year, and a few hints for 2014.