Author Archives: Mystlord

The Legend of the Legendary Heroes – Those With Power…

By Mystlord | Published: August 16, 2010

Are badass? Yes, but more than that. The Legend of the Legendary Heroes is certainly one of the stranger shows of the Summer season. In essence, as someone on a forum said, “The creators crammed the slice of life adventure of Slayers into Legend of the Galactic Heroes and made the two share the time [...]

Posted in Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu, Editorials | 19 Responses

Fight Japan! The Dialectic on the NEET Problem in Anime

By Mystlord | Published: July 20, 2010

No, I’m not. Any regular person can be a strong one. Japan is and has been in a rut for the past decade. Between the slowly aging population, economic stagnation, high levels of public debt, and the ever growing NEET problem, it feels like Japan is experiencing a torrent of problems that aren’t really getting [...]

Posted in Editorial, Editorials | 31 Responses

Rainbow and Japan’s Postwar Disillusionment

By Mystlord | Published: July 16, 2010

Can you even begin to imagine what this is like? I have to say that between Angel Beats and Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei last season, I had my share of both heated discussions and intellectual thought. This season I’ll be dabbling here and there, trying to find a show I’ll end up consistently blogging, but I [...]

Posted in Editorials, Rainbow - Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin | 7 Responses

Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei 11 – The End of Watashi’s Illusion

By Mystlord | Published: July 12, 2010

Every day is precious my friends… I really apologize for the lateness of this post, since this series seriously deserved to have a post written about it right as the episode came out. I was on vacation, and when I came back, I decided to watch the Summer anime first because I didn’t want to [...]

Posted in Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei | 6 Responses

Anime Expo Report – Days 2-4

By Mystlord | Published: July 5, 2010

I thought this was adorable Hi everyone, Day 2-4 of the Anime Expo here~ Friday completely destroyed me. I was running around like mad to try to fit everything in! Saturday and Sunday were much more mellow, and I spent more time in the exhibit hall than anything else. I’m doing all three days in [...]

Posted in Anime Cons | 16 Responses

Anime Expo Report – Day 1

By Mystlord | Published: July 5, 2010

This sure sucks up a lot of energy… (Yes, I know the positioning is weird. No idea why) So you all may have been wondering where I was for the past few days (or not!), and why, despite the fact that the best show of the season is over (Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei), I still haven’t [...]

Posted in Anime Cons | 14 Responses

Angel Beats! 13 and Review

By ExecutiveOtaku and Mystlord | Published: June 28, 2010

And suddenly the heart beat makes so much more sense… Mystlord: And thus Angel Beats! ends… And what a ride it’s been. The show has certainly generated some extremely divisive views, and judging from general responses on Twitter, there’s certainly just as much backlash and praise for how the show ended (I personally try not [...]

Posted in Angel Beats! | 38 Responses

Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei 10 – 4.5 Tatami Room Overload

By Mystlord | Published: June 27, 2010

And thus the rose colored campus life is no more… And thus the series has reached its climax. And what a brilliant climax it is. The episode isn’t action packed – rather it has a lot of tension and a sense of surrealism running throughout. It’s certainly an interesting episode, and it sets out telling [...]

Posted in Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei | 6 Responses

Final Thoughts on Durarara!!

By Mystlord | Published: June 25, 2010

Pretty depressing picture though…. The city. That was the initial premise for Durarara!! And to be honest, it’s that premise that initially drew me into the show. The mysteriousness of the city, the variety in cities, their absolute incredible nature to bring so many people and things together in ways that would amaze anyone. I [...]

Posted in Durarara!! | 29 Responses

Angel Beats! 12 – I’m Going to Emulate the Angel Beats Writers!

By Mystlord | Published: June 21, 2010

Seriously… Because I felt that this week’s episode was just a crazy mix of everything, I’m going to let loose this week and just write a jumble of thoughts. Normally I have a central thought that guides my writing, but this week I’ll try this with no structure – just a giant mind dump. Here [...]

Posted in Angel Beats! | 48 Responses