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Sekai-Ichi Hatsukoi – What’s Love Got to Do with It

By Chronolynx | Published: April 30, 2011

I should start this off by saying I really, really do enjoy yaoi. It gives me something that is very difficult to find anywhere else, and I love it for that. But. That love is not unconditional. Like any genre, there are less than savory aspects that I would rather ignore. Of course it’s the [...]

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A Retrospective on Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

By ghostlightning | Published: March 15, 2011

[NO SPOILERS] I thought I’ve written everything I already could about this show at the end of that year it aired. I still am amazed that it’s already been 2 years. I feel compelled to think about this show again given the recent events in Japan that make the disaster depicted in this show seem [...]

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Giant Robo: One Anime for Old Men

By Crusader | Published: March 5, 2011

It is the fate of every man to grow old as the years go by and yet while I get older the average anime protagonist is still a snot nosed whiney little puke that is still under 18 years of age. But while new anime series have failed me as consistently as the Miami Heat [...]

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Mein Admiral! My Favorite Character in LoGH and Possibly All of Anime

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: March 4, 2011

(The much delayed third of three posts on Legend of the Galactic Heroes. As they will cover the entirety of the series, there will be spoilers. Also included at the end of the post is a listing of interesting posts that other authors have written on the series.) I had intended to write this post [...]

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Some Favorite Lines From Anime and Manga

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: February 24, 2011

Some lines in anime just stand out as exceptionally dramatic or memorable. Something you’ll quote in seriousness or jest or just as a fun memory of a show. So along the lines of a post I did a year or so back, here are ten quotes and selections of dialog that I’ve always found particularly [...]

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Wishes For the Robot Anime of the FUTURE

By ghostlightning | Published: February 15, 2011

Despite much complaining and loud whining, robot anime actually persists. Sure, there aren’t any 80’s style 4-cour shows like Armored Trooper VOTOMS or Fang of the Sun Dougram, but then again there aren’t any 4-cour shows left anyway. Yes, FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood finished last year, but even that show was some version of a previously [...]

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Valentine’s Day Special – Harem Finder Service

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: February 14, 2011

A lot of whining of snarky-defensive talk goes on online on Valentine’s Day. But one person has seen through all the FOREVERALONE to make good use of it! Roghek, she of the funny and occasionally odd tweets, has brought us a breakthrough concept. What are all this forever alone tweets? We have enough foreveralone people [...]

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Adversity: The Essential Ingredient to Drama

By Crusader | Published: February 12, 2011

I meant to post a response to ghostlighting’s underdog post, with the recent win by Cleveland Cavaliers to break their record 26 game losing streak I finally have enough motivation and words to make this post. I mentioned earlier about how sports anime don’t stack up all too well against real sports, but now I [...]

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Threat Analysis: Shiki

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: February 7, 2011

TOP SECRET – Key Findings of the Northeast Asia Section, National Paranormal Intelligence Agency – TOP SECRET The following is the findings concerning the survivors of the Sotoba Shiki Group (SSG) and recommendations for further action. We assess that the SSG poses a severe threat to state security and the civilian population in Japan and [...]

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Super Bowl Sunday: Reflections on Dual Fandom Wielding

By Crusader | Published: February 6, 2011

So right about now were I bigger man I would congratulate Green Bay Packers for their Super Bowl victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, but I am not a bigger man and they are a hated rival. Even if my 49ers suck I will never congratulate the cheesehead foe, but at least it wasn’t the Dallas [...]

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