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Category Archives: Anime
Love, Death and Robots: Snow in the Desert
Similar to last episode, I wanted to stay in this world a bit longer. It’s a fascinating one filled with strange people. At first glance, we see a man wandering the desert, but as soon as he gets into town, … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: Pop Squad
Having now seen 20 episodes of this series, I feel like I know more or less what to expect. And then this episode happens and it surprises me. It surprises me because every other story felt self-contained. Yes, they are … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: Ice
Season 1 was a real surprise to me, telling stories with a deeper meaning, that I’ve come to expect the same from season 2. Now, that’s not to say that some of those stories in the first season weren’t just … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: Automated Customer Service
Season 2 opens with Automated Customer Service… or at least it did for me, but it also shows as the first episode of season two according to Wikipedia. I had high hopes for this when I’d seen the title. I’ve … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: Alternate Histories
Fun fact: when I play video games, I really don’t like killing humans. I prefer to play games where you get the option to find another way. Most games don’t give you the option and I frequently feel bad, but … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: Blindspot
The moment Blindspot began, I was reminded of the video game Borderlands. It might as well take place there with the animation, language, and plot. A bunch of cyborgs plan a heist of a nearby train. The best laid plans of … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: Zima Blue
This may be the most profound 10 minutes of television I’ve ever seen. I’m not certain of that, because there is so much to weed through that it’s hard to really make that claim, but my brain has been struggling … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: Lucky 13
Superstition raises its illogical head when junior officer Colby is given a new ship: Lucky 13. With a serial number that has 13 in it twice, and whose digits add up to 13, it’s easy to see why this may be … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: Fish Night
This has to be the strangest of the tales so far this season. One of the things I really love about this series is that it’s got a vast range. We’ve seen comedy, drama, plenty of sci-fi and no shortage … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: Helping Hand
I’ve got to hand it to them: this has got to be, hands-down, the most agonizing 8 minutes of television I’ve ever seen. Ok that had to be said, but seriously, if humans need a reminder of just how dangerous … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: Shape-shifters
No denying it: I’m a sucker for a werewolf movie. The unfortunate thing is that there are seldom good ones. I have memories of some that I liked, but I think if I view them now, I might regret it, … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: The Dump
Perhaps if it were called The Junkyard, I might have liked it more. The unfortunate truth is I have a bit of a bias myself: I don’t like things to be low class. Crass behavior puts me off and I … Continue reading
Love, Death and Robots: Good Hunting
Sometimes a story hits all the right marks and manages to say something even when the basis isn’t that deep. What we really have here is a revenge story; revenge against cruelty and tyranny. It revs the engines and has … Continue reading
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
Happy Halloween, and what better time of year to take a look at an anime series about a ghost, a demon-slaying ninja, a psychic who fights evil spirits and a bunch of girls who regularly expose their naked bodies to … Continue reading
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Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl
Kashimashi is a yuri anime with a difference. The main character is Hazumu, who is accidentally killed by aliens and restored to life. The problem is that they make a mistake and he returns to life as she. It’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl, Yuri
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The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!
One of the most popular subgenres of anime is known as isekai, where somebody escapes their humdrum, human existence to live in a fantasy world. I can understand the popularity, because it’s pure escapism, but I’m not sure there’s a … Continue reading
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Tagged Fanservice, Fantasy, Isekai, The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!
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Haibane Renmei
This series is 20 years old now, and watching it today is a reminder of how much anime has moved on in the last couple of decades. There is generally a lot less movement in the animation nowadays, but watching … Continue reading
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Season Two
The vast majority of anime series get around 12 or 13 episodes per season. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is one of the lucky exceptions, returning for its second season with 24 episodes. For the first season … Continue reading
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Zoku Owarimonogatari
Owarimonogatari was a magnificent end to the Monogatari anime adaptations, tying up pretty much all the loose ends from a large number of previous episodes. It felt like a fitting tribute to all the main characters. But what happens after … Continue reading
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Tagged Fantasy, Monogatari, Owarimonogatari, Zoku Owarimonogatari
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Owarimonogatari II
Endings are tricky things to get right, and few anime series even run long enough to get to the point of concluding their stories. Strictly speaking this is not quite an ending, for reasons we will discuss later, but it … Continue reading
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Tagged Fantasy, Monogatari, Owarimonogatari
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