Category Archives: Summer 2013
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: I Shoot Magical Missiles into the Darkness
As I return from my trip and Kelloggs prepares to head off on his to the Gates of Mordor Arizona, it is time for me to actually create some content for this blog and address the anime that is Fate/kalied … Continue reading
Makai Ouji – Devils and Realist 4: I should watch more Natsume Yuujinchou
When we last left our protagonist William Twining, he discovered that in addition to devils, there was also a religious order targeting him due to his status as the descendant of King Solomon. Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist takes a … Continue reading
Love Lab 05: For Every Action…
One step forward one step back seems to be the rule for Love Lab these days. Every time I start to trust that the people making this know what they’re doing there’s another misstep.
Posted in Episodic Commentary, Love Lab, Summer 2013
Tagged Anime, Future Gadgets, Love Lab, Newton's laws applied to girl cartoons
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Watamote 04: The Best Laid Plans….
Sometimes your best plans don’t work out the way you had in mind. Sometimes your best plans weren’t very good plans in the first place.
Commentary: Rule of Three
This summer in anime was marked by an inconceivable occurrence: not one but four series received a third season broadcast, at least two of which we never expected to see in the seasonal lineup ever again, namely: Rozen Maiden Zurückspulen, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Genshiken Nidaime, Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen, Summer 2013, The World God Only Knows - Goddess Arc
Tagged Anime, Genshiken, Goddess Arc, Nidaime, Rozen Maiden, Season 3, Summer 2013, The World God Only Knows, Writing with no sleep means all I can do is cheesy CSI-type puns, Zurückspulen
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First Impressions: Makai Ouji – Devils and Realist 1-3
With first impressions of all of the hyped shows out of the way, it is time to talk about one of the lesser-known shows this season – Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist, an adaptation of a fantasy manga first published … Continue reading
Commentary: Uchouten Kazoku
As the third week of summer 2013 dawns, and with our collection of first impressions nowhere near comprehensive, we quietly sweep the less interesting ones under the rug and rebrand the rest as proper three episode commentaries. So, on with … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Summer 2013, Uchouten Kazoku
Tagged Anime, Tanuki, Tengu, Uchouten Kazoku, Weird woman riding a whale
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Pedantic Perspective 
Love Lab 06-07: It’s Raining Men
After word first leaked out that the animation for episode seven of Love Lab was well below the standards set by the first six episodes I expected to be using this space to write about how Love Lab once again … Continue reading →