Tag Archives: Animation

Backlog: そにアニ、Super Sonico The Animation

Posted on December 18, 2015 by SN

When Super Sonico: The Animation first aired, I challenged myself to write a blog post about the first episode.

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Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu, Ep 1–6: To become that which you love

Posted on November 16, 2014 by SN

Earlier this year I attended both of Hiroyuki Kanbe’s panels that he hosted at FanimeCon.

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Amagi Brilliant Park, Ep 1–3: The unforgiving world of business

Posted on October 19, 2014 by SN

Amagi Brilliant Park is a story about the world of business and what it takes to run a successful company, and much like in reality, this world is ruthless, cold, and unforgiving.

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Tokyo Ghoul, Ep 12: To be hurt

Posted on September 21, 2014 by SN

Throughout the final episode to the first season of Tokyo Ghoul, Kaneki is under the captivity of the ghoul Yakumo and undergoes severe torture.

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Rail Wars!: Trains, trains, and more trains

Posted on September 21, 2014 by SN

And so the show about wars on rails has come to an end, and did it live up to its expectation of being the quintessential Japanese cartoon about trains? No, not really, but it was still alright.

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Tokyo Ghoul, Ep 8: Two sides of the same eyepatch

Posted on August 24, 2014 by SN

If there’s one thing I appreciate about Tokyo Ghoul, it’s how it portrays a complicated situation between two opposing forces; or more accurately, multiple forces within the two broader groups of humans and ghouls.

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Et cetera, Summer ’14, Week 6: Shoujo’s that aren’t shoujo’s

Posted on August 15, 2014 by SN

There’s only a few shows that I’m actually caught up on, but that’s all I need to write a blog post. This week, it’s Ao Haru Ride, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Hanayamata, and Himgoto.

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Akame ga Kill!, Ep 4: The voices

Posted on July 28, 2014 by SN

Shortly before the battle between Akame and Zank the Executioner ends, Zank suddenly ask Akame “How do you deal with the voices? …

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Et cetera, Summer 2014, Week 1–3: First impressions

Posted on July 26, 2014 by SN

So now my blogging schedule will be in the sort of awkward order of Zankyou no Terror on Thursdays, Tokyo ESP on Fridays, Weekly round-ups on Saturdays, and Akame ga Kill! on Sundays.

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Tokyo ESP, Ep 3: Allies of justice

Posted on July 25, 2014 by SN

Traditional superheroes, and by extension crime-fighting heroes in general, tend to be depicted as a fun, clean career where some attractive people with cool powers beat up bad guys to save the day.

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