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All the Lights in the Sky are Our Enemies: Reflections on Legend of the...
We are doomed to want the things that lie beyond our reach. The image of the baby, Felix Mittermeyer trying to grasp at the stars ends the epic Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It is an interesting...
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We Enjoy Our Perfect Service! How We Like Our Fanservice (Studios Take Note!)
Yes, she's a robot, and she's flashing us her bits Reading how fanservice can create a blinder effect and cause a viewer to dismiss a show got me thinking about fanservice in general and my tastes in...
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Not Cheatin’ on Mai Waifu I Promise! Anime Women that I’d Marry Had I Been...
Here in this post is a list and a gallery of female anime characters I hold in very high esteem. I’ve profiled them without using spoilers when I can, and I’ve provided warnings when I cannot avoid...
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Anime and Manga Difficult to Write About
This is less about the nature of the shows but rather my own inability to comment on them in such a way that adds value to those who have seen the show, and/or those who would want to. I noticed that...
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Anime and Manga Related Moments 2009: Those Who WON’T Make the List
I consumed more media this year than in any other year of my life, and most of the media is related to my anime and manga hobby. Given how the anime and manga I do consume are recommendations from...
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St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: Sunken ‘Ships (A Post of Fail in Matters of Love)
This post has spoilers, but you will be able to avoid them easily. I divided the sections via anime title so you can easily skip those you haven’t seen yet. I’ve put all images in separate slideshows...
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Anime Opera IN SPACE
I’m not confident in my genre-theory so I present this post with a galaxy’s worth of disclaimers and caveats. I just thought it’d be a fun exercise to do a Cartesian quadrant kind of chart to “locate”...
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Operation Valkyrie: the Gihren Zabi Assasination Plan (He’s Hitler, Get it?);...
Giren Zabi idolized Adolf Hitler, and patterned his Spacenoid (though he used the term Newtype) superiority ideology after Hitler’s own doctrine of Aryan racial superiority. The Principality of Zeon...
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The Best Anime Experiences Shared with the Best Person to Share Them With
It’s been a difficult year for me and my family, for many reasons I won’t say here. But there is much to be thankful for, especially the health of our precious daughter. Today my wife and I have been...
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The Genius For War and Legend of the Galactic Heroes
A big part of my esteem for Legend of the Galactic Heroes is its portrayal of the conduct of warfare (and and related policy) by its characters. I highly appreciate both the successes and failures...
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Countdown to the End of the World/Galaxy: ghostlightning’s 30 Favorite Anime...
[Ranks 30-21] [Ranks 20-11] It takes a view of the whole list to characterize myself as a fan of anime. An observant reader pointed out that ranks 27-17 is an uninterrupted streak of robot anime. The...
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Lay Your Heart Down Onto The Sea of The Stars, Noburo Ishiguro RIP...
[News of Death] My remembrance may or may not last longer than these Youtube videos staying up, in the midst of all the copyright/internet legislation governments all over the world are attempting. It...
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Why Are the Extended Conversations in Legend of The Galactic Heroes Riveting...
I think I know why. But first, some disclaimers. Not every extended conversation in Legend of the Galactic Heroes is exemplary; some will be guilty of what those in Fate/Zero do. Conversely, there are...
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Why are the Villains in the First Season of Legend of the Galactic Heroes so...
I’m rewatching the show, and after 24 episodes I’ve stopped making excuses. The villains in Legend of the Galactic Heroes are shamefully incompetent. Andrew Fork and the Alliance Admirals who adopted...
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A Benevolent Spiral: How Media Prepares Me to Appreciate Anime, No Matter...
The last thing I want to suggest is that there is some kind of “required viewing” in order to appreciate particular anime, perhaps the notable classics. No, I don’t believe such exist as necessary...
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