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Fist of the North Star

Iconic, violent action from the first half of the eighties. The world’s most dangerous man wanders a post-apocalyptic wasteland, exploding people or otherwise killing them in poetically-just …

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Spring 2013: The Shows that Matter

Valvrave Valvrave has garnered lots of attention. I probably don’t need to describe it. I take it as further confirmation of my belief that the CE Gundam opening…

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Little Witch Academia

Studio Trigger have now put their delightfully-animated confection on YouTube with English subtitles. There really aren’t many reasons not to watch it, unless you’re allergic to little …

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Nostalgia and a Parlour Game

‘Give me,’ says Ghostlightning, ‘something you really want to see’. This exercise sounds amusing.

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Brief Praise of Stock Footage

I’ve said this a couple of times, but because it suits my prejudices I think it deserves its own post. Recycling material is fine so long as the…

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Two Quintessences?

Suite Precure wrapped up last Sunday. It was an acceptable installment for the franchise, with some nice silly concepts and a handful of good fights. It played the…

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Mecha Declaration of Year Start

I don’t normally follow anime as it airs, Gundam and, lately, Precure excepted. (I’m looking forward to Smiley’s Precure. Apparently the Cure colours will be grey, brown, and…

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XII: Thank You for Blogging, Thank You for Reading

I usually end my twelve Christmas posts by thanking the bloggers and readers of the anglotakusphere. You guys are great! Well, all the bloggers could stand to proofread…

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‘Mantles and sabres are so passé nowadays’

Writes ak of Mouretsu Pirates’s first episode: And of course the fact that Space Pirate Captain Harlock was referenced is good: the “password” that Ririka trades with her…

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XI: Others

I don’t have an image from Dennou Coil, and I’ve chosen not to find one. Because I don’t have copies, legal or illegal, of any of its episodes.…

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