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Girls und Panzer Episode 8: On the Shoulders of Her Classmate Sat Katyusha

As what I hesitantly call the dark-horse anime of the season, Girls und Panzer has managed to remain surprisingly strong in the face of such intimidating competitors as…

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Jormungand Episode 19: A Blast of Fresh Air and/or Buildings

There is something so curiously endearing about a show that tries with no shortage of desperation to be the coolest thing since frozen, sunglass-wearing sliced bread. Where most…

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Girls und Panzer und Speculation: Exemplification of Show, Don’t Tell

Not even a week ago, The Cart Driver played host to a long-winded and indirect marriage proposal toward the greatest anime of the season, and I daresay our…

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Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun First Impressions: Possible Self-Awareness Doesn’t Make It Less Creepy

There’s been a fair amount of discussion about Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun over the past few days. And, since it’s already established that I’m not averse to joining bandwagons…

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Jinrui vs Hyouka: A Belated Character Development Battle Royale

I remember how I was back in July, my rosy-cheeked, shiny-eyed self untainted by the overwhelming sludge of mediocrity that was the summer season. It was a time…

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Uta Koi Episode 11: A Romance in the Dark

  I don’t know what’s been up with these last few episodes of Uta Koi. Maybe something’s circulating in the water that makes writing good mid-Heian period pieces…

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Jinrui Episode 11: A Fairy-less Watashi Isn’t the Watashi for Me

In past posts on Jinrui, I’ve flirted with the fact that the show’s strengths lie in its ability to create stunning, bizarre set pieces to revolve each episode…

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Jinrui Episode 9: The Folly of Fairies

There’s both a good and a bad side to being so sleep deprived that I actually fell asleep three times while writing this sentence. Counting all the positives,…

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Jinrui Episode 8: Achieving a Sense of Self Through Slapstick Comedy and Puns

There’s a question that kept popping in my mind while I was watching this episode, regardless of how many times I attempted beat it down: Is a nondescript,…

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Jinrui Episode 7: The Government Totally Sucks and Fairies are Bastards

I didn’t think that Jinrui could shock me with any antagonist that it could conjure up at this point. We’ve had headless chickens, corrupt corporate pawns that care…

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