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Guessing Game (20)

Okay, I’ve now reached 20 of these short posts! I’ll try to get to 30 by the end of the year :) In the meantime, here’s 6 more…

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Halfway through 2024 – Some Numbers

In general, blogging has changed since I started out about 15 years ago – of course, it has, right? That’s a long time. It’s also changed in the…

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Gibiate

Gibiate was fascinating – incredibly uneven stuff. Or maybe what was most interesting, was that I watched on after the opening episode. That is rare when I’m not…

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Gundress – Collaboration (Part 1)

Collaboration time! For this post, Scott from Mechanical Anime and I are chatting about an OVA/film by the name of Gundress. It’s a Studio Junio production from 1999…

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Guessing Game (19)

You know the drill :D 5 more images below to guess – as ever, it’s a mix of old, not so old and new:

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Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood

A Meiji-era supernatural anime means that I was always going to at least watch episode one, and I’m glad I did. Joran Princess of Snow and Blood hit…

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Rhapsodise! Submissions (& Questions) Open

Hello! Today I want to share a post to say that submissions are open for one of my other blogs, Rhapsodise! It took over a year, but things…

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Destino

Destino (2003) Back in 2009 or so, I was able to see Destino at an art gallery. The short film was touring as part of a Salvador Dali…

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Belle (Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime)

As much as I remember promotions for this Hosoda film selling the influences of Beauty and the Beast, I think it’s mostly present in some character and the…

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OVA Week 2: Day 7 – California Crisis: Gun Salvo (Tsuigeki no Juka)

Here we are, June 2nd in Australia, and the final day of my second OVA Week! It’s a fair volume of work, I guess, but I like doing…

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OVA Week 2: Day 6 – Crying Freeman

Second last post now! This week is flying by, but it feels like that each time for me :D As usual, I’ve got an overview on the OVA…

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OVA Week 2: Day 5 – Explorer Woman Ray

Here we go again! Once more, I’m starting with a brief overview on the OVA form itself, before leaping into the actual review (and will use this structure…

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OVA Week 2: Day 4 – Devil Hunter Yohko (Mamono Hantā Yōko)

Welcome to another post – Day 4, already! And in exactly the same format, I’m kicking off with a brief overview on the OVA form itself, before jumping…

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OVA Week 2: Day 3 – Nayuta

Once again, I’m starting with a quick overview of the form itself, before jumping into the actual review (and will use this structure for each of the seven…

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OVA Week 2: Day 2 – Bio Hunter (Baio Hantā)

In exactly the same format as the last time I did this in 2022, I’m starting with a brief overview on the form itself, before jumping into the…

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OVA Week 2: Day 1 – Fire Tripper (Honoo Torippā)

Hello! After considerable delay, it’s once again time for seven days of OVA reviews! (First instance was here, back in 2022) In exactly the same format as the…

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Arakawa: Under the Bridge (Arakawa Andā za Burijji)

Arakawa: Under the Bridge (2010) Time for a short review! Arakawa is a mix of surrealist comedy with a romantic sub-plot and maybe social commentary, since it spends…

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Abandoned #15 (Darling in the Franxx & Others)

A few titles listed this time around – with my usual disclaimer: being that I could one day return to any one of these, but not sure if/when.…

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The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper (1933) Obviously, I knew that any Disney adaptation of a folk tale would generally be a much cheerier affair, but I was surprised in some…

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The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa Dō Ikiru ka)

Nice to be reviewing an Oscar winner! (As an aside, I don’t think Princess Mononoke was ever nominated but that would be my pick, aside from Ghibli’s other…

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Ghost Hound – Collaboration with Iridium Eye Reviews

Today I’m very happy to share a collab on a fairly lesser-known anime: Ghost Hound. You can check it out via the link above – had a blast…

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Among others… (with list)

Following on – now with list of titles below the pics. (Ideally, I’d still like to review all of these but the time it’d take me to do…

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Among others…

While I didn’t write any more than the 3 or 4 reviews I managed in 2023, I did watch a few things. And abandon plenty, but that’s another…

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Burst Angel (Bakuretsu Tenshi) [Boxing Day Review]

Lately, I’ve stumbled across a patch of anime that I’d describe as ‘flawed but good’ and ‘definitely good’. Burst Angel really fell between those two markers for me,…

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4 Months!

I am nearly settled in to a new home and new job in my state capital – and hoping (after 4 months away from the blog) to resume…

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Plastic Little (Purasuchikku Ritoru)

Hello! Seems it’s been a long while since I wrote a review for an entire series here on the blog – maybe December of 2022? I actually found…

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Guessing Game (18)

A new Guessing Game post, since I just can’t find a way to catch up on everything else I need to do in order to win time to…

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Guessing Game (17)

Another Guessing Game! 8 images this time around – how many can you recognise? :D

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The Exiles Trilogy – Kickstarter!

Time for something a little different today! While I usually post writing stuff on my other blogs and never here, I’m pretty deep in ‘promotion-mode’ with this campaign…

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Rhapsodise! First Post :)

At last I’ve got everything ready! The first post over at my second blog is now live – just click below to find out which episode of which…

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Rhapsodise! (Quick Preview)

This is just a little follow-up post for now, but I want to share a short list of some of the anime that will be featured on the…

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New Blog – Rhapsodise! (Anime, One Episode at a Time)

This year I’m launching a second blog :) It’s the worst possible time for me to do so – I am working extra jobs, have five books I…

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Hatarki Man [Boxing Day Review]

Here’s something I haven’t really experienced for a while – a series where I really enjoyed the characters, the setting and the individual stories, but deeply disliked the…

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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners: (Saibāpanku Ejjirannāzu)

If anyone out there hasn’t heard of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners yet, and you happen to be looking for something new and something that is aimed at more of a…

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Paperman (2012)

This is a sweet short from Disney that I really liked – a perfectly simple story about trying to find someone after a chance meeting. Paper links the…

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