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The Big O Review – 84/100 – Throwback Thursday

A review of both the 1999 and the 2003 seasons of The Big O, a cult classic mecha anime from Studio Sunrise.

Dec 30, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O – 21/22 [The Third Big/Hydra] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to another week of Big O! Only two more left after this, which means its time to start thinking of our next series. If you have…

Dec 7, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O – 19/20 [Eyewitness/Stripes] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to another week of The Big O! This week we have robot fights, some existential dread, and even romance for those that are into that sort…

Dec 1, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O – 23/24 [Twisted Memories/The Big Fight] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to the penultimate week of The Big O! Only one more to go after this, and then the review, and then a break for New Years…

Dec 15, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O – 11/12 [Daemonseed/Enemy is Another Big!] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to the almost half-way point of The Big O! This week we kick off the Christmas season with a shockingly seasonal episode and begin the finale…

Likely systems

Nov 3, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O – 11/12 [Daemonseed/Enemy is Another Big!] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to the almost half-way point of The Big O! This week we kick off the Christmas season with a shockingly seasonal episode and begin the finale…

Nov 3, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O – 17/18 [Leviathan/The Greatest Villain] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to another week of The Big O! This is a fun week, a week of villains. Both of my favorites make a return, with Schwarzwald and…

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, The Big O

Nov 24, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O – 25/26 [The War of the Paradigm City/The Show Must Go On] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to The Big O’s grand finale! This week was… The episodes were… This was a god damn trip alright. Even as I write this I’m not…

Dec 21, 2023 • Subscribe

Princess Tutu – 3/4 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome to week 2 of Princess Tutu! This week continues Ahiru’s quest to save the prince in distress. Meanwhile we learn more about our possible villains, the world,…

Apr 2, 2020 • Subscribe

The Big O – 13/14 [R・D/Roger the Wanderer] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to the midway point of Big O! This week sees one season finish and another begin, a finale and a pilot, and let me tell you…

Serial Experiments Lain, The Big O

Nov 10, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O – 1/2 [Roger The Negotiator/Dorothy Dorothy] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to the next season of Throwback Thursday! After being on the list for years it’s finally happened, Bruce Wayne and his giant robot finally got picked.…

Sep 28, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O – 7/8 [The Call from The Past/Missing Cat] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome back everyone, to week 4 of The Big O! Last week was a bit of a miss for me, neither episode was particularly great, though one still…

Oct 19, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O – 9/10 [Beck Comes Back/Winter Night Phantom] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to week 5 of The Big O! This week sees the return of an old friend, Dorothy asking an important question and Dastun getting perhaps the…

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, The Big O

Oct 26, 2023 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 4

Today I’m eager to return to a production I’ve been greatly enjoying, the gracefully genre-splicing Big O. Last episode saw Roger Smith taking a journey to Electric City,…

May 4, 2020 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 3

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time! Today I’m thrilled to return to Big O, a turn-of-the-millennium classic that combines noir storytelling tropes, art deco and…

Feb 3, 2020 • Subscribe

The Big O – 5/6 [Bring Back My Ghost/A Legacy of Amadeus] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to week 3 of The Big O! This week gives us another pair of Monster-Of-The-Week stories. One follows a ghosts quest for revenge, the other an…

Oct 12, 2023 • Subscribe

Kemono no Souja Erin – 1/2/3/4 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to another season of Throwback Thursday! As I said before, this time we are covering Kemono no Souja Erin, also known simply as Erin, a 2009…

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Jun 8, 2023 • Subscribe

Wolf’s Rain – 3/4 [Bad Fellow/Scars in the Wasteland] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to week 2 of Wolf’s Rain! This week sees our intrepid heroes band together and set out on their epic quest. No doubt there will be…

Cowboy Bebop, Serial Experiments Lain, Tsukigakirei

Mar 2, 2023 • Subscribe

Wolf's Rain

Throwback Thursday: The Interviews

One of the best parts of this ten year journey has been the connections I’ve made with some extraordinary people. Not everyone I’ve met has been nice, that’s…

Beneath the Tangles

Jul 30, 2020 • Subscribe

Twelve Kingdoms – 4/5/6 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome to week 2 of Twelve Kingdoms, where we hit episodes 4, 5 and 6! The OG Isekai does it again, with this trio being just as engaging…

Oct 8, 2020 • Subscribe

Gunslinger Girl – 4 [Bambola (Doll)] – Throwback Thursday

Another week, another episode of Gunslinger Girl. This week marks more of the same for our child soldiers, which is both a blessing and a curse. So without…

Jul 16, 2020 • Subscribe

Gunslinger Girl

The Vision of Escaflowne – 3/4 [The Gallant Swordsman/The Diabolical Adonis] – Throwback Thursday

Hello everyone and welcome back to The Vision of Escaflowne! This week we meet our next party member, receive our mandatory exposition dump and get to know our…

Nov 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Escaflowne

Twelve Kingdoms – 1/2/3 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all to our 8th season of Throwback Thursday, this time watching Twelve Kingdoms! A classic of the Isekai genre adapted in 2002 with the original Light Novel…

Oct 1, 2020 • Subscribe

Gunslinger Girl – 3 [Ragazzo (Boy)] – Throwback Thursday

Another week, another dose of child soldiers and government conspiracies with Gunslinger Girl! This week is another character focused one, though surprisingly not with our main pair. So…

Jul 9, 2020 • Subscribe

Gunslinger Girl

Haibane Renmei – 3 [Temple/The Communicator/Pancakes] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone to week 3 of Haibane Renmei! This is a pretty slow one all things considered but there’s still plenty for us to talk about. So without…

Aug 19, 2021 • Subscribe

Haibane Renmei

Nana – 3/4 [Nana K. and Shoji, Love’s Whereabouts/Nana K.’s Love, Nana O.’s Dream] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to another (late) week of Throwback Thursday! In this weeks episodes we continue to dive into Nana’s past, seeing how she overcomes her trauma with Asano…

Serial Experiments Lain, The Big O

May 11, 2024 • Subscribe

The Big O is a Big Hit

After writing for the cult classic, Serial Experiments Lain, Chiaki J. Konaka took to scripting The Big O, a 26-episode mecha series for the premier studio of mecha…

Sakura Sunrise

May 19, 2020 • Subscribe

Throwback Thursday: BtT Valentine

It’s that time of year and love is in the air…or is that just the anime I’m watching? With anime, as you know, love is always in the…

Beneath the Tangles

Feb 10, 2022 • Subscribe

Throwback Thursday: Valentines Past

Throughout 2020 we’ll be looking back at blog posts from the past we celebrate our 10th year. Ten years…that means ten Christmases, ten Pocky Days, ten birthdays for…

Beneath the Tangles

Feb 13, 2020 • Subscribe

His and Her Circumstances – 3/4 [His Circumstances/Her Difficult Problem] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to another (probably late) week of His and Her Circumstances! This week we get into the weeds, as things start to happen and our leads start…

His and Her Circumstances

Sep 1, 2022 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 12

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’ll be returning to The Big O, as Roger continues to unravel the secrets of Paradigm. Well, I…

Apr 2, 2021 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 21

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m eager to return to The Big O, which we last left in a moment of total crisis,…

Aug 2, 2024 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 7

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m delighted to return to the shadowed streets of Paradigm, and enjoy another finely crafted episode of The…

Sep 11, 2020 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 16

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am eager to return to the streets of Paradigm, where Roger and Dorothy have recently been making…

Oct 22, 2021 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 20

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’re returning once more to the city of Paradigm, as Roger Smith attempts to divine what fragments of…

Jun 22, 2024 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 15

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am delighted to be returning to The Big O, in the wake of a season premiere that…

Aug 21, 2021 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 17

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we’ll be journeying back to Paradigm, as Roger continues to uncover the secrets of his amnesiac city. That…

Dec 27, 2021 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 18

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m delighted to be returning to The Big O, where the assumptions that define Roger’s world are collapsing…

Apr 22, 2022 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 11

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m eager to dive back into The Big O, and perhaps uncover a few more secrets regarding Paradigm’s…

Feb 27, 2021 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 10

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’d like to return to The Big O, if that’s okay with you all, as I feel this…

Dec 21, 2020 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 14

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m eager to return to The Big O, where we last left Roger staring out at an approaching…

Jul 23, 2021 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 13

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m pretty much bubbling over with excitement, as we’re about to explore the original “final” episode of The…

May 3, 2021 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 5

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m excited to be returning to The Big O, and once again exploring the world of Paradigm with…

May 22, 2020 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 10

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’d like to return to The Big O, if that’s okay with you all, as I feel this…

Dec 21, 2020 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 9

Hello all, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am eagerly awaiting our continued explorations of The Big O, a show that has impressed me anew…

Nov 20, 2020 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 8

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m eager to continue our investigations into the city of Paradigm, as The Big O seems intent on…

Oct 5, 2020 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 6

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’m delighted to be returning to The Big O, that exceptional mix of noir and giant robots that…

Aug 14, 2020 • Subscribe

The Big O – Episode 19

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today I am delighted to at last be returning to The Big O, after an outrageously overlong stay of…

May 10, 2024 • Subscribe