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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 – 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

Princess Tutu – 11/12 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome to the halfway point of Princess Tutu! It’s hard to believe, considering how this has all the makings of a finale. But considering Kraehe’s arc, Drosselmeyer’s position…

Apr 30, 2020 • Subscribe

The Big O – 3/4 [Electric City/Underground Terror] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to week 2 of The Big O! This week we get to travel outside the city, as well as beneath it, and meet both a new…

Oct 6, 2023 • 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

Neon Genesis Evangelion – 11&12 – Throwback Thursday

You know, i’m normally pretty critical of Neon Genesis Evangelion, it has a long and storied history to live up to. But this week’s double feature lived up…

Jan 17, 2020 • Subscribe

Twelve Kingdoms – 10/11/12 – Throwback Thursday

I gotta say, I was a little bit worried last week with how Twelve Kingdoms handled a few things. Sugimoto seemed like wasted potential, still might be to…

Oct 22, 2020 • 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 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 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

Serial Experiments Lain, The Big O

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

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 – 9/10/11/12 – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to week 3 of Kemono no Souja Erin! This week continues our time with Jone, teaches us a bit more about honey bees, and drops some…

Jun 23, 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

Cowboy Bebop, Serial Experiments Lain, Tsukigakirei

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

Black Lagoon – 11/12 [Lock’n Load Revolution/Guerrillas in the Jungle] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to a late week of Black Lagoon! This has been a busy few days for me, so apologies for the delay and shortness of the post.…

Feb 17, 2024 • Subscribe

Black Lagoon

Gunslinger Girl – 12 [Simbiosi (Symbiosis)] – Throwback Thursday

You know, its still technically Thursday for me when I send up this Gunslinger Girl post, so i’m not really late. My own poor scheduling aside, considering how…

Sep 11, 2020 • Subscribe

Gunslinger Girl

The Vision of Escaflowne – 11/12 [Prophecy of Death/The Secret Door] – Throwback Thursday

Note: This was supposed to go up Friday morning but the auto-scheduler didn’t work. So this time I have a legitimate excuse and know not to use it…

Dec 18, 2021 • Subscribe

Escaflowne

Wolf’s Rain – 11/12 [Vanishing Point/Don’t Make Me Blue] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome all, to another week of Wolf’s Rain! Apologies for the delay, I had a tattoo appointment today and that took up most of my time. This is…

Mar 31, 2023 • Subscribe

Wolf's Rain

Michiko & Hatchin – 11/12 [Starting Line Downpour/Purgatory 108°C Telepathy] – Throwback Thursday

Welcome everyone, to the halfway point of Michiko & Hatchin! This is… it’s an interesting week, not entirely good reasons. I have some concerns about what happens and…

Dec 29, 2022 • Subscribe

Michiko & Hatchin

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

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 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 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

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 – Electric City

Science Fiction The Big O (1999)Electric City (Episode 3)Director: Tōru Kitahata Writer: Chiaki Konaka Film noir aspects in The Big O are always front and centre, right up…

Rhapsodise!

May 24, 2024 • 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 – 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 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

Welcome to the NHK – 11/12 [Welcome to the Conspiracy!/Welcome to the Offline Gathering!] – Throwback Thursday

Normally this is where I welcome everyone to this weeks episodes of Welcome to the NHK. I have this whole spiel about what happened this week, maybe try…

Jun 30, 2022 • Subscribe

Gunslinger Girl – 11 [Febbre Alta (High Fever)] – Throwback Thursday

Another week another late post of Gunslinger Girl! I can only blame the pandemic so many times before it stops working as an excuse, but here we are.…