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Terminal Provocations
It turns out that after nearly twenty years of not having any new CE Gundam series, and then making a CE Gundam movie, fans both eastern and western…
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By Jonathan Clements. “There is something wrong with our present society,” Izumi Suzuki once wrote, “and I can’t stand SF written by people who don’t understand that… Even…
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Connection
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April 2023 dealing with terminal Cancer!
April 2023, I am still working on March 9th. 1991 Anime-Day (THE UK's FIRST ANIME CONVENTION), more than a year since my article in NEO Ma...
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The One Piece Connection
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The Vision of Youth - Farewell 999 and Terminal Station Analysis
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Intolerance (2021) [22nd Nippon Connection]
Yoshida’s narrative hits all the right emotional notes for the audience and that its message will long linger in the spectator’s mind.
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Backlight (2021) [22nd Nippon Connection]
An elegantly constructed and highly impactful exploration of the inhibiting fear of being rejected by one’s beloved.
The Yamato X Hayabusa connection
Space Battleship Yamato has had an influence on real things actually happening in space exploration, and thanks to an ongoing NHK series titled Project X ~ Challengers we…
The Aquarius Connection ft Tsunderi
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Festival Report: Nippon Connection 2012
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December (2023) review [Nippon Connection]
A highly moving and emotionally powerful narrative that explores the struggle of a subject to shake of the winter of his subjectivity.
Monthly Tokusatsu Connection (March 2025)
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Monthly Tokusatsu Connection (Feb 2025)
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Monthly Ultra Connection (October 2023 Edition)
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Monthly Ultra Connection (June 2024 Edition)
Some general overall thoughts I wasn’t able to watch as much Ultraman this month compared to the last because June has been really busy. I took a week…
Monthly Ultra Connection (April 2024 Edition)
Some general overall thoughts I watched a lot of good Ultraman episodes this week. Holy crap, there is a lot of good material and episodes. I think it…
Monthly Ultra Connection (September 2024 Edition)
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Monthly Ultra Connection (July 2023 Edition)
Introduction I have been thinking about how to include Ultraman shows onto this blog for a long time. Especially since I watch a small amount of episodes of…
Monthly Ultra Connection (September 2023 Edition)
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Monthly Ultra Connection (February 2024 Edition)
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A Preview of Nippon Connection 2024
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Monthly Ultra Connection (March 2024 Edition)
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Monthly Ultra Connection (October 2024 Edition)
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Special 14, "The One Piece Connection"
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Monthly Ultra Connection (July 2024 Edition)
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Monthly Ultra Connection (May 2024 Edition)
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