Super Dimensional Fortress Macross Episode 35, “Romanesque” The Christmas Story As Quazmin prepares for an attack on the Macross city, Minmay approached Hikaru in a sad, depressed state. Her conversation with Hikaru is overheard by Misa, making her upset. Max and Milia go to intercept Quazmin’s forces as they attack, but can they stop him… Read More The Ninth Day of Christmas Anime
Toradora! Episode 17, “Mercury Retrogrades at Christmas” Episode 18, “Under the Fir Tree” Episode 19, “Christmas Eve Festival” The Christmas Story These series of episodes are set during Christmastime. Taiga returns to school after her suspension, and is uncharacteristically excited about the holiday. In this mood, she decides to play Cupid for Ryuji and Minorin… Read More The Eighth Day of Christmas Anime
Azumanga Daioh Episode 17, “December,” “Incredible Santa,” and “Christmas Meeting” The Christmas Story Three parts of episode 17 deal with Christmas. First, Minamo happens upon Yukari, who is picking out favorite selections from a Christmas catalog, and berates her friend and Chiyo for their favorites. In class, Sagara and Tomo wonder if Chiyo still believes… Read More The Sixth Day of Christmas Anime
RahXephon Episode 8, “Bitterly Cold Holy Night” The Christmas Story Itsuki is throwing a Christmas party and lets Haruka, Ayato, and the others know about it. Shortly after, a sudden and unexpected snow falls on the tropical island; Haruka gives the unready Ayato a pair of gloves that we find out she once wanted to… Read More The Fifth Day of Christmas Anime
Even though the breakup rates among anime couples are notoriously high, like a Disney fairytale, we still expect that once our couples have overcome adversity, they will settle down and live a happily-ever-after marriage. But life isn’t always so easy (see Clannad’s possible future and Suzuka as examples). For many years, it’s been quoted that around… Read More 50% of Anime Marriages End in Divorce
Twitter can be a wonderful tool. It’s great for networking, establishing relationships, and finding out about news and new ideas. It can also feed a blog. A few weeks back, Otakurean, Prede and I were tweeting, and Otakurean mentioned that the father in Serial Experiments Lain was symbolic of God. I was confused at first… Read More Finding the Invisible God in…Serial Experiments Lain
As I watched the 7th episode of OreImo (Ore no Imōto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai) the other day, I felt a sort of uneasiness throughout. The episode was just as good as others so far. But…I just couldn’t get comfortable enough ti simply enjoy the show. I tried not to think too… Read More OreImo Episode 07 and “The Line”
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