http://otakuism.animeblogger.net Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:36:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So you're an anime director and it's the climax of the show. The big bad has revealed himself, every thing's blowing up, the hero got his final power upgrade, punches are flying, everyone's yelling, but some thing's missing. It all needs just one more element to kick it up to ... http://otakuism.animeblogger.net/2008/07/a-history-of-antonin-dvorak-in-anime/ This post contains a ton of spoilers for Blassreiter up to episode 15. The first half of Blassreiter has been fairly intriguing at best, featuring some pretty cool fights marred by a lot of melodrama and the poor video quality I am forced to watch. So as the mid-season mark approaches ... http://otakuism.animeblogger.net/2008/07/blassreiter-suddenly-gets-depressing/ IKnights article about his love of Karin got me thinking about if there was some forgotten or maligned anime I've seen that, despite my own high standards, I loved anyways. So I go to check out my MAL anime list and it turns out there's not just one show that ... http://otakuism.animeblogger.net/2008/07/in-defense-of-liking-bad-anime/ Is it possible to love a show just for one man's voice? Cause I tell you Norio Wakamoto just made this episode perfect. The Emperor had more lines this episode than the rest of the show combined, and they were all so awesome. I don't know how Lelouch plans to ... http://otakuism.animeblogger.net/2008/07/the-emperors-new-groove/ Another season under my belt just in time for the special episodes being released with the manga. Then again, who knows when we'll see those. I think I understand what I really enjoy about Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei now. It's not the retro-avant garde art style courtesy of Shaft, though the ... http://otakuism.animeblogger.net/2008/07/the-despair-continues-forever/ NPR did a short segment on the amazing popularity of graphic novels, and of course manga is featured as an integral part of that explosion. There's nothing really new or interesting to the segment, but about halfway through a line from an anime is played, and as soon as I ... http://otakuism.animeblogger.net/2008/07/honey-clover-on-npr/ I actually stopped watching Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei at episode 5 back when it was airing (shame I know) due to - what else? - lack of subs. But now I'm finally getting back to it and finishing it off. Episode 7 really is the most experimental one so far, ... http://otakuism.animeblogger.net/2008/07/magical-girls-have-left-me-in-despair/ Now that's a yell. http://otakuism.animeblogger.net/2008/07/what-do-you-mean-its-not-awesome/ Watching Legend of the Galactic Heroes Two episodes in and I love it. There's no more dynamic an opening than a giant space battle. I find it rather funny that the opening narration of the very first episode of a show about war basically says how war is meaningless and will ... http://otakuism.animeblogger.net/2008/07/im-embarking-on-the-greatest-journey-a-man-can-take/ Upgraded nukes. Honestly I'd be perfectly happy with 25 episodes of massive space battles, badass gay guys piloting HUEG transforming battle ships, crazy 3D graphics that keep blaring warnings, and lines like "THIS IS THE FINAL DEFENSE LINE! MACROSS GUN MAXIMUM POWER! BY SPECIAL EXEMPTION OF THE NEW U.N. CHARTER WE ... http://otakuism.animeblogger.net/2008/07/this-is-the-real-reason-i-watch-macross-frontier/