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Me and Summer Wars: Rage Against The Machine

Published on March 8, 2010 in Anime, Editorial and General. 13 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Deus Ex Machina

Let’s face it: Human beings of today cannot live without technology. It’s everywhere, from cellphones, to desktops and laptops, to the most critical of operations like national security, international relations, and even weapons of mass destruction. But we’re not stopping there. We’re never stopping there. The addicting allure of technology would only make us yearn more for its benefits. It’s not surprising to predict that in the near future, everything will be done in just a simple push of the button. But before you say Google is great, let me ask you this: Is it really okay?

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I’m Not Ashamed Of My Porn: Shance No Ecchi!

Published on February 24, 2010 in Anime, Editorial, Eroge, Hentai, Manga and Stuff. 11 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

… the best way to say “thank you” in Japan is to…that’s right, JAM IT IN.

Mischif (2010/01/05)

I recently had a nice conversation with a friend. It simply started out with our favorite artists and their artwork and the genres they usually draw. Of course, given that kind of topic, one thing led to another, and eventually, we found ourselves openly talking about porn. Yes. Porn.

And since it’s a post about porn, let’s tag it as NOT SAFE FOR WORK before we go tackle the juicy parts.

Rule 34: Hentai, ecchi, yaoi, yuri, call it whatever you want to call it. You can never consider yourself a fan if you can’t consider having earthly desires for the cause.

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Hanamaru Yochien First Impressions: GAINAX Y U SLICE MAI LIFE

Published on February 9, 2010 in Anime. 7 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

REIMU KOUME AT 9 O’CLOCK: Digiboy, if there’s someone I can clearly blame on this, that would really have to be you.

Okay, fine. I’m convinced that there’s actually something that’s good for Winter season. I admit defeat, Winter.  You too, GAINAX. You both happy now?

Hanamaru Yochien. A seemingly harmless, slice-of-life-ish show featuring kindergarten life: Kids, caretakers, parents and all. But before you (or in a much more dramatic case, I) can think it’s going to be the same mundane type of show that has a 99.9% probability to mutate into a case of KODOMO NO JIKAN, the show suddenly shows an inner gem in a setting where innocence is so abundant and sustaining, it defeats any sense of precociousness and false instances of maturity.

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The Extremities of the Impoverished Otaku

Published on February 6, 2010 in Anime, Art, Blogging, Editorial, Events, Games, Hentai and Manga. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

It’s like Touhou Nekomata: You can show how you’re rabidly cute… WITH A CHAINSAW.

The game is moving in a steady phase somehow. Because of that, the blogosphere suddenly questioned a certain factor that makes us what makes us. Strength? Rage? Depth? Mindless Inclination? Rabid Determination? Surely, this goes beyond preference, depth, and the different ways to achieve satisfaction from the fandom, yes? So what about it?

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Holiday Break Kris Kringle: Kure-Nai – “I.AM.NOT.A.LOLICON.”

Published on January 21, 2010 in Anime, Editorial and Events. 17 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , .

Oh, it’s my turn already? Okay…

You may be wondering what am I doing. During Christmas break, ghostlightning, along with other notable anibloggers, agreed on an assignment: Each one of us will randomly pick (from a pool of suggested shows) a 12-episode long anime to watch, and everyone must write a post about their opinion on said show. That being said, it’s my turn for Show and Tell, and the show I’m going to talk about is none other than Kure-Nai.

And this is how I would describe my state of mind after watching its 12 episodes in one sitting.

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