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Category Archives: Rants

You Can (Not) Redo: Back to Blogging

June 19, 2015by Josh 16 Comments

In the words of my previous “We’re alive!” post, It’s been quite a while since the last time I posted on here. And with that, I now get to usher […]

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Dropped, General, Rants

Anime Expo 2014 Commentary Part 1: Visual Novels and “Thinking” Motion

September 3, 2014by Josh 12 Comments

Late as always since research ended up getting in the way, but I finally finished writing these up! :) Note: Just a warning, but this post ended up being much longer […]

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General, Looking Back, Rants

Colloquium: No Game No Life

July 19, 2014by Rebecca 18 Comments

Hey guys so Josh and I just finished watching No Game No Life (NGNL) a few weeks back. Not gonna lie it’s my fault for taking forever to finish it […]

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Joint Post, No Game No Life, Rants, Reviews, Sword Art Online

The World is Still Beautiful (sometimes), This Show Was Not: My Love/Hate Relationship with Shoujo

June 2, 2014by Rebecca 10 Comments

Even though I don’t really watch shoujo that much anymore–I’ve moved on to more shounen type shows–I’m still a sucker for a good romance. However, while that may be the […]

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Rants, Reviews, The World is Still Beautiful

Spring 2014 Impressions: Round Two

April 21, 2014by Josh 7 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling pretty good about anime right now. Still, doesn’t mean I can’t be a heartless bastard and drop shows left and right, which […]

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Previews/First Impressions, Rants

Kill La Kill: A Love Story

April 6, 2014by Josh 42 Comments

In the weeks following the Kill La Kill (KLK) finale, I’ve seen a lot of people weighing in on the show. Given it’s popularity, over-the-top theatrics, and symbol-heavy plus textually-dense narrative, this isn’t anything too surprising. […]

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Interpreting Interpretation, Kill La Kill, Looking Back, Rants, Reviews

The Dumbest Protagonist Ever: Why Witchcraft Works Makes Shoujo Heroines Look Intelligent

March 30, 2014by Rebecca 9 Comments

Witch Craft Works (WCW) disappointed me on several levels. I was extremely hesitant to begin watching it in the first place because from what it looked like at least based […]

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Dropped, Rants, Witch Craft Works

Interpreting Interpretation: Geekdom as Simulated Ethnicity…?

March 25, 2014by Josh 18 Comments

In an article titled “Postmodern Geekdom as Simulated Ethnicity“,  Kom Kunyosying and Carter Soles argue that geek culture (i.e. “geekdom”) as portrayed by popular media, functions as a sort of “simulated ethnicity”, where being a […]

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Interpreting Interpretation, Rants

Germanic Influence in Anime

January 4, 2014by Josh 23 Comments

Cultural flows between nations are extremely interesting phenomena. They represent the inter-connectedness of our world and the people who inhabit it while also providing alternate channels for nations to exert […]

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General, Rants, Relating Anime to Things, Soft Power

12 Days of Anime Day 5: The Current Status of Light Novel Adaptations (and Outbreak Company Fanboying)

December 19, 2013by Josh 6 Comments

It’s good to be back. Let’s get to it.

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12 Days of Anime, Fanboying/Fangirling, Infinite Stratos, NouCome, Outbreak Company, Rants, Relating Anime to Things, Reviews, Soft Power

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