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Not An End
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Gegege no Kitaro
I don’t keep finding old anime: it finds me. I manage to stumble into things, really, and don’t place value in media solely because of age or obscurity. In this case, I heard the name “Shigeru Mizuki” dropped in Princess Jellyfish and ended up finding Gegege no Kitaro, Mizuki’s most popular manga, and the one that started a vast multimedia ( Read more... ) -
Was the Zentradi Alliance Self-Destructive?: Part 2
All right, the flip side: if Zentradi aren’t inherently dangerous to humans, what about the other way around? After all, the Zentradi are often described as being "defeated" by humanity. It's possible to view the Zentradi story as one of forced assimilation, akin to what real cultures have experienced, and therefore the Zentradi as victims. Or ( Read more... ) -
The Legend of Korra: Potential Dripping Away
I’m terribly, terribly disappointed with “The Legend of Korra ( Read more... ) -
Geek Culture Isn't Mainstream
When people describe geek culture as now being “mainstream” because certain evergreen science fiction and fantasy properties make gobs of cash at the box office and are marketed to every new generation...I disagree ( Read more... ) -
TMNT “Random” Reviews: “Insane in the Membrane”
Written by Matthew Drdeck, Michael Ryan (story editor)
Supervising Director Roy Burdine
--Once upon a time, I was working through some Baxter Stockman episodes to review for my blog. To try to jumpstart that same blog, it’s time to review the most infamous one: the “banned” 2003 series episode that was completed but never shown in U.S. TV. But it ( Read more... ) -
Legend of Korra: Spirits
I saw the Legend of Korra premiere, and was happy with it. Not pushed into throes of ecstasy, but I'm very interested to see where it goes next ( Read more... ) -
True Confessions
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