Gurren Lagann has definitely claimed a place on my top anime of all time list. It's not just a show where, for example, a walking battleship hurricane kicks a giant bird-like flying aircraft carrier. It's got surprisingly good symbolism to fit with it's themes of spirals and progress versus stasis, down to the ending itself not being exactly a ( Read more... )

It's astonishing how complex well written children's pieces can be ( Read more... )

The holidays were a busy time of year, so I'm just now returning to LiveJournal ( Read more... )

Well, distressing developments for all anime/manga fans ( Read more... )

My first experiment with uploading to media fire.
I've created and am constantly tinkering with several custom playlists over the years. This one is "Music for dramatic moments, particularly just before, after, and during boss fights."
It's still not perfect, but there's a decent selection.

I was suddenly reminded of the Chronicles of Narnia today ( Read more... )

Random reminded me of the true meaning of the latest holiday ( Read more... )

I've been watching a lot of horror movies. Sure, Halloween is come and gone, but we're still closer to it than Christmas and Thanksgiving is a boring holiday. Besides, it's never the wrong time of year for horror ( Read more... )

So, I'm studiously working my way through the many enjoyable entries Psychomachia posted in October, as they contain a wealth of videos, music, and horror movies that I might want to look up ( Read more... )

So, for Halloween, since it 'tis the seasonn ( Read more... )