Month: April 2012

Posted in Anime Reviews Face Off Review

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine, Episode 3

Wintermuted and DCBebop, our resident Lupin experts, continue their discussion of the new series. And this time, they disagree (just a little), on this episode introducing the samurai Goemon.

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National Cherry Blossom Festival: Kioi Sinfonietta Tokyo

I am still kicking myself at failing to attend AKB48’s debut concert stateside during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. It’s not the same but I…

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Through Older Lenses: Blue Flames (Aoki Hono, 1989)

Wintermuted takes another look at an older anime. A horrifyingly bad one, in this case, Blue Flames, whose protagonist could put Makoto from School Days to shame.

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Sakamichi no Apollon 3: bittersweet onigiri!

A taste of onigiri~! Tasting much bitter than wine.

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Mine Fujiko, Nyaruko, Upotte.

Mine Fujiko, and Upotte, with my kind of gekirei, “peropero!”

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The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine, Episode 2

Continuing ElectricV01 & Wintermuted’s discussions regarding the new Lupin III television series event (Lupin III: Fujiko Mine), The Fujiko Telegrams is an in-the-moment blog/chatfest that’ll…

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