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The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 6

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 6

This week, wintermuted and ElectricV01 have diverging opinions about Lupin III episode 6: is it a plotless mediocrity or a deconstruction of yuri tropes? Find out more!

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 5

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 5

The discussion continues about the latest Lupin series! This time the discussion centers around full frontal nudity—and more.

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 4

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine 4

In the latest installment of The Fujiko Telegrams, wintermuted and dcbebop consider the changes made to the character of Zenigata. And they don’t approve of them.

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine, Episode 3

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.

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine, Episode 1

The Fujiko Telegrams: Lupin III Fujiko Mine, Episode 1

A dialogue between wintermuted and ElectricV01 about the latest Lupin TV series, Lupin the Third: The Woman Named Fujiko Mine! First in a series of articles, episode 2 coming tomorrow, and the first dialogue-style article in years.

Face Off: Mike, Ray, and Mori Meta-tate on Anime and Art

Face Off: Mike, Ray, and Mori Meta-tate on Anime and Art

Yes, moritheil has become a discussion partner in this revival of our Face Off feature! Please enjoy this rather meta-level discussion about whether anime can be treated like art or not.

Face Off: Mike and Ray on “Candy Boy” and Artificial Yuri Sweetners

Face Off: Mike and Ray on “Candy Boy” and Artificial Yuri Sweetners

Mike: Candy Boy: 90% sugar. 10% kinky. 0% boy! Ray: It’s the sweetest thing – if only women were that great. In real life, I always meet AP’s – American Princesses, whether they’re Taiwanese American Princesses, Korean American Princesses, Japanese American Princesses (queens), or other kinds. Some of them don’t even live in the US! [...]

Face Off: Ray and Mike Play the “White Album” and Riff on the 1980s

Face Off: Ray and Mike Play the “White Album” and Riff on the 1980s

Ray:I’m wondering if I should continue to watch White Album. It’s…frankly, seemingly a little plain vanilla. Mike: You know, I think that’s a good description of it. It felt very bland and unfocused. The character interactions were very flat.

Face Off: Ray and Mike Try to Figure Out Kurozuka

Face Off: Ray and Mike Try to Figure Out Kurozuka

Mike: While I really enjoyed many parts of Kurozuka, I think you definitely got into it more than I did. At least until the end, I was more or less watching it like an action show. There really were only two fundamental questions on my mind: 1.) What is Kuromitsu really up to? 2.) What’s [...]

Face Off: Ray and Mike on Gunbuster vs. Diebuster (Part 2)

Face Off: Ray and Mike on Gunbuster vs. Diebuster (Part 2)

Ray:It’s more like, no I just don’t feel like doing it, therefore I can’t. Again, how has guts, passion and hard work changed? Mike:In Gunbuster, it’s assumed. In Diebuster, it has to be recovered. (Well–arguably, Nono always believes in it.) Both Gunbuster and Diebuster feature really, really outrageous battle scenes which are powered by konjo–and [...]

Face Off: Ray and Mike on Gunbuster vs. Diebuster (Part 1)

Face Off: Ray and Mike on Gunbuster vs. Diebuster (Part 1)

vs. Mike: I shed a tear at the end of Gunbuster. What an awesome piece of work. My Hideaki Anno shrine just got bigger again. Ray: Yes! Yessss! That, my friend, is the awesomest work ever.

Face Off: Mike and Ray Say ‘Bleh’ to Akane-iro

Face Off: Mike and Ray Say ‘Bleh’ to Akane-iro

Mike: So I watched 4 episodes of Akane-iro last night. It’s really not terrible. It was actually pretty funny sometimes. I wouldn’t call it great; I’m not even sure I’d call it good. But it was watchable and amusing at times, though predictable.