Author: moritheil

One might be forgiven for thinking that Moritheil is a postmodern literary critic who started reviewing video games in 2001, and spent the early 2000s learning at the right hand of con staff and fansubbers. However, those rumors are spurious: Moritheil is actually a distant relative of Genghis Khan who stands poised to conquer the world via the Internet. Follow along at http://twitter.com/moritheil.
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Moritheil @ Anime3000 Podcast

A few nights ago, Anime3000’s panel podcast featured Moritheil alongside Evan Minto of Ani-Gamers and John-Paul Natysin of Fightbait Anime Podcast.  The topic was the…

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Souten Kouro to be subbed

An earlier review of Souten Kouro, a new spring season anime starring Cao Cao (Sousou) as its lead, resulted in several requests for an English-language…

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Sympathy for Cao Cao – Souten Kouro 01 Decompressed

Souten Kouro is about as GAR as it is possible to be without breaking the fourth wall. (It doesn’t quite equal the manliness of Tengen…

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Greetings and Strangulations – Asura Cryin 01 Decompressed

The first episode of Asura Cryin’ is incredibly dense in terms of material. It’s got childhood trauma, self-sacrifice, silly friend antics, social commentary, ghost haunting,…

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The cancer that is killing Bleach

While K-ON devours the souls of the moe crowd and Full Metal Alchemist helps people remember a time before the present economic crisis, Bleach heads…

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Darker than Black: Anime Noir – Decompresed Review

Darker than Black begins with a placid and yet inauspicious scene.  A girl stands before a majestic night sky, as stars fall down.  The quiet…

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