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Easy-to-Watch Shows

This season, I’ve called Nagasarete Airantou a “guilty pleasure” type of show, a series where I’m perfectly aware of how cliched pretty much every element…

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The Big O…what a title, eh?

Now, what’s with the title: “The Big O” anyways? Why why why why? Not to use a stupid post to steal the thunder of the…

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The Spring Review – it’s early but it feels like summer here in Taiwan.

This country has already hit 80+ degrees in May. Spring isn’t quite over yet and the shows I’m watching have only reach eps 6, but…

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You Know You Watch Too Much Anime When…

…This article in your MSN Hotmail home page immediately makes you think of Lovely Complex.

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The difference between shojo anime and shori anime (and YES, I made up that second term)

Well, Am I bored again? You bet yer ass I’m! So as I promised to y’all before (yeah, like anyone gives a damn), I’ll differentiate…

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More Anno Gold! Anno + Sixth Graders =…?

Here’s a rare glimpse of Anno from one decade ago, before Kare Kano and after Evangelion. The public TV station NHK asked him to go…

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