Category: Reviews
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.
Sakamichi no Apollon 3: bittersweet onigiri!
A taste of onigiri~! Tasting much bitter than wine.
Mine Fujiko, Nyaruko, Upotte.
Mine Fujiko, and Upotte, with my kind of gekirei, “peropero!”
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…
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.
Jazz Hands: “Kids on the Slope,” Jazz, and Me
A musical memoir about how Mike, a classically trained pianist, learned to swing in his high school years, with reference to the new anime Kids on the Slope. Includes a terribad piano solo recording of “Moanin'” from 1998!