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Dusty Disc Review: Kino no Tabi (Kino’s Journey)

In the first entry in the Dusty Disc Review series, Mike watches his DVDs of Kino no Tabi (Kino’s Journey), a memorable, if slightly uneven, example of symbolic and allegorical storytelling in anime.

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Majikoi, Ishihara gekido!

O-inari-san! Yes, inari-zushi is a sushi wrapped in fried tofu. Because fried tofu is a favorite food of fox. And Inari is the grain goddess,…

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Bridging The Gap: Fall 2011 At A Tweet

  Being that post-quake industry has chosen to stagger out a number of titles over the course of several weeks, and because a bigger post…

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Autumn sadness, Chihayafuru

Chihayafuru, an autumn show but the time frame is spring. Why sakura? Should be autumn leaves. It’s a show about Karuta (from carta in Portuguese/Spanish),…

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Love Hina MMF: Thoughts and Purikura!

Love Hina as it joins the series of MMF titles discussed is in my opinion a read alike to Rumiko Takahashi’s Maison Ikkoku, but with…

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Haganai episode 1 Buhihi!

Haganai (Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai “I don’t have many friends”) is pretty hilarious! Buhihihi!

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