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First Look Fair – Eden of the East

You know a show is special when it nails the look of DC winter weather, cold.

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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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Spring 2009 Roundup 1: Hayate no Gotoku!!, Natsu no Arashi!, K-ON

Looking at the twit- and blogosphere these days, it looks like I’m late to this new season party. But let’s get started with a few…

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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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