Posted in Anime Blog Collective Editorials

Depth, Elitism, and Whether Anime Needs Any Justification (Part 1)

I am a latecomer to the ongoing and past debates about whether anime is “deep” and what the value of “elitism” is. But I always…

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Claymore 18 – Cannon fodders and a honorable warrior doesn’t necessarily make a good leader.

This ep is very interesting as it’s packed with information about quite a few things, which I’ll list below and then discuss each (note, I…

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NPR on AMVs

Imagine my surprise yesterday morning as I was waking up to hear the words “Otakon,” “Haruhi Suzumiya,” and “anime music videos” coming from my public…

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Baccano! First Impressions: The Invincibles

The first thought when I saw the opening credits: man, this looks like Chrno Crusade (with its early 20th century American setting). The second thought…

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Anime Diet Audio Column – The View from the AT Field 1

The audio column represents our views/opinions/dissections of anime and other related or perhaps not quite related subjects with shots of humor/sarcasm/seriousness added. The first column…

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El Cazador 18 – A filler coated with Ghost tale elements .

So. We have Nadi who can’t tell that the store clerk is one of Jody’s two minions. Nice disguise. Just take off her sunglasses and…

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