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Posted in 12 Days, 12 Moments 2010 Anime Reviews

12 Days, 12 Moments 2010: My Soul, Your Beats

Angel Beats was a show that aspired to greatness and ended up being merely good. What Jun Maeda fails to grasp with his reach in…

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12 Days, 12 Moments 2010: Male, Female, and Hideyoshi

Today’s moment is brought to you by the gender benders at Silver Link and director Shin Oonuma, who together have brought to us one of…

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12 Days, 12 Moments 2010: Shizuo vs., Like, Everyone

For my next moment, I turn to one of the year’s most original shows, Durarara!!…and a scene from its 16th episode which alone could qualify…

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12 Days, 12 Moments 2010: Amazing Grace

I begin this year’s 12 Days, 12 Moments series—an annual blogospheric fest where we post the most striking moments in anime for the year—with a…

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First Look Fair: Seirei no Moribito

Crunchyroll recently made the first four episodes of Moribito available to premium subscribers, so I took a look. How did I miss this one after…

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Midpoint Review: Angel Beats, Character Development, and Tragic Possibility

Or, why sob stories are not always character development, and what the story might become.

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