Letting a Creator’s Personality Shine Through, More Crap About Shinbou
I realize this post will probably reek of BS and seem completely obvious, but I feel I should qualify my judgments when I say “such and such sucks” and “such and such owns.” Hopefully this post will give you a look into how I break things down. — While...
SHAFT’s Edge, PART 1: Tsukuyomi -MOON PHASE- and Pani Poni Dash!
It doesn’t take an expert to tell you that moe has been the driving force behind anime for the past 10 years. But moe comes in all shapes and sizes, and the shapes and sizes that I particularly like tend to manifest in shows animated by studio SHAFT, and...
Dispatches From Winter 2011: PART 5 (Level E)
Level E is the kind of show that is surprisingly difficult to explain to people who haven’t seen it. Due to the way things are, a one-paragraph summary would give most people exactly the wrong idea. The flipside is that looking at stills from the show would give you...