Monthly Archives: September 2008

Order Arrived

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Ubu Roi

And Fate/Stay Night is going straight to the shelf, where it can stay. That’s one series that was bittersweet on it’s own, but just plain damn bitter once you add in all the canon from the games and novels. Not … Continue reading →

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All Hail Brittania

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Ubu Roi

I’m not going to get into a series review, or even an episode review. I’m just going to say this: As much fun as we made of it for having a trainwreck of a plot or going off the rails, … Continue reading →

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Dude, Where’s My Animé?

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Looks like the post office is still off its feed from Ike, and I should have gone UPS. My order shipped out from RACS on Tuesday (had to recheck thought it was Monday originally, but it’s only noted as having … Continue reading →

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Fate Stay/Night Reflections

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Steven’s watching it now, and so far, he likes what he sees. I think that he’ll like it in the end, insofar as the quality of the show, but I do worry a bit as to how he’ll react to … Continue reading →

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Semi-Order In

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Just ordered from RACS. DVD 6 of The Third, which I had overlooked. (obligation buy) Fate/Stay Night thinpack (obligation buy) Code Geass DVD 1 and 2 (obligation buy) Notice something here? Yeah, all obligation buys. The meltdown of half the … Continue reading →

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Sekirei, ep. 12 quick notes

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Ubu Roi

Ok, I’ve watched it myself. Arodouc is wrong; it’s not introducing new characters at the end; all of those have been shown before, most in that episode.* The problem is, there’s something like five different factions and groups being followed, … Continue reading →

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As I Feared

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Ubu Roi

I was shocked to discover last week that Sekirei was only a 12 episode series. Given that they used 5 episodes to introduce the 4 girls, I didn’t see any way that they could resolve the Sekirei War in less … Continue reading →

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