Monthly Archives: January 2011

Koreha wa Zombie, ep 4

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Just a short note… Maybe I should move to Twitter for when I don’t have a full article, just an observation. Oh well, mass spoilers below the fold. Odd speculative point of the week: was the putridly poisonous purple goo … Continue reading →

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What a Season!

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Ubu Roi

I was responding to a post by Steven when I realized the following: …I know you disagree on a couple, but I’m still enjoying five – um, six – no, seven — OMG, eight (!!!!) series this season: Fractale Gosick, … Continue reading →

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Freezing — Manga and Anime

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Ubu Roi

So, after watching Freezing ep. 3, I got the urge to back to the manga and pick up from where the anime currently was. After I spent a couple of hours re-reading it, I was fairly annoyed that it left … Continue reading →

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Deal with the Devil?

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Ubu Roi

In Puella Magi Madoka Magica, episode 2, Mami, Madoka, et. al. go into an abandoned building and fight with a witch, saving a woman who tried to commit suicide due to the witch’s influence. Mami is showing the others what … Continue reading →

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Ubu Roi’s Worst of 2010

Posted on January 16, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Well, it’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaack this year! (And, as it happens, delayed by over an ‘endless eight’ months! But that’s ok, I promise not to post it over and over and over!) After skipping 2009 because I wasn’t feeling the snark (and … Continue reading →

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Two more to go

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Ubu Roi

So, I read on ANN that Crunchyroll was premiering three new series today. I have to say, for $10 a month, it’s a helluva deal. Of course, it hasn’t always got the best selection, but there’s plenty of it. Given … Continue reading →

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Freezing on the run

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Wherein I type my impressions of the new Freezing anime, as I watch it. WARNING: Quite NSFW below the fold!! No spoiler tags.

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