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Very late trip to the refrigerator

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Ubu Roi

In the prior review of Infinite Stratos, look at the design of the chairs the students are sitting in (4th picture). Impossible; they’d snap under the load. Yes, I’ve sat in “modern” chairs with roughly that design (Z-frame, except attached … Continue reading →

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Infinite Stratos, yet again (Update)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Ubu Roi

I’m probably spending more time talking about this show than it’s worth, especially given that it’s not a top-of-the-line show, but there are a few things to be said for it — as well as against it. In the main, … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Nail in the Coffin (Update)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Ubu Roi

So here it is midnight as I type this, and I’ve a mind to jump in the car, drive clear across Houston, and pound on Sentai Filmworks front door. I am seriously cheezed off right now. I did my part, … Continue reading →

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What the Hell are You Thinking, Japan?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Ubu Roi

Or more likely, what the hell are you thinking, AniPlex? I wrote off feeling guilty over bittorrenting anime when I saw Fate/Zero at $350. Well folks….. how’s it grab you at $468? For a half-season? Seriously, Japan, you’d better f$cking … Continue reading →

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Is it Saturday Yet?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Ubu Roi

Not as I write this. It’s not even the day UTW releases the latest fansub of Fate/Zero.* I might even settle for Sunday. But no, it’s not that either. *And was that ever brutal and bloody this week. After keeping … Continue reading →

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Ozma

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Ubu Roi

So, now that 5 of the 6 episodes are out, I finally got around to watching it on Crunchy. And unless this series utterly fubars the last episode, it’s going to get a B+ from me. Even if the ending … Continue reading →

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The Fine Art of Weather Prediction

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Ubu Roi

Update: Don explains my mistake in the comments. Is not enhanced by contradiction. Over on Chizumatic, there’s a multi-post discussion going on wherein NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center sounded the alarm for a day of massive tornadoes across the Plains and … Continue reading →

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