Author Archives: Ubu Roi

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Fall Season Re-preview

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Ubu Roi

So, over a month ago, I posted a little bit on the upcoming shows for Fall — though I had very little to go on, and so it was more snark than information. Well, we’ve gotten a lot closer to … Continue reading →

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Things are Looking Up

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Well after a couple of seasons of mediocre anime, I’m starting to enjoy it again. One of the reasons is that Dr. Heinous finally convinced me to go watch Steins;Gate. I had intended to do that when it started back … Continue reading →

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Stupidity is Forever

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Ubu Roi

A few years ago, when Pixy started Mee.nu, I signed up for a blog there. Not because I needed a third blog, but it was a requirement if I wanted to comment on blogs hosted with his service. (Mostly Steven’s, … Continue reading →

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Angst in Animé

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Ubu Roi

One of the subjects you’ll see come up for discussion from time to time is angst. Some viewers claim to hate it, and others revel in it. But what is angst? Why do people disagree over it in animé? Obviously, … Continue reading →

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Post Weirdness

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Ubu Roi

A post I wrote months ago never appeared on the site. I updated it for this week, but it refused to appear again. Now that I’ve finally released it from durance vile, it appears on the originally planned post date, … Continue reading →

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Yosuga no Sora, the…. computer?

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Damn, I’m on a posting binge today. Also spotted over at Crunchyroll: An anime-themed laptop That’s right, show your taste by carting around a $3k laptop advertising a porno game/anime about a girl who seduced her own brother and then … Continue reading →

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Saving Grace? (updated)

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Ubu Roi

…of this season may be the one thing I didn’t expect, not that it’s a TV anime. I’d been wondering the other day, what happened to the Negima OVA’s. I didn’t see how it could have lacked the popularity to … Continue reading →

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