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Updated Anime List

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Ubu Roi

I doubt anyone pays close attention, but I’ve just updated my list of animé (see the menu above) with a complete reformatting and short reviews of about a dozen new series, including Bakemonogatari, Ichiban Ushiro no Daimou, Druaga, and Summer … Continue reading →

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Gut Check

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Natsumi rules, dog-boys drool. Seriously, she’s all but pissing in her panties here (Akamatsu’s got more taste than that), but picks herself up and keeps going.

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Well, now that you ask…

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Ubu Roi

So over at Chizumatic, there’s a discussion going on about what the best shows this season are. Well, no, really it’s a discussion on what people think their personal favorites are or aren’t. As we hit the midpoint of the … Continue reading →

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Overdue Order

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Ubu Roi

It’s been several months since I’ve patronized RACS, but I finally got on the stick and put an order in: Kanokon – DVD 1. Obligation buy. All that’s left out there, because I waited so long. Gurren Lagenn – boxed … Continue reading →

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Samurai Girls RomCom Scoring

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Ubu Roi

The conceit here is that Steven made up a scoring system to judge romantic anime comedies by. Now really, it doesn’t judge their qualities; if anything it’s really just a measure of how many tropes a given comedy has inserted. … Continue reading →

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….But I’m Too Blind

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Well, so much for that guess. The Tsundere Princess has gone dere-dere. Well, a couple of notes: Hammer Girl, a.k.a: Naoe Kanatsugu, the Warrior of Love, a.k.a. the purple-haired, twin-tailed girl, rivals ditz-form Jubei for stupidity. She’s sent by Sen’s … Continue reading →

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We Should Have Seen It Coming…

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Ubu Roi

So at first, it looked like Samurai Girls was going to be the story of one really powerful busty samurai, one reasonably manly guy (Yagyuu Muneakira), and a bunch of (mostly busty) scrubs. That would not have been much of … Continue reading →

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