Category Archives: Anime Industry

That’s Enough of That!

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Ubu Roi

We’ve all seen it before. The tired, overused, please-God-not-another-cliche-story. It uses the same old trope as the last 400 anime and mangas, and there’s only 30 or 40 of them this season alone. Or it seems like you can’t swing … Continue reading →

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Dog Days Gets 3rd Season, and Other News

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Ubu Roi

Yay! Just spotted on Crunchyroll: As tweeted by Dog Days manga illustrator Fujima Takuya during FlonyaFestival 2012, a Dog Days event held last night in Tokyo, it was announced that the anime Dog Days will be getting a 3rd anime … Continue reading →

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Sword Art Online, Reflections from ep. 17

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Ubu Roi

I started to type this as a brief comment over at Brickmuppet’s place, but there’s a minor glitch in which it thinks I’m banned. It’s happened before; not worth bothering Pixy about. And then I got wordy…. Suffice to say, … Continue reading →

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Zettai Karen Children to Return

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Ubu Roi

From the “Missed It at the Time Department:” In honor of the seven years of the manga serialization, there was an announcement a couple of issues back (in May) that ZKC will be returning in a new anime. They are … Continue reading →

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And More Heuristics

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Ubu Roi

Well, I’m watching a fair amount of anime this season, but I haven’t had much motivation to write about any of it since Campione! started getting stupid. (Erica is the only thing saving that show for me right now). I … Continue reading →

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Summer 2012

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Ubu Roi

As usual, this is not a review of the shows out there, but just my take on what I might watch. Those interested in original research should take a look at Aroduc’s preview. Not sure what’s up with Sea-Slugs; they … Continue reading →

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Way to Hide the Lead, ANN

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Ubu Roi

To be fair, the story might have been included in its own article in the past, but in the world of Obamacare, why be fair? (Generally I keep my poli-blogging separate from my anime blogging, but if the final nail … Continue reading →

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