Category Archives: All Reviews

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Busou Renkin! Gensundheit! (Animé Fansubs XIII)

Posted on November 1, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Busou Reskin is a show that should be about as cliché as Crescent Love, yet I’ve found it to be much more watchable, even if the animation quality is not that good. It’s not bad, like some other series I … Continue reading →

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He’s Such A Girly Man (Animé Fansubs XII)

Posted on October 31, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Otome wa Boku is simply unbelievable. I mean that in the sense that it’s not credible or believable. Even in To Wong Fu, it was impossible to look at any of the three main characters and completely forget that they … Continue reading →

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Crescent Love: Parody Without Humor (Animé Fansubs XI)

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Well, the first of several reviews for this week is done. I picked the stupidest of the lot to start; it can only go uphill from here. Right? Right? Don’t ask me why I only subtitle them with numbers sometimes. … Continue reading →

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Pre-Weekend Notes

Posted on October 19, 2006 by Ubu Roi

I’m probably going to be out of circulation until sometime Sunday, so updates will be slow to non-existant. Some offhand and nearly-random notes, and some bad Siskel & Ebert (or Roper, whatever) imitations though: Basu Gasu Bakuhatsu has a review … Continue reading →

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Crescent Moonie Love

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Well, for some reason, Nara Animation Studio decided that there hadn’t been enough bad harem animés made lately, so they decided to toss this one into the pile. How bad? Well, for starters, it’s horribly full of clichés. All of … Continue reading →

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Remake, Reimagining, Reject

Posted on October 1, 2006 by Ubu Roi

So it seems Steven Den Beste got his hands on Sol Bianca: the Legacy thanks to Geneon’s sale, and he couldn’t finish it. I’m not surprised. I never got past the first DVD.� My biggest problem is that it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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New Animé Terms and Concepts?

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Steven DenBeste discusses the arms race. The animé arms race that is, as he writes on the concept of simple plot or setting devices taken to their extreme. In honor of Gillette and Shick, he christens it “the five-bladed razor,” … Continue reading →

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