Category Archives: Snap Reviews

Subcategory for brief reviews of only a few sentences. First episode reviews go here.

Three Quickies

Posted on April 7, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Stayed up late last night, catching up on anime premieres. So far, the winner is Asura’s Cryin’. Cute girls, action, mystery, and more action. There’s a few cliche bits, but it’s hard to notice they’re cliche, what with how they’re … Continue reading →

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Snap Thoughts, Semi-Hiatus?

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Akikan: dropped. Mediocre animation, stupid premise, stupider plot, stupid characters, you get the picture. KuroKami: Where did the great martial arts animation go? Entering ep. 4, it looks like a stupid and unnecessary fight is about to happen. There are … Continue reading →

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Whatever…

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Not doing much anime-related, except continuing the GXP discussion with Steven here. Chatted a bit with Dr. Heinous. Seems he’s gotten into the Crunchyroll thing — after he finished Last Exile, he watched Tower of Druaga (1st and 2nd series … Continue reading →

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Winter 2009, the Randomosity.

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Ubu Roi

So, I’m back from my trip. I tacked on a couple of extra days detouring to meet up with old friends and such, including a stopover at Dr. Heinous’ place. We amused ourselves by making fun of Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla. … Continue reading →

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No Deposit, No Refunds? (or, Recycled Plots)

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Or Steel Angel Krummy? I watched Akikan ep. 2 last night, due to a severe lack of other things to do. Or rather, lack of desire to do the things I needed to. Anyway, I’d like a refund of the … Continue reading →

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Ubu Roi’s Worst of 2008

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Ubu Roi

Well, here we go again, with my half-satirical and supposedly humorous take on a year of bad anime. Just in case you’ve not read the previous installments, I do ten winners and ten honorable mentions, plus I usually toss in … Continue reading →

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Akane-iro #4

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Ubu Roi

The lack of fansubs of the series I want to watch is forcing me to download series that are increasingly “on the bubble.” And Akane-iro’s just popped. AIIIEEEEEEEE!! Can I finish this dreck? Ok, bad enough that the ero-game pedigree … Continue reading →

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