Category Archives: Snap Reviews

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

Koreha wa Zombie, ep 4

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Just a short note… Maybe I should move to Twitter for when I don’t have a full article, just an observation. Oh well, mass spoilers below the fold. Odd speculative point of the week: was the putridly poisonous purple goo … Continue reading →

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What a Season!

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Ubu Roi

I was responding to a post by Steven when I realized the following: …I know you disagree on a couple, but I’m still enjoying five – um, six – no, seven — OMG, eight (!!!!) series this season: Fractale Gosick, … Continue reading →

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Deal with the Devil?

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Ubu Roi

In Puella Magi Madoka Magica, episode 2, Mami, Madoka, et. al. go into an abandoned building and fight with a witch, saving a woman who tried to commit suicide due to the witch’s influence. Mami is showing the others what … Continue reading →

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Two more to go

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Ubu Roi

So, I read on ANN that Crunchyroll was premiering three new series today. I have to say, for $10 a month, it’s a helluva deal. Of course, it hasn’t always got the best selection, but there’s plenty of it. Given … Continue reading →

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Freezing on the run

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Wherein I type my impressions of the new Freezing anime, as I watch it. WARNING: Quite NSFW below the fold!! No spoiler tags.

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Who needs a brain to watch anime anyway? (Rio review)

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Ubu Roi

Ok, I was really bored, since we’re between seasons, and all that. But still, I can’t do it. I just can’t finish watching the first episode of Rio – Rainbow Gate. It’s not only mindbogglingly stupid, it takes itself seriously. … Continue reading →

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Yousuga no Sora

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Ubu Roi

Once again, what started as a comment over at Chizumatic takes on a life of its own. As Muon and Jordi note, YnS is following the omnibus format. In each of them up to this point (except the maid’s arc, … Continue reading →

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