Category Archives: DVD Reviews

Where I go on about a series of episodes on a single DVD, and possibly the quality of said disc.

Picked up Recently….

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Yesterday: DVD’s 1 and 2 of Shakugan No Shana. I’ve got the full fansubs of it and the first time I watched it, I detested the ending. There were about three things wrong with it, one having to do with … Continue reading →

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Oh, The Horror!

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Ubu Roi

As in science-fiction horror. A while back, I watched Divergence Eve, which I found to be a great story, somewhat lessened by its unnecessary and excessive fanservice. Well, today, I lucked on the second half of the story, Misaki Chronicles, … Continue reading →

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Not Quite Dead Yet

Posted on August 8, 2006 by Ubu Roi

No, I haven’t died. Work is hell right now and I’m coming home mentally drained. I watched Divergence Eve on Sunday and am trying to work up the energy to watch it again and write up a review. Managed to … Continue reading →

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A Brief Interlude of Animé

Posted on August 1, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Ok, so far I’ve watched: Mars Daybreak #6, which finished that series. Entirely too clichéd at the end. Godannar #5, which puts me 1 DVD from completion. Some answers are appearing, but not enough. My psychic theory has seen evidence … Continue reading →

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More Cheesecake–Maburaho Review

Posted on March 26, 2006 by Ubu Roi

Well, I was stuck at home tonight, so I decided to work up some more anime cheesecake to post, with a bit of a review to go with it. I had some more trouble with the aspect ratio, despite Steven … Continue reading →

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Anime Review: Mars Daybreak

Posted on January 9, 2006 by Ubu Roi

What comes out is actually a very engaging mix with likeable characters, and a fun story. It’s never entirely original, but it’s never predictable either. Even its clichès amuse, and it’s faults are easy to forgive, because the characters, while familar, are still likeable, and you can care about them. In fact, I’m hard pressed to think of any semi-regular character I don’t like at least a bit — even the bad guys are never totally despicable. They may be working at cross purposes because of who and what they are, but you get the feeling that most of them actually care about something, and sometimes it’s even the same thing — albeit they all do it in their own way. Continue reading →

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