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boldnessofsouls

2017-12-22 21:55

Serial Experiments Lain Analysis: East vs West Through a Generational Shift

I believe that SEL implements its themes of progression by showing the contrasts between Eastern and Western cultures (broadly speaking). The progress of society is shown, therefore, not only through

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gundam8thmsteam

2017-12-22 21:47

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My Issues with Gundam 8th MS Team

I really love the original Gundam as well as Origins and War in the Pocket, but watching this show, I just grew to despise it only after three episodes (and yes, you may say that it's too early, but with

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ouranhighschoolhostclub

2017-12-22 21:36

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Ouran High School Host Club: A Retrospective

So I finished the anime two days ago and as my laziness stopped me from writing a retrospective about it until now, I've had time aplenty to turn it around in my head. And I can say that my final impressions

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blade

2017-12-22 21:27

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Blade Runner: A Thorough Review

Notice: This is a review of the book that inspired the original movie (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), the movie itself (Blade Runner), the anime following that (Blade Runner: Black Out 2022), and

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utena

2017-12-22 21:20

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Utena Analysis: Anthy's Passive-Aggressive Behavior

After watching Utena, I've thought of Anthy as an irrelevant, weak character, as she hardly seemed to accomplish anything on her own. However, as I thought it over, I figured that she was far deeper than

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anime

2017-12-22 21:15

Shinsekai Yori: Episode 8 Explained

It seems there are people who are confused about the gay kiss in Shinsekai Yori and fail to understand why it occurred on grounds of there being "no build up to it" or due to it "coming

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anime

2017-12-22 21:09

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Urasawa's Monster: A Biblical Analysis

As the title of the anime Monster (along with the Biblical quote that appears in the first few episodes) indicates, this anime took influence from Judaeo-Christian mythos. The show manifests these influences

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pingpong

2017-12-22 21:03

How Ping Pong Uses a Hero Story As Its Basis

As the title indicates, this post is about how Ping Pong uses a conventional hero, in an unconventional way mind you, as a means to tell its story. It does this by taking the tropes of generic hero stories

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anime

2017-12-22 20:55

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Texhnolyze Analysis: The Omnipresence of Suffering

Texhnolyze is an anime that primarily, if not exclusively, focuses on the human condition. As such, it is only normal for it to have the concept of suffering within its thematic exploration. In this post,

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anime

2017-12-22 20:50

Ruroni Kenshin: The Use of Foil Characters

Ruroni Kenshin is a fighting shounen from the '90's that is one of the best in its genre. It has a well-foreshadowed and complex plot, an interesting setting, and well fleshed-out cast, antagonists included.

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anime

2017-12-22 20:41

Doukyuusei Movie Review

Having watched Doukyuusei, or Classmates as it is known in English, I was rather let down by the overall execution of the romance. So, I went to Myanimaelist to see how many people agreed with me. There,

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