Tag Archives: Aria

Weekly Round-Up: December 29th

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Karura

By virtue of recalling how dull a character Saber is, I’ve managed to get the need for Dark Saber and Maid Saber out of my system (not the one with the chair, the one that actually looks good), but unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Can anime surpass its source material? Part One: manga-based series

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Karura

Regular readers of this blog will be aware that I have a habit of unfavourably comparing anime series to the original manga- it’s not something I do to be provocative or controversial, merely a statement of my opinion. As my … Continue reading →

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Weekly Round-Up: November 17th

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Karura

This is what happens when you don’t make time for lubricant. At the beginning of the year, I was desperate to have Alter’s version of KOS-MOS, but since I hadn’t got my order in in time, I had to go … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Rumble: November 7th

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Karura

It took a while, but at long last the ability to use VLC media player with skins has been discovered (because “VLC media player (skins)” in the Start Menu was clearly not an easy thing for anyone to find). Fortunately, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Round-Up: October 27th

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Karura

There’s going to be a bit of a parody break for the next few days; not just because of the Jyu-oh-sei HDTV incident, but because I’ve been spending a lot of time on the Mai-HiME RPG (despite a tendency for … Continue reading →

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Second Seasons: Second Rate? Part One: Picking up where you left off

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Karura

If you like something, it seems only natural to want more of it- anime included. After all, if it comes down to a choice between more episodes about your favourite characters and settings, or watching something new and unproven, the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Rumble: September 5th

Posted on September 5, 2006 by Karura

Against all the odds, Tuesday Rumble is finished on time for its second week of life, in between fresh bouts of Utawarriors on “Very Hard” difficulty (insane and chaotic, but extremely fun). Mini-Bites Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS First it … Continue reading →

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Weekly Round-Up: August 18th

Posted on August 18, 2006 by Karura

This week on Aria: citizens warned to watch out for giant cat. It’s been a comparatively slow week, particularly for the rather sparse manga section, which blows my tentative plan for making the round-up twice weekly out of the water … Continue reading →

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Weekly Round-Up: August 11th

Posted on August 11, 2006 by Karura

To celebrate the fortnight anniversary of the Weekly Round-Up (or rather, because I just thought them up), this week sees two new additions to the format- 1. Series in red are on Zero Tolerance, which basically means that they have … Continue reading →

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Weekly Round-Up: August 4th

Posted on August 4, 2006 by Karura

Amazingly, the round-up survives to celebrate its one week anniversary; this week, I’ll be trying something akin to organisation by placing the various titles in alphabetical order as opposed to “whatever order I watched them in”. I’ll also be trialling … Continue reading →

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