Tag Archives: Mai-Otome

Second Seasons: Second Rate? Part Two: Remakes, Spin-Offs and Alternate Universes

Those with the ability to recall trivial and largely useless information may recall that some time ago, I wrote an article about second seasons that directly followed on from the first, and whether they were always destined to be inferior … Continue reading

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Weekly Round-Up: November 24th

As the season hauls itself to the midway point, the inevitable pruning time has come again (although sometimes it feels like I prune every week). The first few series to face the chop are YoakeNa, Negima and Ghost Hunt, none … Continue reading

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Weekly Round-Up: November 17th

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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Weekly Round-Up: November 10th

Keroro’s father does not approve of HARD GAY. I hate resizing images. Picture heavy posts are always tough and tedious work, because up until now I’ve been resizing them manually. It was only last night that I finally discovered the … Continue reading

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Tuesday Rumble: October 31st

A minor dilemma lies before me; I want to read the Good Witch of the West manga, but at the same time I am scared to invest in something that could turn out to be as bad as the anime … Continue reading

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Weekly Round-Up: October 27th

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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Tuesday Rumble: October 24th

Sometimes the path of obtaining good artwork is one strewn with pain and sacrifice. For example, I dislike looking at H-scenes, but nonetheless when bj0rn uploaded the Yoake CG set, I decided to acquire it anyway, in the hopes of … Continue reading

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Weekly Round-Up: October 20th

If there’s one thing I’m not too keen on when watching fansubs, it’s mkv format. According to its proponents, mkv is new and ‘1337’ whilst avi is old and outdated, but the fact remains that mkv is a pain to … Continue reading

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Tuesday Rumble: October 17th

I always tell myself that I don’t need any more figures, that the money would be better spent on DVDs and manga. Still, that doesn’t change the fact that I have developed an intense need to acquire both a Feena … Continue reading

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Weekly Round-Up: October 6th

Last night, I suddenly thought it would be a great idea to create a secondary blog for non anime and manga-related material, completely ignoring the fact that a) I may not even have the time or stamina to maintain it … Continue reading

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