Monthly Archives: December 2009

Merry Kurushimimasu: Trends and Moments That Made Me Suffer in 2009

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: December 31, 2009

(NOTE: Meant to get this published while I was out of town last week, but site issues kept me from accessing the draft to publish it. But it’s still technically the holidays, and it’s in before the year is over, at least going by US EST) In accordance with Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei vol. 4, this [...]

Posted in Anime, Editorial, Gundam 00, Inuyasha Kanketsuhen, Minami-ke Okaeri, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei | 21 Comments

SDF Macross: Do You Remember Love (plus promised Macross Meal culinary tribute)

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: December 30, 2009

I hope everyone enjoyed the Christmas holiday, and after my week off (and the site undergoing work), it’s time for the Macross movie, Do You Remember Love. In it the series has been altered (in ways that change the story and aren’t canon) and shortened into movie format. The familiar characters and mecha have gotten [...]

Posted in Anime, Retroblogging, SDF Macross | 17 Comments

Armored Trooper VOTOMS 03-04: New Friends, Old Enemies

By Crusader | Published: December 30, 2009

With the balance of power shifting with the new era of peace it seems the Thieves that stole the bald lady have been using them gold bricks they also nabbed to get high positions in the local police. The Boone family is out hunting escapees so that they can’t finger them in court since their [...]

Posted in Kampfgruppen of Shame, Retroblogging, VOTOMS | 2 Comments

Armored Trooper Votoms: Peace is Hell

By Crusader | Published: December 18, 2009

Meet the vile traitors of the series, thank goodness none of them are bishie. So with a little down time due to lack of training M1151s that the Army was willing to let us use I decided to start retroblogging Armored Trooper Votoms after having seen Roots of Ambition and Pailsen Files. I hope to blog [...]

Posted in Kampfgruppen of Shame, Retroblogging, VOTOMS | 4 Comments

Kimi ni Todoke episode 11 – My Yandere Friend

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: December 17, 2009

SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE REPORT – RESTRICTED DISSEMINATION SUBJECT: 1. TOTAL SHOUJO SUPERIORITY ATTAINED IN OPENING HOURS OF CONFLICT. ……………2. ENEMY CHANGING TO ASYMMETRIC TACTICS, FIRST ATTACK BY NEW MEANS. DATE: MID DECEMBER 2009 1. DESPITE BEING CAUGHT UNAWARE SAWAKO QUICKLY AND COMPLETELY NEUTRALIZED ALL INITIAL ATTACKS UNDERTAKEN BY KURUMI. VARIOUS METHODS INCLUDING FALSE FRIENDSHIP, APPEALS TO ASSIST, SYMPATHY/GUILT, AND CONVENTIONAL ANGER [...]

Posted in Anime, Kimi ni Todoke | 6 Comments

SDF Macross episodes 34 to 36 – The Long, Long Goodbye

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: December 17, 2009

Parting is such sweet sorrow, and I’m going to miss this series that I’ve enjoyed and come to love over the past four months or so. There was so much to enjoy in the 36 episodes, from the aerial combat to the love triangle, to the memories of those lost and the little technical touches [...]

Posted in Anime, Finished, Retroblogging, SDF Macross | 21 Comments

T.H.A.T Winter 2010 Anime Preview: Extra Belated Edition!

By Calawain | Published: December 15, 2009

Welcome to another edition of our seasonal anime preview. A bit later than we normally put it out, but hey, at least this way most of the shows have trailers to link to. A Message from the NKVD: Well its time once again to point out this is a preview, and not a review. That [...]

Posted in Assorted Anime Reviews | 37 Comments