Author Archives: Maipeisu

Otakon 2008 – My annual pilgrimage to the East Coast’s Otaku Mecca

By Maipeisu | Published: August 12, 2008

First Alphonse Elric I’ve ever seen = WIN. I am rather amused to admit that this past weekend (August 8th – 10th) taught me something very interesting about myself: three days with no Internet access and no way of checking THAT is enough to drive me up the wall. I really, truly adore you traps, Net [...]

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Doubt – Wolf in rabbit’s clothing

By Maipeisu | Published: August 6, 2008

The Horror of Horror Well-executed horror stories are rare gems. I’ll admit that I’m no authority on the subject (ergo a quick departure from anime and manga as the centerpiece of discussion), but these days it’s just so damned hard to find a good horror movie that I practically trip over myself on the way to [...]

The Tower of Druaga: the Aegis of Uruk, RPG Anime Gone Wild

By Maipeisu | Published: July 27, 2008

Game-Based Anime: Hit or Miss? It is not often that a game-based anime embraces its inner game, and for good reason. Many are visibly forced attempts to fashion a second-rate story into a compelling screenplay, which sometimes works, but often not, especially if the director is not allowed enough creative license. Faithful adherents to a game’s [...]

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Natsume Yuujin-chou, Episode 3 – All’s well that ends well… or not!?

By Maipeisu | Published: July 24, 2008

This episode draws a more solid connection between Takashi’s difficult childhood and his present situation. The connection was a bit unclear at times, but at least we are beginning to get a better sense of how he became the person he is today. What does it feel like to be able to see things that other [...]

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Natsume Yuujin-chou, Episode 2 – “I have come.”

By Maipeisu | Published: July 18, 2008

So. Incredibly. CUTE! …But don’t be fooled. When I said I was hoping that the next episode of Natsume would be better than the first in my last entry, I was being optimistic. What I had really hoped for is that episode two would be just as good as the first one, that it wouldn’t be [...]

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Wagaya no Oinari-sama, Episode 12 – Onsen-de genderbendering

By Maipeisu | Published: July 16, 2008

I can hear the fangirls kyaaing already… Funny thing when a supposedly plot-driven episode turns out to be a double dose of fanservice hiding in the bushes, don’t you think? Oh well, who couldn’t use a few extra laughs? Call me crazy, but Wagaya’s latest escapade struck me as a thinly veiled excuse to derail into [...]

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Natsume Yuujin Chou, Episode 1 – The Fat Cat And The Book Of Enemies

By Maipeisu | Published: July 11, 2008

What Is It With Me And Youkai Anime? Every once in a blue moon, I’ll stumble across an anime that captures that fleeting mixture of wonder and lightness that you get when you gaze into the open sky from the top floor of a building, or listen to the silence of falling snow, or feel the [...]

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