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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 it in chronological order instead of order of release just to see how it pans out as a whole. With the end of the 100 Year War at hand and the huge expenditure of men and machines at the end of Pailsen Files the war comes to a negotiated end, but there seems to be a few malcontents who are keen on making it big with peace on the horizon. The stealing of gold I could understand but I wonder what was special about that bald lady, though I have been spoiled as to what Chirico is I am sure that what Bald Lady is will provide enough of a mystery. So far it seems the thieves are the being set up to be the primary antagonists with Captian Rochina playing a sort of Javert in his pursuit of Chirico. So far with Rochina he seems to pursuing the Bald Lady and the thieves through Chirico rather than simply wanting to beat the information out of him. I have to give Rochina credit for rebounding from his grand fuck up of letting Chirico escape right off the bat. I wonder how long Rochina is going to play guardian angel for Chirico, but I suppose that for now Chirico has a very efficient protector during his stay in Uoodo.

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 WERE ALL THWARTED WITHIN SECONDS OF THE START OF OPERATIONS. ENEMY RETREATED IN SHOCK AND DISARRAY AMID HEAVY LOSSES AND IS CURRENTLY NO LONGER IN A POSITION TO CARRY ON WITH CONVENTIONAL COMBAT. EXCELLENT WORK.

2. WHILE APPEARING RECEPTIVE TO PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, KURUMI IS IN FACT IMPLEMENTING AN ASYMMETRIC STRATEGY NOW THAT CONVENTIONAL MEANS HAVE BEEN NEUTRALIZED. INITIAL DISINFORMATION OPERATION WITH THE AIM OF DIVERTING SAWAKO ATTENTION TO CURRENTLY NEUTRAL PARTY RYUU IS LIKELY THE FIRST PHASE IN A RENEWED EFFORT TO ACQUIRE ACCESS TO KAZEHAYA AND/OR CONDUCT ASYMMETRIC ATTACKS ON SAWAKO.

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 in the background. In these last episodes we see the conclusion of the Kanjin Insurgency and of the love triangle between Misa, Hikaru, and Minmay, as well as hints of what is to come in the future of the Terrans (both human and Zentradi.) So here’s to the original Super Dimensional Fortress Macross! Following the regular recap I’ll be sending off what has become one of my favorite series with a massive image/commentary spam of my favorite moments from all the episodes. It’s my long, long goodbye to a series I’ve had tons of fun with. Thank you to everyone who’s watched along with me or remembered a favorite series alongside my posts, from the old veterans to the relative Macross newbies like myself.

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

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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 “p” makes a difference a very big difference in fact. On another note many of us are old grouchy mean spirited cynics and not wide eyed idealistic fat cat communist NEETs. If you are part of the “animu is SRSfkn business” part of the fandom do yourself a favor and just read the summary from ANN so you can preserve your fragile optimism for your harem animu. Other than that Liberty Prime is watching and ready to initiate directive 7395, destroy all communists. All info is from ANN, MAL, or wikipedia. Also I got my hands on some heavier ordinance complements of Uncle Sam…

Posted in Assorted Anime Reviews | 37 Comments

Kobato 08: It’s a Kitty!

By Mabdese | Published: December 12, 2009

vlcsnap-924137 You’re a kitty! (click for comic)

So after plot for two episodes I guess I wasn’t really expecting this to be the greatest episode but here I am, standing corrected. I was wrong this episode was FANTASTIC! I love kitties. If you don’t love kitties you must have just missed the fact that they’re cute, fluffy, and adorable and you might want to check out some of these tiny cats to jog your memory of why we should worship their adorable fluffiness.

Aside from that I don’t think anything really happens in this episode except that Kobato finds a kitty and then attempts to find a home for it. If that’s not cute enough Chiho and Chise also spend time with Kobato looking for a good owner. That’s over 5 parsecs of cute per second! Unbelievable!

Posted in Anime, Kobato | 10 Comments

Kimi ni Todoke episode 10 – The Brink of War

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: December 11, 2009

SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE REPORT – RESTRICTED DISSEMINATION

SUBJECT: 1. NEW DISINFORMATION TACTICS ENCOUNTERED AND SUCCESSFULLY COUNTERED.

…………….2. NEW INTEL ON PAST KURUMI OPERATIONS.

…………….3. IMMEDIATE THREAT OF OPEN CONFLICT.

DATE: EARLY DECEMBER 2009

SOURCE: A PROVEN SOURCE WITH DIRECT ACCESS

1. KURUMI (FULL NAME FOUND TO BE KURUMIZAWA UME) HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY SPOTTED CONDUCTING OVERT OBSERVATIONS AGAINST ALLIED ASSETS. IN TWO MEETINGS WITH SAWAKO SHE ATTEMPTED TO SPREAD FALSE INTELLIGENCE THROUGH CLAIMING KNOWLEDGE OF KAZEHAYA THAT WAS INTENDED TO DISCOURAGE FUTURE OPERATIONS. THIS WAS SUCCESSFULLY COUNTERED AND TURNED INTO ENCOURAGEMENT. ENEMY WAS VISIBLY SHAKEN BY INEFFECTIVENESS OF HER ACTIONS.

2. ALLIED OPERATIVE ‘NARROW EYES’ HAS BROUGHT FORTH INTEL ON PAST KURUMI DECEPTION OPERATIONS, CONFIRMING MUCH OF WHAT WAS SUSPECTED FROM RECENT INTEL.

3. KURUMI HAS STATED INTENTIONS TO UNDERTAKE DIRECT ACTION AGAINST ALLIED ASSETS. HOSTILITIES MAY HAVE ALREADY COMMENCED BY THE TIME THIS CABLE REACHES YOU. WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE INTEL AND AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.

Posted in Anime, Kimi ni Todoke | 5 Comments

SDF Macross episodes 32 and 33 – I, Claudia

By ExecutiveOtaku | Published: December 9, 2009

Kamjin’s insurgency makes its first coordinated attack, choosing to take hostages at a Minmay concert, and while this is significant, for most of these episodes the conflict shifts to the relationship battlefield. Hikaru and Minmay being reunited brings out some intense jealousy in Misa, but even when things appear bleak Claudia’s intervention and wise counsel helps to set things back on the right track. Despite Hikaru’s temporary bout of douchebaggery and Misa’s understandable if a bit sharp-edged jealousy, Claudia knows all and sees all in the realm of romance and really shines as a friend and confidant to Misa. And we even get to hear the story of how she and Roy met as she uses it to illustrate some important lessons to Misa.

Posted in Anime, Retroblogging, SDF Macross | 24 Comments