Kamichu vs Aria
I’ve been on a rewach spree recently — mostly lying in my bag and hugging the iPod Video, so the pre-encoded[1] old favourites constituted the bulk of my diet: Stellvia 25 26, Ai yori Aoshi 01 02,...
View ArticleKonfetto
Buying this key prop of Stellvia gave me a weaboo thrill. Strange, never thought myself one. My old teeth are unable to handle it. Another dream ruined. UPDATE: Badger, Owen, and The Big N have...
View ArticleShingu second pass
Back when I encountered Shingu, I expressed a hope for better connection with it on the second pass. Unfortunately, it didn’t play out. I only see more animation errors (e.g. Hajime closes the door on...
View ArticleRethinking mecha
It is quite plain that a certain level of anti-mecha sentiment festers among the anime fans. In my recent memory, Impz wrote about it, and so did Steven den Beste. The core belief here is mecha series...
View ArticleStellviablogging ahoy
Due to certain circumstances (mostly Jeff’s C&C), I’ve been stelivablogging a lot receintly, more than the show deserved, in fact. Nonetheless, there’s more. Using the no-blogging breather I also...
View ArticleBlog comments (on Stellvia)
The discussion of blog comments just won’t go away. I saw a curious comment at Jeff Lawson’s Stellvia vs. Shingu by Craig Steven Calhoun: One reason that Stellvia has more teen angst than Shingu is...
View ArticleLawson on Stellvia and Shingu
Seen at Hop Step Jump: After a long wait, I recently finished Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars, otherwise known as the Sato Tatsuo show that isn’t Nadesico or Stellvia. Ouch. Haven’t seen Shingu, I...
View ArticleStellvia vs. Vandread, abridged
When Owen linked me, he chose the “Tandem Crew” entry. On reflection, the entry made very little sense, because it wasn’t in its context. When I wrote it, the blog wasn’t listed yet and thus not read...
View ArticleWisdom of Ms. Leila
In ep.8, Leila-sensei says approximately this about Shipon: “When she looks forward, she only looks forward. When she looks back, she only looks back.” She means that Shipon has wild performance swings...
View ArticleTandem crew
One small similarity note about Stellvia and Vandread is that both offer a tandem crew arrangement. Moreover, both offer a lovebird crew. My Vandread screenshot library is lacking. I’ve read about...
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