Monthly Archives: March 2018

Kokkoku or Trouble in Timestopland

A screenshot from the ED. September 2015: the news of Manglobe, the prolific animation-producing company, filing for bankruptcy go public. The news item makes people anxious about the fate of the film Manglobe was in the middle of making: Genocidal … Continue reading

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Missing v2 or Edgeson Grimmington and the Sign of the Cross

Maou-heika by Kigetsu. (https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=53507490) Fabulous. It’s been a while since I’ve read any Missing. I’ve said before that the series isn’t very good, but I feel a sentiment towards it that made me read the second volume. And will probably … Continue reading

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On HakoMari v2

The cover. The time has come to see if the sequel to the first volume of HakoMari, everybody’s favorite twisting-and-turning loop-mono, is any good. You might have been speculating about what it could be like. I sure did and now … Continue reading

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Apfelland Monogatari or Mitteleuropa: The Anime

Just a screenshot. Once, years ago, when I was browsing AniDB, probably in search of something to watch (or maybe out of plain boredom), I stumbled upon this anime. Apfelland Monogatari, a 1992 OVA based on a lesser work by … Continue reading

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Rokka no Yuusha v3 or Playing with Evil Furby

An illustration from the third volume. Finally, the time has come to challenge the third volume of the Flower Heroes. It was originally published in November 2012, while the official English translation by Jennifer Ward came out several weeks ago. … Continue reading

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