March 01, 2014
Saturday Morning Cakefight
Saturday mornings...
In my youth this meant sitting down with grotesquely unhealthy cereal and watching Saturday morning cartoons, which was the programming block for kids back in the days when there were only 3 TV networks. These were almost always billed as exciting adventure shows. However, due to a malevolent confluence of progressive hysteria, lawyers and network departments of standards and practices, theses shows were almost uniformly a profound disappointment. While kids everywhere else in the world got to watch various iterations of Grendaizer, we poor American children were being tormented by The Funky Phantom, Devlin and Jabberjaw.
This morning, I decided to have revenge upon the programing directors who ruined my childhood. I got up, pulled a Go-Cup of Fruit Loops out of the hurricane box, sat down in front of the computer and went to Crunchyroll which airs new episodes of Log Horizon at 07:30 on Saturdays. I just thought it would be amusing to go through those motions of yesteryear but actually see something really good.
Just like they had with Clue Club, the gum-numbing dregs of the Fruit Loops served to exquisitely accentuate the disappointment.
Heretofore, every single episode, of Log Horizon has not only been good, its been better than the last. This episode continues the shows habit of surprising its audience by abruptly reversing that self improvement trend.
In fairness, part of the problem here is that previous episodes have set a rather high bar.
In the last episode, the plot had taken yet another intriguing turn. With only four episodes to go, many of us were looking forward to find out just what had gone down in Minami....
....so naturally, we got middle school soap opera and cake.
Lots of cake!.
What?
What happened?
Now, I'm not really likening this episode to...the execrable squalor that was The Funky Phantom...
This story wasn't actually bad, mind you. It was even kind of cute.
However, it was just a complete non-sequitur of an episode that seemed to belong in some other show.
There are only three episodes left, so I'm wondering (now with some trepidation) about how they're going to wrap this generally excellent series up.
I'll be watching next weeks installment with a lot of interest.
...but without the Fruit Loops.
In my youth this meant sitting down with grotesquely unhealthy cereal and watching Saturday morning cartoons, which was the programming block for kids back in the days when there were only 3 TV networks. These were almost always billed as exciting adventure shows. However, due to a malevolent confluence of progressive hysteria, lawyers and network departments of standards and practices, theses shows were almost uniformly a profound disappointment. While kids everywhere else in the world got to watch various iterations of Grendaizer, we poor American children were being tormented by The Funky Phantom, Devlin and Jabberjaw.
This morning, I decided to have revenge upon the programing directors who ruined my childhood. I got up, pulled a Go-Cup of Fruit Loops out of the hurricane box, sat down in front of the computer and went to Crunchyroll which airs new episodes of Log Horizon at 07:30 on Saturdays. I just thought it would be amusing to go through those motions of yesteryear but actually see something really good.
Just like they had with Clue Club, the gum-numbing dregs of the Fruit Loops served to exquisitely accentuate the disappointment.
Heretofore, every single episode, of Log Horizon has not only been good, its been better than the last. This episode continues the shows habit of surprising its audience by abruptly reversing that self improvement trend.
No...no actually, this was pretty much the exact opposite of that.
In fairness, part of the problem here is that previous episodes have set a rather high bar.
In the last episode, the plot had taken yet another intriguing turn. With only four episodes to go, many of us were looking forward to find out just what had gone down in Minami....
....so naturally, we got middle school soap opera and cake.
Lots of cake!.
J. Greely NAILED it!
What?
What happened?
Now, I'm not really likening this episode to...the execrable squalor that was The Funky Phantom...
"Good God I should hope not!"
This story wasn't actually bad, mind you. It was even kind of cute.
However, it was just a complete non-sequitur of an episode that seemed to belong in some other show.
There are only three episodes left, so I'm wondering (now with some trepidation) about how they're going to wrap this generally excellent series up.
I'll be watching next weeks installment with a lot of interest.
...but without the Fruit Loops.
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February 26, 2014
This Continues to Look Quite Promising
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February 23, 2014
A Four Ring Circus of WIN
Log Horizon has been discussed here before.
Since then it has continued to surpass expectations despite its unspectacular animation and dubious concept. The show has all the tropes one would expect from a fantasy adventure series, plus a great many in-jokes and references to online RPGs, however it uses them in very clever ways and is surprisingly intelligent.
21 episides in they still have 5 episodes to wreck it, but I'm going out on a limb recomending this one strongly. I started to do a regular review but this is a show spoilers will completely spoil, so here is a deliberately vague overview of what sorts of characters are involved in the three to four distinct but interlocking plots that stem from a mishap with a Massively Muliplayer Online Virtual Reality Role Playing Game that traps thousands of players in the game with no way to log out.
In Ring One:
We have our designated hero. He's overall a decent guy and goes to great lengths to do the right thing. He's not a frontline action hero however, and he tends to gets by on smarts, using game theory as well as working feverishly to develop political/interpersonal skills he'd never really had to (nor wanted to) pursue until just recently.
We have a thoroughly conventional would-be love interest/side-kick. Well, not quite: She's so utterly smitten and so thoroughly into the "serving her noble master" roleplay that she's a little creepy and stalky. However she's really good at her job (which involves kicking ass, and cutting throats). She's also quite smart and her perceptiveness and different perspective on things is actually crucial to everyone's survival.
Also: It's always nice to find a DFC' in anime who is non-neurotic, utterly awesome and at ease with themselves.
There is one annoying, token lunkhead: He may have Tourettes as he frequently makes sexist comments despite the fact that they immediately result in great pain and temporary physical disability (see above).
We have an older gentleman who is intellectually curious enough to, on a lark, try something completely new (and apparently pointless) just to see what will happen. In the process, he changes the world.
In a complete break with convention, the old guy is not a perv and in fact prides himself in being a gentleman...in the very best sense of the word. He's an all round cool cat, whose urbane, almost aristocratic mannerisms belie an exemplary ethical compass plus great moral and physical courage.
In Ring Two:
We've got five teenagers who find a mixture of idealism, inexperience and bravado has subsequently landed them in a dire situation, far from help with the fate of thousands on their shoulders. Remarkably, all four young adults are striving to actually be adults...how's that for novel? Of course, as they're young, they're learning and everything they punch at is well above their weight. This is an action flick so everything can punch back....hard
The group includes a crackerjack young lady who, due to her levelheadedness and self discipline becomes their leader via acclaim. She's learning as she goes about the ins and outs of command and leadership, and doing everything she can to improve herself so that she can better keep her outmatched little party alive.
Her brother is a good man and physically brave, but, he's terribly inexperienced and it often seems that he has more balls than sense. He is however, indomitable in his determination and can think on his feet.
There is also a girl who has been through a special hell recently and is still somewhat traumatized from the experience. She's striving to confront her demons, improve herself and save her friends...all the while coming to terms with the sheer gravity of what she's lost.
An idealistic but grounded young woman who has sufficient grasp of her own limitations that she can use her limited talents to surprising effect. Her modesty belies her remarkable effectiveness in combat which acts as a nice foil to her polar opposite in the group...
...A dapper young man of 19 years who seems to be trying to somehow weaponize the Dunning-Kruger Effect. His boastfulness seems to be in direct proportion to his failings, of which there are many...physical courage, it should be noted, is not amongst them.
In Ring Three:
The greatest test of ones character is when one finds that doing what is right requires one to make a sacrifice or take a great risk while simply walking away carries no negative judgement or cost.
Also in this ring: You magnificent bastard! You found a keeper!
There are also bout 20 different quirky supporting characters involved in a slice of life show about small businesses and local politics...oh and steam engineering and a war. Most of them are interesting enough and sufficiently fleshed out that the fanfic practically writes itself*.
Update: A few theories on what is actually going on
Spoiler tags here are as follows:
[-S-P-O-I-L-E-R-] [/S-P-O-I-L-E-R-]
...but lower case and without any of the dashes
* As opposed to that other show where Tite Kubo got bogged down writing his own fanfic.
Log Horizon has been discussed here before.
Since then it has continued to surpass expectations despite its unspectacular animation and dubious concept. The show has all the tropes one would expect from a fantasy adventure series, plus a great many in-jokes and references to online RPGs, however it uses them in very clever ways and is surprisingly intelligent.
21 episides in they still have 5 episodes to wreck it, but I'm going out on a limb recomending this one strongly. I started to do a regular review but this is a show spoilers will completely spoil, so here is a deliberately vague overview of what sorts of characters are involved in the three to four distinct but interlocking plots that stem from a mishap with a Massively Muliplayer Online Virtual Reality Role Playing Game that traps thousands of players in the game with no way to log out.
In Ring One:
We have our designated hero. He's overall a decent guy and goes to great lengths to do the right thing. He's not a frontline action hero however, and he tends to gets by on smarts, using game theory as well as working feverishly to develop political/interpersonal skills he'd never really had to (nor wanted to) pursue until just recently.
We have a thoroughly conventional would-be love interest/side-kick. Well, not quite: She's so utterly smitten and so thoroughly into the "serving her noble master" roleplay that she's a little creepy and stalky. However she's really good at her job (which involves kicking ass, and cutting throats). She's also quite smart and her perceptiveness and different perspective on things is actually crucial to everyone's survival.
Also: It's always nice to find a DFC' in anime who is non-neurotic, utterly awesome and at ease with themselves.
There is one annoying, token lunkhead: He may have Tourettes as he frequently makes sexist comments despite the fact that they immediately result in great pain and temporary physical disability (see above).
We have an older gentleman who is intellectually curious enough to, on a lark, try something completely new (and apparently pointless) just to see what will happen. In the process, he changes the world.
In a complete break with convention, the old guy is not a perv and in fact prides himself in being a gentleman...in the very best sense of the word. He's an all round cool cat, whose urbane, almost aristocratic mannerisms belie an exemplary ethical compass plus great moral and physical courage.
In Ring Two:
We've got five teenagers who find a mixture of idealism, inexperience and bravado has subsequently landed them in a dire situation, far from help with the fate of thousands on their shoulders. Remarkably, all four young adults are striving to actually be adults...how's that for novel? Of course, as they're young, they're learning and everything they punch at is well above their weight. This is an action flick so everything can punch back....hard
The group includes a crackerjack young lady who, due to her levelheadedness and self discipline becomes their leader via acclaim. She's learning as she goes about the ins and outs of command and leadership, and doing everything she can to improve herself so that she can better keep her outmatched little party alive.
Her brother is a good man and physically brave, but, he's terribly inexperienced and it often seems that he has more balls than sense. He is however, indomitable in his determination and can think on his feet.
There is also a girl who has been through a special hell recently and is still somewhat traumatized from the experience. She's striving to confront her demons, improve herself and save her friends...all the while coming to terms with the sheer gravity of what she's lost.
An idealistic but grounded young woman who has sufficient grasp of her own limitations that she can use her limited talents to surprising effect. Her modesty belies her remarkable effectiveness in combat which acts as a nice foil to her polar opposite in the group...
...A dapper young man of 19 years who seems to be trying to somehow weaponize the Dunning-Kruger Effect. His boastfulness seems to be in direct proportion to his failings, of which there are many...physical courage, it should be noted, is not amongst them.
In Ring Three:
The greatest test of ones character is when one finds that doing what is right requires one to make a sacrifice or take a great risk while simply walking away carries no negative judgement or cost.
Also in this ring: You magnificent bastard! You found a keeper!
In Ring Four:
There are also bout 20 different quirky supporting characters involved in a slice of life show about small businesses and local politics...oh and steam engineering and a war. Most of them are interesting enough and sufficiently fleshed out that the fanfic practically writes itself*.
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Those who've been watching it, have at it in the comments. I'm curious what other people think. Log Horizon has been very entertaining so far and frankly if I had kids this is the sort of show I'd be wanting them to watch. It's a show about courage, ethics, hope and even civics, where intelligence and thinking things through is important, experience matters because life lessons are hard earned and most of the protagonists are pretty decent people. It's also a surprisingly lacking in the gratuitous fan service department..one epic miniskirt notwithstanding.
Be advised though that the OP is an obnoxious, weaponized earworm.
Be advised though that the OP is an obnoxious, weaponized earworm.
Update: A few theories on what is actually going on
Spoiler tags here are as follows:
[-S-P-O-I-L-E-R-] [/S-P-O-I-L-E-R-]
...but lower case and without any of the dashes
* As opposed to that other show where Tite Kubo got bogged down writing his own fanfic.
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February 13, 2014
Ignore This Poster. It is Highly Misleading
Director Carl Rinch gives the classic tale of Bushido a supernatural twist. The film boasts an all star cast of Japanese A-listers including Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano, Min Tanaka and Jin Akashini. They are joined by Keneau Reeves portraying a magical honkey who teaches our heroes an important lesson in respect and tolerance.
47 Ronin is a pretty odd film, but if one HAD to somehow work Keneau Reeves into this story, this is about as respectful to the source material as one could hope for. If one wanted to remake this film without the supernatural elements...well, there's no point in that because Hiroshi Inegaki nailed it in 1962. As it is, this is a pretty good popcorn flick that, surprisingly, does not cop out on the point of the story. It's even clever at times with a few moments of 'fridge brilliance'
I admit I went into this with low expectations, but, while no great work of art, it is a surprisingly solid film.
Director Carl Rinch gives the classic tale of Bushido a supernatural twist. The film boasts an all star cast of Japanese A-listers including Hiroyuki Sanada, Ko Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano, Min Tanaka and Jin Akashini. They are joined by Keneau Reeves portraying a magical honkey who teaches our heroes an important lesson in respect and tolerance.
Despite that...last bit, this is not a bad film. It is rather strange though.
A brief narration gives a decent overview of the political situation in 18th century Japan and the fact that this film is based on a historical event...shortly before introducing the audience to some really impressive supernatural weirdness. This is a Japan where the Tengu and other Yokai are real and can be quite dangerous. Thanks in part to the supernatural element, Reeves's character is not entirely egregious and his incongruous presence actually serves to establish the decency of the Lord Asano character ( Min Tanaka). In spite of a somewhat dubious romantic subplot between him and Ko Shibasaki, Reeves is, at best a deutoragonist and, in fact Hirouki Sanada as Oishi emerges in his historical role as the lead. This is actually a fairly straightforward retelling of the story....Well....aside from a much grander scale, the occasional supernatural horror, and Pirates of the Caribbean homages. This is all done with an astonishing amount of what appears to be...sincerity.
A brief narration gives a decent overview of the political situation in 18th century Japan and the fact that this film is based on a historical event...shortly before introducing the audience to some really impressive supernatural weirdness. This is a Japan where the Tengu and other Yokai are real and can be quite dangerous. Thanks in part to the supernatural element, Reeves's character is not entirely egregious and his incongruous presence actually serves to establish the decency of the Lord Asano character ( Min Tanaka). In spite of a somewhat dubious romantic subplot between him and Ko Shibasaki, Reeves is, at best a deutoragonist and, in fact Hirouki Sanada as Oishi emerges in his historical role as the lead. This is actually a fairly straightforward retelling of the story....Well....aside from a much grander scale, the occasional supernatural horror, and Pirates of the Caribbean homages. This is all done with an astonishing amount of what appears to be...sincerity.
I admit I went into this with low expectations, but, while no great work of art, it is a surprisingly solid film.
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February 03, 2014
Oh Good. They Weren't Just Trolling Us With That Ending.
RWBY will resume in July.
There will be a premire at RTX (July 4-6) and it will be released online shortly after that.
There will be a premire at RTX (July 4-6) and it will be released online shortly after that.
Volume 2 will reportedly be 12 episodes of around 12 minutes which is a good thing as the wildly varying 4-15 minute length last season was non-conducive to pacing. Though resuming after an 8 month hiatus, this second volume is apparently considered to be the second half of season one.
For all this show's quirks, I find myself looking forward to this. They're doing some interesting things with the nigh nonexistent budget I am genuinely curious where it will go from here.
For all this show's quirks, I find myself looking forward to this. They're doing some interesting things with the nigh nonexistent budget I am genuinely curious where it will go from here.
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January 28, 2014
Entrepreneurship in a Nutshell
From episode 7 of Log Horizon, which, in addition to the definition, provides a more in depth examination of the of financial, logistical and personnel requirements for the successful execution of such an endeavor and touches on the vital importance of being able to identify and get in on the ground floor of promising business opportunities. The potential pitfalls of trade secret infringement are touched upon as well, but are not yet being examined to any great degree.
From episode 7 of Log Horizon, which, in addition to the definition, provides a more in depth examination of the of financial, logistical and personnel requirements for the successful execution of such an endeavor and touches on the vital importance of being able to identify and get in on the ground floor of promising business opportunities. The potential pitfalls of trade secret infringement are touched upon as well, but are not yet being examined to any great degree.
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January 19, 2014
Perspectives
I've never really groked Touhou. Then I blundered across this primer which explains everything...
I...still don't get it.
more...
I...still don't get it.
more...
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January 15, 2014
Super Robot Girls-Z
Mazinger-Z, Great Mazinger, and UFO Robot Grendaizer are no longer particularly well known in the USA but the trilogy was the groundbreaking triumvirate of the super-robot genre. The three series were hugely influential. Grendaizer, in particular, the last and best of the series, was, under the name Golderack, a phenomenal hit in Europe and Canada.
Now 42 years later, they've remade all 3!
As the world has gone mad and nothing is sacred, they've remade the trilogy as a magical girl show.
Meet our Villains, Antagonists, audience identification characters. These young ladies work for the temp agency from hell....
....which is kind of a sketchy outfit and is involved in some dubious activities...
...like supervillany.
But the girls got all kinds of cybernetic implants out of the deal and they do seem to enjoy their work...
...until they don't.
You see...these are the designated "heroes"
As one might guess from their badass longcoats of delinquency, they are unconcerned with proportionality (or collateral damage for that matter) and quite massively outmatch the villains. Based on three of the most beloved Super Robots of all time the heroes...are....
...ummm...
...well...
They are present.
The villains are kind of amusing though.
One format note: I was under the impression that the episode length was 10 minutes, but it seems to be around 26 minutes with three distinct sketches in each episode.
This show is all over the place. Quite a few of the gags are references to the old shows so I'm not sure how much of the humor actually gets through to those who are unfamiliar with them. Do note that although it looks for a time like it might be kid friendly, it suddenly and jarringly isn't. The "beach" sketch went a tad overboard with the fan service (and we here at Brickmuppet Blog are usually quite appreciative of such things).
Overall however, despite a great deal of structural stupidity, I found it to be a cute, funny show.
OP aside, the music is pretty good, with the BGM being based on the stirring BGMs of the source materials and the show has a manic enthusiasm that is engaging. Additionally, it seems they didn't skimp on the voice actors, having gotten a whole bunch of top tier talent to do bit parts.If the credits are any indication we'll be seeing Mecha Musume parodies of several of the unrelated Toei Super Robots, which I find myself looking forward to.
Super Robot Girls-Z is drunkenly riding a unicycle of exuberance across a tightrope of nostalgia while juggling vulgarity and hilarity over a roaring cataract of idiocy. It may not succeed, but even if it doesn't it will probably be amusing to watch until it falls.
Now 42 years later, they've remade all 3!
As the world has gone mad and nothing is sacred, they've remade the trilogy as a magical girl show.
Meet our Villains, Antagonists, audience identification characters. These young ladies work for the temp agency from hell....
....which is kind of a sketchy outfit and is involved in some dubious activities...
...like supervillany.
But the girls got all kinds of cybernetic implants out of the deal and they do seem to enjoy their work...
...until they don't.
Morale at their firm is an ongoing struggle.
You see...these are the designated "heroes"
"...and mercy is a dish we don't serve."
As one might guess from their badass longcoats of delinquency, they are unconcerned with proportionality (or collateral damage for that matter) and quite massively outmatch the villains. Based on three of the most beloved Super Robots of all time the heroes...are....
...ummm...
...well...
They are present.
The villains are kind of amusing though.
One format note: I was under the impression that the episode length was 10 minutes, but it seems to be around 26 minutes with three distinct sketches in each episode.
This show is all over the place. Quite a few of the gags are references to the old shows so I'm not sure how much of the humor actually gets through to those who are unfamiliar with them. Do note that although it looks for a time like it might be kid friendly, it suddenly and jarringly isn't. The "beach" sketch went a tad overboard with the fan service (and we here at Brickmuppet Blog are usually quite appreciative of such things).
Overall however, despite a great deal of structural stupidity, I found it to be a cute, funny show.
OP aside, the music is pretty good, with the BGM being based on the stirring BGMs of the source materials and the show has a manic enthusiasm that is engaging. Additionally, it seems they didn't skimp on the voice actors, having gotten a whole bunch of top tier talent to do bit parts.If the credits are any indication we'll be seeing Mecha Musume parodies of several of the unrelated Toei Super Robots, which I find myself looking forward to.
Super Robot Girls-Z is drunkenly riding a unicycle of exuberance across a tightrope of nostalgia while juggling vulgarity and hilarity over a roaring cataract of idiocy. It may not succeed, but even if it doesn't it will probably be amusing to watch until it falls.
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December 31, 2013
Outbreak Company Ends
While I was initially impressed with its characterizations and how well this show handled its ridiculous fanboy affirmation premise, after the unmitigated disaster that was episode 5, I had thrown in the towel. However, a couple of weeks later, I did watch the next episode and it was substantially better, much more in keeping with the tone of the earlier episodes. In it, our hero, who follows sports manga but not actual sports decided that the best way to defuse the growing racial and ethnic tensions between the elves and the dwarves in his class was to have them have a soccer tournament against each other...It goes about as well as one would expect.
After that, the show continued its uneven shuffle towards the end, never quite gelling but every episode had at least some intriguing or at least amusing tangents.
For a show that is supposed to revolve around evangelizing fandom, it can be pretty straightforward in its exploration of that cultures pathologies and dysfunctions.
The show takes a rather different tack in the last two episodes and while it had been telegraphed for quite a while it still feels rather jarring. The ending only partially resolves the various plot threads but I found it more satisfying than it normally would be due to the fact that there was some genuine character development in a couple of characters over the course of the series.
Wildly uneven, Outbreak Company is never great, and the occasional idiocy of the protagonists can be infuriating, but it is often cute, funny and even interesting. It seems to be set up for a second season, and in the unlikely event that transpires, I'll probably at least give it a try.
While I was initially impressed with its characterizations and how well this show handled its ridiculous fanboy affirmation premise, after the unmitigated disaster that was episode 5, I had thrown in the towel. However, a couple of weeks later, I did watch the next episode and it was substantially better, much more in keeping with the tone of the earlier episodes. In it, our hero, who follows sports manga but not actual sports decided that the best way to defuse the growing racial and ethnic tensions between the elves and the dwarves in his class was to have them have a soccer tournament against each other...It goes about as well as one would expect.
After that, the show continued its uneven shuffle towards the end, never quite gelling but every episode had at least some intriguing or at least amusing tangents.
For a show that is supposed to revolve around evangelizing fandom, it can be pretty straightforward in its exploration of that cultures pathologies and dysfunctions.
The show takes a rather different tack in the last two episodes and while it had been telegraphed for quite a while it still feels rather jarring. The ending only partially resolves the various plot threads but I found it more satisfying than it normally would be due to the fact that there was some genuine character development in a couple of characters over the course of the series.
Wildly uneven, Outbreak Company is never great, and the occasional idiocy of the protagonists can be infuriating, but it is often cute, funny and even interesting. It seems to be set up for a second season, and in the unlikely event that transpires, I'll probably at least give it a try.
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December 30, 2013
This "Space Dandy" Thing Looks Like it Could be Offensive
Gloriously so.
More importantly it seems to have considerable potential to be fun...and possibly even good.
The ad is RETRO-RIFFIC...
More importantly it seems to have considerable potential to be fun...and possibly even good.
The ad is RETRO-RIFFIC...
...beyond that, here is not much to go on, other than reports that the show concerns a bounty hunter in the far future. However, Soul Eater, Full Metal Alchemist, Cowboy Beebop and Samurai Champloo...is a pretty impressive pedigree.
It certainly looks to be one to watch. It's premiering on Toonami this Saturday, January 4th
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Friday or Saturday (Toonami says Saturday, January 4th. But Saturday is the 5th).
It certainly looks to be one to watch. It's premiering on Toonami this Saturday, January 4th
Text below this line does not exist
Friday or Saturday (Toonami says Saturday, January 4th. But Saturday is the 5th).
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December 28, 2013
OK Guys
We need to ponder some important matters...
Who are the villainous vehicular vixens we are looking at here in this frame grab?
We've got Baron Ashler, Garada K-7, Doubilus M2...and that, um, scissorheaded thing that sinks boats...Any ideas on the others?
Who are the villainous vehicular vixens we are looking at here in this frame grab?
We've got Baron Ashler, Garada K-7, Doubilus M2...and that, um, scissorheaded thing that sinks boats...Any ideas on the others?
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November 23, 2013
It's That New Math
I gather our numbering system has, heretofore, been a bit flawed.
Thus, everyone needs to run out and get numerically corrected merchandise before Christmas.
Nice to see McGann again though.
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November 14, 2013
RWBY DVD #1 ( ...and Final Thoughts for Now)
Well the RWBY DVD arrived yesterday and it's pretty decent, with a
fair number of extras.
more...
more...
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November 06, 2013
This is Just...Wrong
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October 31, 2013
Two Questions Have Been Answered
...in the latest episode of RWBY. For one thing, we now know that at least one of the promo trailers is canon.
'...and then the bastards robbed our train!'
Of course the episode poses more questions than it answers...like what the HELL is going on with "Penny"?
The episode itself was not the action fest everyone was expecting. A quiet walk through town brings team RWBY in contact with a couple of wacky characters who engender a discussion that later turns heated. and threatens to break up the team. Along the way our heroes encounter some allusions to previous episodes....the larger plot is coming together. We also get a bit of insight into Weiss's background and why she's such a shrew.
An episode with no physical action, this was, nevertheless, fairly dramatic and interesting.
It looks like next weeks episode...the season climax..will be a quiet conversation over tea.
UPDATE:
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'...and then the bastards robbed our train!'
Of course the episode poses more questions than it answers...like what the HELL is going on with "Penny"?
Strange new character is...strange.
There are the usual technical issues with this episode and the voice work seems off (OK,Weiss seems off), but the story is actually pretty interesting and has grown beyond the super hero team/school show it looked to be at first.The episode itself was not the action fest everyone was expecting. A quiet walk through town brings team RWBY in contact with a couple of wacky characters who engender a discussion that later turns heated. and threatens to break up the team. Along the way our heroes encounter some allusions to previous episodes....the larger plot is coming together. We also get a bit of insight into Weiss's background and why she's such a shrew.
An episode with no physical action, this was, nevertheless, fairly dramatic and interesting.
It looks like next weeks episode...the season climax..will be a quiet conversation over tea.
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