https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ah9LigUV40 Having played my fair share of mahjong, and having seen the shows Saki, Akagi (short for Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai), and the more obscure Shin Janki (the first of 19 films anyway), I can safely say that the anime show Saki is complete horseshit. How it gives the impression that there's … Continue reading Akagi (2005), Shin Janki (1998), and Mahjong game thoughts.
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TV shows, usually.
Thoughts on board game anime, and Elfen Lied
Hikaru No Go (2001-2003) Rated: 3.5 / 5 Touya... let's play. We can't start until we play. I naturally learned about this show when I learned about Go and how to play it. Wasn't entirely sure what to expect from an anime about a board game. In the end, I was pleasantly surprised, though I'm … Continue reading Thoughts on board game anime, and Elfen Lied
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: October 1994
The Fox Cubhouse, an American preschool children's television series that aired weekday mornings on Fox Kids from 1994 through 1996, premieres. NHL owners begin lockout of players lasting 103 days; season shortened to 48 games instead of 84; players seek collective bargaining and owners a salary cap. South African President Nelson Mandela visits US. Legendary Miami head coach Don Shula beats … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: October 1994
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006) half-assed series review, and anime clichés I hate
Rated: 1.5 / 5* * = rating after watching the first 15 1/2 episodes, and I'm not going farther than that. The thing about giving bad ratings like this, it's going to give the wrong initial impression about this show. The show starts out great. High school setting with mecha anarchist uprisings, rebelling against the government and … Continue reading Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006) half-assed series review, and anime clichés I hate
The Shield (2002-2008) thoughts
Rated: 4 / 5 Anti-whiteness: 1.5 / 5 This show created a lot of misconceptions for me back in the day. Because I watched the first season (and a half) of this series back when it first came out, I was under the impression shows in general were more anti-PC back in the day than … Continue reading The Shield (2002-2008) thoughts
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: October 1993
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gkqzxss8Ss Savatage guitarist and co-founder Christopher Michael "Criss" Oliva killed in a car accident. Tupac Shakur is arrested and charged with shooting two off-duty police officers in Atlanta; the charges are later dropped. The Rocky Horror Picture Show makes its TV debut on Fox; the movie is inter-cut with a live cast performance. The first Got Milk? commercial is broadcast on TV; directed … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: October 1993
Rant on insults and death-wishes; plus thoughts on Oh! / Ah! My Goddess!
Introduction that you can skip if you just want the anime review. So I've received some interesting responses to a few prior blog posts I made over the years. In particular, posts I made regarding the holocaust and pedophilia (if you want a taste of both, go play Barbarossa). The type of responses I do … Continue reading Rant on insults and death-wishes; plus thoughts on Oh! / Ah! My Goddess!
Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988-1997) anime thoughts
Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu Rated: 2.5 / 5 銀河英雄伝説 = Ginga Eiyuu Densetsu = Legend of the Galactic Heroes 銀 = ぎん = gin = silver 河 = カ = ka = river Ginga: Galaxy, Milky Way 英 = エイ = ei = hero, outstanding 雄 = ユウ = yuu = masculine, male, leader, hero, superiority, … Continue reading Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988-1997) anime thoughts
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: February 1993
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvR60pAg0JI Oprah Winfrey interviews Michael Jackson during a US television prime time special; it becomes one of the most watched interviews in television history and is Jackson's first in fourteen years. Federal trial of 4 police officers charged with civil rights violations in videotaped beating of Rodney King begins in Los Angeles, California. President Clinton selects Janet Reno to be first … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: February 1993
Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: Highlights of 1992
This year was unfortunate compared to the last 2 years. Political correctness really began to rear its ugly head in the films and tv shows. Thankfully, there were still some solid entries. And I'm hoping this is just because this was an election year, with typical liberal Hollywood rooting for the Democratic candidate, who did … Continue reading Entertainment Industry Nostalgia: Highlights of 1992
The Anomalous Host 