Category Archives: Tuesday Review
SD Gundam Force: Gundam for the Kiddies!
The peaceful land of Neotopia, where humans and robots live in peace, is invaded by the evil, extra-dimensional forces of the Dark Axis. The only hope for this utopia lies in the SDG, the Super Dimensional Guard, led by their … Continue reading
G Gundam: An Anime-ted Video Game
I’ve compared other Gundam related titles to Romeo and Juliet, an opera, and even the Bible, but I would have to say that what Mobile Fighter G Gundam most reminds me of is a video game come to animated life. Here, the … Continue reading
Gundam 00: Gundam’s Religious Text
People worship many things in many ways. Some devote themselves entirely to ideals and ideologies, to the good of their people or to the way of the warrior. Others invoke the name of God, a name that is so very … Continue reading
The Operatic Saga of Gundam Seed
The Gundam franchise is entirely about mecha, sci-fi warfare on Earth and in space, and such subjects of philosophy as war and the human condition, with an ever-increasing number of repeated tropes, such as a masked antagonist, or the spherical … Continue reading
The 8th MS Team: Gundam’s Romeo and Juliet
Some shows will remain great forever, and some eventually need to be given a little leeway due to the times in which they were made, or how one particular aspect was mishandled slightly. This is one of the latter, I … Continue reading
Anime Review: Bibliophile Princess
As a love story, it’s… well, it’s ok. As a quasi-historical drama, it leaves much to be desired. As a simple, calm, sedate little story, it shines. Bibliophile Princess is named for its lead character, Elianna Bernstein, a lovely, young noblewoman … Continue reading
Romance of the Raven Consort
Happy Valentine’s Day! It has taken me some time to realize that I am actually a sucker for a good love story. It is merely that many of the “love stories” we tell aren’t actually good love stories. Thus, as this … Continue reading
When Oh When Will Ayumu Finally Make His Move At Long Last?
I notice a profound similarity between anime and American movies which points to a profound difference in how we approach romance. The similarity: chickflicks and romantic anime tend to save the confessions of love and proper, committed coupling up for … Continue reading
She’s the Villainness, So She’s Taming the Final Boss… and a Whole Lot of Other Stuff
This is one of those anime that starts out strong, and coherent, but then completely biffs it because it tries to do too much and go in too many directions at once. I’m the Villainness, So I’m Taming the Final … Continue reading
I Really Liked Troll
I saw the trailers for Troll, and I was not particularly interested. My mother, however, was insistent on my seeing it and, being from Norway, she is not the type to be easily dissuaded (a quality she passed on to me … Continue reading
Merlin's Musings 