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Computer Kakumei: Saikyō x Saisoku no Zunō Tanjō (OVA)
Computer Kakumei: Saikyō x Saisoku no Zunō Tanjō is an OVA that by no means provides a complete story. Instead it is intended to help viewers imagine the impact that computing technology will have in...
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Tokyo Toshokan ~ On the fragility of anime ‘Net infrastructure
For the past week or so an important piece of the Internet infrastructure that makes it possible for me to review anime has been disabled. Tokyo Toshokan, for those who don’t know, is a torrent tracker...
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Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi (mid-season comment) ~ a pretty flower must...
Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi (hereafter Utakoi) is an unusual anime in several respects: the primary subject is the Hyakuninisshu, or 100 poems by 100 poets; it has a very distinctive art style,...
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Hyouka arc III (eps 12 – 17) ~ I’ll show you who the real database is
For me, Hyouka is the undisputed series of Summer 2012. I am enjoying a couple of other shows, but this is a series that really feels like it is raising the bar. It has been obvious from before the...
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Fall 2012 Picks and Predictions
Welcome to the Abandoned Factory Fall 2012 Picks and Predictions. Each season I attempt to do three things, Point you toward comprehensive season previews, Provide you with a list of my picks for the...
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Uta Koi (final thoughts) ~ beyond even the clouds
Chouyaku Hyakunin Isshu: Uta Koi is now over. I rather enjoyed this series, which offered many things one does not usually get from anime. Many of the characters were older, there was a lot of poetry,...
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Fall 2012 First Impressions ~ Week one
The first week of the new season saw the premiere of several shows I had been interested in checking out. The shows I watched: Kamisama Hajimemashita Shin Sekai Yori Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun K...
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Fall 2012 ~ Shoujo Kisses
The Fall 2012 anime season brings us an unusually high number of shoujo romance series. Typically there is at most one shoujo title (excluding mahou shoujo titles, which are aimed at a younger viewer)....
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Fall 2012 First Impressions ~ Week 2
The second week of the new season has brought us some new premieres, some solid second episodes, and some other stuff. Let’s get to it! The Best Kamisama Hajimemashita (episode 2) This was a cute...
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Kamisama Hajimemashita 3 ~ make nice with the fish
Episode 3 of Kamisama Hajimemashita (AKA Kamisama Kiss) was another cute episode. It also did a good job of introducing slowly developing the storyline between Nanami and Tomoe. One of the things that...
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Fall 2012 First Impressions ~ week 3
I was thinking I could get away with just two “first impression” posts this season, but it turns out this season has enough going on that the omnibus format is still quite useful. This week I include...
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Hanae ~ Kamisama Hajimemashita music release
Hanae ( ハナエ ) The OP/ED single for Kamisama Hajimemashita (AKA Kamisama Kiss) was released TODAY! For those of you so unfortunate as to not have heard the opening and/or the ending song (both performed...
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Winter 2013 Anime Pick
Chihaya is bringing karuta back! Normally I make some semblance of putting together a list of picks for an upcoming season, and then predict one that will stand out. Frankly, this season I can’t be...
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Chihayafuru 2 episode 1 ~ like an eagle’s talons
Chihayafuru season 2 begins, and Ayase Chihaya will rule the tatami mat once more. The first episode of Chihayafuru season 2 was pretty good. there were some allusions to events and characters from the...
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Chihaya 2 episode 2 ~ it’s vulgar and foolish to spend all your time thinking...
Chihaya Ayase knows how sad the cards must feel. Season 2 of Chihayafuru is off to a great start. the second new character is introduced, and we have already seen some development in last week’s...
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Winter 2013 three episode taste test: Amnesia
A show that so far has simple ideas, but a strong design sense. This post is based on watching the first three episodes of Amnesia. The show has a very strong design sense; it is also clearly based on...
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Zetsuen no Tempest episode 14 ~ she probably isn’t my enemy
Evangeline Yamamoto has her own plans for how everything will play out. The highlight of Zetsuen no Tempest‘s first course turned out to be a multi-way logic game, with the different parties involved...
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Chihayafuru S2 03 ~ the one thing I was confident about
The Misuzawa High Karuta team return to defend their title at the Tokyo Regional championship. Chihayafuru season 2 episode 3 covers the start of the Tokyo Regional high school championship. We also...
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Chihayafuru s2 e04 ~ twice as exciting but also distressing
Another week, another episode of the greatest anime of the past three years. Chihayafuru season 2 episode 4 was more of the same, meaning more awesome than any other anime you are watching. How a...
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Chihayafuru s2 e5 ~ every poem sends you back a thousand years
Nikuman-kun’s sister officially joins the cast. Chihayafuru season 2, episode 5 begins the match against Hokuo Academy. Not only is this the final round in the Tokyo Regional, but it is a grudge match...
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