Medaka Box uses an interesting conceit: the main character, Kurokami Medaka, is a “perfect” person. She’s the best at everything, be it athletics, smarts, you name it. She’s popular. She has a perfect body. And I can’t stand her.
Why would anyone dislike a perfect person? Because she’s perfect, of course! Nothing is perfect. As Bob Dylan would say, everything is broken. Continue reading Kurokami Medaka: The Perfect Person and Why I Can’t Stand Her
Ozzy must be a retired TV spokesman. The man knows how to tell a story!
I wonder if Ozzy is aware of Mutta’s history of giving headbutts? That small, critical detail makes it so that viewers who have seen Mutta’s previous headbutts actually believe the story at first. Continue reading Space Bros 08 — Seizing Luck
Now we’re getting to the part where everyone dies tragically. Whoo hoo! Continue reading Fate / Zero 20 — Be Careful What you Wish For
This post is a collaboration with SnippetTee, redball, John Sato, and Foshizzel (who provided pictures).
draggle: This week’s episode of Queen’s Blade thoughtfully explores a topic relevant in modern life: the conflict between faith and science.
The religious order of Queen’s Blade practices a form of asceticism in which the worshiper obtains divine union with God through ritual. In this ritual, the practitioner feels the breath of God and experiences true freedom, albeit momentarily, through the act of lifting her skirt. (The God of Queen’s Blade is male, so men are unable to experience the divine union and are hence fated to be tossed with the chaff into the lake of unquenchable fire). Continue reading Colloqium: Queen’s Blade 4 + 5 — The Divine Union
Finally, a good episode! It didn’t make any sense, but that’s what makes this show great!
The fairy being the teacher… what? I don’t think anyone expected that. Continue reading Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka?! Of the Dead 07 — A Villain Appears