This week, our participants are down to John Sato, draggle, and Foshizzel (who provided pictures), the hardiest of the hardy.
John Sato: Episodes 9 and 10 of Horizon were so full of classy content that we here at Classy have been in a veritable stupor just trying to process it all, but one detail that stands out above the others is the attention to cultural clashes. Continue reading Colloquim: Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon 9 – End
This week we’re once again down to only the most rugged and foolhardy crew of bloggers: draggle, redball, John Sato, and Foshizzel (who provided pictures). Enjoy!
draggle: For a show which is normally so logical and easy to watch as Horizon, this was a difficult pair of episodes to follow. Well, parts of it were simple to follow: Double-Bloody Mary, her love affair with the ninja and impending death due to the recreation of history were pretty straightforward.
It’s the negotiations where things get complicated. And this, I feel, is intentional on the part of Hoirzon’s creators. Continue reading Colloquium: Kyokai Senjou no Horizon 7 + 8
The depth and creativity of Horizon makes it a much more challenging beast to analyze than Queen’s Blade, and our intrepid colloquiumers are dropping out like flies. This week we’re down to only the most rugged and foolhardy crew of bloggers: redball, John Sato, draggle, and Foshizzel (who provided pictures).
redball: In episodes 5 and 6 of Horizon we find most of our cast embroiled in battles in multiple dimensions, while the hero Tori and heroine Horizon are on a date. As always in Horizon, we must not take these events at face value. While it may seem tempting to believe that the battles themselves represent the ebb and flow of the date’s success, I believe that instead these seeming independent events are tied together in order to teach us about dualism.
That every man ought to endeavour peace, as far as he has hope of obtaining it; and when he cannot obtain it, that he may seek and sue all helps and advantages of war — Thomas Hobbes Continue reading Colloquium: Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon 5 + 6
This week I’m joined by Reiseng, redball, John Sato, and Foshizzel (who provided pictures). This post is also available at The Classiest Anime Blog.
What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun. — Ecclesiastes 1:9
draggle: If we don’t learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it. In Horizon, this is true in a literal sense: since mankind forgot their own history, they are purposefully recreating it. The only difference is that the characters in Horizon see this as a good thing. Continue reading Colloquium: Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon 3 + 4
Last season we revealed the deep symbolism in Queen’s Blade: Rebellion. This time, we’ll explain the intricacies and depth of Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon. I’m joined by returning fellow colloquiumers Emperor J, SnippetTee, John Sato, redball, and Foshizzel. We also have a new participant, AbsoluteZero255, so please join me in welcoming him. Also, from now on all Colloquium posts will be cross-posted at our new site (but don’t worry, you can still find them here too). Continue reading Colloquium: Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon 1 + 2