I really like the idea behind Watamote, but… it’s getting old. As many people told me it would. There’s only so much time I can spend watching this girl be socially incompetent before I begin losing my patience.
Uchouten Kazoku 04 – 07 — Living in the Face of Tanuki Hotpot
I’m back! I have this huge backlog and very little motivation at the moment, so it may take some time for me to catch up.
Since I saw four episodes at once, I had more of a chance to think about the show’s larger themes than I usually get. At its core, Uchouten Kazoku is a story about how to live and how to die.
There comes a day in every tanuki’s life when he’ll be made into a hot pot. So it is with Tanuki, and so it is with humans. Everybody dies, and absurd and pointless reasons. What are we to do about it?
The answer which Uchouten Kazoku suggests is to be an idiot like a tanuki. To live as if death were not, or as if it is both inevitable and of little consequence. To live a life of freedom, freed from everything that enslaves one, even free from death itself. Continue reading Uchouten Kazoku 04 – 07 — Living in the Face of Tanuki Hotpot
Space Pirate Captain Harlock Review — B+
Harlock and his crew of space pirates save the world from the Mazone invasion. Continue reading Space Pirate Captain Harlock Review — B+
Shingeki no Kyojin 19 — Screenshots Imitating Life
Draggle: Thanks again to Myna for filling in while I’m gone!
Eren’s Shounen Hero mode has activated again. I don’t like him as it is, but when the nonstop yelling kicks in, that’s when I hit the mute button. That happened a lot during the Trost arc. Why can’t Levi or Jean be the central protagonist? But hey, he still gets points for realizing that sometimes sacrifices need to be made. One more thing to check off the Shounen Hero list. Continue reading Shingeki no Kyojin 19 — Screenshots Imitating Life
Narutaru Ch. 4-5 — New Friends and Enemies
Ch. 4 Summary: Shiina encounters Akira at her family’s restaurant. Akira shows Shiina her dragon child, and they become friends.
Ch. 5 Summary: Shiina and Akira go to investigate what is happening to Shiina’s father’s company. They are attacked by a mysterious boy.
Setting the Mood
I want to point out how, even while showing cutesy and peaceful scenes there’s a deeply disturbing undercurrent to Kitoh’s work.
First, consider the scene where Shiina is napping and Hoshimaru puts the blanket over her. An innocent, idyllic scene. Right?
Then Hoshimaru extends his arm and mercilessly squashes a mosquito. He doesn’t even blink an eye. Continue reading Narutaru Ch. 4-5 — New Friends and Enemies