Guilty Crown 21 — Battle Hymn of the Undertakers

March 21, 2012Guilty Crownanime, guilty crowndraggle

This week’s guest singer is Anya from Fourty-Four Fennecs, karaoke wizard and gunpla master extraordinaire! Be sure to check out her site if you don’t already, where Anya has recently followed Smile Precure and given tips on building Gundam models. Please join me in thanking Anya for singing this week’s song!

Anya also organizes a group of anime enthusiasts that meets online every Saturday evening to sing karaoke. Contact her if you’re interested in joining, it’s a perfect opportunity to practice and prepare to sing your own Guilty Crown song!

This week’s song is a rendition of the civil war classic, “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Accompaniment is provided by yours truly on my trusty melodica, along with a sung accompaniment to Anya on the choruses.

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Another 11 — People Die

March 21, 2012Anotheranime, anotherdraggle

Hell yeah! This is exactly what I wanted from Another (although I didn’t know it until after the fact). Killer rampages, and death, death, and more death! Continue reading Another 11 — People Die →

Mirai Nikki 22 — Cosmology and Metaphysics

March 20, 2012Mirai Nikkianime, mirai nikkidraggle

Another excellent episode of Mirai Nikki! Let’s look a bit into the show’s pseudo-religious mumbo jumbo.

Creator and Creature

If Akise is an existence created by Deus, then this seems to imply that everyone else is not. However, the winner of the survival game is supposed to create the new universe in his own image. Continue reading Mirai Nikki 22 — Cosmology and Metaphysics →

Last Exile: Fam the Silver Wing 19 — War. War! What is it Good For?

March 19, 2012Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Winganime, last exiledraggle

As Robert Jackson, chief prosecutor for the US, said of Nazi Germany at the Nuremberg trials:

The central crime in this pattern of crimes, the kingpin which holds them all together, is the plot for aggressive wars.

I really can’t see Luscinia and Lilliana’s side of this at all, although it seems like the creators are trying to make this seem morally ambiguous. How can starting all these wars and wiping an entire nation off the face of the earth possibly be justified? Continue reading Last Exile: Fam the Silver Wing 19 — War. War! What is it Good For? →

Moretsu Pirates 11 — A Good Smackin’

March 18, 2012Moretsu Piratesanime, moretsu piratesdraggle

Ouch!

Now this episode is what I’ve been waiting for! Less overconfident and arrogant characters trading pleasantries, and more getting knocked around! Continue reading Moretsu Pirates 11 — A Good Smackin’ →