In 1931, the Flying Pussyfoot sets off on a transcontinental train journey across America, but what few people realise is that this is to be a more eventful trip than usual. For aboard the train are numerous factions who are all pieces in a larger web of events that began over two hundred years ago, [...]
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A normal day at Azure Flame. It’s been a year of ups and downs, of anime gems and utter disappointments- a year when I’ve alternated between craving more and feeling utterly fed up with the continuing deluge of episodes that take no account of the fact that people might have other things to do than stay [...]
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With the end of 2007 almost upon us, here’s a look back at some of the best series this year had to offer. Also included at the end are the final results to the Reader’s Choice Poll. Disclaimer: These are purely my personal opinion based on the shows that I saw in the past year. You could argue that I'm ignoring some of the less popular but equally good shows like Seirei no Moribito or BACCANO!, but I unfortunately don't have the time to watch everything and can only talk about what I've seen. For a show to even qualify for consideration, it had to have met the requirements outlined in the Reader’s Choice Poll. That means that series like CLANNAD, Shakugan no Shana II, and Gundam 00 are not up for awards this year - they'll be saved for 2008. There is also a big spoiler in here for those of you who haven’t seen School Days and still plan to do so, but hopefully that’s not too many people.
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It bothers me to say I took a while to realize the quality of “Baccano!”. Aside from boasting no less than 18 main characters, the Pulp Fiction-esque narrative would constantly fracture and leap back and forth in time. I didn’t like that I had to make an effort to constantly focus and be forced to [...]
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...but we should really encourage them to try and try again!
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[Overall Impressions] Lapis is a backstabber. Itsuki trusted her when the others didn’t. Then she comes back objecting Itsuki to have inheritance to an item his father had left him and trying to take away Astral. Why can’t she be like Ennis in Baccano!? Kill your master and live a free life. That would never happen [...]
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• It’s okay to be an idiot if you’re extroverted and enthusiastic. • There is a lot of blood in the human body. • Corporeal immortality isn’t necessarily a blessing. • For every psychopath, there is an equal and opposite counter-psychopath. • Don’t overlook the timid milquetoast. • Befriend any homunculus you meet. • There are ways of dealing with immortal [...]
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During the production of todays entry, the postman showed up with my copies of R2 Xenoglossia #5 and Baccano #2 - not that these are going to be watched immediately, as I’ve got plenty backlogged and I’m going to jump on Mario Galaxy as soon as I’ve posted this, but it was a distraction and [...]
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…But You Should Give It a Spin Anyways! Baccano, as said in other places, is an ensemble film-type work. There is a large cast thrown in a bunch of seemingly unrelated stories that intersect by happenstance and causes-effects. It is adapted from a series of light novels, and the novels are like so. A little [...]
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It would appear that, once again, I’ve left this until after the fifth DVD has actually been released. That said, my copy has been held up from shipping due to having been ordered with Baccano! volume 2, though now will probably be held up thanks to some bastard having somehow stolen my credit card details [...]
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