I’m slowly catching up with Tytania, and continue to enjoy it a whole lot.  I like the vacillation of the episodes so far, some about Fan, some not.  I just finished episode five.   My subject line is a little misleading; I’m not here to claim Tytania is a slice-of-life series.  It does, however, do something similar [...]
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Short Synopsis: Turandia is screwed, since they practically declared war against Tytania in the previous episode. Highlights: The very first space-battle in five episodes… was rather underwhelming… Overall Enjoyment Value: 7/10 (Enjoyable) I’m really getting curious about the second half of this series. I mean, so far the series has been much brighter than I originally suspected when [...]
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(Kicks Tyrandian Major General down a well…) So yeah this post is a bit late mostly because I had midterms last week, but this time I got caught up in fairly short order. Episode 4 was not terribly interesting for me but episode 5 had me firing on all cylinders. I like how the Tytanian grunts realize [...]
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Short Synopsis: A planet-nation called Turandia just lost its king, and Tytania immediately plans to re-establish diplomatic relationships. Highlights: Finally some politics again. Overall Enjoyment Value: 7,5/10 (Good) You know, it’s taken me five whole episodes to realize the whole hidden meaning behind the OP and ED: The OP shows just shots of the Tytanians, while the ED [...]
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Anyone who calls Tytania a “Space Opera” obviously hates the show. Nobody wants to watch a space opera. Opera is about fat women cosplaying as vikings, which contributes nothing to society, unlike pornography. Pornography satisfies people’s sexual cravings so that in real life they can act without thinking sex-first. This enables them to look past [...]
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Short Synopsis: Alses continues his manhunt for Fan Hulic Highlights: Talk about a complete change of mood. Overall Enjoyment Value: 7/10 (Enjoyable) Okay, so this is something I didn’t really see coming. This episode, instead of focusing on the usual politics instead tried to lighten the mood by focusing on first romance and then comedy. I’m not too [...]
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Some Hero, eh? After escaping the Euria Fan Hulic arrives at Emmental where he is soon accosted by a Lira Florenz She tries to make off with his wallet, but gets caught, she then takes Fan to an employment office where the local Tytania security forces catch him and bring him before the younger Duke of [...]
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Synopsis: The forces of Euria fights against the forces of Tytania, the clan that has dominated the galaxy. I don't remember watching any anime that would fall under the space opera genre. When usagijen suggested I watch Tytania, I thought of giving it a try, but oh, the pain! The pain! Even the operatic opening theme was an omen of the agony I would experience just trying to finish the first episode.
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  This week we review the highly popular series Code Geass R2. The show follows a year after the end of the first season. Lelouch, prince of Britannia, once again takes the persona Zero. Using the power of the geass, Lelouch can control any person. With his rebellion army, he sets out to create a perfect world for his blind sister Nunally by taking down his father's Britannian Empire. This week we discuss our impressions of some of the shows of the fall season, including Tytania, Shikabane Hima: Aka, Michiko to Hatchin, and Toradora. The discussion includes hour weekly discussion on Clannad: After Story and the weirdness of Chaos; Head. In the news, Shikibane Hime: Aka gets stream by Funimation and the dangers of the Pro-IP Act. Ryan discusses "UNICEF Japan Continues Push against Virtual Child Porn". <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://pulpfortress.pu.funpic.org/Podcast/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" width="290" height="24"> <param name="movie" value="http://pulpfortress.pu.funpic.org/Podcast/player.swf"> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&amp;soundFile=http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/11/22/406484/Podcast/10%20-%20Episode%2010%20-%20Code%20Geass%20R2.mp3"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="menu" value="false"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </object> Download Podcast (Right click: Save as)
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There are just too many good anime this season.Here's my own watch-list of raws:Monday: Vampire Knight - Guilty, ef - a tale of melodies. (2)Tuesday: Kurozuka, Hakushaku to Yousei, Mouryou no Hako. (3)Wednesday: Toradora, Hyakko, Bounen no Xamdo. (3)Thursday: Chaos;Head, Tytania, Nodame Cantabile Paris, Clannad After Story. (4)Friday: no new anime I want to watch! Eve no Jikan every second month, Candy Boy every month and a half. (0)Saturday: Kannagi (at least twice). (1)Sunday: Skip Beat. (1)And there are other shows I am only phasing out gradually and somewhat reluctantly: Michiko to Hatchin, Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka, To Aru Majutsu no Index, Kemeko Deluxe, Kyou no Go no Ni, Macademi Wasshoi. And of course there are other shows that other people rate highly.Clearly, something has to give. Your selection may be different, but I imagine everyone is having the same trouble I am: what can I drop?The shows I will definitely not drop are: Kannagi, Vampire Knight, ef, Kurozuka, Mouryou no Hako (all outstanding), Hakushaku to Yousei (guilty pleasure), and Skip Beat (I love the manga, and I have to see how they do it).Anyway, I take an optimistic view of the anime industry. Despite the howls from companies about online viewing and file-sharing, the industry continues to pump out shows, at least as many shows in the past year than in any of the previous few years. They must be making money somehow. The shows cover a range of genres, and the quality is high and getting higher. Or at least that's how it looks to me.
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