Author: eternal

Miscellaneous

Toronto Otaku/Blogger Meet, ACG, and other things

As you might have heard, a few of the locals recently held a meetup at a nearby restaurant; the purpose, of course, being to help like-minded people meet one another. You can find more coverage at the blogs of the other two blogger attendees, Rin and Saku, but the bottom line is that it was a great event and that I’d love to do it again. For the sake of the rest of my readers, I’ll try to refrain from discussing similar meetups in the future, unless it’s a particularly big one; however, for the sake of the few of you that are from the area, I strongly encourage you to get involved in the local community and keep an eye out for events like this.

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Community

⑨ Moments of Anime #6: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi


If I put a picture more fitting with the tone of the series, it would probably contradict everything else about the blog.

Surprised? Though I’m usually not one to enjoy the general shounen/seinen genre, anywho who watched the 6 episodes of Mnemosyne would know that it’s more than a little unique. Borderline guro with tons of yuri to go around, coupled with excessive violence and an eerie, twisting plot almost reminiscent of the likes of Serial Experiments Lain, it was probably one of the most original anime of the year, and it definitely made an impact on me when I first watched it. Truth be told, I only got through it because I was forced into watching half of it at a friend’s house. That doesn’t mean that it was bad, however – on the contrary, it was probably among my most enjoyable anime-related experiences this past year.

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⑨ Moments of Anime #7: Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu ep 01

Not so much a precise moment as an overall experience, the first episode of this bizarre yet heartwarming little romance/comedy marked the beginning of what would become one of my favourite anime of the summer, and what has since become a far more memorable harem than most.

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⑨ Moments of Anime #8: H2O – Footprints in the Sand ep 08

Remember this one? That crazy episode, right when things were getting good, where we were tossed into almost a full 22 minutes of mahou shoujo and other general nonsense that had absolutely nothing to do with the situation at hand? Well, I remember it, and I think there’s a part of me that looks back on it fondly.

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Episodic

ef – a tale of melodies [ep 10]

Not unlike a jigsaw puzzle, the pieces of this little fairy tale are finally coming together – but the closer we reach to completion, the more mysterious the final image appears. Somewhere on the line between tragedy and salvation, the story and characters continue to develop, in a world dominated by both both boundless horrors and fantasy-fulfilling saviors. It is on this line that the characters have lived up until now, and whether in the past or the present, neither they nor the viewers know when salvation may arrive or when tragedy may strike.

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⑨ Moments of Anime #9: Da Capo II Second Season ep 12

So, I’m a little more than a little late to the party, but it’s better late than never, right? Organized by CCY of Mega Megane Moe (and apparently related to the ABC?), I’ll be doing my part to contribute to this little event known as the Twelve Moments in Anime. Starting at nine (surely because I wanted to do something unique, and not because I was lazy or anything…</sarcasm>), I’ll be counting down some of my favourite moments of anime in the year 2008, celebrating the virtues of this art form that we all know and love. So, read on to hear about my first choice, involving A Certain Magical Sakura Tree.

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