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Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok Episode 9 Commentary

Monday, December 1st, 2008

With Frey spending so much time with Heimdall, maybe Heimdall will lighten up a little. Their time together reminds me of Prince Zuko and his uncle Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender, a duo of a bad guy and a good guy, where the good guy knows the bad guy can be good if only given the right direction. With Frey, however, he’s oblivious to a lot going around him, and it’s that simpleton nature that has a chance to soften Heimdall.

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Haibane-Renmei: Episode 5 Commentary

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Rakka has reached a point where she is both curious about what lies outside the town walls and where she is content with the life before her in Old Home and in town. Sumika is an example of finding joy, and ones life, ones future, within the walled community.

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Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok Episode 8 Commentary

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Mayura’s not the only one who’d been wondering about the connection between Loki and Yamino, but it was suprise to find out Yamino was Loki’s son all along. The older Loki doesn’t look old enough to be a father, and what’s with him and Freya if Loki’s already a father and everything? ‘course, I guess there’s nothing keeping gods and goddesses from having children with multiple others. It nicely put together Yamino’s story about Midgarsormr in the opening, and the scene with the adult Loki and Midgarsormr.

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Haibane-Renmei: Episode 4 Commentary

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Having watched the third episode in Japanese now, I’m getting used to the Japanese voices. I like both the English and Japanese voices, but I prefer the English voices. If I started out watching the first episode in Japanese before English, would I prefer the Japanese voices? I think I find Rakka’s English voice to be a little more fitting to her character than her Japanese voice.

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Aria the Animation: Episode 5

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

The search for “the second beach to the right” gives a good chance to get to know the girls. Akari wonders if it was Peter Pan himself who sent the invitations. Aika hoped for a day of relaxation. Alice figures it may be a plot against them. The latter makes me wonder if she has a mind always unsure of the motives of those around her, or if she really does find herself being looked down upon by the older Undines of the Orange Company, jealous of her ability with an oar at her younger age.

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