For todays post I would like to do something a little different and touch upon the topic of modern art. Art, I have to admit, is not my area of expertise. But it is something we have been discussin…
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Miyori no Mori
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Memento Yuri #07 — Montage Fight
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Memento Yuri #14 — Reruns Already?
Uh, okay. Quasi-Impressions: Oh. Apparently there was a special extra episode to be packaged with the blu-rays, as well as on only AT-X for broadcasting, and streaming…
Memento Yuri #08 — With Great Power
About damn time. Impressions: Finally. This is the episode that we should've had a month ago. Big reveals about Renge (she died), but she's going to fight anyway…
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Yeah, yeah. Called it. Impressions: Yeeeep. Pretty much just a massive info-dump episode, but I called about 98% of it. Everybody's clones and part of the invasion…
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So much for a big final explosive fight. No, it's not just you. My host is going through some stability issues for the last day and a…
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Mirai kara Yattekita Mori
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A2 (Tatsuya Mori, 2001)
Tatsuya Mori returns to the subject of Aum following A to examine the ongoing effects of the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway
Peak Modern Visuals
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Let's make some softcore porn. AI has no idea what that is. Impressions: At least next week looks like they're finally returning to the plot, which in…
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The Playful Icons of Hiroshi Mori
While browsing Pinterest recently, I found this: Beneath, some wags had christened this the “Moe Lisa” by “Leonardo Doujinshi.” The whimsical, anime-esque style reminds me of the playful…
Somali to Mori no Kamisama – 03
「ほら穴の底の海」 (Horaana no Soko no Umi) "The Sea at the Bottom of the Cave" All good things come to an end.
Somali to Mori no Kamisama – 02
「くさびらと鬼の住処」 (Kusabira to Oni no Sumika) "Edible Herbs and the Oni's Dwelling" Just when we were getting all nice and comfy.
Somali to Mori no Kamisama – 09
「祈り語る出会いと絆 / 小さな日々の思い出」 (Inori Kataru Deai to Kizuna / Chiisana Hibi no Omoide) "Meetings and Bonds Prayed For / Memories of Minor Days" I'm sure glad that there weren't any…
Somali to Mori no Kamisama – 04
「叶える花と願う約束」 (Kanaeru Hana to Negau Yakusoku) "The Wishing Flower and the Promise Request" The golem learned an extremely valuable lesson. Sometimes, the journey can matter more than the destination.
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