I’ve been at GX for the past few days. This con was such a great experience and I wanted to get some thoughts down about it. Read more →
Author: Mickey
Words about Openings: Blue Water
There’s the temptation with this series concept to just endlessly talk about the super visually interesting creative opening sequences. Rest assured, I will get to them, but that’s hardly a balanced view of what most anime opening sequences are like. So to give some perspective, let’s look at the opening for Gainax’s classic TV series Nadia: The Secret of Blue… Read more →
Words about Openings: Cha La Head Cha La
Fun fact about me, I’m the kind of person who can get really in to anime openings, for some reason. Occasionally I think about them a bit too much. So I thought I’d do a series of pieces where I just write garbage about particular anime theme songs. This first one relates to the very first Dragon Ball Z opening… Read more →
Video game marketing examined: Final Fantasy X HD
An interesting thing I discovered through late-night youtubing is a few trailers for Final Fantasy X / X-2 HD Remaster. So, first thing’s first, get all the “how can it be final if there’s 10 of them” and “how can you have an X-2 that’s absurd” jokes out of your system. I’ll wait. Read more →
I have a terrible work ethic, here’s a bunch of Kill la Kill stuff
It’s been ages since I ever posted anything here. I mean, there’s an article or two I’ve written for that fanzine if that ever gets off the ground, but honestly I’m lazy. Anyway, I have a bunch more Kill la Kill stuff so I wanna show you my shinies. Read more →
I’m gonna try and make a fanzine
So I’m going to be working on making an anime fanzine with my friend Star. The details are at http://weeaboutique-fanzine.tumblr.com/ It’s going to be called Weeaboutique. Get in touch if you’d be interested in contributing! Read more →
One does not care to acknowledge the mistakes of one’s youth
Or however that line goes. Advance warning: this is going to be embarrassing personal ramblings rather than the usual “omg look shiny things with animu on them” that I do. So hey have fun and enjoy my efforts to sabotage the good name of the kawaii uguu dot moe brand. Read more →
Gundam The Origin: it’s about babby Char or something
Arriving home today, there was a box I’d forgotten to expect! Read more →
I am continuing to enjoy the Time of EVE: and here’s why
So I’m posting about a thing I have already written about. And there’s a reason for that. It’s reeeeeeeeeeeeealy goooooooooooood. Also it’s on Crunchyroll for streaming this weekend only so I thought I should finally finish this review up. Read more →
Kill la Kill, Volume la Second
Luckily arriving a few days before I fly off on exciting holidays, it’s the second volume of everyone’s favourite high school magical uniform fighting anime, Kill la Kill! Read more →