These two episodes are very well done. The building apprehension does not need to rely as much on lots of blood and gory stuff as in the previous arcs. Of course by now we know what’s coming, so they don’t have to show as much blatant violence (or those wild distorted facial expressions, […]
Archive for July, 2007
Anime would seem to be a very straightforward term, referring to something called Japanese animation. I think most of us recognize anime when we see it. But how broad should the definition be? Hidoshi, for instance, over at TNK, has written about about the definition of “anime” and more recently about The […]
ConnectiCon, Days 2 & 3 (and cosplay photos!)
Published by July 18th, 2007 in Conventions. 4 CommentsBig conventions, like Anime Expo and Otakon, may have certain advantages going for them, in terms of high-profile guests, industry panels, huge numbers of cosplayers, and so on; but smaller cons are often quite simply more enjoyable. People who attended Mikkakan, back in the day might concur. And, like that earlier con, the […]
For those who don’t know about ConnectiCon, its a convention that’s happens each summer in Hartford, CT. It’s billed as a multi-genre convention (sci-fi and fantasy), but the main focus is on anime, gaming and web comics. I’ll have a bunch of cosplay pictures later, but right now I’ll just mention some of […]
The fun and games return this episode, replacing the slow pace of the first episode. But being Higurashi, the sense of dread and mystery surrounding the larger plot is never far off.
Just one more post on Anime Next: pics of what I got there! Also, when I posted my update on Day Two of Anime Next it somehow got tagged as “Private” so no one could see it for several hours. I don’t know how that happened, but I fixed it, so if anyone […]
To start my second day at Anime Next 2007, I went to watch the AMVs. I had missed the first ten or so, and left my ballot behind, so I didn’t even vote. I wasn’t too impressed by the ones I saw, except this one, of course XD. I thought the audio/visual […]
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