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Month: October 2016

  • Queen Millennia

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    This is an old Leiji Matsumoto series from the 80s that I somehow had never heard of, despite the fact that in the US it had been released alongside the 70s Captain Harlock series, which is one of my favorite series of all time (albeit I watched it in its French incarnation, as Albator). I’ve…

  • Mob Psycho 100

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    This show is batshit insane. It aired this past summer in Japan, but I just came across it now. I watched the first episode the other day, and I do plan on watching the rest. The basic premise is that the main character (“Mob”) has psychic powers, and is being used by another character (who…

  • Izetta: The Last Witch

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    This is a series that just started this month, but that I hadn’t included in my list of shows I wanted to watch. I’ve seen the first 2 episodes that have aired so far, and although I’m not absolutely sold on it yet, I do quite like it. It’s set in an alternate WW2-like history…

  • Dimension W

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    This is a series that aired in Japan at the start of the year, and I just happened to come across. I’ve watched the first 3 episodes, and absolutely love it. It’s a sci-fi story that takes place in a near-future where energy is supplied to the world thanks to the discovery of an energy-rich…

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

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    As I mentioned in my fall 2016 post, the second season of this Gundam series started this month, and that got me wanting to check out the series from the start. I’ve gotten into Gundam this year in a big way, but have been sticking so far with shows that take place in the Universal…

  • Occultic Nine

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    One of the series I mentioned wanting to watch in my fall 2016 anime post was Occultic Nine —  it finally launched and I got to watch the first episode. What I wrote then pretty much stands. The one aspect of the show that really turns me off is the inclusion of a character with ridiculously…

  • Bullet Hell Monday

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    I’ve been playing this new bullet hell shooter for iOS called Bullet Hell Monday, and having an absolute blast with it. It was created by Masayuki Ito, who has already created two other iOS shmups — .Decluster: Into the Bullet Hell and .Decluster Zero: Bullet Nocturne — but this is the first of his games…

  • Actual Sunlight

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    This is one of the free games on offer through PlayStation Plus this month, for the Vita, and I just played through it this morning in one sitting. I didn’t pay attention to the length it took (lost track of time, but was probably 1-2 hours), which is telling of how I got sucked into…

  • Rise of the Tomb Raider

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    I really liked the rebooted Tomb Raider game from a few years ago, and was really looking forward to this sequel, but couldn’t play it last year because I don’t have an Xbox One (it was an X1 exclusive). It finally came out on PS4, and having played 3-4 hours, I’m loving it. If you…

  • Now You See Me 2

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    As I wrote a couple of weeks ago, to my surprise, I ended up kinda liking the first Now You See Me movie. I’ve now watched the sequel as well, and although I didn’t like it as much as the first one – I feel like it misses out on the big performances, that were…