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  • Ronia the Robber’s Daughter

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    This is turning into a fantastic series. Produced by Ghibli and directed by Goro Miyazaki (Hayao’s son), you definitely feel the the Ghibli pedigree as you watch it – especially in the pacing – and although the cell shaded CG animation did feel a bit weird to me at first, I quite enjoy it now.…

  • Parasyte

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    The trailer for the anime adaptation of the manga series Parasyte got me interested in checking it out, and one episode in, I’m definitely interested in watching more. It borders on the grotesque, but the mystery of why this is happening to this boy (his hand comes alive, and this sentience is also happening in…

  • Gundam Reconguista in G

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    I’m not a big Gundam guy at all – the only Gundam I’m familiar with is the original series – but I got a bit interested for this new series when I saw mention that it was director by Tomino (creator of the original series), and from the trailer it did have an old-school feel…

  • Star Wars Rebels

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    Well this series is certainly off to a great start. The Clone Wars series was OK, but this is the Star Wars that I like (around the time of the original trilogy). It’s so great to see this era of Star Wars portrayed in CG like this, and I’m enjoying the storyline so far, and…

  • Appleseed Alpha

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    This was really great. Unlike the last Appleseed movie, this one goes for a super realistic CG look, and the visuals are just fantastic. I sure love me some tech-heavy sci-fi, and you get plenty here, with great looking mech/android designs, and well done action sequences. It’s a nice little story too, and I hope…

  • Captain Harlock

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    I should start by saying that as a kid, Captain Harlock – or Albator, as I knew him in French – was my absolute favorite series. I loved that show so much, and my obsession with LEGO blocks was to constantly be building massive Arcadia-style ships, one after the other. So I was of course…

  • Knights of Sidonia

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    The other new anime series I’ve been watching (also 4 episodes in) is Knights of Sidonia. While I described the animation in Ping Pong as being crude and ugly, here it’s the absolute opposite. Truly some of the nicest animation I’ve seen in an anime in ages. I’m also really digging the setting – humans (and…

  • Ping Pong The Animation

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    Last month marked the start of a new season for anime, and the series I was most excited to check out was a new animated adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto’s Ping Pong. So far, 4 episodes in, I’m truly enjoying it. I should mention that it’s not the prettiest show out there – the animation style…

  • Rick and Morty

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    I just discovered this show yesterday, and have already gone through most of the first season – you can watch all episodes online here. Don’t know how I missed this, but man, this series sure is funny. It was co-created by Dan Harmon, and so this is where I can continue to get some my…

  • Despicable Me 2

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    I thought the first one was pretty fun to watch, but this one felt like it was just going through the motions. Sure, still had a few laughs, and I did like the Kristen Wiig character, but for the most part it didn’t really grab me much. Don’t think I’ll watch a third one, if…