Month: June 2011

AnimeNEXT 2011: The NEXT are not only in Sternbild City

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Just as a heads up for everyone in the Tri-State area we will be attending AnimeNEXT 2011 this year as both press and panelists for all three days. Hisui will be appearing on five panels this year and Narutaki will be on three so you can see the Reverse Thieves every day of the convention if it so pleases you. The big Japanese guest for us this year will be Satoru Nakamura, who is another amazing Production I.G guest following up last year’s Kenji Kamiyama. If anyone has questions for him just leave a comment and we will be sure to ask at one of his panels.

We recorded a micro-podcast (less than 12-minutes long) detailing our plans in case you don’t feel like reading this post.

AnimeNEXT Preview podcast

Our tentative panel schedule:

Friday:

Anime in the 90s and Spoiler Alert
Tenshi ni Narumon : Anime Under the Radar
The Best Of Martial Arts Fight Scenes 2: The Rematch
Best Manga you Never Read (both Reverse Thieves)
Investigating Detective Anime (both Reverse Thieves)
Vertical Manga: The Seinen Revolution Continues
Production I.G Panel
Type-Moon: Unlimited Panel Works (Hisui’s Solo Mission)
Anime Incorrect! (18+)
Bad Anime, Bad!

Saturday:

The Anime Geek Glossary
JoJo’s Posing School
Fandom & Criticism: The Art of Active Viewing (Hisui & the Ani-Gamers)
Suminagashi: Floating Ink
Fanthropology: Behind the Study of Fandom
Fandom Podcasting: An Overview
A Complete History of Manga
Production I.G Discussion
One Piece Podcast Panel
Otaku on a Budget
Giant Robot Rumble
Totally Subversive Toons (18+)
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Scenes

Sunday:

Anime Opening/Closing Themes
Real Men Watch Shoujo (Both Reverse Thieves)
NoN. D.E. Fan Films
Square Enix

After War Gundam X: A World Without Char

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Warning! I pretty much spoil the biggest twist you can in Gundam X. You have been warned.

hisuiconAll the way back in my 2009 review of Gundam X I promised to explain my theories on the show with spoilers and then promptly forgot to ever do such a thing.  In the article I theorized that Gundam X was partially a critique of the certain aspects of the Universal Century of Gundam but then stated that any detailed analysis would actually be a biggest spoiler for the series possible. Since the whole purpose of the Ballads of the Earth and the Moon articles was to look at the two somewhat unappreciated Gundam series I felt like spoilers would have gone against the spirit of getting people to check out the series with an unprejudiced attitude. But I am finally going to unleash my little theory for everyone who has seen the show.

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Gosick #020: Double Trouble

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Victorique has been sequestered in a secret underground chamber by her father to solve the infamous murder of Coco Rose. The problem is she has not been given enough evidence to properly solve the case. Will Kazuya be able to step up to the plate and not only be a proper Watson but a gallant protector to the tiny blonde detective?

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