Month: July 2016

Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA 3rei!! #04: Shonen Friendship and Softcore Porn

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hisui_icon_4040_round I had ALMOST forgot what type of show this could be. The fact that I was getting answers and the fights were ramping up it seemed like the show was catering to what I came to Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA for in the first place. In the back of my head, I knew the truth. I have read the manga. I know WHO is coming. But I figured I could power through this … rough patch to get to the good stuff again.

All the warning signs were there. The new Miyu The Beast figure being in the news should have been enough warning. I guess I just figured that the fan service levels would remain at 2wei Herz! levels. But I forgot that as the audience becomes more self-selecting with every season the series tends to head towards the extremes . It means that the action gets more intense every season but so does the debauchery.

It is sadly only going to get worse before it gets better.

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Slayers Rewatch Podcast: Spell #12

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Lina Inverse: Bandit Killer, Dragon Spooker, and Beautiful Sorceress. That’s right, we decided to revisit the classic 90’s fantasy comedy Slayers.

The show is a mixture of comedy and adventure that is both a parody and homage to the various worlds of fantasy and roleplaying. Lina, Gourry, Zelgadis, and Amelia are your stereotypical D&D adventuring party (albeit with a rather spell-casting heavy focus) killing monsters, hording treasure, fighting amongst themselves, and causing tremendous amounts of collateral damage which sometimes inadvertently save the world. And in the 90’s Megumi Hayashibara was the queen of anime voice actresses and one of her most iconic roles was Lina.

Back in the day not everyone liked Slayers but almost everyone had watched it and had an opinion about it. Now even with the two recent seasons in 2008 the series is distinctly seen as a product of the 90s.

We are recruiting adventures for our journey to discover if Slayers is still an enjoyable 90s romp or a cursed relic better buried in the stream of time. If you are a high enough level, you should rewatch Slayers with our party!

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The Speakeasy #079: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Sailor Moon Drops, Flying Witch, Crunchyroll

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Ongoing Investigations: Sailor Moon Drops, Flying Witch, Goodnight Punpun vol 1-2 by Inio Asano, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Showa: A History of Japan by Shigeru Mizuki, End of Hayate by Kenjiro Hata.

Food for Thought: What would help make a sucessful NYC anime convention?

Topics: NYC Getting A New Anime Event, Crunchyroll Becomes a Competitor in the Physical Market, One Piece is 65% Finished.

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And now your helpful bartenders at The Speakeasy present your drink:

Root of All Evil

  • 1 part Absinthe
  • 3 parts root beer

Fill the cocktail glass with ice. Pour in Absinthe and top with a quality root beer.