Category: Editorials

Congratulations, Mr. President

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It was a real nail biter this year. This election might very well be the most important decision the nation has ever made. We face an enormous economic crisis that still continues to cripple our growth. There are grave threats to our nation’s security both internal and external. We have a broken political system in which partisan politics and powerful lobbyists gridlock the system and remove power from the hands of the common people. And Legend of the Galactic Heroes still goes unlicensed in English.

We need a leader who can overcome these troubled times with vision and strength of character. A leader who can bring together the American people with compassion and leadership. A president with real solutions that can return America to the land of the free and the home of the brave.

I’m just glad to see that the best man won this year.

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The October Line-Up

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My goodness this month is a vertible feast! The streaming list is most impressive what with the new season, but really there are few shows left that aren’t being simulcast.

Holy Moly. You would think it was summertime with an announcement schedule like that. But the new anime season teamed up with the NYCC to make this list huge. As always some really offbeat Discotek releases. They are the prime example of “expect the unexpected.” If nothing else this probably means I won’t have to bust my bum as much as there will probably bit a bit of a lull next month.

The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of newly licensed in the U.S., newly streaming in the U.S., and newly announced anime and manga projects.

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Go Love Giant Killing Again (or For the First Time)

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Giant Killing was my favorite show of 2010 so to say I recommend it heartily is a bit of an understatement. Sadly the series has never gotten a home video release in the states, but that comes as little surprise since it is a sports series. It was streamed by Crunchyroll however during the transition to almost everything being simulcast. I was so excited to see each week’s episode! But now it is being removed from the CR site so I’m watching it again and so should you before November 9th.

Need some convincing?

The soccer isn’t what compelled me so thoroughly. I can’t remember ever watching a match of soccer before Giant Killing. In fact, if anything I’d say the show actually got me curious about the sport as opposed to the other way around. Don’t mistake liking sports anime to being a fan of said sport.

It is Giant Killing’s unique perspective shifted from star player or young genius and instead focuses us an ensemble cast with the coach at the center. Everyone involved when it comes to sports from the players to the fans, from the press to the managing staff is a part of this story. Hisui and I wrote an article about that very thing; Giant Killing is about a group of people and how they work together.

Giant Killing is a character story that also happens to have really great bouts of soccer.

Also awesome opening.