First impressions of the summer ’13 anime I’m watching

It took a while but I’ve finally settled into my summer 2013 anime picks..and it’s seven series, more than I usually pick, especially for summer. But I’m enjoying them all, so I’m pretty sure I’ll be sticking with them the entire way. Here are my thoughts on the first three episodes of each…

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What makes an anime memorable?

Last month, hoshiko wrote a post discussing certain qualities of anime she feels make them memorable. While I’m sure we can all think of things that make an anime “good,” I think the traits that make an anime “memorable” are different…

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Anime’s three “building” categories

An interesting thought occurred to me recently in terms of how anime series are structured. It seems that most anime series focus on “building” one out of three narrative aspects – either building the story, building the characters, or building the world. Some focus on two out of three, a few manage to focus equally on all three – but it’s intriguing to think about which of the three each series is most concerned with…

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Nisemonogatari and the art of ambiguity

Nisemonogatari, the anticipated sequel of 2009’s Bakemonogatari, has recently finished airing. I didn’t become as enamored with Bakemonogatari as a lot of others did, but I found it to be a unique and memorable series nonetheless. It was a rather strange and ambiguous anime too, though not necessarily in a bad way. And, much to some fans’ pleasure and other fans’ dismay, Nisemonogatari ups the ambiguity even more…

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First impressions of the winter ’12 anime I’m watching

As always, here are my first impressions of the winter 2012 anime I’m watching upon seeing two episodes of each…

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