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diff --git a/src/anime/london/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/london/document.en.rest.txt index a7c146c..398bfec 100644 --- a/src/anime/london/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/london/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ :tags: - anime I have several weeks' worth of anime that I want to watch. But -watching it alone is no fun. So I call on my Twitter followers, the -readers of my website, and their trusted friends: let's meet at my -house, and watch some. +watching it alone is no fun. So I call on my Twitter & Fediverse +followers, the readers of my website, and their trusted friends: let's +meet at my house, and watch some. Details: @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ We usually meet on the third (or sometimes first) Saturday of each month. Upcoming meetings ================= -December 14th. +March 25th. The mailing list ================ @@ -37,61 +37,61 @@ What we watched April 2nd 2011 -------------- -* `Freedom <http://anidb.net/a4708>`_ +* `Freedom <https://anidb.net/a4708>`_ May 7th 2011 ------------ -* `Fractale <http://anidb.net/a7873>`_ up to episode 5 -* `Puni Puni Poemi <http://anidb.net/a65>`_ -* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episode +* `Fractale <https://anidb.net/a7873>`_ up to episode 5 +* `Puni Puni Poemi <https://anidb.net/a65>`_ +* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <https://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episode 6 (`review </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) June 5th 2011 ------------- -* `Fractale <http://anidb.net/a7873>`_ from episode 6 to the end -* `Oruchuban Ebichu <http://anidb.net/a150>`_ episodes 1-2 -* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ +* `Fractale <https://anidb.net/a7873>`_ from episode 6 to the end +* `Oruchuban Ebichu <https://anidb.net/a150>`_ episodes 1-2 +* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <https://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodes 7-8 (`review </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) July 2nd 2011 ------------- -* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://anidb.net/a8069>`_, up to +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <https://anidb.net/a8069>`_, up to episode 3 (`review </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) -* `Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei <http://anidb.net/a5083>`_, first episode -* `Meitantei Holmes <http://anidb.net/a617>`_, first episode -* `Robot Carnival <http://anidb.net/a1163>`_ +* `Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei <https://anidb.net/a5083>`_, first episode +* `Meitantei Holmes <https://anidb.net/a617>`_, first episode +* `Robot Carnival <https://anidb.net/a1163>`_ August 20th 2011 ---------------- We were only two, so we watched some random stuff that nobody would miss. -* `K-On! <http://anidb.net/a6257>`_, first 2 episodes (`review +* `K-On! <https://anidb.net/a6257>`_, first 2 episodes (`review </anime/review/k-on>`_) Four high-school girls forming a band. More or less. Klutzy main character, plenty of moe. These first episodes are mostly showing the setting and the characters. -* `Super Gals <http://anidb.net/a475>`_, first 2 episodes +* `Super Gals <https://anidb.net/a475>`_, first 2 episodes Gals in Shibuya. Funny with slightly jarring serious moments. I seem to remember the manga mixing them better. * `Charming Figures of the Magical Girl Trio - <http://anidb.net/a3633>`_ (OVA) + <https://anidb.net/a3633>`_ (OVA) 20 minutes total, of which about 5 are actual new animation, and the rest are collages from three mahou shoujo series. If you have never - seen `Creamy Mami <http://anidb.net/a521>`_, `Persia - <http://anidb.net/a499>`_, and `Magical Emi - <http://anidb.net/a1444>`_, this will make no sense at all. If you + seen `Creamy Mami <https://anidb.net/a521>`_, `Persia + <https://anidb.net/a499>`_, and `Magical Emi + <https://anidb.net/a1444>`_, this will make no sense at all. If you have seen them, it will just be a bit boring :) -* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ +* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <https://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodes 9-10 (`review </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) This one keeps getting more and more surreal. @@ -99,18 +99,18 @@ We were only two, so we watched some random stuff that nobody would miss. September 17th 2011 ------------------- -* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://anidb.net/a8069>`_, up to +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <https://anidb.net/a8069>`_, up to episode 5 (`review </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) The main character is still not a Magical Girl, people keep getting hurt, and I trust Kyuubee less and less. -* `Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei <http://anidb.net/a5083>`_, up to episode 3 +* `Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei <https://anidb.net/a5083>`_, up to episode 3 Against all odds, Itoshiki & Fuura manage to do some good deeds. People still behave in incomprehensible ways. -* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ +* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <https://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodes 11-13 (`review </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) Episodes 11 and 12 are the usual randomness. Episode 13 would be a @@ -120,15 +120,15 @@ September 17th 2011 October 15th 2011 ----------------- -* `Space Battleship Yamato <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477109/>`_ +* `Space Battleship Yamato <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477109/>`_ This is a live-action movie, not an animation. It tells more-or-less the same story as the first season of `the anime series of the same - name <http://anidb.net/a648>`_. The acting is rather average and the + name <https://anidb.net/a648>`_. The acting is rather average and the pacing is horribly slow. The visuals are quite well done, though, and the aliens look alien enough. -* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://anidb.net/a8069>`_, up to +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <https://anidb.net/a8069>`_, up to episode 8 (`review </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) I'm not going to put plot spoilers here, but I have to say that we @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ October 15th 2011 by assuming that Kyuubee is way more evil than we thought he could be. Right on the money… -* `Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu <http://anidb.net/a228>`_ episode 1 +* `Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu <https://anidb.net/a228>`_ episode 1 10 years old slapstick-comedy series, I had forgotten the sheer craziness of it. @@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ October 15th 2011 November 13th 2011 ------------------ -* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://anidb.net/a8069>`_, to the end +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <https://anidb.net/a8069>`_, to the end (`review </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) Oh my. They won. Kyuubee was even more of a bastard that we could @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ November 13th 2011 this series! * `Gamera: Guardian of the Universe - <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113142/>`_ + <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113142/>`_ Yes, really. Not anime, not even old enough (it's from 1995!) to excuse the ugly props and the confusing story line. Also, the @@ -162,22 +162,22 @@ November 13th 2011 December 17th 2011 ------------------ -* `Eve no Jikan <http://anidb.net/a5132>`_ +* `Eve no Jikan <https://anidb.net/a5132>`_ Very nice mini-series, from the same author as Pale Cocoon (see below), on the possible social consequences of the introduction of Asimov-style humanoid robots. The episodes of this series were watched thanks to `crunchyroll - <http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime>`_, an ad-supported streaming + <https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime>`_, an ad-supported streaming service for recent anime titles, with English subtitles. -* `Detroit Metal City <http://anidb.net/a5587>`_, episodes 1 to 4. +* `Detroit Metal City <https://anidb.net/a5587>`_, episodes 1 to 4. Shy, melodic-songs loving boy becomes the frontman for a death metal band. Bad things happen. Hilarity ensues. -* `Pale Cocoon <http://anidb.net/a4158>`_ +* `Pale Cocoon <https://anidb.net/a4158>`_ Short OVA, about the reconstruction of history through restoration of ancient archives. A few centuries in the future. Not a totally @@ -186,18 +186,18 @@ December 17th 2011 January 21st 2012 ----------------- -* `Detroit Metal City <http://anidb.net/a5587>`_, episodes from 5 to +* `Detroit Metal City <https://anidb.net/a5587>`_, episodes from 5 to the end. More bad things, more hilarity. Worthy of been watched. Once. -* `Eve no Jikan Gekijouban <http://anidb.net/a7249>`_ +* `Eve no Jikan Gekijouban <https://anidb.net/a7249>`_ Summary of the series, with some added details, and an almost-explanation of some unclear points, *during the ending credits*. -* `Meitantei Holmes <http://anidb.net/a617>`_, episode 10 +* `Meitantei Holmes <https://anidb.net/a617>`_, episode 10 Yes, a random episode. And we chanced upon the one from which most of the scenes in the opening titles are taken. @@ -211,8 +211,8 @@ forgettable. Nothing interesting happened. March 3rd 2012 -------------- -* `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Jo <http://anidb.net/a4847>`_ and - `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Ha <http://anidb.net/a6171>`_ +* `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Jo <https://anidb.net/a4847>`_ and + `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Ha <https://anidb.net/a6171>`_ We watched the first two movies of the new Evangelion. The story matches quite closely the anime series from 1996, especially at the @@ -223,15 +223,15 @@ March 3rd 2012 March 31st 2012 --------------- -* `Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho <http://anidb.net/a469>`_ +* `Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho <https://anidb.net/a469>`_ Movie written and directed by `Makoto Shinkai - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=445>`_. + <https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=445>`_. Alternate history SF, with dreams and quantum mumbo-jumbo. As in other works of his, the main focus in on the characters' growth and interactions. Slow and short on explanations, but worth the time. -* `Kachou Ouji: Hard Rock Save the Space <http://anidb.net/a406>`_ +* `Kachou Ouji: Hard Rock Save the Space <https://anidb.net/a406>`_ first episode A salaryman with an exceedingly sad life get accosted by strange @@ -241,13 +241,13 @@ March 31st 2012 April 21st 2012 --------------- -* `Dai Mahou Touge <http://anidb.net/a4149>`_, all of it. +* `Dai Mahou Touge <https://anidb.net/a4149>`_, all of it. Another "magical girl". Heavy violence: if the main character can't win by magic, she wins by beating her opponents into a pulp. Not recommended for the faint of heart; others will laugh. -* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <http://anidb.net/a3574>`_ first 8 +* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <https://anidb.net/a3574>`_ first 8 episodes. An isolated village, mysterious murders and disappearances. The @@ -261,12 +261,12 @@ April 21st 2012 May 20th 2012 ------------- -* `The Sky Crawlers <http://anidb.net/a5310>`_ +* `The Sky Crawlers <https://anidb.net/a5310>`_ Movie clearly directed by Mamoru Oshii, about life and war. *Very* slow, but with interesting insights. -* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <http://anidb.net/a3574>`_ episodes 9-13 +* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <https://anidb.net/a3574>`_ episodes 9-13 One more run through the events, with even more differences. Is the main character completely crazy? @@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ May 20th 2012 September 22nd 2012 ------------------- -* `Karigurashi no Arrietty <http://anidb.net/a7258>`_ +* `Karigurashi no Arrietty <https://anidb.net/a7258>`_ -* `Re:Cutie Honey <http://anidb.net/a1662>`_ +* `Re:Cutie Honey <https://anidb.net/a1662>`_ -* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <http://anidb.net/a3574>`_ episodes 14-15 +* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <https://anidb.net/a3574>`_ episodes 14-15 Some back-story. I still can't understand where the whole thing is going. @@ -286,18 +286,18 @@ September 22nd 2012 October 20th 2012 ----------------- -* `From Up On Poppy Hill <http://anidb.net/a8141>`_ +* `From Up On Poppy Hill <https://anidb.net/a8141>`_ The latest Ghibli movie, see also `my review </anime/review/poppy-hill/>`_ -* `Hells <http://anidb.net/a6109>`_ +* `Hells <https://anidb.net/a6109>`_ Shinichi Hiromoto wrote this complicated and meandering story of a schoolgirl in Hell. It's got some attempt at ideas about consensual realities, but it's confusing and it feels way too long. -* `Dragon Half <http://anidb.net/a149>`_ +* `Dragon Half <https://anidb.net/a149>`_ Very funny adaptation of Ryuusuke Mita's manga, too bad they ony made two episodes. @@ -305,18 +305,18 @@ October 20th 2012 March 31st 2013 --------------- -* `Loups Garous <http://anidb.net/a7093>`_ +* `Loups Garous <https://anidb.net/a7093>`_ Very confused story, badly developed, with random mixing of unrelated events. -* `Sora no Woto <http://anidb.net/a6783>`_, first 2 episodes +* `Sora no Woto <https://anidb.net/a6783>`_, first 2 episodes Switzerland, after a *very* long war, a military post is held by young girls, who play music. Not sure where it's going, but it's very pretty to look at. -* `Idol Defence Force Hummingbird <http://anidb.net/a840>`_ +* `Idol Defence Force Hummingbird <https://anidb.net/a840>`_ Military defence has been outsourced to the private sector; only the idol/showbiz companies were willing to take it up. So we have idols @@ -326,13 +326,13 @@ March 31st 2013 October 26th 2013 ----------------- -* `Penguindrum <http://anidb.net/a8421>`_, first 16 episodes. +* `Penguindrum <https://anidb.net/a8421>`_, first 16 episodes. A complicated story of siblings, identity, destiny, and penguins. I wrote `a review - <http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/penguin-drum>`_. + <https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/penguin-drum>`_. -* `Kill me baby <http://anidb.net/a8552>`_, first 3 episodes. +* `Kill me baby <https://anidb.net/a8552>`_, first 3 episodes. Very random slapstick comedy: a stupid schoolgirl, her assassin classmate, and a visiting ninja. Short sketches, easy laughs. @@ -340,26 +340,26 @@ October 26th 2013 December 7th 2013 ----------------- -* `Zettai Bouei Leviathan <http://anidb.net/a9741>`_ +* `Zettai Bouei Leviathan <https://anidb.net/a9741>`_ Bog standard RPG converted to anime. Easy watching with some laughs. -* `Kill me baby <http://anidb.net/a8552>`_, episodes 4-8. +* `Kill me baby <https://anidb.net/a8552>`_, episodes 4-8. February 15th 2014 ------------------ -* `Wolf's Children <http://anidb.net/a8832>`_ +* `Wolf's Children <https://anidb.net/a8832>`_ Very nice story about raising children and chosing our own life. -* `Kyou kara ore wa… <http://anidb.net/a1560>`_ +* `Kyou kara ore wa… <https://anidb.net/a1560>`_ Comedy / farce about high school thugs. I watched it for the first time years ago, and it still cracks me up * `Saint young men - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=animelist&adb.search=saint+young+men&do.search=search>`_ + <https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=animelist&adb.search=saint+young+men&do.search=search>`_ Jesus and Buddha living together in a rental flat in Japan. Funny, but we lost all the Buddha in-jokes, and the pacing of the story @@ -368,24 +368,24 @@ February 15th 2014 October 4th 2014 ---------------- -* `Mai Mai Miracle <http://anidb.net/a6589>`_ +* `Mai Mai Miracle <https://anidb.net/a6589>`_ -* `Ouran High School Host Club <http://anidb.net/a4148>`_, the first +* `Ouran High School Host Club <https://anidb.net/a4148>`_, the first two episodes -* `Kyou kara ore wa… <http://anidb.net/a1560>`_ episodes 4 and 5 +* `Kyou kara ore wa… <https://anidb.net/a1560>`_ episodes 4 and 5 February 28th 2015 ------------------ -* `Patema Inverted <http://anidb.net/a8857>`_ -* `The woman called Fujiko Mine <http://anidb.net/a9031>`_, first 7 +* `Patema Inverted <https://anidb.net/a8857>`_ +* `The woman called Fujiko Mine <https://anidb.net/a9031>`_, first 7 episodes (`review </anime/review/fujiko-mine/>`_) March 21st 2015 --------------- -* `The woman called Fujiko Mine <http://anidb.net/a9031>`_, final 7 +* `The woman called Fujiko Mine <https://anidb.net/a9031>`_, final 7 episodes * some shorts from the `Anime Mirai @@ -395,26 +395,26 @@ March 21st 2015 April 25th 2015 --------------- -* live action `Yatterman <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010055/>`_ +* live action `Yatterman <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010055/>`_ May 30th 2015 ------------- -* `Gatchaman Crowds <http://anidb.net/a9820>`_, all of it; see also +* `Gatchaman Crowds <https://anidb.net/a9820>`_, all of it; see also `my review </anime/review/gatchaman-crowds/>`_ June 20th 2015 -------------- -* `When Marnie was There <http://anidb.net/a10313>`_ -* `Marvelous Melmo <http://anidb.net/a3050>`_, first 2 episodes +* `When Marnie was There <https://anidb.net/a10313>`_ +* `Marvelous Melmo <https://anidb.net/a3050>`_, first 2 episodes October 24th 2015 ----------------- -* `Hinata no Aoshigure <http://anidb.net/a10086>`_ 20 minutes short +* `Hinata no Aoshigure <https://anidb.net/a10086>`_ 20 minutes short about 10-year-olds in love -* `Princess Tutu <http://anidb.net/a516>`_ first three episodes; very +* `Princess Tutu <https://anidb.net/a516>`_ first three episodes; very weird but very engaging story about a duckling who falls in love with a boy dancer, gets transformed into a girl who becomes a magical girl… it all makes more sense in the series, I promise. @@ -422,12 +422,12 @@ October 24th 2015 February 27th 2016 ------------------ -* `Gatchaman Crowds Insight <http://anidb.net/a10226>`_ +* `Gatchaman Crowds Insight <https://anidb.net/a10226>`_ March 13th 2016 --------------- -* `Now and Then, Here and There <http://anidb.net/a114>`_ one of the +* `Now and Then, Here and There <https://anidb.net/a114>`_ one of the bleakest series I've even watched. Content notes for kidnapping, child soldiers, war, rape, graphical violence, discussion of abortion, drowning. I think that covers it. @@ -435,45 +435,45 @@ March 13th 2016 May 21st 2016 ------------- -* `Kyousougiga <http://anidb.net/a9992>`_, all of it; see also `my +* `Kyousougiga <https://anidb.net/a9992>`_, all of it; see also `my review </anime/review/kyousougiga/>`_. June 18th 2016 -------------- -* `Katanagatari <http://anidb.net/a6613>`_, first 2 episodes: slow, +* `Katanagatari <https://anidb.net/a6613>`_, first 2 episodes: slow, boring, cheaply animated, 50 minutes episodes. We gave up. -* `Ano Hana <http://anidb.net/a8181>`_, first 4 episodes: we really +* `Ano Hana <https://anidb.net/a8181>`_, first 4 episodes: we really liked this one! August 20th 2016 ---------------- -* finished `Ano Hana <http://anidb.net/a8181>`_, it's a really good +* finished `Ano Hana <https://anidb.net/a8181>`_, it's a really good story. -* `Punch Line <http://anidb.net/a10948>`_ first episode: overly messy +* `Punch Line <https://anidb.net/a10948>`_ first episode: overly messy and complicated setup, most reviews say "it gets decent after six episodes"; I'm pretty sure we're not going to watch the rest -* `HaNaYaMaTa <http://anidb.net/a10351>`_ first episode: cute story of +* `HaNaYaMaTa <https://anidb.net/a10351>`_ first episode: cute story of unlikely friendship November 19th 2016 ------------------ -* `Bakemono no Ko <http://anidb.net/a10967>`_, very nice movie by +* `Bakemono no Ko <https://anidb.net/a10967>`_, very nice movie by `Mamoru Hosoda - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=50>`_ -* first three episodes of `Baccano" <http://anidb.net/a4897>`_: lots + <https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=50>`_ +* first three episodes of `Baccano" <https://anidb.net/a4897>`_: lots of characters, lots of plot threads, quite difficult to follow, but promises to be good December 17th 2016 ------------------ -* `The Tatami Galaxy <http://anidb.net/a7243>`_, first 5 episodes: +* `The Tatami Galaxy <https://anidb.net/a7243>`_, first 5 episodes: very weird time-loop story, it gets a bit too repetitive if watched all at once, so we stopped halfway through -* `Expelled from Paradise <http://anidb.net/a9088>`_ movie about +* `Expelled from Paradise <https://anidb.net/a9088>`_ movie about uploaded humans, fake utopias, the nature of consciousness; as usual with Nitro+, I find the questions much better than the answers (also, the CG animation is terrible) @@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ December 17th 2016 January 28th 2017 ----------------- -* `Flip Flappers <http://anidb.net/a12007>`_, first 9 episodes: +* `Flip Flappers <https://anidb.net/a12007>`_, first 9 episodes: oneiric magical girls, many episodes are clearly spoofing other animes or tropes; I've finished watching it on my own, it turns very Akira-like by the end. @@ -489,31 +489,31 @@ January 28th 2017 February 18th 2017 ------------------ -* `Gunbuster <http://anidb.net/a185>`_, all 6 episodes: epic +* `Gunbuster <https://anidb.net/a185>`_, all 6 episodes: epic giant-robots series, early Gainax. March 17th 2018 --------------- -* `Madoka Magica: Rebellion <http://anidb.net/a8778>`_, the third +* `Madoka Magica: Rebellion <https://anidb.net/a8778>`_, the third movie of the series. June 16th 2018 -------------- -* `The Great Passage <http://anidb.net/a11997>`_, all 11 episodes: +* `The Great Passage <https://anidb.net/a11997>`_, all 11 episodes: very nice story of friendship and teamwork between people compiling a dictionary November 17th 2018 ------------------ -* `Girls' Last Tour <http://anidb.net/a13256>`_, a few episodes; two +* `Girls' Last Tour <https://anidb.net/a13256>`_, a few episodes; two your girls drive a `kettenkrad <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SdKfz_2>`_ through an immense deserted city -* `Nagi no Asukara <http://anidb.net/a9387>`_, a few episodes; +* `Nagi no Asukara <https://anidb.net/a9387>`_, a few episodes; love polygon with sea-dwelling people April 13th 2019 @@ -523,20 +523,20 @@ April 13th 2019 sport anime, with a strong focus on the characters' personalities. The art style is also quite peculiar, like sketches and watercolors -* `Chio's School Road <http://anidb.net/a13250>`_, first +* `Chio's School Road <https://anidb.net/a13250>`_, first episode. School girl who plays video games way too much, has surreal and awkward adventures on her way to school -* `Joshi Kausei <http://anidb.net/a14390>`_, first two +* `Joshi Kausei <https://anidb.net/a14390>`_, first two episodes. Extremely short episodes (3 minutes each), no dialogues, slice of life -* `HINAMATSURI <http://anidb.net/a13434>`_, first five +* `HINAMATSURI <https://anidb.net/a13434>`_, first five episodes. Telekinetic girl teleports into the house of a yakuza member, making his life even more complicated. Sweet and funny. May 18th 2019 ------------- -* `Carole & Tuesday <http://anidb.net/a13893>`_ first 3 episodes. Two +* `Carole & Tuesday <https://anidb.net/a13893>`_ first 3 episodes. Two girls trying to live and make music on Mars (we're not sure why it's set on Mars). Cute, written and directed by WATANABE Shinichirou, director of Cowboy Bebop. @@ -544,27 +544,43 @@ May 18th 2019 June 15th 2019 -------------- -* `Carole & Tuesday <http://anidb.net/a13893>`_ episodes 4 to 6. Not +* `Carole & Tuesday <https://anidb.net/a13893>`_ episodes 4 to 6. Not much plot here, we're still not clear why it's on Mars July 20th 2019 -------------- -* `HINAMATSURI <http://anidb.net/a13434>`_, all remaining +* `HINAMATSURI <https://anidb.net/a13434>`_, all remaining episodes. Too many plot threads half-forgotten, but still funny. September 14th 2019 ------------------- -* `Carole & Tuesday <http://anidb.net/a13893>`_ episodes 7 +* `Carole & Tuesday <https://anidb.net/a13893>`_ episodes 7 to 13. Things are happening, lots of drama, many new songs. November 16th 2019 ------------------ -* finished `Carole & Tuesday <http://anidb.net/a13893>`_, things *did* +* finished `Carole & Tuesday <https://anidb.net/a13893>`_, things *did* happen! -.. _DM: http://twitter.com/dakkar +February 11th 2023 +------------------ + +* `Millennium Actress <https://anidb.net/a570>`_ fantastic in the way + it mixes memories / movie fragments / present time; one of my + friends has recently been watching classic live action Japanese + movies and caught many many references. I was reminded of Catherynne + Valente's "Radiance", both for the love of cinema and for the style + of reconstructing a life from documentary fragments. +* `Belle <https://anidb.net/a15924>`_ visually stunning, with good + music, and a story that's at times very engaging. But it leaves some + plot points way too implicit, and the conflict resolution in the end + is… wrong? Like, boy, that's really not what you should be doing in + the future, you've been doing that all along and what necessitated + your actions is *the whole problem*! + +.. _DM: https://s.thenautilus.net/@dakkar .. _`e-mail`: dakkar@thenautilus.net .. _`write me`: mailto:dakkar@thenautilus.net?subject=Please%20add%20me%20to%20the%20Anime%20London%20mailing%20list |