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diff --git a/src/anime/london/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/london/document.en.rest.txt index aa1d88f..7517b54 100644 --- a/src/anime/london/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/london/document.en.rest.txt @@ -22,18 +22,7 @@ We usually meet on the third (or sometimes first) Saturday of each month. Next meeting ============ -October 4th. - -Things we may watch: - -- `Michiko to Hatchin <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5779>`_ -- `Paranoia Agent <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=1265>`_ -- `Millennium Actress <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=570>`_ -- `Baccano! <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4897>`_ -- further episodes of `Kyou Kara Ore Wa <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=1560>`_ - -Does any of these catch your fancy? `Let me know you're coming! -<mailto:dakkar@thenautilus.net?subject=Anime%20Day%20July%2019th>`_ +November 9th. The mailing list ================ @@ -47,79 +36,61 @@ What we watched April 2nd --------- -* `Freedom <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4708>`_ +* `Freedom <http://anidb.net/a4708>`_ May 7th ------- -* `Fractale - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=7873>`_ up to - episode 5 -* `Puni Puni Poemi - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=65>`_ -* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=7529>`_ - episode 6 (`review </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) +* `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 + 6 (`review </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) June 5th -------- -* `Fractale - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=7873>`_ - from episode 6 to the end -* `Oruchuban Ebichu - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=150>`_ - episodes 1-2 -* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=7529>`_ +* `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>`_ episodes 7-8 (`review </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) July 2nd -------- -* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8069>`_, - up to episode 3 (`review </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) -* `Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5083>`_, first episode -* `Meitantei Holmes - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=617>`_, first episode -* `Robot Carnival <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=1163>`_ +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://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>`_ August 20th ----------- We were only two, so we watched some random stuff that nobody would miss. -* `K-On! <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=6257>`_, - first 2 episodes (`review </anime/review/k-on>`_) +* `K-On! <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=475>`_, first 2 - episodes +* `Super Gals <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=3633>`_ (OVA) + <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=521>`_, `Persia - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=499>`_, and - `Magical Emi - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=1444>`_, 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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=7529>`_ + 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 + have seen them, it will just be a bit boring :) + +* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodes 9-10 (`review </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) This one keeps getting more and more surreal. @@ -127,22 +98,18 @@ We were only two, so we watched some random stuff that nobody would miss. September 17th -------------- -* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8069>`_, - up to episode 5 (`review </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5083>`_, up to - episode 3 +* `Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=7529>`_ +* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodes 11-13 (`review </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) Episodes 11 and 12 are the usual randomness. Episode 13 would be a @@ -156,24 +123,19 @@ October 15th 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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=648>`_. The - acting is rather average and the pacing is horribly slow. The - visuals are quite well done, though, and the aliens look alien - enough. + name <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8069>`_, - up to episode 8 (`review </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://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 guessed some of the big twists an episode or two in advance, mostly 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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=228>`_ - episode 1 +* `Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu <http://anidb.net/a228>`_ episode 1 10 years old slapstick-comedy series, I had forgotten the sheer craziness of it. @@ -181,9 +143,8 @@ October 15th November 13th ------------- -* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8069>`_, - to the end (`review </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://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 have imagined. And Homura's backstory is a very good one. Just watch @@ -200,8 +161,7 @@ November 13th December 17th ------------- -* `Eve no Jikan - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5132>`_ +* `Eve no Jikan <http://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 @@ -211,15 +171,12 @@ December 17th <http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime>`_, an ad-supported streaming service for recent anime titles, with English subtitles. -* `Detroit Metal City - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5587>`_, - episodes 1 to 4. +* `Detroit Metal City <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4158>`_ +* `Pale Cocoon <http://anidb.net/a4158>`_ Short OVA, about the reconstruction of history through restoration of ancient archives. A few centuries in the future. Not a totally @@ -228,22 +185,18 @@ December 17th January 21st ------------ -* `Detroit Metal City - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5587>`_, - episodes from 5 to the end. +* `Detroit Metal City <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=7249>`_ +* `Eve no Jikan Gekijouban <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=617>`_, - episode 10 +* `Meitantei Holmes <http://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. @@ -257,10 +210,8 @@ forgettable. Nothing interesting happened. March 3rd --------- -* `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Jo - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4847>`_ and - `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Ha - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=6171>`_ +* `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Jo <http://anidb.net/a4847>`_ and + `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Ha <http://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 @@ -271,8 +222,7 @@ March 3rd March 31st ---------- -* `Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=469>`_ +* `Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho <http://anidb.net/a469>`_ Movie written and directed by `Makoto Shinkai <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=445>`_. @@ -280,9 +230,8 @@ March 31st 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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=406>`_ first - episode +* `Kachou Ouji: Hard Rock Save the Space <http://anidb.net/a406>`_ + first episode A salaryman with an exceedingly sad life get accosted by strange women who want him to perform the songs he was famous for when he @@ -291,16 +240,13 @@ March 31st April 21st ---------- -* `Dai Mahou Touge - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4149>`_, all of - it. +* `Dai Mahou Touge <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=3574>`_ first 8 +* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <http://anidb.net/a3574>`_ first 8 episodes. An isolated village, mysterious murders and disappearances. The @@ -314,15 +260,12 @@ April 21st May 20th -------- -* `The Sky Crawlers - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=5310>`_ +* `The Sky Crawlers <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=3574>`_ - episodes 9-13 +* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <http://anidb.net/a3574>`_ episodes 9-13 One more run through the events, with even more differences. Is the main character completely crazy? @@ -330,15 +273,11 @@ May 20th September 22nd -------------- -* `Karigurashi no Arrietty - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=7258>`_ +* `Karigurashi no Arrietty <http://anidb.net/a7258>`_ -* `Re:Cutie Honey - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=1662>`_ +* `Re:Cutie Honey <http://anidb.net/a1662>`_ -* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=3574>`_ - episodes 14-15 +* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <http://anidb.net/a3574>`_ episodes 14-15 Some back-story. I still can't understand where the whole thing is going. @@ -346,20 +285,18 @@ September 22nd October 20th ------------ -* `From Up On Poppy Hill - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8141>`_ +* `From Up On Poppy Hill <http://anidb.net/a8141>`_ The latest Ghibli movie, see also `my review </anime/review/poppy-hill/>`_ -* `Hells <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=6109>`_ +* `Hells <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=149>`_ +* `Dragon Half <http://anidb.net/a149>`_ Very funny adaptation of Ryuusuke Mita's manga, too bad they ony made two episodes. @@ -367,22 +304,18 @@ October 20th March 31st ---------- -* `Loups Garous - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=7093>`_ +* `Loups Garous <http://anidb.net/a7093>`_ Very confused story, badly developed, with random mixing of unrelated events. -* `Sora no Woto - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=6783>`_, first - 2 episodes +* `Sora no Woto <http://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/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=840>`_ +* `Idol Defence Force Hummingbird <http://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 @@ -392,17 +325,13 @@ March 31st October 26th ------------ -* `Penguindrum - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8421>`_, first - 16 episodes. +* `Penguindrum <http://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>`_. -* `Kill me baby - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8552>`_, first - 3 episodes. +* `Kill me baby <http://anidb.net/a8552>`_, first 3 episodes. Very random slapstick comedy: a stupid schoolgirl, her assassin classmate, and a visiting ninja. Short sketches, easy laughs. @@ -410,26 +339,20 @@ October 26th December 7th ------------ -* `Zettai Bouei Leviathan - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=9741>`_ +* `Zettai Bouei Leviathan <http://anidb.net/a9741>`_ Bog standard RPG converted to anime. Easy watching with some laughs. -* `Kill me baby - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8552>`_, - episodes 4-8. - +* `Kill me baby <http://anidb.net/a8552>`_, episodes 4-8. February 15th ------------- -* `Wolf's Children - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=8832>`_ +* `Wolf's Children <http://anidb.net/a8832>`_ Very nice story about raising children and chosing our own life. -* `Kyou kara ore wa… - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=1560>`_ +* `Kyou kara ore wa… <http://anidb.net/a1560>`_ Comedy / farce about high school thugs. I watched it for the first time years ago, and it still cracks me up @@ -441,6 +364,16 @@ February 15th but we lost all the Buddha in-jokes, and the pacing of the story is uneven. +October 4th +----------- + +* `Mai Mai Miracle <http://anidb.net/a6589>`_ + +* `Ouran High School Host Club <http://anidb.net/a4148>`_, the first + two episodes + +* `Kyou kara ore wa… <http://anidb.net/a1560>`_ episodes 4 and 5 + .. _DM: http://twitter.com/dakkar .. _`e-mail`: dakkar@thenautilus.net .. _`write me`: mailto:dakkar@thenautilus.net?subject=Please%20add%20me%20to%20the%20Anime%20London%20mailing%20list |