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diff --git a/src/anime/anime-manga-list/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/anime-manga-list/document.en.rest.txt index 5e3bde9..3b5a313 100644 --- a/src/anime/anime-manga-list/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/anime-manga-list/document.en.rest.txt @@ -190,27 +190,27 @@ Anime Series ------ -`Haibane Renmei <http://anidb.net/a271>`_ +`Haibane Renmei <https://anidb.net/a271>`_ maybe a metaphor for Purgatory, maybe for socialism, maybe just a story to learn to forgive one's self, this series is beautiful -`Top wo Nerae - Gunbuster <http://anidb.net/a185>`_ +`Top wo Nerae - Gunbuster <https://anidb.net/a185>`_ One of the first works by Gainax, with character design by `MIKIMOTO Haruhiko <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhiko_Mikimoto>`_ and direction by `ANNO Hideaki <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideaki_Anno>`_. Giant robots, teen angst, special relativity. The sequel, `Daibuster - <http://anidb.net/a2120>`_, is also remarkable for keeping up with + <https://anidb.net/a2120>`_, is also remarkable for keeping up with the scale of the original. -`Cowboy Bebop <http://anidb.net/a23>`_ +`Cowboy Bebop <https://anidb.net/a23>`_ See `my review </anime/review/cowboy-bebop/>`_. -`FLCL <http://anidb.net/a117>`_ +`FLCL <https://anidb.net/a117>`_ The start of the "surreal" period of Gainax. A weaponised guitar, a Vespa, double-entendres, unusual relationships. -`The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya <http://anidb.net/a3651>`_ +`The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya <https://anidb.net/a3651>`_ “I have no interest in ordinary humans. If there are any aliens, beings from the future, or super-humans, come see me. That is all!” Between zany and profound, this is one of the most intriguing series @@ -218,63 +218,63 @@ Series think it works better watched in that order than in the straight internally chronological one. -`Future Boy Conan <http://anidb.net/a330>`_ +`Future Boy Conan <https://anidb.net/a330>`_ Early work by, among others, `MIYAZAKI Hayao - <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki>`_ and `TAKAHATA Isao - <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isao_Takahata>`_. Many Ghibli films + <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayao_Miyazaki>`_ and `TAKAHATA Isao + <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isao_Takahata>`_. Many Ghibli films will use themes and character details from this series. -`Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ +`Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <https://anidb.net/a7529>`_ See `my review </anime/review/panty-stocking/>`_. -`Durarara!! <http://anidb.net/a6671>`_ +`Durarara!! <https://anidb.net/a6671>`_ See `my review </anime/review/durarara/>`_. -`Madoka Magica <http://anidb.net/a8069>`_ +`Madoka Magica <https://anidb.net/a8069>`_ See `my review </anime/review/madoka-magica/>`_. -`Gatchaman Crowds <http://anidb.net/a9820>`_ +`Gatchaman Crowds <https://anidb.net/a9820>`_ See `my review </anime/review/gatchaman-crowds/>`_. -`Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine <http://anidb.net/a9031>`_ +`Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine <https://anidb.net/a9031>`_ See `my review </anime/review/fujiko-mine/>`_. -`Nadia - Secret of Blue Water <http://anidb.net/a40>`_ +`Nadia - Secret of Blue Water <https://anidb.net/a40>`_ See `my review </anime/review/nadia/>`_. -`Kyousougiga <http://anidb.net/a9992>`_ +`Kyousougiga <https://anidb.net/a9992>`_ See `my review </anime/review/kyousougiga/>`_. -`Sora no Woto <http://anidb.net/a6783>`_ +`Sora no Woto <https://anidb.net/a6783>`_ Young girls crew a military base in not-quite-Switzerland. War, relationship between military and civilians, trumpets, old myths. -`Dai Mahou Touge <http://anidb.net/a4149>`_ +`Dai Mahou Touge <https://anidb.net/a4149>`_ This is *not* a standard magical girl story. If Punie can't win with magic, she'll win with uncontrolled brutality. -`Dennou Coil <http://anidb.net/a4345>`_ +`Dennou Coil <https://anidb.net/a4345>`_ Intrusive virtual reality, hacking, friendship. Oh, and cute girls with glasses. -`Eve no Jikan <http://anidb.net/a5132>`_ +`Eve no Jikan <https://anidb.net/a5132>`_ Exploration of a society with humanoid, Asimov-style robots. Also - watch the `movie <http://anidb.net/a7249>`_ and the related short - `Mizu no Kotoba <http://anidb.net/a4346>`_. + watch the `movie <https://anidb.net/a7249>`_ and the related short + `Mizu no Kotoba <https://anidb.net/a4346>`_. -`Macross <http://anidb.net/a77>`_ +`Macross <https://anidb.net/a77>`_ If you've only seen Robotech, you owe it to yourself to see the original version of one of the three works that were mashed together for the US rewrite. The best summary of Macross is "humans win a war against violent aliens by singing at them". -`Hibike! Euphonium <http://anidb.net/a10889>`_ +`Hibike! Euphonium <https://anidb.net/a10889>`_ High school brass / marching band club, working hard to pass the selections toward the national contest. Good music, good portrayal of the amount of work involved in learning to play musical instruments, and a very sweet romance. -`Shin Seiki Evangelion <http://anidb.net/a22>`_ +`Shin Seiki Evangelion <https://anidb.net/a22>`_ The series that re-booted the "giant robots" genre. Gory, messy, with an ending that still has people arguing after twenty years and several animated reiterations. @@ -295,10 +295,16 @@ Series Rich girl runs away from home, meets poor girl, they become a musical sensation. Also, fight fascism with songs. +`ODDTAXI <https://anidb.net/anime/15989>`_ + A city populated by anthropomorphic animals, a taxi driver, the + surprisingly interwoven lives of his clients. It reminded me of + `Durarara!!`_ both for the semi-fantastical urban setting, and for + the writers' ability to tie many plot lines together. + Movies ------ -All movies by `Studio Ghibli <http://anidb.net/cr729>`_ +All movies by `Studio Ghibli <https://anidb.net/cr729>`_ From Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind (technically pre-dating the founding of Ghibli) to When Marnie was There, via Totoro, Pon Poko, Kiki, Porco Rosso, Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, @@ -306,40 +312,40 @@ All movies by `Studio Ghibli <http://anidb.net/cr729>`_ </anime/review/princess-kaguya/>`_. Ghibli has been essentially the benchmark of excellence in animation for thirty years. -`Avalon <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267287/>`_ - Live action movie by `OSHII Mamoru <http://anidb.net/cr131>`_, about +`Avalon <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267287/>`_ + Live action movie by `OSHII Mamoru <https://anidb.net/cr131>`_, about immersive games, subjective realities, and Arthurian myths. -`Ghost in the Shell <http://anidb.net/a61>`_ +`Ghost in the Shell <https://anidb.net/a61>`_ Oshii's best known work, keeping close to the events narrated in the original manga but injecting a very personal meaning. -`Wolf Children <http://anidb.net/a8832>`_ +`Wolf Children <https://anidb.net/a8832>`_ Growing up, responsibilities, following one's true calling. -`Garden of Words <http://anidb.net/a9589>`_ +`Garden of Words <https://anidb.net/a9589>`_ See `my review </anime/review/garden-of-words/>`_. -`009 re:Cyborg <http://anidb.net/a8699>`_ +`009 re:Cyborg <https://anidb.net/a8699>`_ See `my review </anime/review/009-re-cyborg/>`_. -`The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya <http://anidb.net/a7221>`_ +`The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya <https://anidb.net/a7221>`_ See `my review </anime/review/disappearance-haruhi-suzumiya/>`_. This movie is set after the second season of the series. -`Pale Cocoon <http://anidb.net/a4158>`_ +`Pale Cocoon <https://anidb.net/a4158>`_ By the same author as Eve no Jikan. A story about re-interpreting the present by re-discovering the past. -`Hoshi no Koe <http://anidb.net/a104>`_ - `SHINKAI Makoto <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Shinkai>`_'s +`Hoshi no Koe <https://anidb.net/a104>`_ + `SHINKAI Makoto <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makoto_Shinkai>`_'s big debut, about very-long-distance relationships. -`Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer <http://anidb.net/a379>`_ +`Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer <https://anidb.net/a379>`_ Oshii's first movie, all his trademarks can bee seen already. -`Puni Puni Poemi <http://anidb.net/a65>`_ +`Puni Puni Poemi <https://anidb.net/a65>`_ Over-the-top absurdist magical girl. If you thought that Excel Saga was too long, and not surreal enough. diff --git a/src/anime/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/document.en.rest.txt index ff4515b..f9064af 100644 --- a/src/anime/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/document.en.rest.txt @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ If you are in London, I'm trying to set up a `similar gathering at my flat`_. mailto:dakkar@thenautilus.net .. _`scuola normale superiore di pisa`: - http://www.sns.it/ + https://www.sns.it/ .. _`write me`: mailto:dakkar@thenautilus.net diff --git a/src/anime/document.it.rest.txt b/src/anime/document.it.rest.txt index 9b4cfd3..fdda5f6 100644 --- a/src/anime/document.it.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/document.it.rest.txt @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Leggete il `resoconto`_. mailto:dakkar@thenautilus.net .. _`normale`: - http://www.sns.it/ + https://www.sns.it/ .. _`scrivetemi`: mailto:dakkar@thenautilus.net @@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ Leggete il `resoconto`_. /viaggi/fff2003/ .. _`future film festival`: - http://www.futurefilmfestival.org/ + https://www.futurefilmfestival.org/ .. _`una cosa simile a casa mia`: /anime/london 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 diff --git a/src/anime/london/document.it.rest.txt b/src/anime/london/document.it.rest.txt index 802b7be..75c78df 100644 --- a/src/anime/london/document.it.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/london/document.it.rest.txt @@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ Anime. Da guardare. A casa mia. :tags: - anime Ho qualche settimana di anime da guardare. Ma guardarli da solo non è -divertente. Per cui invoco chi mi segue su Twitter, chi legge questo -sito, e i loro fidati amici: troviamoci a casa mia, e guardiamo -qualcosa. +divertente. Per cui invoco chi mi segue su Twitter, Fediverse, chi +legge questo sito, e i loro fidati amici: troviamoci a casa mia, e +guardiamo qualcosa. Dettagli: @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Ci troviamo di solito il terzo (o a volte il primo) sabato di ciascun mese. Prossimi incontri ================= -14 Dicembre. +25 Marzo. La mailing list =============== @@ -39,32 +39,32 @@ Cosa abbiamo guardato in passato 2 Aprile 2011 ------------- -* `Freedom <http://anidb.net/a4708>`_ +* `Freedom <https://anidb.net/a4708>`_ 7 Maggio 2011 ------------- -* `Fractale <http://anidb.net/a7873>`_ fino all'episodio 5 -* `Puni Puni Poemi <http://anidb.net/a65>`_ -* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ +* `Fractale <https://anidb.net/a7873>`_ fino all'episodio 5 +* `Puni Puni Poemi <https://anidb.net/a65>`_ +* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <https://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodio 6 (`recensione </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) 5 Giugno 2011 ------------- -* `Fractale <http://anidb.net/a7873>`_ dall'episodio 6 alla fine -* `Oruchuban Ebichu <http://anidb.net/a150>`_ episodi 1-2 -* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodi +* `Fractale <https://anidb.net/a7873>`_ dall'episodio 6 alla fine +* `Oruchuban Ebichu <https://anidb.net/a150>`_ episodi 1-2 +* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <https://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodi 7-8 (`recensione </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) 2 Luglio 2011 ------------- -* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://anidb.net/a8069>`_, fino +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <https://anidb.net/a8069>`_, fino all'episodio 3 (`recensione </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) -* `Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei <http://anidb.net/a5083>`_, primo episodio -* `Meitantei Holmes <http://anidb.net/a617>`_, primo episodio -* `Robot Carnival <http://anidb.net/a1163>`_ +* `Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei <https://anidb.net/a5083>`_, primo episodio +* `Meitantei Holmes <https://anidb.net/a617>`_, primo episodio +* `Robot Carnival <https://anidb.net/a1163>`_ 20 Agosto 2011 -------------- @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Cosa abbiamo guardato in passato Eravamo solo in due, quindi abbiamo guardato cose a caso: probabilmente nessuno ne sentirà la mancanza. -* `K-On! <http://anidb.net/a6257>`_, primi 2 episodi (`recensione +* `K-On! <https://anidb.net/a6257>`_, primi 2 episodi (`recensione </anime/review/k-on>`_) Quattro studentesse delle superiori formano un gruppo musicale. O @@ -80,22 +80,22 @@ probabilmente nessuno ne sentirà la mancanza. tutti i personaggi sono tremendamente moe. I primi episodi sono quasi esclusivamente di presentazione. -* `Super Gals <http://anidb.net/a475>`_, primi 2 episodi +* `Super Gals <https://anidb.net/a475>`_, primi 2 episodi Gal a Shibuya. Divertente con parti serie che stonano un po'. Mi sembra che il fumetto gestisse meglio le transizioni tra i due toni. -* `Scene affascinanti delle tre maghette <http://anidb.net/a3633>`_ +* `Scene affascinanti delle tre maghette <https://anidb.net/a3633>`_ (OAV) 20 minuti in tutto, di cui circa 5 sono animazione nuova, e il resto sono collage dalle tre serie di maghette. Se non avete mai visto - `Creamy Mami <http://anidb.net/a521>`_, `Evelyn - <http://anidb.net/a499>`_, e `Magica Emi <http://anidb.net/a1444>`_, + `Creamy Mami <https://anidb.net/a521>`_, `Evelyn + <https://anidb.net/a499>`_, e `Magica Emi <https://anidb.net/a1444>`_, questo corto non ha alcun senso. Se le avete viste, è solo un po' noioso :) -* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodi +* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <https://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodi 9-10 (`recensione </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) Questo diventa sempre più assurdo. @@ -103,19 +103,19 @@ probabilmente nessuno ne sentirà la mancanza. 17 Settembre 2011 ----------------- -* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://anidb.net/a8069>`_, fino +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <https://anidb.net/a8069>`_, fino all'episodio 5 (`recensione </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) La protagonista non è ancora una Maghetta, gente continua ad essere ferita, e mi fido sempre meno di Kyuubee -* `Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei <http://anidb.net/a5083>`_, fino +* `Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei <https://anidb.net/a5083>`_, fino all'episodio 3 In modi improbabili, Itoshiki & Fuura riescono a fare qualcosa di buono. La gente continua a comportarsi in modo incomprensibile. -* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <http://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodi +* `Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt <https://anidb.net/a7529>`_ episodi 11-13 (`recensione </anime/review/panty-stocking>`_) Gli episodi 11 e 12 sono un po' caso come i precedenti. Il 13 @@ -126,15 +126,15 @@ probabilmente nessuno ne sentirà la mancanza. 15 Ottobre 2011 --------------- -* `Space Battleship Yamato <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477109/>`_ +* `Space Battleship Yamato <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1477109/>`_ Film dal vivo, non animazione. Racconta grosso modo la stessa storia della prima stagione del `cartone animato omonimo - <http://anidb.net/a648>`_. La recitazione è mediocre e il tempo è + <https://anidb.net/a648>`_. La recitazione è mediocre e il tempo è tremendamente lento. Gli effetti speciali sono però fatti piuttosto bene, e gli alieni sono alieni abbastanza. -* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://anidb.net/a8069>`_, fino +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <https://anidb.net/a8069>`_, fino all'episodio 8 (`recensione </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) Non voglio rovinare la storia a nessuno, ma devo dire che siamo @@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ probabilmente nessuno ne sentirà la mancanza. di anticipo, principalmente supponendo che Kyuubee sia molto più malvagio di quanto pensassimo. Una scommessa sicura. -* `Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu <http://anidb.net/a228>`_ episodio +* `Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu <https://anidb.net/a228>`_ episodio 1 Serie demenziale di dieci anni fa, mi ero scordato quanto fosse @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ probabilmente nessuno ne sentirà la mancanza. 13 Novembre 2011 ---------------- -* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <http://anidb.net/a8069>`_, fino alla +* `Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica <https://anidb.net/a8069>`_, fino alla fine (`recensione </anime/review/madoka-magica>`_) Oh mamma. Alla fine hanno vinto. Kyuubee è ancora più bastardo di @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ probabilmente nessuno ne sentirà la mancanza. bellissima. Dovete guardare questa serie, davvero! * `Gamera: Guardian of the Universe - <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113142/>`_ + <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113142/>`_ Sì, proprio. Non anime, neppure abbastanza vecchio (è del 1995!) da scusare i modelli alquanto brutti e la storia confusa. Pure la @@ -169,23 +169,23 @@ probabilmente nessuno ne sentirà la mancanza. 17 Dicembre 2011 ---------------- -* `Eve no Jikan <http://anidb.net/a5132>`_ +* `Eve no Jikan <https://anidb.net/a5132>`_ Mini-serie molto ben fatta, dallo stesso autore di Pale Cocoon (vedi sotto). Descrive alcune possibili conseguenze dell'introduzione di robot umanoidi come descritti da Asimov. Abbiamo visto questi episodi grazie a `crunchyroll - <http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime>`_, un servizio di streaming (con + <https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime>`_, un servizio di streaming (con pubblicità) per anime recenti, con sottotitoli in inglese. -* `Detroit Metal City <http://anidb.net/a5587>`_, episodi da 1 a 4. +* `Detroit Metal City <https://anidb.net/a5587>`_, episodi da 1 a 4. Ragazzo timido, amante delle canzoni melodiche, diventa il cantante di una band di death metal. Gliene capitano di tutti i colori. Tragicomico. -* `Pale Cocoon <http://anidb.net/a4158>`_ +* `Pale Cocoon <https://anidb.net/a4158>`_ OAV corto, mostra la ricostruzione della storia attraverso il restauro di archivi antichi. Ambientato qualche secolo nel @@ -195,19 +195,19 @@ probabilmente nessuno ne sentirà la mancanza. 21 Gennaio 2012 --------------- -* `Detroit Metal City <http://anidb.net/a5587>`_, episodi da 5 alla +* `Detroit Metal City <https://anidb.net/a5587>`_, episodi da 5 alla fine. Altri eventi tragicomici, apoteosi finale. Merita di essere visto. Una volta sola, però! -* `Eve no Jikan Gekijouban <http://anidb.net/a7249>`_ +* `Eve no Jikan Gekijouban <https://anidb.net/a7249>`_ Riassunto della serie, con aggiunti un po' di dettagli, e una quasi spiegazione dei vari punti rimasti oscuri, *durante i titoli di coda*. -* `Meitantei Holmes <http://anidb.net/a617>`_, episodio 10 +* `Meitantei Holmes <https://anidb.net/a617>`_, episodio 10 Sì, un episodio a caso. E abbiamo pescato quello da cui sono tratte quasi tutte le scene della sigla iniziale! @@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ video musicale. Nulla di interessante. 3 Marzo 2012 ------------ -* `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Jo <http://anidb.net/a4847>`_ e - `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Ha <http://anidb.net/a6171>`_ +* `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Jo <https://anidb.net/a4847>`_ e + `Evangelion Shin Gekijouban: Ha <https://anidb.net/a6171>`_ Abbiamo guardato i primi due film del nuovo Evangelion. La storia è molto fedele alla serie animata del 1996, specialmente @@ -233,17 +233,17 @@ video musicale. Nulla di interessante. 31 Marzo 2012 ------------- -* `Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho <http://anidb.net/a469>`_ +* `Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho <https://anidb.net/a469>`_ Scritto e diretto da `Makoto Shinkai - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=445>`_. + <https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=445>`_. Fantascienza ambientata grosso modo ai giorni nostri, ma con un passato un po' diverso, con sogni e chiacchiere quantistiche. Come in altre opere di Shinkai, l'attenzione è principalmente sulla crescita dei personaggi e sulle loro interazioni. Lento e scarso di spiegazioni, ma meritevole. -* `Kachou Ouji: Hard Rock Save the Space <http://anidb.net/a406>`_ +* `Kachou Ouji: Hard Rock Save the Space <https://anidb.net/a406>`_ first episode Impiegato tristissimo viene avvicinato da strane donne che vogliono @@ -253,13 +253,13 @@ video musicale. Nulla di interessante. April 21st 2012 --------------- -* `Dai Mahou Touge <http://anidb.net/a4149>`_, tutto. +* `Dai Mahou Touge <https://anidb.net/a4149>`_, tutto. Un'altra "maghetta". Violenza, tanta violenza: se la protagonista non riesce a vincere con la magia, vince massacrando gli avversari a pugni. Sconsigliato ai deboli di cuore; comico per tutti gli altri. -* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <http://anidb.net/a3574>`_ i primi 8 +* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <https://anidb.net/a3574>`_ i primi 8 episodi. Un villaggio isolato, sparizioni e assassinii misteriosi. La storia @@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ April 21st 2012 20 Maggio 2012 -------------- -* `The Sky Crawlers <http://anidb.net/a5310>`_ +* `The Sky Crawlers <https://anidb.net/a5310>`_ Film, regia evidente di Mamoru Oshii, sulla guerra e la vita. *Molto* lento, con idee interessanti. -* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <http://anidb.net/a3574>`_ episodi 9-13 +* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <https://anidb.net/a3574>`_ episodi 9-13 Un altra sequenza, con sempre più differenze. Il protagonista è forse pazzo? @@ -286,11 +286,11 @@ April 21st 2012 22 Settembre 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>`_ episodi 14-15 +* `Higurashi no Naku Koro ni <https://anidb.net/a3574>`_ episodi 14-15 Un po' di retroscena. Continuo a non avere idea di dove stia andando a parare. @@ -298,18 +298,18 @@ April 21st 2012 20 Ottobre 2012 --------------- -* `From Up On Poppy Hill <http://anidb.net/a8141>`_ +* `From Up On Poppy Hill <https://anidb.net/a8141>`_ L'ultimo film Ghibli, l'ho `recensito (in inglese) </anime/review/poppy-hill/>`_ -* `Hells <http://anidb.net/a6109>`_ +* `Hells <https://anidb.net/a6109>`_ Storia complicata e disordinata di una studentessa all'inferno, scritta da Shinichi Hiromoto. Ci sono quasi delle idee sulle realtà consensuali, ma è tutto molto confuso e tirato troppo in lungo. -* `Dragon Half <http://anidb.net/a149>`_ +* `Dragon Half <https://anidb.net/a149>`_ Adattamento molto divertente del manga di Ryuusuke Mita, peccato sia stato abbandonato dopo due episodi. @@ -317,18 +317,18 @@ April 21st 2012 31 Marzo 2013 ------------- -* `Loups Garous <http://anidb.net/a7093>`_ +* `Loups Garous <https://anidb.net/a7093>`_ Storia molto confusa, mal gestita, eventi poco correlati mescolati a caso… -* `Sora no Woto <http://anidb.net/a6783>`_, primi 2 episodi +* `Sora no Woto <https://anidb.net/a6783>`_, primi 2 episodi Svizzera, dopo una guerra *molto* lunga, un forte militare è tenuto da giovani ragazze, che suonano musica. Non son sicuro di dove andrà a parare, ma per ora è molto bello da guardare. -* `Idol Defence Force Hummingbird <http://anidb.net/a840>`_ +* `Idol Defence Force Hummingbird <https://anidb.net/a840>`_ La Difesa è stata delegata al settore privato; solo le compagnie di spettacolo e idol si son prese la briga di gestirlo. Per cui abbiamo @@ -339,13 +339,13 @@ April 21st 2012 26 Ottobre 2013 --------------- -* `Penguindrum <http://anidb.net/a8421>`_, primi 16 episodi. +* `Penguindrum <https://anidb.net/a8421>`_, primi 16 episodi. Complicata storia di fratelli e sorelle, identità, destino, e pinguini. Ne ho scritto `una recensione (in inglese) - <http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/penguin-drum>`_. + <https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/penguin-drum>`_. -* `Kill me baby <http://anidb.net/a8552>`_, primi 3 episodi. +* `Kill me baby <https://anidb.net/a8552>`_, primi 3 episodi. Commedia demenziale molto astrusa: scolaretta stupida, compagna di classe assassina, e una ninja in visita. Sketch brevi, risate @@ -354,28 +354,28 @@ April 21st 2012 7 Dicembre 2013 --------------- -* `Zettai Bouei Leviathan <http://anidb.net/a9741>`_ +* `Zettai Bouei Leviathan <https://anidb.net/a9741>`_ RPG standard alla giapponese, convertito in anime. Senza impegno, qualche risata. -* `Kill me baby <http://anidb.net/a8552>`_, episodi 4-8. +* `Kill me baby <https://anidb.net/a8552>`_, episodi 4-8. 15 Febbario 2014 ---------------- -* `Wolf's Children <http://anidb.net/a8832>`_ +* `Wolf's Children <https://anidb.net/a8832>`_ Storia molto carina su come crescere figli e come scegliere la propria vita. -* `Kyou kara ore wa… <http://anidb.net/a1560>`_ +* `Kyou kara ore wa… <https://anidb.net/a1560>`_ Commedia / farsa su studenti teppisti. Noto in Italia come "Due come noi", l'avevo visto anni addietro, ma fa sempre ridere. * `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>`_ Gesù e Budda vivono assieme in un appartamento in affitto in Giappone. Divertente, ma ci siamo persi tutte le battute su Budda, e @@ -384,24 +384,24 @@ April 21st 2012 4 Ottobre 2014 -------------- -* `Mai Mai Miracle <http://anidb.net/a6589>`_ +* `Mai Mai Miracle <https://anidb.net/a6589>`_ -* `Ouran High School Host Club <http://anidb.net/a4148>`_, i primi due +* `Ouran High School Host Club <https://anidb.net/a4148>`_, i primi due episodi -* `Kyou kara ore wa… <http://anidb.net/a1560>`_ episodi 4 e 5 +* `Kyou kara ore wa… <https://anidb.net/a1560>`_ episodi 4 e 5 28 Febbraio 2015 ---------------- -* `Patema Inverted <http://anidb.net/a8857>`_ -* `La donna chiamata Fujiko Mine <http://anidb.net/a9031>`_, primi 7 +* `Patema Inverted <https://anidb.net/a8857>`_ +* `La donna chiamata Fujiko Mine <https://anidb.net/a9031>`_, primi 7 episodi (`recensione </anime/review/fujiko-mine/>`_) 21 Marzo 2015 ------------- -* `La donna chiamata Fujiko Mine <http://anidb.net/a9031>`_, ultimi 7 +* `La donna chiamata Fujiko Mine <https://anidb.net/a9031>`_, ultimi 7 episodi * alcuni corti dalla serie `Anime Mirai @@ -410,27 +410,27 @@ April 21st 2012 25 Aprile 2015 -------------- -* `Yatterman <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010055/>`_ (film dal vivo) +* `Yatterman <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010055/>`_ (film dal vivo) 30 Maggio 2015 -------------- -* `Gatchaman Crowds <http://anidb.net/a9820>`_, tutto; ho scritto `una +* `Gatchaman Crowds <https://anidb.net/a9820>`_, tutto; ho scritto `una recensione (in Inglese) </anime/review/gatchaman-crowds>`_ 20 Giugno 2015 -------------- -* `When Marnie was There <http://anidb.net/a10313>`_ -* `Melmo <http://anidb.net/a3050>`_, primi 2 episodi +* `When Marnie was There <https://anidb.net/a10313>`_ +* `Melmo <https://anidb.net/a3050>`_, primi 2 episodi 24 Ottobre 2015 --------------- -* `Hinata no Aoshigure <http://anidb.net/a10086>`_ corto (20 minuti), +* `Hinata no Aoshigure <https://anidb.net/a10086>`_ corto (20 minuti), bimbi di dieci anni innamorati -* `Princess Tutu <http://anidb.net/a516>`_ primi tre episodi; storia +* `Princess Tutu <https://anidb.net/a516>`_ primi tre episodi; storia molto strana ma molto ben fatta: una paperella si innamora di un giovane ballerino, viene trasformata in una ragazza che diventa una maghetta… fidatevi, nel contesto della seria la cosa è meglio di @@ -439,12 +439,12 @@ April 21st 2012 27 Febbraio 2016 ---------------- -* `Gatchaman Crowds Insight <http://anidb.net/a10226>`_ +* `Gatchaman Crowds Insight <https://anidb.net/a10226>`_ 13 Marzo 2016 ------------- -* `Now and Then, Here and There <http://anidb.net/a114>`_ una delle +* `Now and Then, Here and There <https://anidb.net/a114>`_ una delle serie più deprimenti che abbia mai visto. Contiene: rapimenti, soldati bambini, guerra, stupri, violenza esplicita, discussioni sull'aborto, annegamento. Mi sembra di aver messo tutto. @@ -452,44 +452,44 @@ April 21st 2012 21 Maggio 2016 -------------- -* `Kyousougiga <http://anidb.net/a9992>`_, tutto; ho scritto `una +* `Kyousougiga <https://anidb.net/a9992>`_, tutto; ho scritto `una recensione (in Inglese) </anime/review/kyousougiga/>`_. 18 Giugno 2016 -------------- -* `Katanagatari <http://anidb.net/a6613>`_, primi 2 episodi: lento, +* `Katanagatari <https://anidb.net/a6613>`_, primi 2 episodi: lento, noioso, animato al risparmio, episodi di 50 minuti. Ci siamo arresi. -* `Ano Hana <http://anidb.net/a8181>`_, primi 4 episodi: questo invece +* `Ano Hana <https://anidb.net/a8181>`_, primi 4 episodi: questo invece c'è piaciuto. 20 Agosto 2016 -------------- -* finito `Ano Hana <http://anidb.net/a8181>`_, è una gran bella storia. -* `Punch Line <http://anidb.net/a10948>`_ primo episodio: confuso, +* finito `Ano Hana <https://anidb.net/a8181>`_, è una gran bella storia. +* `Punch Line <https://anidb.net/a10948>`_ primo episodio: confuso, complicato, molte recensioni dicono "diventa decente dopo sei episodi"; sono piuttosto sicuro che non guarderemo il resto -* `HaNaYaMaTa <http://anidb.net/a10351>`_ primo episodio: storia molto +* `HaNaYaMaTa <https://anidb.net/a10351>`_ primo episodio: storia molto carina di un'amicizia improbabile. 19 Novembre 2016 ---------------- -* `Bakemono no Ko <http://anidb.net/a10967>`_, gran bel film di +* `Bakemono no Ko <https://anidb.net/a10967>`_, gran bel film di `Mamoru Hosoda - <http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=50>`_ -* primi tre episodi di `Baccano <http://anidb.net/a4897>`_: un sacco + <https://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=creator&creatorid=50>`_ +* primi tre episodi di `Baccano <https://anidb.net/a4897>`_: un sacco di personaggi, un sacco di trame, piuttosto difficile da seguire, ma promette bene 17 Dicembre 2016 ---------------- -* `The Tatami Galaxy <http://anidb.net/a7243>`_, primi 5 episodi: +* `The Tatami Galaxy <https://anidb.net/a7243>`_, primi 5 episodi: time loop, storia stramba, diventa un po' tanto ripetitiva se la si guarda tutta di seguito, per cui ci siamo fermati a metà -* `Expelled from Paradise <http://anidb.net/a9088>`_ film con menti +* `Expelled from Paradise <https://anidb.net/a9088>`_ film con menti trasferite in computer, utopie che sotto sotto non lo sono tanto, cosa conta come "cosciente"; al solito quando Nitro+ scrive storie, le domande che pone mi sembrano molto migliori delle risposte che si @@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ April 21st 2012 28 Gennaio 2017 --------------- -* `Flip Flappers <http://anidb.net/a12007>`_, primi 9 episodi: +* `Flip Flappers <https://anidb.net/a12007>`_, primi 9 episodi: storia molto onirica di maghette, molti episodi sono richiami o parodie di altri anime o temi; l'ho finito di vedere per conto mio, vira molto verso Akira alla fine. @@ -506,31 +506,31 @@ April 21st 2012 17 Febbraio 2017 ---------------- -* `Gunbuster <http://anidb.net/a185>`_, tutto i 6 episodi: serie epica +* `Gunbuster <https://anidb.net/a185>`_, tutto i 6 episodi: serie epica di robottoni, prodotto da Gainax agli inizi. 17 Marzo 2018 ------------- -* `Madoka Magica: Rebellion <http://anidb.net/a8778>`_, il terzo film +* `Madoka Magica: Rebellion <https://anidb.net/a8778>`_, il terzo film della serie. 16 Giugno 2018 -------------- -* `The Great Passage <http://anidb.net/a11997>`_, tutti gli 11 +* `The Great Passage <https://anidb.net/a11997>`_, tutti gli 11 episodi: gran bella storia di amicizia e collaborazione tra persone che compilano un dizionario. 17 Novembre 2018 ---------------- -* `Girls' Last Tour <http://anidb.net/a13256>`_, qualche episodio; due +* `Girls' Last Tour <https://anidb.net/a13256>`_, qualche episodio; due ragazzine guidano un `kettenkrad <https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sd.Kfz._2_kleines_Kettenkrad>`_ in una enorme città deserta -* `Nagi no Asukara <http://anidb.net/a9387>`_, qualche episodio; +* `Nagi no Asukara <https://anidb.net/a9387>`_, qualche episodio; poligono amoroso con umani che abitano sotto il mare 13 Aprile 2019 @@ -540,20 +540,20 @@ April 21st 2012 sportivo insolito, forte attenzione alle personalità dei personaggi. Anche lo stile di disegno è particolare, fondali acquarellati e figure tracciate con segni rapidi -* `Chio's School Road <http://anidb.net/a13250>`_, primo +* `Chio's School Road <https://anidb.net/a13250>`_, primo episodio. Studentessa che gioca troppo ai videogiochi ha avventure surreali e imbarazzanti andando a scuola -* `Joshi Kausei <http://anidb.net/a14390>`_, primi due +* `Joshi Kausei <https://anidb.net/a14390>`_, primi due episodi. Cortissimi (3 minuti l'uno), senza dialoghi, vita scolastica -* `HINAMATSURI <http://anidb.net/a13434>`_, primi 5 episodi. Ragazza +* `HINAMATSURI <https://anidb.net/a13434>`_, primi 5 episodi. Ragazza telecinetica si teletrasporta nella casa di un membro della Yakuza, rendendogli la vita ancora più complicata. Divertente e dolce 18 Maggio 2019 -------------- -* `Carole & Tuesday <http://anidb.net/a13893>`_ primi 3 episodi. Due +* `Carole & Tuesday <https://anidb.net/a13893>`_ primi 3 episodi. Due ragazze cercano di tirare avanti a fare musica su Marte (non è ancora chiaro perché la storia è ambientata su Marte). Carino, scritto e diretto WATANABE Shinichirou, regista di Cowboy Bebop. @@ -562,30 +562,47 @@ April 21st 2012 15 Giugno 2019 -------------- -* `Carole & Tuesday <http://anidb.net/a13893>`_ episodi 4-6. Succede +* `Carole & Tuesday <https://anidb.net/a13893>`_ episodi 4-6. Succede poco in questi episodi, e ancora non sappiamo perché è ambientato su Marte. 20 Luglio 2019 -------------- -* `HINAMATSURI <http://anidb.net/a13434>`_, tutti gli episodi +* `HINAMATSURI <https://anidb.net/a13434>`_, tutti gli episodi rimasti. Un sacco di trame lasciate un po' per aria, ma comunque divertente. 14 Settembre 2019 ----------------- -* `Carole & Tuesday <http://anidb.net/a13893>`_ episodi +* `Carole & Tuesday <https://anidb.net/a13893>`_ episodi 7-13. Finalmente un po' di trama, intrighi e complicazioni. Tante nuove canzoni. 16 Novembre 2019 ---------------- -* finito `Carole & Tuesday <http://anidb.net/a13893>`_: alla fine è +* finito `Carole & Tuesday <https://anidb.net/a13893>`_: alla fine è stata una gran bella storia. -.. _DM: http://twitter.com/dakkar +11 Febbraio 2023 +---------------- + +* `Millennium Actress <https://anidb.net/a570>`_ mescola memorie / + frammenti di film / tempo presente in modo fantastico; un amico mio + ha visto di recente svariati film dal vivo classici giapponesi e ha + notato un sacco di riferimenti. A me ha ricordato tanto "Radiance" + di Catherynne Valente, sia per l'amore per il cinema, sia per la + scelta stilistica di ricostruire una vita basandosi su frammenti + filmici +* `Belle <https://anidb.net/a15924>`_ bellissimo a vedersi, buona + musica, e a tratti la storia è coinvolgente. Ma lascia certi + passaggi di trama un po' troppo impliciti, e la risoluzione del + conflitto principale è… sbagliata? Voglio dire, bimbo, no, nel + futuro non devi fare *quello*, l'hai fatto per tutto questo tempo, e + la causa che ti ha costretto a farlo è *il problema da risolvere*! + +.. _DM: https://s.thenautilus.net/@dakkar .. _`posta elettronica`: dakkar@thenautilus.net .. _`scrivetemi`: mailto:dakkar@thenautilus.net?subject=Puoi%20aggiungermi%20alla%20list%20Anime%20London diff --git a/src/anime/review/009-re-cyborg/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/009-re-cyborg/document.en.rest.txt index 0341ba7..4d2c786 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/009-re-cyborg/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/009-re-cyborg/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ They were born 50 years ago. They were never forgotten. Now the world needs savi :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/009-re-cyborg +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/009-re-cyborg Fifty years ago, in 1963, ISHINOMORI Shōtarō (石ノ森 章太郎, 1938-1998) started writing what would become the most successful work diff --git a/src/anime/review/agartha/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/agartha/document.en.rest.txt index 9455cff..c67c6ae 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/agartha/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/agartha/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/journey-to-agartha +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/journey-to-agartha You've probably heard of SHINKAI Makoto (新海 誠), or at least seen some of his works: "Voices of a Distant Star", "The Place Promised in diff --git a/src/anime/review/appleseed-xiii/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/appleseed-xiii/document.en.rest.txt index 872a94a..1f03bcd 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/appleseed-xiii/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/appleseed-xiii/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ A study in equality, unequal to its task. :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/appleseed-xiii-complete-series-collection +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/appleseed-xiii-complete-series-collection SHIRŌ Masamune (士郎 正宗) is a well known and beloved mangaka, although not one of the most prolific: in thirty years he's published diff --git a/src/anime/review/bakuman/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/bakuman/document.en.rest.txt index f74508c..5bcbfe6 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/bakuman/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/bakuman/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/bakuman-season-1 +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/bakuman-season-1 You may be familiar with the names OBATA Takeshi (小畑 健) and OOBA Tsugumi (大場 つぐみ): they're the ones who created Death Note, they diff --git a/src/anime/review/berserk-1/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/berserk-1/document.en.rest.txt index 85604d8..5d16261 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/berserk-1/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/berserk-1/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/berserk-the-golden-age-arc-1-the-egg-of-the-king +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/berserk-the-golden-age-arc-1-the-egg-of-the-king A boy born from a hanged woman. A sword capable of defeating semi-divine beings. A beautiful mercenary leader. Ambition so diff --git a/src/anime/review/berserk-2/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/berserk-2/document.en.rest.txt index 38b8945..908f618 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/berserk-2/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/berserk-2/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/berserk-movie-2-battle-for-doldrey +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/berserk-movie-2-battle-for-doldrey Here we have the second instalment in the long undertaking of transposing the whole of Miura's manga in animation. This movie covers diff --git a/src/anime/review/berserk-3/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/berserk-3/document.en.rest.txt index 92af51c..cfd4207 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/berserk-3/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/berserk-3/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/berserk-movie-3-the-advent +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/berserk-movie-3-the-advent Third and final part of the "Golden Age" arc, this film shows the end of Griffith and his Band of the Hawk, precipitated by Guts's decision, diff --git a/src/anime/review/captain-harlock/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/captain-harlock/document.en.rest.txt index 55b23b0..0dc95f8 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/captain-harlock/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/captain-harlock/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/space-pirate-captain-harlock +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/space-pirate-captain-harlock After "`Space Battleship Yamato <../yamato/>`_", another one of MATSUMOTO Leiji's (松本零士) works gets a movie reboot: *the* space diff --git a/src/anime/review/code-geass/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/code-geass/document.en.rest.txt index ba6ba68..3cc7561 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/code-geass/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/code-geass/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/code-geass-lelouch-of-the-rebellion-season-1 +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/code-geass-lelouch-of-the-rebellion-season-1 The Empire of Britannia has conquered most of the world. Japan is now a province of the Empire, stripped of its name and referred to as just diff --git a/src/anime/review/colorful/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/colorful/document.en.rest.txt index 62ee2d2..bc99a83 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/colorful/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/colorful/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/colorful +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/colorful First person visual, our point of view / protagonist is in what looks like a train station: souls of the dead collect their ticket and diff --git a/src/anime/review/cowboy-bebop/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/cowboy-bebop/document.en.rest.txt index 186f2cb..6e03f9e 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/cowboy-bebop/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/cowboy-bebop/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/cowboy-bebop-complete +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/cowboy-bebop-complete Space: the final frontier. Even if Roddenberry's emphasis was on exploration, the term still evokes stories of cowboys and "Indians", diff --git a/src/anime/review/disappearance-haruhi-suzumiya/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/disappearance-haruhi-suzumiya/document.en.rest.txt index ff7f22d..28004a8 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/disappearance-haruhi-suzumiya/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/disappearance-haruhi-suzumiya/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ A world without Haruhi is not a world in which I want to live. :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/the-disappearance-of-haruhi-suzumiya +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/the-disappearance-of-haruhi-suzumiya All right, I have to admit up front that I'm in love with Haruhi. This review is unavoidably coloured by my attachment to the character. diff --git a/src/anime/review/durarara/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/durarara/document.en.rest.txt index 3dac08e..79d27d2 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/durarara/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/durarara/document.en.rest.txt @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ :Id: anime/review/durarara :tags: - anime :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/durarara +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/durarara I almost gave up on this series after the first 4 or 5 episodes. They are slow, mostly concerned with introducing characters (and there's diff --git a/src/anime/review/fractale/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/fractale/document.en.rest.txt index 185ecdf..0ec9c8a 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/fractale/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/fractale/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Would you choose between peace and freedom? Would you choose for all of humanity :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/fractale-complete-series-collection +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/fractale-complete-series-collection It's about a thousand years in our future. There is no poverty, no hunger. Everyone lives wherever they want, doing whatever they diff --git a/src/anime/review/freezing/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/freezing/document.en.rest.txt index af077a7..ee32bba 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/freezing/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/freezing/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 2 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/freezing-complete-series-collection +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/freezing-complete-series-collection Sometimes I think I'd like to see what goes on during the meetings in which distributors decide which series / movies to buy: «Oh, this one diff --git a/src/anime/review/fujiko-mine/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/fujiko-mine/document.en.rest.txt index 6987406..6792dd1 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/fujiko-mine/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/fujiko-mine/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Lupin the 3rd: the woman called Fujiko Mine :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/lupin-the-3rd-the-woman-called-fujiko-mine +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/lupin-the-3rd-the-woman-called-fujiko-mine (aside: it's pronounced "Mee-neh", not "mine") diff --git a/src/anime/review/garden-of-words/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/garden-of-words/document.en.rest.txt index c24ea5c..1a1a019 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/garden-of-words/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/garden-of-words/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/garden-of-words +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/garden-of-words SHINKAI Makoto (新海 誠) became famous a decade ago with Voices of a Distant Star (Hoshi no Koe ほしのこえ), a short (25 minutes) about a diff --git a/src/anime/review/gatchaman-crowds/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/gatchaman-crowds/document.en.rest.txt index 5f0c65a..3ee2798 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/gatchaman-crowds/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/gatchaman-crowds/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/gatchaman-crowds +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/gatchaman-crowds The name Gatchaman has been around for quite a while: it was 1972 diff --git a/src/anime/review/giovanni-island/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/giovanni-island/document.en.rest.txt index b08d2fe..b181b20 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/giovanni-island/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/giovanni-island/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/giovannis-island +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/giovannis-island This is a story of death and loss and friendship and of life carrying on. It's a restrained depiction of the effects of war and diff --git a/src/anime/review/gits-sac/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/gits-sac/document.en.rest.txt index 8ad905b..6fc4cca 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/gits-sac/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/gits-sac/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complex-solid-state-society +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/ghost-in-the-shell-stand-alone-complex-solid-state-society In the beginning, there was Koukaku Kidoutai (攻殻 機動隊), the Armored Riot Police, written between 1989 and 1990 by SHIROU Masamune diff --git a/src/anime/review/gyo/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/gyo/document.en.rest.txt index 3d6a930..6f968e0 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/gyo/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/gyo/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Walking fishes! Stinky fishes! Fishes everywhere! :tags: - anime - review :rating: 2.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/gyo-tokyo-fish-attack +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/gyo-tokyo-fish-attack This is a horror movie. You know because there's people with terrified faces, the main character is a Plain Girl that's in over her head, diff --git a/src/anime/review/hanayamata/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/hanayamata/document.en.rest.txt index d74a53a..56bab97 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/hanayamata/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/hanayamata/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/hanayamata +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/hanayamata There are times when you want art that challenges you, or shows you new perspectives, or enriches your existence. And there are times when diff --git a/src/anime/review/ikki-tousen/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/ikki-tousen/document.en.rest.txt index 04fbb25..a42e145 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/ikki-tousen/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/ikki-tousen/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 2 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/ikki-tousen-dragon-destiny-collection +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/ikki-tousen-dragon-destiny-collection They tell me that the Ikki Tousen series ("Dragon Destiny" being the second of four seasons, plus some OVAs) is inspired by (or "loosely diff --git a/src/anime/review/k-on/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/k-on/document.en.rest.txt index d0585c0..1918524 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/k-on/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/k-on/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Moe, singing, schoolgirls. :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/k-on +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/k-on The setup: the "Light Music Club" at the high school risk disbanding, since there are only two members instead of the four required by the diff --git a/src/anime/review/kill-la-kill/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/kill-la-kill/document.en.rest.txt index eb9fedf..0ce57f1 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/kill-la-kill/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/kill-la-kill/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/kill-la-kill +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/kill-la-kill At Honnouji Academy, the student council rules supreme: its members wear special Ultima Uniforms that give superhuman strength and combat diff --git a/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/document.en.rest.txt index ee8767b..99f4b69 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/kyousougiga +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/kyousougiga At the end of the 12th century, near Kyōto, lived the Buddhist monk Myōe (明恵). Among many other works, he founded the Kōzan-ji temple @@ -69,5 +69,5 @@ particular is very catchy and nicely sets the tone for the story. You can watch this masterwork by TOUDOU Izumi (東堂 いづみ, Ojamajo Doremi, Purecure) and MATSUMOTO Rie (松本 理恵) on Cruncyroll -http://www.crunchyroll.com/kyousougiga You should probably skip +https://www.crunchyroll.com/kyousougiga You should probably skip episode 0, which may spoil some of the story. diff --git a/src/anime/review/last-exile/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/last-exile/document.en.rest.txt index eb971a3..2b57331 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/last-exile/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/last-exile/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/last-exile-complete-season-1-collection +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/last-exile-complete-season-1-collection The setting: the two countries of Anatoray and Disith are engaged in an endless war, governed by strict rules enforced by the Guild. Most diff --git a/src/anime/review/loups-garous/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/loups-garous/document.en.rest.txt index 1231902..72ada50 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/loups-garous/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/loups-garous/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 1.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/loupsgarous +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/loupsgarous Oh my, where do I start describing this thing… diff --git a/src/anime/review/madoka-magica/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/madoka-magica/document.en.rest.txt index fcc8f94..e76ec9c 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/madoka-magica/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/madoka-magica/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ A great leap in quality for the Magical Girl genre. :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/puella-magi-madoka-magica-complete +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/puella-magi-madoka-magica-complete "Magical Girl" is one of the main genre of Japanese animation, alongside "giant robots", "sports", "fighting", and the like. diff --git a/src/anime/review/nadia/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/nadia/document.en.rest.txt index 33702fc..dae7a20 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/nadia/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/nadia/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/nadia-the-secret-of-blue-water-complete-collection +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/nadia-the-secret-of-blue-water-complete-collection There are some works of art that force you to take notice. You may not have the knowledge, or the context, to fully appreciate the craft or diff --git a/src/anime/review/ninja-scroll/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/ninja-scroll/document.en.rest.txt index 9e8654b..c6ac751 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/ninja-scroll/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/ninja-scroll/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 2 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/ninja-scroll +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/ninja-scroll You know I don't like action movies, and I hope nobody is surprised that I didn't like Ninja Scroll very much. All the positive reviews diff --git a/src/anime/review/oblivion-island/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/oblivion-island/document.en.rest.txt index a4d3131..fcbb53b 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/oblivion-island/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/oblivion-island/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/oblivion-island-haruka-and-the-magic-mirror +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/oblivion-island-haruka-and-the-magic-mirror There's the mystery of socks disappearing from washing machines. There's the speculation that ballpoint pens vanish from drawers to diff --git a/src/anime/review/panty-stocking/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/panty-stocking/document.en.rest.txt index 27becf0..e4b509e 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/panty-stocking/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/panty-stocking/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ They were kicked out of Heaven. Heaven had very good reasons. :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original:http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/panty-stocking-with-garterbelt +:original:https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/panty-stocking-with-garterbelt This series is not for little kids! diff --git a/src/anime/review/patema/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/patema/document.en.rest.txt index ca66574..b9780d4 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/patema/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/patema/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/patema-inverted +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/patema-inverted Patema, a young girl, explores an underground abandoned industrial warren of tunnels. She reaches a large vertical shaft in which dust diff --git a/src/anime/review/poppy-hill/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/poppy-hill/document.en.rest.txt index cf77009..24f64f0 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/poppy-hill/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/poppy-hill/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/from-up-on-poppy-hill +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/from-up-on-poppy-hill I went to see this movie, at the UK preview during the Terracotta Film Festival at the Prince Charles Cinema in London, thinking that it diff --git a/src/anime/review/princess-jellyfish/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/princess-jellyfish/document.en.rest.txt index 1bc2192..9702751 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/princess-jellyfish/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/princess-jellyfish/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ A flat-share full of introverted girls, and a girl with a surprise. :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/princess-jellyfish +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/princess-jellyfish "Introverted" is probably an understatement: the five girls of the Amamizu-kan are otaku with paralysing social anxiety problems. Chieko diff --git a/src/anime/review/princess-kaguya/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/princess-kaguya/document.en.rest.txt index e590ae5..475fde7 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/princess-kaguya/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/princess-kaguya/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/the-tale-of-princess-kaguya-alt +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/the-tale-of-princess-kaguya-alt TAKAHATA Isao (高畑 勲) is the other big name of Studio Ghibli: he has diff --git a/src/anime/review/psycho-pass/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/psycho-pass/document.en.rest.txt index 92071ea..f58fee9 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/psycho-pass/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/psycho-pass/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/psycho-pass-complete-season-1-collection +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/psycho-pass-complete-season-1-collection How do you recognise a criminal? How do you make sure that innocents are not targeted or even inconvenienced by law enforcement? How do you diff --git a/src/anime/review/robotics-notes/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/robotics-notes/document.en.rest.txt index b97d6b5..bd257c7 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/robotics-notes/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/robotics-notes/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/roboticsnotes +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/roboticsnotes When I was in Japan last April, I was on the lookout for interesting new manga and anime that may make their way to the rest of the world diff --git a/src/anime/review/roujin-z/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/roujin-z/document.en.rest.txt index 620ae95..2265f78 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/roujin-z/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/roujin-z/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Let's care for the elderly… with robots! :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/roujin-z +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/roujin-z Written by OOTOMO Katsuhiro (大友 克洋, "Akira", "Memories", "Steamboy"), directed by KITAKUBO Hiroyuki (北久保 弘之, "Robot diff --git a/src/anime/review/short-peace/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/short-peace/document.en.rest.txt index d5c74ba..efd5c8a 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/short-peace/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/short-peace/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/short-peace +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/short-peace -The `Japan Foundation <http://www.jpf.org.uk/>`_ has been, for years, +The `Japan Foundation <https://www.jpf.org.uk/>`_ has been, for years, organising many events to promote Japanese culture, including `touring -film showings <http://www.jpf-film.org.uk/>`_. Sometimes they +film showings <https://www.jpf-film.org.uk/>`_. Sometimes they show anime in London at the `Institute of Contemporary Arts <https://www.ica.org.uk/>`_; last year I watched "Colorful" there, this year, as part of the "It Only Happens in the Movies?" series, I @@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ more than just Akira: he's written Roujin Z (1991), written and directed Steamboy (2004), designed Freedom (2006). What is more topical for this review, though, is his work on anthologies. In 1987 he worked an two episodes of `Robot Carnival -<http://anidb.net/a1163>`_, a set of 9 shorts on the theme of robots, +<https://anidb.net/a1163>`_, a set of 9 shorts on the theme of robots, ranging from the surreal, to the whimsical, to the tragic. In 1989 he directed one of the three shorts of `Neo Tokyo -<http://anidb.net/a713>`_ (Manie-Manie 迷宮物語), all based on stories +<https://anidb.net/a713>`_ (Manie-Manie 迷宮物語), all based on stories written by MAYUMURA Taku (眉村 卓). In 1995 he wrote and coordinated -`Memories <http://anidb.net/a262>`_, probably the most well-known of +`Memories <https://anidb.net/a262>`_, probably the most well-known of his anthologies in the West. Short Peace is a multimedia project: in addition to the four animated @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ fixes them, or prays thanking them for their services. The following morning, as he is leaving, he finds that the spirits have left him some of the renewed objects, as thanks for his help. This story builds on the very Japanese concept of `tsukumogami (付喪神) -<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukumogami>`_, the spirits of old (or, +<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukumogami>`_, the spirits of old (or, sometimes, neglected) objects. The animation is done in rather good 3D CG, even if it has the usual weirdness of movements. The director, MORITA Shuuhei (森田 修平) also directed Freedom and Tokyo Ghoul. @@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ rocks. In the background, Fuji prepares to erupt. The ICA screening of Short Peace was accompanied by an introduction and a Q&A with Helen McCarthy (`Wikipedia page -<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_McCarthy>`_, `personal website +<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_McCarthy>`_, `personal website <https://helenmccarthy.wordpress.com/>`_, `Twitter account <https://twitter.com/tweetheart4711>`_), an internationally renowned expert on Japanese anime. I first heard about her back in 1998, on the `Nausicaa mailing list -<http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mailing-list/>`_ for fans of Studio +<https://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/mailing-list/>`_ for fans of Studio Ghibli, but I had never met her before. She's very knowledgeable, although I may disagree with some of her opinions. @@ -137,5 +137,5 @@ All in all, Short Peace is a very good anthology, in which different themes and styles complement each other and produce an artistic whole that any anime fan should see, together with the other anthologies already mentioned. In the Q&A, McCarthy also recommended watching -`Genius Party <http://anidb.net/a2972>`_ (2007) and `Genius Party -Beyond <http://anidb.net/a6037>`_ (2008), both from Studio 4°C. +`Genius Party <https://anidb.net/a2972>`_ (2007) and `Genius Party +Beyond <https://anidb.net/a6037>`_ (2008), both from Studio 4°C. diff --git a/src/anime/review/space-show/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/space-show/document.en.rest.txt index e3f7060..98e7292 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/space-show/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/space-show/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/welcome-to-the-space-show +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/welcome-to-the-space-show I really liked this movie while I was watching it. It's got likable characters, adventure, wonder, friendship, aliens, monsters. It relies diff --git a/src/anime/review/spice-wolf/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/spice-wolf/document.en.rest.txt index 4878c84..bcab066 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/spice-wolf/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/spice-wolf/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/spice-and-wolf-seasons-1-2 +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/spice-and-wolf-seasons-1-2 What happen to deities when people stop believing in them? Even worse, what happens when people stop needing them? diff --git a/src/anime/review/squid-girl/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/squid-girl/document.en.rest.txt index de951ad..d01d314 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/squid-girl/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/squid-girl/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Young girls and tentacles! Don't worry, it's not *that* kind of anime :) :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/squid-girl-complete-series-1-collection +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/squid-girl-complete-series-1-collection Anime has a very bad reputation when it comes to tentacles, not entirely undeserved: there's been some very, let's say, creative uses diff --git a/src/anime/review/strike-witches-2/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/strike-witches-2/document.en.rest.txt index 106a2c5..2c25465 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/strike-witches-2/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/strike-witches-2/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 2 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/strike-witches-complete-series-2-collection +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/strike-witches-complete-series-2-collection You may remember how the `first season of Strike Witches`_ managed to hold my interest despite its many problematic aspects: a "fight story" diff --git a/src/anime/review/strike-witches/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/strike-witches/document.en.rest.txt index db9b0c2..ab83e0f 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/strike-witches/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/strike-witches/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/strike-witches-complete-series-collection +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/strike-witches-complete-series-collection I'm quite a bit surprised about my own reaction to this anime: I watched it all in just two evenings. I just couldn't stop: I had to diff --git a/src/anime/review/towa-no-quon/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/towa-no-quon/document.en.rest.txt index 267e982..572e8a1 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/towa-no-quon/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/towa-no-quon/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 3 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/towa-no-quon-complete-series-collection +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/towa-no-quon-complete-series-collection Someone at Bones has been reading the X-Men. ============================================ diff --git a/src/anime/review/world-god-only-knows/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/world-god-only-knows/document.en.rest.txt index 18d0c99..6005d1c 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/world-god-only-knows/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/world-god-only-knows/document.en.rest.txt @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ God of Conquest? God of Objectification, more likely. :tags: - anime - review :rating: 1.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/the-world-god-only-knows +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/the-world-god-only-knows I've watched the whole first season of this series hoping for some redeeming feature, but I couldn't find any. Oh, the animation is not diff --git a/src/anime/review/yamato/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/yamato/document.en.rest.txt index 857c3a9..c4f803a 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/yamato/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/yamato/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/space-battleship-yamato +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/space-battleship-yamato It's the year 2199. Orbital kinetic strikes with radioactive meteors have rendered the surface of Earth uninhabitable; humanity has @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ of anime enthusiasts: it's not everyday that bronze statues of animated characters get erected, but in the town of `Tsuruga <http://www.city.tsuruga.lg.jp/sypher/www/common/eng.jsp>`_ there are `almost 30 such statues -<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGNWh8xyRtM>`_, representing +<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGNWh8xyRtM>`_, representing characters and scenes from Yamato, but also Galaxy Express 999 and Captain Harlock. Yes, because after fusing the hero's journey with space opera and military ambitions, Matsumoto kept producing diff --git a/src/anime/review/your-name/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/your-name/document.en.rest.txt index 38bc1d7..fa39f73 100644 --- a/src/anime/review/your-name/document.en.rest.txt +++ b/src/anime/review/your-name/document.en.rest.txt @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ :tags: - anime - review :rating: 4.5 -:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/your-name +:original: https://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/your-name Ah, the life of high school students in Japan. In her small country town, Mitsuha gets up, prepares breakfast for herself, her sister and |