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Otaku Representation in Anime [First Impressions]

Okay, so there's a tough discussion coming up, and if you want a lighter post, you can back out now. For instance, there's a Valrave review somewhere on this blog that is basically just me shitting on the show for awhile, so if that sounds fun to you, go for it, because from here on out, there will be very few laughs. With that somewhat ominous preface out of the way, hello people of "The Wired", my name is Quan, and welcome to a new First Impression(or Footnotes, depending on... Read More



Sequelization and Dependence

Something has been worrying me lately about the anime industry. Well, actually something has been bothering me for a while, even before I first mentioned it when I did my reaction to the news that the the Selector Infected WIXOSS franchise would be getting a new movie in the form of Selected Destructed WIXOSS. You can go to that post and read all about my thoughts about it, but for time's sake, let's just say I wasn't too happy about it... Read More

Why Highschool Works

Hello people of "The Wired", my name is Quan, and wow, I enjoy being a hypocrite. First of all, it gets people angry, which can be funny, but also, when I'm being a hypocrite, it also usually means that I've reevaluated my stance on a certain thing. Now don't get me wrong, I hate being wrong or having an opinion I thought I had finally solidified change once more; it makes me feel stupid, or oblivious, which is isn't pleasant to say the least, but what being wrong can do from an analytical stand-point is open the door to a whole different way of thinking about anime.... Read More

Monogatari and Sensuality

Yeah, I know, I probably couldn't have picked a more controversial thing to do my first Footnotes in months on. On one hand, I'll be talking about the Monogatari franchise, possibly one of the most controversial anime to come out in the last decade, and not only that, I'll be talking about the most controversial aspect of that series: the constant fan-service. I know things such as these are more likely to stir up emotions than other topics... Read More

RWBY, RvB & Roosterteeth

 Now, I really don't feel like getting to any discussion whether RWBY actually counts as an anime, that could easily be a topic for another day, but staying in the present I've noticed a certain trend in the recent RWBY episodes, that is, they've been getting better. A lot better, in almost every category from animation, writing and characters. And when I noticed this trend, I started to wonder something: can RWBY, the strange Roosterteeth anime mutation that it is, actually... Read More

How Important is Fun?

 But to give you the quick version, Gurren Laggan is pretty much one of the stupidest anime that has ever existed. It has giant mechs that can get huge power-ups pretty much on a whim for no reason, it operates on logic that makes absolutely no sense if you stop to think about it, and by the end of it, has broken so much rules of logic and sense that the final fight is literally two giant robots throwing galaxies at each other. Quite simply, it's a show that will fall apart the second you use any kind of brain power to actually think about... Read More

School Days

Let's talk about School Days. School Days was a 2007 12-episode anime produced by animation studio TNK, who are known for this anime and precious little else, unless you count Itsudatte My Santa and Hand Maid May as works of considerable note. School Days was adapted from a visual novel of the same name, that was developed by Overflow and was available for the PlayStation 2 and the PSP(PlayStation Portable). Now, I want to tell you guys that this is not a review of School Days; more of an analysis of the themes of the series, but I will be pretty much be giving my full opinion on it here... Read More

What Qualifies as "Deep"?

Hello everyone hope you're having a lovely day, and allow me to introduce you to a new feature of this blog. "Footnotes" will be a series where I give my biased opinion on whatever subject that I've heard through the grapevine, or something that was I've been turning over in my mind for a long time. Now, I must stress that this is NOT a review; where I'd take one certain anime/book and analyse to determine whether it's worth 12-24 episodes/100-500 pages of your time. While I may use a certain anime... Read More

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