Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Episode 16 – Dusk on Pluto (Part 2)

Things are not going the Gamillans way, so they make a break for it.

Theme: JAM Project – The EXCEEDER (From Super Robot Wars V)

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Legends of the Force: Episode XIX – Dark Empire II

Veich and Kennedy return, with another story of the Emperor Reborn (or, rather, Emperor Reborn^2).

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Opening Credits: Star Wars Theme from Super Star Wars on the SNES.
Closing Credits: Chiptune Cantina Band from Chiptune Inc. – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvJtiGFudFlvYMfjiU1NKJg

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Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Episode 15 – Dusk on Pluto (Part 1)

The Yamato’s mechs launch their counter-attack on the Pluto Base.

Theme: JAM Project – The EXCEEDER (From Super Robot Wars V)

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Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Episode 14 – Beam Spam

The Yamato attacks the Jupiter base, but things don’t go according to plan.

Theme: JAM Project – The EXCEEDER (From Super Robot Wars V)

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Film Review: 8 1/2

Excerpt from the Poster for 8 1/2.

Fellini’s film 8 1/2 is considered his magnum opus, the defining film of his career, and a monumental work of Italian cinema. It’s also a film that, in my view, has been eclipsed by later works influenced by it, in particular Bob Fosse’s film All That Jazz. I’ll explain.

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Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Episode 12 – A Chilling Reunion (Part 1)

Yet another Super Robot shows up, and Kodai finds an artifact from his past.

Theme: JAM Project – The EXCEEDER (From Super Robot Wars V)

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Book Review: Record of Lodoss War – The Grey Witch (Video Review)

At long last, the first Record of Lodoss War novel has received an officially licensed US release. I’ve read it, and here are my thoughts, and some notes on the differences between the two releases.

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Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Episode 11 – Crimson Permanent Assurance

The Yamato gets yet another member of the Accounting Department.

Theme: JAM Project – The EXCEEDER (From Super Robot Wars V)

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Movie Review: George Harrison – Living in the Material World

A while back I reviewed the documentary film The Ackermonster Chronicles – a documentary film telling the life story of Forrest J. Ackerman. The film conveyed Ackerman’s life in a way that I compared to people talking about Ackerman at a wake, telling stories about his life, and in my view it didn’t quite get across why, necessarily, Ackerman was historically important or significant. George Harrison: Living in the Material World, from director Martin Scorsese uses the same style of presentation, but gets that point across better. Read more

Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Episode 9 – Anomaly on the Jovian Front (Part 1)

The Jupiter Empire is out of action, but the Gamillans remain.

Theme: JAM Project – The EXCEEDER (From Super Robot Wars V)

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 77

We wrap up Year 6 of Nintendo Power with a classic title, and the results of the Nintendo Power Awards

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Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Episode 7 – Memories of a Fallen Star (Part 1)

The team scouts out the Jupiter Empire’s base, and end up encountering an opponent they never expected.

Theme: JAM Project – The EXCEEDER (From Super Robot Wars V)

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Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Episode 6 – “One small step…”

In between missions, the Yamato goes on its first warp jump.

Theme: JAM Project – The EXCEEDER (From Super Robot Wars V)

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Anime Review: Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

Cropped version of Gundam Unicorn Blu-Ray Art

For the past 30 years, the narrative and thematic conclusion of the One Year War arc of the Universal Century was Char’s Counterattack. The film is wonderfully animated, with intense action sequences, but in my view it felt less like a thematic conclusion of the themes of the first 3 Gundam series, and more of a return to the narrative of the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime series. As I mentioned in my review of Gundam ZZ – that worked for me when what I knew of the Universal Century was just the original series, but it became less and less resonant as I made my way through the story. Gundam Unicorn, on the other hand, feels much more resonant, and fits as a conclusion to this part of the Universal Century. Read more

Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Episode 5 – Trial By Fire

I take on the next DLC mission as the squad tries a little team building exercise.

Theme: JAM Project – The EXCEEDER (From Super Robot Wars V)

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Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Episode 4 – Pirates of Mars

The Yamato arrives on Mars and runs into a completely different series.

Theme: JAM Project – The EXCEEDER (From Super Robot Wars V)

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Book Review: Legend of the Galactic Heroes – Book 5 – Mobilization

It’s the battle we’ve all been waiting for.

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The Hugo Rules for Fanzines need to be adjusted

John Scalzi’s latest blog post got me thinking – and this started off as a comment, but became a little too long for a comment, so I started to take it Tumblr… until it became too long for Tumblr, so I’m taking it here.

One of the support levels of my Patreon gets you a print copy of my fanzine. However, as of this writing I haven’t put out a new issue, because… well… I don’t have any cover art. I have the issue written, with the main article being a big piece breaking down the “Nasu-verse”, but before I put it out – I also wanted to get some cover art that reflected the topic – ideally of Saber, and in particular something that showed her as an active co-protagonist as opposed to cheesecake.

Except the artists I’ve contacted have not responded back, and I can’t blame them – because I can’t pay them. Not because I have no money… but because under the rules of the Hugo Awards, to remain classified as a Fanzine, I can’t pay them. Read more