Londo Bell heads out from their base, as our scene shifts to Tokyo-3…
(Also, my cat caused me to shift scenes for a minute – sorry). Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 99 – Uneasy Lies The Head
The members of Londo Bell discuss Audrey’s departure and what that means, and everyone who hasn’t seen Gundam Unicorn already finds out Audrey’s true identity. Read more
Anime Review: Record of Grancrest War
One of my favorite works of anime fantasy is Record of Lodoss War. It’s a show that I try to watch at least once a year, and due to my appreciation of that, I’ve sought out the various works by its creator, Ryo Mizuno, which have gotten a US release, from the Lodoss series onwards. In any case, when Record of Grancrest War was announced, and that even more it was related to a tabletop RPG that Mizuno had created, I was definitely onboard to check this out.
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 98 – Isolation IV
We wrap up the fight, with at least two factions having mostly punched themselves out. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 97 – Isolation III
Londo Bell continues the fight, with Neo Zeon and the Titans being the next targets. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 96 – Isolation II
Londo Bell makes contact with Amalgam forces while the Earth Federation forces and Zeon/Amalgam troops clash. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 95 – Isolation I
The Three-Way Dance begins. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 94 – Cry Havoc
The Vist Foundation sets their plans in motion. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 93 – Question Time
After the battle, Judeau ends up chatting with the Ples, and Nine drills various cast members about their love lives. (But not Love Live – that’s a different game). Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 92 – The Power of Youth IV
With Banagher back in control, and with the Ra Cailum having linked up, it’s time to push back Neo Zeon. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 91 – The Power of Youth III
Banagher’s NT-D system has gone out of control, and the team has to bring him to his senses or bring him down. Read more
Anime Review: Akiba’s Trip – The Animation
Akiba’s Trip: Undead and Undressed was an interesting RPG & brawler with something of a novel concept – that it was set in a re-creation of Akihabara with a level of detail that was just short of being on par with the level of detail that the Yakuza series puts into not-Kabuki-cho – by which I mean that there were some loading screens dividing up areas of the game, not much in terms of real-world alcohol to drink (because your protagonist is underage), and sadly no playable arcade games. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 90 – The Power of Youth II
The fight with Neo Zeon continues, but things are about to go pear-shaped. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 89 – The Power of Youth I
The Yamato and crew face off with Neo Zeon’s Royal Guard. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 88 – Past is Prologue
The Yamato and company have linked up with the Nahel Argama, but they aren’t out of the woods yet. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 87 – An Opened Door IV
We finally push back the forces of Neo Zeon and the Gamillans. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 86 – An Opened Door III
After last episodes’ game over, we take another shot. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 85 – An Opened Door II
The Yamato and Tuatha de Dannan come to the Nahel Argama’s aide, but things run into a bit of a hiccup. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 84 – An Opened Door I
The Nahel Argama tries to make a break for it. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 83 – Poor Passengers
Meanwhile, on the Nahel Agarma… Read more
Anime Review: Darling in the FranXX
So one of the things I did not know until recently is that A-1 Pictures is one of the anime studios that has benefited from the exodus from former Anime industry titan GAINAX (in addition to other studios like Trigger and Khara popping up in the wake of this as well). Consequently, a lot of discussions I encountered on the lead up to the anime series Darling in the FranXX started out as a discussion of the series as a Trigger joint, before moving on to talking about it as a sort of GAINAX reunion. I’d consider that analogy not that far off. The series feels something like the Anime equivalent of the Led Zeppelin reunion concert – the band getting back together to revisit their old hits (in this analogy, the newer staffers from A-1 Pictures and Trigger would represent Jason Bonham). Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 82 – Ring the Bell
We come to a decision over which route we’re taking. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 81 – A Disquieting Clash II
The team finishes off the exercise. Read more
Let’s Play Super Robot Wars V: Part 80 – A Disquieting Clash I
To help deal with concerns with the perils ahead, Nine prepares a training exercise. Read more