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Colloquium: Mawaru Penguindrum Episode 24 END
“As it turns out, living was a punishment. I’ve been punished in small doses living as a Takakura. …But, still, we were together. We took all the punishments, no matter how small and trivial. They’re all precious memories. Because the … Continue reading
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Colloquium: Mawaru Penguindrum Episode 22
ajthefourth: Towards the end of Revolutionary Girl Utena, director Kunihiko Ikuhara and his writer Yoji Enokido decide to re-introduce the audience to its Greek chorus element, The Shadow Girls, by showing them briefly out from behind their customary screens and … Continue reading
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The Bitterness of Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms
I spent the majority of the afternoon today reading this manga that I had picked up at a Borders fire sale earlier this spring. What took me this long to finally read, I can not say. And truth be told … Continue reading
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Colloquium: Mawaru Penguindrum Episode 19
”Am I not good enough?” -Seiya Kou, Sailor Moon: SailorStars
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Today’s Slogan: The Role of Double H in Mawaru Penguindrum, Episodes 13 through 18
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Today’s Slogan: The Role of Double H in Mawaru Penguindrum, Episodes Seven through 12
This next series of episodes, specifically Episode Nine, mark a tonal shift in Mawaru Penguindrum‘s presentation. Much of this is owed to the closing of Ringo’s story arc. As we discover just exactly what Ringo’s been up to, it leads … Continue reading
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Today’s Slogan: The Role of Double H in Mawaru Penguindrum, Episodes One through Six
“What’re you gonna do when you graduate? I’m going to high school, of course. No, I mean in your future. Haven’t decided yet. I wanna be an actress. Do you really believe you can pull that off?” -”The Shadow Girls,” … Continue reading
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Colloquium: Mawaru Penguindrum Episode 18
ajthefourth: Please disregard a few of the speculations I made on Tabuki’s character last week. Although I still see him as partially representing that equalizing sort of attitude that I described from a few interviews in Underground: The Tokyo Gas … Continue reading
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Nisemonogatari and the Arrow of Female Hysteria
So. Nisemonogatari. Sure, you’ve got your Shinbo-tastic fanservice and your racy banter, but these traits really operate in the service of patriarchal cognitive bias. Yup. We’re going all Stroop Test on this one for my first outing at Altair & … Continue reading →
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