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What We’ve Said Recently
- Maison Ikkoku eps 1 & 2 January 1, 2021
- Patlabor OVA ep 2 of 7: “Long Shot” January 4, 2020
- Love You ‘Til Tuesday (1969) January 3, 2020
- Halloween II January 2, 2020
- Patlabor OVA ep 1 of 7: “Second Unit, Move Out!” January 1, 2020
- Episode 23: Welcome to Misaki and Episode 24: Welcome to the NHK July 1, 2017
- Vinyl – Hipster Affectation, Archival Format, Late Stage Capitalism Freak Out January 16, 2017
- Federale – They can Even do it Live January 15, 2017
- Episode 21: Welcome to the Reset and Episode 22: Welcome to God! January 14, 2017
- Lazy Friday Videos (warning:drumsolos) January 13, 2017
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![Patlabor is an 80s mecha anime that focuses heavily on the practicalities of dealing with Mecha. It isn’t a heady philosophical drama (that wasn’t grafted onto the Mecha scene until […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "Patlabor OVA ep 1 of 7: “Second Unit, Move Out!”")
Patlabor OVA ep 1 of 7: “Second Unit, Move Out!”
Posted on January 1, 2020 | No CommentsPatlabor is an 80s mecha anime that focuses heavily on the practicalities of dealing with Mecha. It isn’t a heady philosophical drama (that wasn’t grafted onto the Mecha scene until […] -
![When I was young (late 90s, times like that) the appeal of anime was that it would tell stories that Western pop culture shied away from – the heroes had […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/vlcsnap-error846-115x115.png "Episode 23: Welcome to Misaki and Episode 24: Welcome to the NHK")
Episode 23: Welcome to Misaki and Episode 24: Welcome to the NHK
Posted on July 1, 2017 | No CommentsWhen I was young (late 90s, times like that) the appeal of anime was that it would tell stories that Western pop culture shied away from – the heroes had […] -
![Makoto Shinkai’s first short is a brief, elegiac piece about the way a happy young cat views his apparently troubled master. There are three versions of the short – one […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/she-and-her-cat-115x115.jpg "She and Her Cat")
She and Her Cat
Posted on February 1, 2014 | No CommentsMakoto Shinkai’s first short is a brief, elegiac piece about the way a happy young cat views his apparently troubled master. There are three versions of the short – one […] -
![Makoto Shinkai’s work has been compared to Miyazaki’s – a very strange comparison that I can’t see having any real basis in Makoto’s films. Both men have individual directing voices, […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/crGyorhYOdJiUqQcWxEhDVIG03N-115x115.jpeg "The Voices Of A Distant Star")
The Voices Of A Distant Star
Posted on February 4, 2013 | No CommentsMakoto Shinkai’s work has been compared to Miyazaki’s – a very strange comparison that I can’t see having any real basis in Makoto’s films. Both men have individual directing voices, […] -
![Yoshitoshi Abe’s ‘sad,’ immaculate style is the key to everything in Haibane Renmei – the character designs, as in Serial Experiments: Lain, are made for melancholy and modernist ennui. They’re […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2005/09/haibanerenmeei-115x115.jpeg "Haibane Renmei")
Haibane Renmei
Posted on September 30, 2005 | No CommentsYoshitoshi Abe’s ‘sad,’ immaculate style is the key to everything in Haibane Renmei – the character designs, as in Serial Experiments: Lain, are made for melancholy and modernist ennui. They’re […] -
![Rarely are hopes raised so high, then dashed so low. Rarely is something of such whimsy and flair dragged down so far into banality, boredom, and just plain bad presentation. […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2005/07/hishercircumstances-115x115.jpeg "His And Her Circumstances")
His And Her Circumstances
Posted on July 31, 2005 | No CommentsRarely are hopes raised so high, then dashed so low. Rarely is something of such whimsy and flair dragged down so far into banality, boredom, and just plain bad presentation. […] -
![Worse than a bad story is a good one made bad. Worse still is one screwed up by pretension. That’s Texhnolyze in a nutshell – a story with great potential […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2005/05/texhnolyze-115x115.jpeg "Texhnolyze")
Texhnolyze
Posted on May 29, 2005 | No CommentsWorse than a bad story is a good one made bad. Worse still is one screwed up by pretension. That’s Texhnolyze in a nutshell – a story with great potential […] -
![Dilution is the inevitable result of longevity and success. Once enough has been released for an anime show, identity becomes dissolute. What does Sunrise do? Gundam used to be the […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2005/04/flcl-115x115.jpeg "FLCL")
FLCL
Posted on April 30, 2005 | No CommentsDilution is the inevitable result of longevity and success. Once enough has been released for an anime show, identity becomes dissolute. What does Sunrise do? Gundam used to be the […] -
![Working backwards here – I first became acquainted with the Bubblegum Crisis world via the remake, Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 – a fine if not superlative bit of sci-fi fluff […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2004/11/adpolice-115x115.jpeg "A.D. Police")
A.D. Police
Posted on November 16, 2004 | No CommentsWorking backwards here – I first became acquainted with the Bubblegum Crisis world via the remake, Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 – a fine if not superlative bit of sci-fi fluff […] -
![The third episode of Azumanga Daioh that has one of the funniest pieces of animation I have even seen. Ayumu Kasuga, dubbed ‘Osaka’ against her will by her classmates ’cause […]](http://explodedgoat.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2004/09/azumanga-115x115.jpeg "Azumanga Daioh")
Azumanga Daioh
Posted on September 26, 2004 | No CommentsThe third episode of Azumanga Daioh that has one of the funniest pieces of animation I have even seen. Ayumu Kasuga, dubbed ‘Osaka’ against her will by her classmates ’cause […]