Moment(s) the [nth]: Honorable mentions, part 2

Here I shall finish what I began — namely, the listing of things that might’ve made my cadre of moments, but did not, for whatever reason. And then I shall rest, satisfied in my yearly contribution to the grand ambitions of Master CCY (or is it Master Canon these days?).

Moment(s) the [nth]: Honorable mentions, part 1

Here I stand some three days after the conclusion of Project Twelve Moments 2009, my fingers bent and bloodied, my mind weeping ichorous tears after twelve days of wracking. And yet my work is unfinished. A mere twelve posts aren’t enough to cover every specimen of drawn and/or animated media I consumed in 2009 that [...]

Adventures in Criticism: Taking Root

Augh.  Obviously, if you bothered paying attention to my efforts to engage in the now-traditional “12 moments” project, you know I failed.  Mostly I blame my too-busy semester, during which I watched almost no anime.  As my professor (who sometimes reads my blogs — hello, if you’re reading this one!) said, it was indeed true [...]

Moment the First: First love

Moment the Second: Like hidden characters in games

Today’s post isn’t as…revelatory as 2008′s Moment the Second, I’m afraid. It is, rather, a humble post about a humble character from the humble show that changed everything (for me, anyway). That’s right — Aria. You knew it’d show up somewhere among my chosen twelve of 2009. Last year, Aria the Animation occupied no less [...]

Moment the Third: The girl who nailed the girl who ran

By the time you read this, I’ll be on a plane to Texas. I’ll be out of town until the 30th, and mostly absent from the internet, so if I fail to address your comments in a timely fashion, that would be why. But keep an eye on this blog and pontif.us; I’ll have posts [...]