Breaking into the super robot genre has proven difficult for me, so I asked the wise OGT to point me toward a few shows that might help. Among other things, he recommended Gunbuster (aka Top wo Nerae!) — you may already know this, given all the fanboying I did over the show and its sequel. [...]
All posts tagged myth criticism
Of Diebuster, structure, and the parents of gods
Posted by Pontifus on 4 June 2009
http://superfani.com/2009/06/04/of-diebuster-structure-and-the-parents-of-gods/
Madness in the Lens — a theory of criticism
At IKnight‘s request, and because I couldn’t think of anything other than a post about the new Lucky Star OVA (which wasn’t serving much of a purpose), I’m going to take a stab at illuminating my theory of criticism, here, in front of the fives of you who read my posts. We’ll, uh, we’ll see how [...]
Posted by cuchlann on 13 October 2008
http://superfani.com/2008/10/13/madness-in-the-lens-a-theory-of-criticism/
A Hero-Myth for a Genetic Culture
I’m not finished with Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann yet, and as readers from my personal blog might expect, I’m horribly behind, both with the newest stuff and with my own, personal schedule. As you might guess from the title, I want to deal with GL in terms of mythology. And, really, when is talking about [...]
Posted by cuchlann on 29 September 2008
http://superfani.com/2008/09/29/a-hero-myth-for-a-genetic-culture/
