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. [...]
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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/
Toradora: the myth, the legend — the jousting?
Way back in the first Voice Module, Pontifus challenged me to apply mythology to Toradora! I am here today to accept that challenge, no matter how many souls I destroy in my mad quest for the perfect explanation. This is definitely exploratory writing, so I have no idea if I’ll arrive at any kind of useful [...]
Posted by cuchlann on 18 January 2009
http://superfani.com/2009/01/18/toradora-the-myth-the-legend-the-parrot/
A Titan’s Trap
As you’re probably already aware, I’m blogging my way through Northrop Frye’s Anatomy of Criticism. I already had an idea for an actual anime post, and I’ve only read the introduction. Even though this was inspired by Frye, I probably won’t reference him too much. Really, this is just my obligatory Kannagi post. Everyone’s doing one, [...]
Posted by cuchlann on 3 January 2009
http://superfani.com/2009/01/03/a-titans-trap/
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/
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