I got the idea for this post while reading John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War, but knowledge thereof isn’t required, and I’ll try not to spoil it too badly. Suffice to say that I’ll mostly deal with that Japanese stuff I’m always on about, as it’s full of counterexamples to things Scalzi does that I don’t [...]
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Complex feelings about moral complexity (or, A paean to Paptimus-sama)
Posted by Pontifus on 20 May 2010
http://superfani.com/2010/05/20/complex-feelings-about-moral-complexity-or-a-paean-to-paptimus-sama/
A Terrible Darkness
You should probably expect this from me every once in a while — that is, in this post I am going to trace some of the Gothic tropes in Shin Mazinger Z. The Gothic is sort-of my thing — or it’s becoming so. Seriously, though, it all makes sense. Trust me.
Posted by cuchlann on 28 June 2009
http://superfani.com/2009/06/28/a-terrible-darkness/
Adventures in Criticism: too many for a number!
Actually, it’s the seventh, but I figure now’s as good a time as any to stop numbering them and just admit they’re a (semi-)regular feature. Woo! Anyhow, this time I’m doing an essay called “Coming to Terms” by Gary K. Wolfe. It’s short, so hopefully I can get this entry done before the scourging weather [...]
Posted by cuchlann on 14 June 2009
http://superfani.com/2009/06/14/adventures-in-criticism-too-many-for-a-number/
“By silverfish imperatrix whose incorrupted eye…”
If you’re following at home, you’ll already know that I started Aria: the Animation. And I just finished it. I know there’s a bunch more of it, but I dunno when I’ll finish it — if I learned one thing (and I’d like to think I learned several, but still), it’s that I can’t really [...]
Posted by cuchlann on 6 June 2009
http://superfani.com/2009/06/06/by-silverfish-imperatrix-whose-incorrupted-eye/
…and that’s SF?
I’ve recently been badgering nearly everyone I know with this quandary I’ve landed myself in: how does science fiction work, and what does that mean for my study of anime? (go all the way to the end, it has a happy conclusion)
Posted by cuchlann on 22 May 2009
http://superfani.com/2009/05/22/and-thats-sf/
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