![]() ![]() Worthwhile, however, for its engrossing meditation on female friendship. Here we discover that House, M.D. (2004) is, in fact, a downer facsimile of Psychiatrist Irabu (2000), the psychedelic manga-cum-anime upper.Īn aggressively lovely series that’s not as sticky as Ikuhara’s other stuff. When the tiny, beady-eyed cat is the most interesting character in a magical girl set-up, the cast is amiss. ![]() Maria and her coat may indeed be the coolest anime character design since Vash the Stampede. It’s BBC’s Sherlock or FOX’s House, but if the only interesting characterization and strong performance were the title character. So ambitious and lively that one might rather describe Kyousougiga as addled.įor all the character development tropes that this series indulges (e.g., ‘the day I met you, my whole family died in a car accident!’), Tokyo Ghoul renders many of those tropes accessible, and acceptable in the service of some rather satisfying angst and gore. Alas, messy direction saps the story so hard that when the season’s famously delayed finale did finally drop a few weeks ago, I couldn’t bother. Points for gorgeous, especially in its true illustration of Manhattan. Whichever.Ī twee sex comedy that only anime fans who freely swear by anime could love. Beautiful Bones: Sakurako’s Investigation (2015)Ī Minority Report clone with an insufferably undermined, inexplicably acclaimed female protagonist. Here they are, ranked:Īn odd success of casting terrorism and childhood trauma as trivial disturbances of the first-world.Ģ4. Why, I’ve watched 21 anime series in just the past 12 months. When I say that, what I really mean is that I bingewatch tons of anime that I rarely discuss in the wild. I tell people that I don’t watch television. Ilioneus’ appeal to King Latinus in Book Seven of the Aeneid We will never shame your kingdom, nor will your fameīe treated lightly, no, our thanks for your kind work Water, and fresh air that’s free for all to breathe. The worlds of Europe and Asia to clash in war!Īll people know the story, all at the earth’s edge,Ĭut off where the rolling Ocean pounds them back,Īnd all whom the ruthless Sun in the torrid zone,Īrching amidst the four cool zones of earth,įor our fathers’ gods, safe haven on your shores, Scourging Ida’s plains! How Fate compelled How savage the storm that broke from brute Mycenae, Our king himself, Aeneas of Troy, who sent us to your gates. Triumph in Father Jove - of the Father’s highest stock, Our race takes root from Jove, the sons of Dardanus The wheeling Sun could see from Olympus’ heights. ![]() With a firm resolve and willing hearts we’ve reached your city,ĭriven out of our own kingdom, once the grandest realm Nor did the stars or landmarks throw us far off course. No stormy seas have swept us here to your country, King, great son of Faunus, no black gales, The Diary of a Teenage Girl, by Phoebe Gloeckner Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi CoatesĦ. Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, by Haruki Murakamiĩ. The Complete Plays of Gilbert & Sullivan, by W.S. The Complete Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyleġ4. Night on the Galactic Railroad & Other Stories from Ihatov, by Kenji Miyazawaġ5. Anime: A History, by Jonathan ClementsĢ2. Tekkon Kinkreet: Black and White, by Taiyo MatsumotoĢ3. The Scarlet Gang of Asakusa, Yasunari KawabataĢ5. The Restaurant of Many Orders, by Kenji MiyazawaĢ7. Beautiful Fighting Girl, by Saitō TamakiĢ9. The Strange Library, by Haruki Murakamiģ0. Three Tragedies, by Federico García Lorcaģ4. ![]() What follows is a pretty competitive ranking of the fiction, non-fiction, and manga that I read in 2015.ģ5. Unlike last year, however, I enjoyed nearly everything that I bothered to finish. Won’t lie, I dropped a few books and generally slagged compared to my intake last year. ![]()
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