Theowne on Nov 17th 2009 , Anime/Manga, Studio Ghibli

Whisper of the Heart is a quiet and charming film which happens to be my favourite film, animated or not – a position its held ever since I first saw it as a young teenager. Years later, having become a jaded unviersity engineering student, a quick revisit to this delightful story never fails to bring back that shiny eyed enthusiastic adolescent within me. Whisper is a film about all the great things about life succinctly rolled into one sweet package shown from the perspective a young girl at the age where she truly begins to experience them for the first time. Friendships, family, dreams, ambitions – it’s the …..
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Theowne on Nov 15th 2009 , Anime/Manga
Though this will probably end up sounding like a primarily negative-sounding review, I do think that Elfen Lied is an anime built on a premise that had promise. There are some good moments scattered throughout the 13 episodes. And also the best opening music I’ve ever heard.
However, just like that brief praise will be drowned [...]
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Theowne on Nov 5th 2009 , Anime/Manga, Music/Piano
Musically speaking, that is. This list is subject to change at a later point when I suddenly realize I completely forgot something.
#5 – Honey and Clover
The strange thing about this choice is that I think that I would have found this song irritating if I had heard it out of context. Yet with [...]
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Theowne on Nov 5th 2009
Originally an update/reply to Author in my previous post, I’ll extend it in it’s own posting.
In his post, he responds to someone called “Theowine” which sounds suspiciously close to my own name and links to some of his suggestions. I’ll take the bait:
Kimi ni Todoke: As said before, it’s good, probably the best show this season. [...]
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Theowne on Nov 4th 2009 Anime/Manga, Article/Editorial
There’s two reasons that I haven’t posted anything in half a month. The first is the easy answer: exams. It’s midterm season here, and engineers are packed with some form of work every second of the day.
But beyond that explanation…. …what to post about? Am I missing some excellent series this season? Or it [...]
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