Texhnolyze S1E2: “Forfeiture” (continued)
His city turned into a hostile desert wasteland around him, leaving him to parch and die and leave his bones on its sandy bedrock.
Texhnolyze S1E2: “Forfeiture”
Losing two limbs in a world where prosthetics are this goddamned hard to talk or write about.
Texhnolyze S1E1: “Stranger”
The minimalist approach to storytelling makes it a little hard for me to get into the characters, since I don't understand much about what they're doing. It also feels like it's struggling to fill its 22 minute runtime without biting the bullet and having people talk. On the other hand, I do like the urban exploration sort of aesthetic, and while I only understand a few bits and pieces of the story it seems like it at least *could* be interesting.
“The Living Shadow” (part one)
The Shadow! He knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men, but that's literally the only thing I know about the Shadow. And even that much I only know because of a dad joke (told to me by my literal dad).
Kill Six Billion Demons III: “Seeker of Thrones” (part one)
The saga of Allison "Kill Six Billion Demons" Wanda Ruth, known locally as Killy, as she attempts to rescue her sort-of-boyfriend from the seven sorcerer-kings of the cosmos and maybe accidentally become God or something while she's at it continues now!
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These S1E8: “The Castrop Rebellion”
Empire-focused episodes seem to be head and shoulders better than FPA ones so far.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - The New Thesis (S1E7): “The Capture of Iserlohn Fortress, Pt. 2”
Did they really not know this? HOW could they have really not known this?
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - The New Thesis (S1E6): “The Capture of Iserlohn Fortress, Pt. 1”
Oh well spoil the resolution right there in the fucking episode title why don't you.
Fate/Zero S1E12: “The Grail Beckons”
Type Moon is very good at being popcorn entertainment, but every time it tries to directly engage with big ideas or philosophical themes it faceplants hard.
Fate/Zero S1E11: “Discussing the Grail” (continued)
Easily and by far the worst episode of Fate/Zero so far.
Fate/Zero S1E11: “Discussing the Grail”
If you've seen this show and he isn't your favorite character, we can't be friends.
Fullmetal Alchemist Analysis (final)
I can only speak for myself. And, for me, despite its many flaws and missteps, Fullmetal Alchemist was literally a life-changing story. Moreso than any other I've ever been told, and probably more than any I ever will be.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes - The New Thesis (S1E5): “Birth of the 13th Fleet”
This cluster of episodes had higher highs than the first couple, but also lower lows.
Fullmetal Alchemist Analysis (part two)
Does that situation sound familiar? Maybe not. You were too young to remember most of it, at least consciously.