Tag Archives: anime

Transformers are Poseurs

As someone who was part of the Voltes V generation, I was always puzzled by the popularity of the Transformers.

Don’t mean to poo-poo on anyone’s Cybertron party but the Transformers, when it first appeared on tv in…  Read more

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Faux Phlog Catch Up

I’ve all but forgotten about this section of my blog. I’ve taken a few pictures with the T616 over the past six months or so however, and here are some of them:

Overlooking SFMOMA from the Metreon  Mimicking Harold and the Purple Crayon
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Anime Tricks

Just saw the Animatrix on DVD. All I can say is “whoa!” Keanu-style. It’s some of the most amazing animation I’ve seen since, well, hmmm…Spirited Away. It contains 9 anime shorts by various directors done in varied styles,…  Read more

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Shows We Grew Up On

What started out as a poll at PhilMUG to find out members’ ages turned into a full-on nostalgic trip-down-memory-lane for the mostly thirty-something folk. Stuff like what Japanese robot show was shown on what day and which pilot…  Read more

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Spirited Away

Saw Spirited Away on DVD last night. It opened with Pixar’s John Lasseter introducing the movie to viewers. Although distributed by Disney, this Japanese production doesn’t fit the typical Disney mold (no song and dance numbers by cute…  Read more

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