Guilty Crown Ep. 2: Auto-generated anime

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Oh, what’s that? Gai is jealous of Shu? Gosh, who could have predicted this:

“But Gai looks troubled as if it’s just the first damn episode and yet his authority — his superiority — has already been superseded by an upstart’s sudden ascendency.”

Unfortunately, it only gets worse from here. Continue reading →

Un-Go Ep. 2: Impressively noir

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Here’s a passage from the Wikipedia entry on ‘film noir:’

Film noir is often described as essentially pessimistic. The noir stories that are regarded as most characteristic tell of people trapped in unwanted situations (which, in general, they did not cause but are responsible for exacerbating), striving against random, uncaring fate, and frequently doomed. The films are seen as depicting a world that is inherently corrupt.

In other words, “Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” Continue reading →