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Speed on the Beat Talks Kill la Kill

Let’s talk Kill la Kill. While the series came out a few years back, it’s still pretty relevant. Kill la Kill is what happens when you take Gurren Lagann, set it in a Sailor Moon/magical girl high school setting, and add in tons of fanservice. I mean, tons. It takes “Gainaxing” to another level in terms of […]

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New (To Me) Music: @SinitusTempo – Zone 89 [A/B]

In the spirit of projects like Childish Gambino’s Awaken, My Love, I present a four-track EP from DMV genre-b(l)ender, Sinitus Tempo.Zone 89 [A/B] by Sinitus Tempo Zone 89 [A/B] traverses a lot of territory, through jazzy licks, boombap-esque drum hits, and samples aplenty. It’s like the soundtracks of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo finally decided to make that […]

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A Brief (Non-Spoiler) Look Back at GANGSTA.

When I was sick with Stevens-Johnson, there were a few things that kept me from keeling over. There were the usuals of, you know, the kids and making sure that I was around for as many more years as I could be for them. The thought of “I can’t go out like this” crept through […]

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Quickie Retro Review: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

Gainax (and Gainax offspring) has a habit of brainbleaching the fuck out of its anime, and fans of said anime.  From Eva‘s original ending to the Gunbuster OVA to the abrupt coming-of-age (pun intended) of Naota in FLCL to Rebuild of Evangelion‘s purported lack of an end, if you want mindfucks, choose Gainax. Seriously guys! It’s been three […]

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