Dugleo is my only fandom from now on. I would die for Michael YOU BANDWAGONING PIECE OF SHIT MICHAEL'S MINE

Bully Chris More Symphogear's half action, half slice of life DNA makes for some interesting segues. Here, Chris tells Kirika she's being too easygoing about planning a birthday party, and Kirika remembers a time she was too easygoing and FIVE MEN DIED

Well, I didn't schedule half an hour of listening to Steven Universe songs and sobbing today, but I think I can make the time Just thinkin' about Independent Together again, and how it reflects on Pearl's relationship with Rose, and how much it means that both Greg and Steven are singing it to her, and losing my shit again

Come for the shimmering beaches, stay because the awful sand castle monsters have taken over your mind Let's hang out at the mYsTErIoUs SaND cAsTle do not bring weapons

I've powered on through the end of Steven Universe, also caught the movie, and am now a few episodes into Future. I don't know how it's possible, but it feels like this show is still getting better all the time The movie was phenomenal. A terrific set of songs, beautiful art design, and an incredibly satisfying celebration of how far all these characters have come

Trying something new #dorohedoro I've been told this show is an "ultraviolent horror/slice of life show," and I'm beginning to understand how. At the intersection of slice of life and horror, you often find surreal, slapstick violence

Team Rocket can't even finish their intro before getting torched by Litten, and then Ash ignores them entirely. No respect I love this. As Ash receives Stoutland's diagnosis, the door slides shut, meaning we can't hear what they're saying - a trick that emotionally aligns us with Litten, who must also try to read their faces to understand what's happening

I always loved how the colors popped on those Goosebumps covers. I learned early on that horror can be vibrant and fun

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Another formative horror influence: Stephen Gammell's chilling illustrations from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Lillie is a genius. Please give all Vulpixes tiny scarves How does Pikachu get so many of this show's best faces

Getting back to The Big O, and stuck admiring the design of Roger's bedroom. Art deco colors and lamps, retro-futurist angled minimalism, set in a fading gothic world. This world aspires towards a future that is already in the past - the dreamed-of tomorrow of the '30s and '50s Never trust a man with a hat this preposterous

I ended up dropping Breaking Bad at the end of its tedious second season, but I've picked it up again recently, and am pleased to report the third season is a lot more fun Skyler has a much better role this season, which is great, because she's a very compelling character, but the writers frequently have no idea what to do with her

Do you accept loneliness and harden yourself against the cruelty of the world, or defy human nature until it tramples you? Stranded and proud as they are, those are the only two options they can see Just nice to see these two mercilessly roasting someone again

Elfnein is good Just opening the episode with her going "waaaa-!" and falling in the mud feels like a direct acknowledgment of Misaki Kuno's powers

This is already the best episode. Incredible Emiru (The Magical Girl With Anxiety) is my favorite character, and now she's returned in a homemade Precure uniform with elbow pads. Amazing

In the Calvin & Hobbes tenth anniversary book, Watterson frankly describes his struggles getting his comic made the way he wanted. In retrospect, that was my first introduction to the relationship between art and capitalism

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One of his big eventual wins regarded the formatting of his sunday strips. Normally, sunday strips must adhere to a strict paneling format, so they can be chopped up and wedged into a variety of paper formats

Last night's feature was the terrifying Cure, a film by Japanese horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Bong Joon-ho cited Cure as a major influence on his career, and I can absolutely see why A claustrophobic world of sterile, industrial interiors

Our relationship with media is complex and personal, and what strikes one person as poignant and validating might strike another as pandering and simplistic This, combined with the inherently combative and factional nature of the internet, means it's easy to end up attacking each other when it comes to personal or socially conscious art

This House is not only made of stone and mortar, wood and paint; it is made of time and mystery, hope and fear. Construction never stops. I take some pride in my role as architect.

They think I will guide them to the center. Perhaps I will... I think having a copy of MAZE as a child affected my understanding of horror, atmosphere, and storytelling in some pretty profound ways
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@mw_owly The colors are far too saturated and discordant, making every single shot feel both incredibly loud and at war with itself. The lack of shading compounds this, while making the entire shot look flat and unreal @mw_owly Meanwhile, the weak composite and lack of congruity between the foreground and background elements actually drags AGAINST that flat style, emphasizing how the characters and their backgrounds don't really belong together

Preview guide duties kept me from writing a formal Week in Review this week, but here are some of the best films I've watched recently: Adaptation - Charlie Kaufman turns his post-Being John Malkovich fame into a painfully introspective reflection on art and life, starring Nicholas Cage as Kaufman himself (and also as Kaufman's brother). An indulgent ode to the anxiety of writing

I return with a pile of new premiere reviews! First off, Princess Connect sees the director of Konosuba returning for more fantasy farce with a new bunch of charming idiots
animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/… Shironeko Project has its moments, but ultimately can't escape its convoluted mobage origins. My review:
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