Island of Assassins is one of my favorite Lupin III features. It’s often said to be the best, and I certainly agree it’s one of them, but I found a few things to criticize, nevertheless. It seems like I’ve made a habit of reviewing two Lupin features per year, and I guess I’ll keep to that into next year, too, unless I either don’t have the space to do more than one, or I find more than two I want to review. There are plenty of others to review, after all, and more are being dubbed as we speak, it seems. But after reviewing a movie I thought was pretty bad earlier this year, I thought I’d do one that’s really good now.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Episode 19 Review
Episode 19, “The Battle of the Doria Starzone”
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: After taking control of the rebel-controlled planet Shamploo, the Yang Fleet engages the 11th Fleet in the Doria Starzone. Yang repeatedly requests their surrender, but Admiral Legrange is stubborn, and their fleet is eventually all but wiped out. Legrange shoots himself instead of surrendering and the battle is over. Yang accepts National Salvation Council spy Bagdash’s genuine offer to work for him now that the 11th Fleet is defeated, but Julian doesn’t trust him. On Heinessen, Jessica Edwards organizes a massive protest against the coup which is violently put down by the military.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Episode 18 Review
Episode 18, “Bloodshed in Space”
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: The boyar nobles, who have made Geiersburg Fortress their base of operations, launch their forces against Reinhard’s. However, their strategy is flawed, and Wolfgang Mittermeyer is able to chase them off to Retenberg Fortress. From there, Mittermeyer and Oskar von Reuenthal’s forces engage armored troops in a corridor in armed combat. Leading the Lippstadt forces’ armored division is Ovlesser, an enormous brute, who Mittermeyer and von Reuenthal lure into a trap. Reinhard, on the advice of Oberstein, returns Ovlesser to Geiersburg, where he’s executed in suspicion of treason. Oberstein’s plan to throw the nobles into a state of uneasiness is a success.
Completed Build – Blue Destiny Unit 1 Exam vs. Efreet Custom
Look at me, I finished something from my backlog!
Back in November 2017 I ordered the Efreet, officially kicking this little diorama project off (no idea when or where the Unit 1 came from right now). I built the two kits, picked out poses, and put them back in the box and on the shelf until a few weeks ago… when I pulled them out, confirmed I liked the poses, built the base, then tucked them away yet again. It’s only this past Monday that I decided I should use my free time this week to get them painted and the project finally checked off.
Otaku Evolution Episode 154 – Violence Jack
Happy Halloween! I thought I’d review an anime that, while not necessarily horror-themed, is a horror itself, and what bigger horror than the existence of Violence Jack, one of the trashiest, bloodiest, mean-spirited OVA anime of all time? So cower under a blanket as you watch this in the dark and I hope you don’t eat so much candy you get sick!
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Episode 17 Review
Episode 17, “The Yang Fleet Mobilizes”
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: After an assassination attempt on Admiral Cubersly by Andrew Falk, it appears that rogue elements in the FPA military are ready to foment rebellions. Yang is ordered to put down revolts on several FPA planets, but before he can, there’s a coup on Heinessen. The National Salvation Military Council, led by Dwight Greenhill, takes control of the government and military, even taking Admiral Bewcock into custody. Despite her connection to the ringleader, Frederica is surprised to learn that Yang still values her participation. The Yang Fleet disembarks from Iserlohn Fortress to fight the insurrectionists.
Otaku Evolution Episode 153 – Eden of the East
Eden of the East marks the second Kenji Kamiyama anime I’ve reviewed this year, after Moribito. Unlike that one (based on novels), this is a completely original story by him. He’s an interesting director who follows in the footsteps of his mentor, Mamoru Oshii. Even if this series isn’t nearly as successful or as fulfilling as his directed Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, it has a lot going for it and gives you a good idea as to his mindset and philosophy. Let’s hope next year’s new entry into Stand Alone Complex is more like the previous ones and less like, for instance, 009 Re:Cyborg. What a dud that was.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Episode 16 Review
Episode 16, “Ignition Point”
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: Hildegard von Mariendorf, daughter of Mariendorf County’s overseer, determines to ally herself and her family with Reinhard before a civil war breaks out in the Empire. She sees to it that the young admiral guarantee the rights of her family and their property via a document. Powerful nobles opposing Reinhard form the Lippstadt Noble Coalition. Grenadier Commander Ovlesser is dismayed that he couldn’t recruit former Chief Commander Mückenberger for the noble’s cause. Mückenberger, like Mariendorf, is convinced that Reinhard will create a new age. Lippstadt leader Braunschweig recruits a reluctant Admiral Merkatz to being the commander of the coalition’s military forces. After an assassination attempt fails to kill Reinhard or kidnap Annerose, Braunschweig and other nobles flee planet Odin to organize elsewhere, but Reinhard’s men are able to prevent some of them from leaving.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Episode 15 Review
Episode 15, “Before the Storm”
*****SPOILERS*****
Synopsis: The Empire sends an convoy for a prisoner exchange, which Yang reasons will work in Reinhard’s favor in his struggle against the nobles. Yang meets with Admiral Bewcock on Heinessen, where he suggests the Empire will foster unrest in the Free Planets Alliance to keep them distracted during their own internal conflict. A secret cabal of Alliance officers, including Dwight Greenhill, meet to discuss their plans for a coup, hoping to keep a close tail on Yang to prevent him from interfering. It seems that the defeated Arthur Lynch, an commander taken captive at the battle of El Facil, was injected into the returned prisoners, and has inspired this revolution on Reinhard’s behalf.
Otaku Evolution Episode 152 – Cromartie High School
It’s been a while since I used the Bancho Truth character, and I probably should have utilized him in that Megazone 23 Part II review. It’s just hard to find delinquent/bōsōzoku-related anime that’s been both dubbed and is tolerable enough to review. If only I’d created the character before I reviewed Wild 7, I could have had him in that. Ah well. I just don’t know when it would next be appropriate to use him. But I guess he’s just a gimmick I can do without.