In which Mitsuru discovers adolescence and will never look at chocolate bars or bananas the same way again.
Click here for an explanation of the watch party, and an invitation to chime in with your own thoughts (Tumblr tag: #Utena Watch Party).
For Returning Viewers, Vrai’s episode analysis is here for your reading pleasure:
And my own newbie-friendly commentary is below the jump.
“I’m afraid there are no more things to do.”
A Note on Spoilers: I’ve been calling these “reviews” even though they’re more like commentary, but this one is even less “review-like” than usual. Really, it’s an essay, full of plot points and analysis on the series as a whole. If you came here for a spoiler-free review, then, uh… Grade: A. The first two Books have their rough patches, but the last two are fantastic pretty much start to finish. In short, it’s an excellent series. Go watch it.
The rest of you should hit the jump and read on. Oh, and get comfy. I wasn’t kidding about that “essay” thing.
In which the past not only comes back to haunt you, but rips your heart-sword straight out of your chest.
Click here for an explanation of the watch party, and an invitation to chime in with your own thoughts (Tumblr tag: #Utena Watch Party).
For Returning Viewers, Vrai’s episode analysis is here for your reading pleasure:
And my own newbie-friendly commentary is below the jump.
Huh. So apparently the “R” stands for “Rage-induced table-flipping.”
These past couple weeks I’ve been merging my reactions with my recaps, and I actually like the way it flows better (it’s also helped me to keep these a little shorter and write them a little faster), so we’re going to try that for a while longer and see how it works out. If you’re not a fan of the new format, let me know and I’ll consider shifting back to the old way, but hopefully this works just fine.
And on that note—to the recaps! The angry, angry recaps.
WHY YES YOU DID READ THAT HEADING CORRECTLY.
Something magical happened this Saturday and I needed to share it with the Interwebs. A lot of it happened on Twitter, so I had to do it on Storify.
Click here to go directly to the Storify post. Then PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR IMMINENT FANGIRLING.
And so as one Sailor Moon aRc ends, another begins…
And no, we do NOT have time for a retrospective! There was FAR too much happening this week. So I’ll cover my reactions as we go, with my usual blend of exaggeration and irreverence. But don’t let my cheekiness fool you: I quite enjoyed both episodes this week, and I’m looking forward to telling you kids all about it.
In which Ikuhara had a fever, and there was only one prescription for it.
Click here for an explanation of the watch party, and an invitation to chime in with your own thoughts (Tumblr tag: #Utena Watch Party).
For Returning Viewers, Vrai’s episode analysis is here for your reading pleasure:
And my own newbie-friendly commentary is below the jump.
The Josei Next Door 