Year: 2012

「しばし天の祝福より遠ざかり」 (Shibashi ten no Shukufuku Yori Tooza Kari)
“Absent Thee From Felicity A While”

Words just cannot describe how EPIC this episode was.

Future-Hero Space Pilot Looking GAR

I thought about many weighty topics for this post. I considered revisiting my article earlier this year on the subject of gender roles in anime, which judging by the sheer volume and ferocity (in both directions) of the feedback I received, was surely the most provocative anime-related piece I’ve written. I thought about something historical, looking at anime over the last four decades. But in the end, given that it’s the holidays and I’m a little tired of controversy, I thought it’d be nice to simply say a few words about a series that meant an awful lot to me as an anime fan.

「終天の契約(エターナル・エンゲージ)」 (Owari Ten no Keiyaku ( Eta^naru . Enge^ji ))
“Eternal Engage”

A sweet ending – and not a little bit silly – to a series that richly deserved it. Be true to yourself, embrace the weirdness within, and your happy ending just might await you up on ahead, under that Unseen Horizon.

“This is my town!”

At first glance, Tekkonkinkreet might not seem like an appealing movie with its very peculiar art style, but it is in fact my all time favourite anime movie!

「新たなる来訪者」 (Aratanaru Raihousha)
“A New Visitor”

New visitors aren’t welcome much in Balbadd, are they?

「killer」

Many viewers will be able to pat themselves in the back after this episode.

Also, Stilts’ newest fetish. Zephyr’s too. We’ve got problems around here, folks.

Twelve Days continues with a special collaborative post on a more traditional topic. Today, we discuss that one 2012 anime moment that we found particularly awesome (or in other words, made us go WTFBBQ). And as with any post of this nature, note that there will be various spoilers throughout this post, so exercise extreme caution upon viewing.

「クラスメイトです！」 (Kurasumeito Desu!)
“She’s a Classmate!”

After two weeks of action, we move back to a more relaxed episode with a greater focus on the characters.

「銀河猫にゃぼろん」 (Ginga Neko Nyaboron)
“Galactic Cat Nyaboron”

Sorata’s heart moves for Mashiro as he prepares the perfect stage to say what needs to be said.