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Twelve Days of Anime #7: Best Moments in Anime (2012)

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.

First Impressions / Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse

Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse – 23

「屍せる者たちの凱歌」 (Shikabane Seru Mono Tachino Gaika)
“The Victory Song of the Dead”

It may not be as great as the original trilogy, but as Total Eclipse demonstrates with its superb final episodes, it ain’t no push over either. This week, we get some nice power plays, hard choices, and some darn awesome TSF vs. TSF vs. BETA combat.

First Impressions / Zetsuen no Tempest

Zetsuen no Tempest – 10

「タイムマシンのつくり方」 (Taimu Mashin no Tsukuruikata)
“How to Make a Time Machine”

I don’t know how else to say it except that this episode totally blew my mind. At this point, it’s safe to say Zetsuen no Tempest has eclipsed even the greatest of my expectations. There are just so many things this series does right and there’s no greater example than in how it consistently trashes your expectations while continuing to making perfect sense.