Monthly Archives: December 2008

The forgiveness of lolis

Posted on 2008/12/06 by Zyl

I was struck by the following line from the article ‘Polanski asks US court to dismiss 1977 charge of sex with a minor’ in The Guardian: ‘[The then-loli] publicly forgave the director in 1997.’ It got me thinking: How many … Continue reading →

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Chara Design as a necessarius condition

Posted on 2008/12/04 by Zyl

image from gofu.net-comic Like totali, the latest episode of Kannagi has gotten me rooting [Kabitzin Geass canceller ACTIVATE!] cheering for Tsugumi too. But, in our previous discussions, Stripey won’t even place Tsugumi in the running. The reason? He didn’t like … Continue reading →

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wtf UTF8

Posted on 2008/12/04 by Zyl

A couple of WordPress upgrades ago, all the moon language on this blog phased into an even more unknowable language. After fiddling with the ja.mo file, I *finally* (slowpoke.jpg) realized that the problem was due to the CHARSET being defined … Continue reading →

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I’m so there too / At the Border of Emptiness

Posted on 2008/12/03 by Zyl

ufotable animation and Kajiura Yuki music brought Evirus into the Garden of Sinners. I got hooked when I learnt that Sakamoto Maaya was voicing Ryougi Shiki. After all, she voiced Lunamaria Hawke who is the patron megami of this anime … Continue reading →

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Minori sees like Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Posted on 2008/12/02 by Zyl

Evirus called Kushieda Minori Top Fuel Genki and possibly even Best Girl in Toradora! In contrast Kabitzin described her as ‘retarded-genki’. But I can’t help but remember how her cheerfulness may just a coping mechanism to deal with her weaknesses, … Continue reading →

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