Subdued Fangirling: December 2011

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Fate/Zero (First Half) Final Thoughts--Exposition is Now Cool

Proof that a show can use talking heads for the majority of its time and still be completely compelling.

In collaboration with Organization Anti-Social Geniuses, from here on out I'll be writing monthly figure reviews! I'm pretty new to figure collecting, but I've always enjoyed collecting things from dolls to Pokemon, and this is the newest way that I express my love for Japanese subculture. You can view my current collection here. Nendoroids are my current obsession, and as I'm sure you've noticed from the image and the title, the first one up for review is everyone's favorite magical girl, Madoka!

If it isn't broken, don't fix it.

The rest of you can keep Gosick, Dantalian and Kamisama no Memochou. UN-GO was the best mystery anime this year.

Shinryaku!? Ika Musume (Squid Girl S2) Final Thoughts--Squidtastic

She's invaded more than just English.

Ben-To Final Thoughts--Food is Serious Buisness

If you're looking for a crazy fighting fanservice anime unlike any other, then you've come to the right place.

Why did I watch this again?

Mawaru Penguindrum Final Thoughts--The Boys and Girls Form a Ring

I'm going to be thinking about this show for a long time.

Kimi to Boku. Episode 13--And so the Wheel Turns (First Half Final Thoughts)

I'm really glad that I decided to stick with this show.

Happy Merry Everything

Image from Safebooru
Whether you're celebrating the holiday or just enjoying the break from school or work, Subdued Fangirling would like to wish you the best during this season and hope you'll have a great new year!

12 Moments of Anime: #1--Sacrifices

As the finale to everyone's favorite magical girl series started winding down, I thought that I was doing pretty good.

12 Moments of Anime: #2--Family

In the immediate wake of Penguindrum ending, this scene from episode 18 has still left the most impact on me.

12 Moments of Anime: #3--Hide and Seek

An emotional end to an emotional series.

12 Moments of Anime: #4--"It's Barnaby"

This moment accurately summarizes my experience with Tiger & Bunny, being simultaneously awesome and fall-out-of-your-chair laughable.

12 Moments of Anime: #5--Not Alone Anymore

Everything that I love about Natsume Yuujinchou was contained in this episode.

Go team, go! Mizusawa fight!

12 Moments of Anime: #6--Censoring Done Right

Say what you will about this remake, but this has to be the gutsiest Sunday morning kid's cartoon I've ever seen.

Sometimes I feel like Kimi to Boku is trying to emulate the Like Love segments from Nichijou.

12 Moments of Anime: #7--Bros

And to think, I thought that Waver would be the first one out of the running.

12 Moments of Anime: #8--Soul-Stealing Panda

On a slightly unrelated note before we begin... I want his hat.

12 Moments of Anime: #9--The Universe's Greatest Troll

It's the harmless-looking ones that you have to watch out for.

12 Moments of Anime: #10--GUESS WHO'S BACK

Back again. Dio's back. Tell a friend.

12 Moments of Anime: #11--Daisuke Ono's Greatest Role

Nichijou had a lot of epic moments. But if I really had to pick just one, it would be this.

12 Moments of Anime: #12--Someone Needs to Lay off the Drugs

From today all the way through Christmas Day on the 25th, I'm joining my fellow anime bloggers in counting down the moments that defined anime for me in 2011! Looking back, it's been a pretty great year. I've found several new series to love, whereas in the past I've felt lucky if something that I liked at all aired within the year... Anyway, most of my moments have to do with characters and the scenes I feel describe them best, since if you read this blog frequently, character development is a thing I harp on a lot. However, this first moment doesn't have a lot to do with that. I enjoy a good comedy, and I enjoy unintentional comedy a lot more. So it only makes sense that I start things off with my favorite unintentional comedy of the year: Uta Pri.