Month: October 2009

Comic Update: It’s the time to play the game

Original Post This was one of the backup scripts I had written about two years ago to use for when I’m too lazy to come up with an idea regarding some currently airing anime or something similar. This is actually re-written from its original to be a bit more...

MoY Podcast 2 BEYOND THE TIME: Episode 18– The Matt Alt Interview Part I

Download [audio:http://mistakesofyouth.com/podcast2/MoY_2_ep_18.mp3] At long last, my interview with Matt Alt! At least the first part. A variety of interesting topics are covered, such as Matt’s early encounters in Japan, translation philosophies and why old anime is cool! Yeah, the quality is shit. But you can hear 95% of it,...

The cheapness of the SHAFT aesthetic

Anime is a cheap medium. If you think otherwise you’re lying to yourself. However, one of the things that separates mediocre work from superb work is how you’re able to use your limited resources for maximum artistic effect. A studio that does this wonderfully is Studio SHAFT. Generally, when...

Think of the children

Between Darker Than Black and Black Lagoon, it would seem the only things the Japanese know about Russia are that it is always cold, and they love to make snuff films featuring children. That said, for a show in which Russians constantly reference Japanese culture, clean up after class,...

Stupid things no one cares about regarding ZAN SAYONARA ZETSUBOU SENSEI

At a cursory glance it’s easy to write each Zetsubou Sensei series off as all the same, but they’re actually all quite different in terms of presentation. The first one is slowly paced and eases you into the formula, Zoku then takes that formula and experiments with it, and...

Old franchises in the modern day

Aside from Japanese animation, I really enjoy older American movies. By old, I mean movies ranging from the Marx Brothers in the 1930s up until Indiana Jones in the early 1980s. Specifically, two film series that I’ve enjoyed since childhood are the original Star Wars movies and the aforementioned...

空中ブランコ

Kuuchuu Buranko (Trapeze) Kuuchuu Buranko caught my attention for two reasons: its very distinctive visual style, and the Denki Groove music that plays throughout one of the show’s promotional videos. I came in expecting something extremely drugged out and weird, but what I got was less so. Don’t get...

Comic Update: お前はもう死んでいる。

Original Post You know things are dire when your own characters burn you, amirite? At first the characters were going to be taking shelter from the rain, but the background didn’t make it seem like they were obviously standing under anything. As such, without a rain effect, the colour...