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StrangenessAbound’s Final Fantasy VII Maiden Voyage (Pt. 2)

By On January 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Day 4:

Stuck in the Train Graveyard. Why are these things so wildly confusing?

YOWZA! The pillar’s going to fall now?!

Aw, man. Aerith’s been taken away. Do I smell the scent of a damsel in distress theme?

Day 5:

My mother says: “Barrett doesn’t look like a nice person” and “Their feet are [...]

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StrangenessAbound’s 見 & 漫 Page: Reviewing the Finder series by Ayano Yamane

By On January 13, 2011 · 3 Comments

Review of the Finder series by Ayano Yamane

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Description: While on assignment trying to document the illegal activities of the Japanese underworld, photographer Takaba crosses paths with the dark and mysterious leader Asami. Asami takes Takaba captive, in an attempt to subjugate and possess him. But when the son [...]

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StrangenessAbound’s Final Fantasy VII Maiden Voyage

By On January 8, 2011 · 2 Comments

My first encounter with the Final Fantasy series came when I sat down to watch Advent Children when I was nineteen. Up to that point, I hadn’t even heard of the series. As a consequence, at the ripe old age of twenty-three, I’ve just started playing Final Fantasy VII.

I thought, “Hey! It might [...]

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Lucy Weston’s “The Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer” – Review

By On January 3, 2011 · 2 Comments

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Book Description : On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth Tudor is summoned to the tomb of her mother, Anne Boleyn, to learn the truth about her bloodline – and her destiny as a Slayer. Born to battle the bloodsucking fiends who ravage the the night, and sworn [...]

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StrangenessAbound’s 見 & 漫 Page: On Sexual Content in Anime and Manga

By On December 30, 2010 · 1 Comment

I’m making this a “follow-the-link” because I want to be as sensitive as possible in regards to the subject matter.

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I’m writing on this topic matter because soon, I’ll be reviewing several big name anime and manga that may feature dubious sexual consent, no [...]

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“It’s A Trap!” Review

By On December 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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Clear some space for the third chapter of the funniest freakin’ trilogy in the galaxy! Once again, the Family Guy alliance travels far, far beyond the beyond the boundaries of good taste to bring you an outrageous sci-fi spoof filled with [...]

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StrangenessAbound’s 見 & 漫 Page: Junjou Romantica

By On December 9, 2010 · 2 Comments

Junjou Romantica: Pure Hearted Romance (純情ロマンチカ Junjō Romanchika) is an anime and manga series by Shungiku Nakamura, but this isn’t your average collection of heartwarming, romantic stories. Well, maybe it is, but it is rather unconventional when compared to American movies and books portraying the love of several couples. Junjou Romantica focuses itself entirely on the [...]

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StrangenessAbound’s 見 & 漫 Page: Reviewing Princess Mononoke

By On November 30, 2010 · 3 Comments

Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫 Mononoke-hime), written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was released in 1997 and is the third highest-grossing movie in Japan. The second highest-grossing movie in Japan is Howl’s Moving Castle and first highest-grossing is Spirited Away – all, of course, by Hayao Miyazaki. [...]

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StrangenessAbound’s 見 & 漫 Page: Reviewing Howl’s Moving Castle

By On November 11, 2010 · 3 Comments

Howl’s Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城) is a 2004 anime film adapted from the book by the same name by Diana Wynne Jones. The film Howl’s Moving Castle directed and animated by Hayao Miayazaki was nominated for Best Animated Feature in the 78th Academy Awards for its beautiful music, vivid and smooth animation, a well-voiced American dub, a [...]

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A Review of “A Clockwork Orange”

By On November 10, 2010 · 1 Comment

A Review of A Clockwork Orange by StrangenessAbounds

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Description: A jolting tale of crime and punishment stars Malcolm McDowell as a young neo-punk who becomes the guinea pig for a state-sanctioned cure of his tendency toward the old ultraviolence.

This review is based on a copy [...]

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