Archive for August, 2008

“what do you think:” on character archetypes

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

When one looks at the different characters in many different shows, each person finds at least one archetype particularly pleasing to them. In addition, I’m sure most everyone finds a new combination of archetypes refreshing.
But I think the problem today in anime isn’t about whether an archetype is “refreshing”, “new”, “pleasing”, etc. Characters […]

“novel samples”: epilogue excerpt (poem)

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

This is the part of the epilogue where Alexan and Kiria confront each other in the final battle, away from all influences on them. Their final test rests in the gravity chamber of Alexandre, Ralshay’s castle, facing each other in mental combat.
While I haven’t explained this yet, just know for this excerpt that poems […]