July 2009


Admirable attempt to have a pistol shaped like -the other organ-.

I finally caved in to boredom and began watching Gundam 00, two years after its debut and millions of blog posts behind the pack. Despite its giant cast of characters (and plethora of boring voices), Double-O does have substance to it… with the usual quirks which bangs one on the head reminding one: “It’s a cartoon, fool!”

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Johnny, the lead protagonist, shatters racial stereotypes forever.

Johnny, the protagonist, shatters the racial stereotypes of an intruding police officer.

If I was asked to summarise Eden of the East, I’d go: “A conversation in an Alfred Hitchcock movie with someone farting in the background out of the blue and another person shouting “Johnny!” and stripping off his clothes and running around the screen.” Yes, I am disappointed by it. Like Kaiba, it’s a show which didn’t realise its full potential. Unlike Kaiba, it’s a major cocktease.

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