Monthly Archives: July 2015

Gate – Episode 5: The Battle of Italica

Posted on July 31, 2015 by

“[N]o plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force.” – Helmuth von Moltke the Elder “Perfect plans, aren’t.” – Murphy’s Laws of Combat The episode introduced Princess Piña Co Lada, third princess … Continue reading →

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Gate – Episode Four: To Unknown Lands

Posted on July 25, 2015 by

Dealing with the effects of bringing along refugees, Itami finds little sources of rest with the inclusion of a cellphone tower in the special region. Meanwhile, I never saw the Panzerfaust 3 referred to that before reading and watching Gate. … Continue reading →

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Three Episode Rule – Gate (Episode 3: The Fire Dragon)

Posted on July 18, 2015 by

On tonight’s episode of Gate: Jietai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri. The main female protagonists appear; Kurata is jealous of Itami; and the Komatsu Light Attack Vehicle does some evasive maneuvering. Edit: I also wanna apologize for the overabundance of Rory … Continue reading →

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Three Episode Rule – Gate (Episode Two: The Two Armies)

Posted on July 13, 2015 by

And so we see a little of what other nations in the primary world are thinking, and what the empire in the other world is thinking.

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Three Episode Rule – Gate: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This in That Place (Episode 1)

Posted on July 6, 2015 by

Episode 1: The Self-Defense Force Goes to Another World After a season of not blogging, I come back to my regular blogging posts with the anime adaptation of Takumi Yanai’s Light Novel series Gate: Jietai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri. And … Continue reading →

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Only Took Me a Year (and Six Months, Twenty Five Days)

Posted on July 1, 2015 by

One year, six months, and twenty-five days since logging in for the first time onto KanColle, and deciding to do a 555/555/555/555 build to clear the first crafting tutorial, I got to achieve one of my goals.     There … Continue reading →

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