Haiku Anime Review

Texhnolyze ep 4

halfadeckshort — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:39:46 +0000

Took her interest
Off the top and, well, bottom:
Masterful grafting.

Manual transmission.

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Another ep 3

halfadeckshort — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:12:17 +0000

“Don’t hold while running”
Falls under that umbrella…
Well, you get the point.

For the last time, I don't know anyone named Shinku!!

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Texhnolyze ep 3

halfadeckshort — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:50:37 +0000

Brought him the water,
But she sure ain’t no waitress:
Pour table manners.

Wishing he'd never seen that NIN video.

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Cyberpunk otaku:
24 Jan 2012 Have you seen more episodes?
halfadeckshort:
24 Jan 2012 It's been a couple years, but I've seen the whole series about 6 times. It's one of my favorites.
Cyberpunk otaku:
24 Jan 2012 Ah, I know you from Ann! I Was thinking about starting a new discussion on texhnolyze once I finish it because the book club is so old.
halfadeckshort:
24 Jan 2012 Yeah, that's me. The eye fade that I was talking about in episode one is what I used for the picture in my first Texhnolyze post here.
Cyberpunk otaku:
24 Jan 2012 Cool. I'll go and read your post again later. Always nice when there's a crossover between web communities. I have a Wordpress blog too, only have a couple of entries.

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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ep 19

halfadeckshort — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:55:11 +0000

Smokey the bear says
That only YOU can prevent
Homunculus fires.

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Kumoshi:
20 Jan 2012 Indeed, I could prevent them, but for some reason I kind of enjoy watching Roy burn things... o_o;;

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Kamisama Dolls ep 10

halfadeckshort — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:35:35 +0000

Already broken
Before he was NTRed:
An unstable, mined.

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Texhnolyze ep 2

halfadeckshort — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:02:10 +0000

Quick sideways glances
Lingering, expectant stairs:
Passing resemblance.

Doctored image.

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Mardock Scramble: The First Compression

halfadeckshort — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:50:24 +0000

May not be Steinbeck,
That gloved hand evolution:
Of Mice and (Wo)Men.

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Hanasaku Iroha ep 21

halfadeckshort — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:36:20 +0000

Thought she’d motivate
But lost them when she said they
“Can do Enishing!”

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Texhnolyze ep 1

halfadeckshort — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:59:00 +0000

Vacant eyes focused
Like their tryst punctuated:
Mounting pressure lift.

All dolled up.

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Cyberpunk otaku:
24 Jan 2012 So this wasn't when the fight promoters girlfriend poked ichise in the eye with her fingernail? I'll have to read your Ann post again later.
halfadeckshort:
24 Jan 2012 Yes. The ANN post (you quoted it at one point) was about the sex scene and some of the reactions to it. There is an awful lot going on with the imagery that shouldn't be ignored just because it involves some nudity.
cyberpunk otaku:
24 Jan 2012 Ok I tried hiding my gravatar profile, let's see if that works. I'm not bothered by sex or nudity in anime, so I'll go read your post on ANN again. I'm waiting for the next discs to arrive in the mail, I'm on episode 17 next.

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Bunny Drop ep 2

halfadeckshort — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:41:22 +0000

Sly permeation…
Brings lifestyle permutation?
(Straight guy chose her clothes?!?)

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Mushyrulez:
26 Jul 2011 I was just wondering - how are haikus divided? I read somewhere that they're not exactly in 5 /syllables/, but rather 5 something-elses, of which Japanese characters happened to be exactly one (however, things like 'kya' would be two of the something-elses). Any information on this?
halfadeckshort:
26 Jul 2011 English haiku typically follow a 5/7/5 format, but you're right that syllables aren't the whole unit of measure in Japanese. Wikipedia has some decent articles on what is counted "on" and the basics of real haiku. 99% of my haiku are actually closer to senryu, but then most people have never heard of a senryu. If I was going to do proper haiku they'd all have to have a seasonal reference and a juxtaposed idea. For example: Warm sun shining through The cracks in the old boardwalk: Summer's shimapan. Instead of a cut word I use punctuation, but that's pretty much as close as I get to proper haiku right there.

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