Sayonara at 0hp

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I've been conflicted for quite a while about what to do with this blog, Low on Hit Points. If you asked me what I really wanted for the site, it would be to take things in a completely new direction. But the main issue is that my time and effort is best served elsewhere for the time being. So I've decided to give this 'hiatus' thing a try.

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January 19th, 2010 at 3:57 PM ET

Quality series that don't compel me, redux

Tagged:  otaku . short editorial . Legend of Galactic Heroes . Tweeny Witches . Bokurano . Ghost in the Shell . Mushishi

There are those anime where I'd kill a man for the next episode during their initial airing. There are series that I've rewatched completely... in one sitting. But what about those shows that "feel" absolutely great, yet I can't seem to get into them at all? I wrote about this once before, and now it's time to look back and see how things have changed for Legend of Galactic Heroes, Tweeny Witches, and Stand Alone Complex.

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January 5th, 2010 at 8:29 PM ET

Those times when you think back and say, "I should have dropped that series"

Tagged:  otaku . short editorial . Xam'd . Black God . Gunslinger Girl . Gantz . Mai-HiME . Requiem for the Phantom . and more

Some of us admittedly have a problem with dropping anime. "Maybe, just maybe, something awesome will happen later on and I'll regret not seeing that." There are indeed times when a subpar series turns around or at least offers one compelling so-worth-it moment. But all too often, I find myself looking back and thinking, "I knew I shouldn't have wasted my time."

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December 30th, 2009 at 1:07 AM ET

Men can ship too!

Tagged:  otaku . quick hits . Shugo Chara . Naruto . Bleach . Code Geass . and more

Amu x Ikuto. Shinji x Asuka. Harima x Eri. Battler x Beatrice. Akari x Akatsuki. Sousuke x Chidori. Batou x the Major. Rock x Revi. Nao x her painter sempai. Layfon x Leerin. Sae x Natsume. Sugisaki x Echo of Death-niisan!

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December 2nd, 2009 at 8:30 PM ET

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