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Craig Lotter is a web developer based in Gordon's Bay, South Africa, who seems completely incapable of shaking off that pesky inner child within, the one that forces him to love all things animated or hand drawn.
The Rugged Rock of Craig contains snippets of his life, popular culture and all the important things like anime, manga, games and comic books. The CodeUnit of Craig on the other hand contains the more serious stuff like code snippets and tutorials, while the House of C chronicles his foray into the world of web comics.
For which it never seems he has enough time anyway.
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Category Archives: Anime
My Opinion Download… Black Rock Shooter

Apart from some really energetic action pieces, not all that much else. Black Rock Shooter is a 50 minute long OVA released in 2010, directed by Shinobu Yoshioka and produced by animation house Ordet, based on a song of the … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, My Reviews
Tagged Anime, black rock shooter, dead master, mato kuroi, ordet, ova, review, ryo, shinobu yoshioka, supercell, yomi takanashi
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Vision of Escaflowne Episode Guide (21 – 26)

As the luck intensified soldiers, Nariya and Eriya, capture Hitomi, Van jumps into action. But his movements trigger a strange malfunction in the luck intensifier, causing it to reverse its effect. Eriya escapes, but Naria comes crashing down to the ground.
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Tagged Anime, asturia, dornkirk, episode guide, escaflowne, fanelia, folken, guymelef, hitomi, hitomi kanzaki, van, vision of escaflowne
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My Opinion Download… Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl – The Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch

A comedic magical girl show that doesn’t quite follow the usual magical girl formula – this time around you get samurai for your money!
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Posted in Anime, My Quick Reviews
Tagged akitaro daichi, Anime, jubei-chan, koinosuke, Madhouse, ninja, ninja girl, samurai, the secret of the lovely eyepatch, yagyu jubei
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Vision of Escaflowne Episode Guide (11 – 15)

Allen, Van, Hitomi and the others are imprisoned by the Freid monks. Zongi, still in the guise of Plactu, wishes to learn more about this mysterious girl capable of seeing the invisible guymelefs. So he arranges an interogation session. She falls under his hypnosis fine enough, but when his and her hands meet around the pendant, things go a little awry. Hitomi envisions his past and his future – and it contains death. Continue reading
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Tagged Anime, asturia, dornkirk, episode guide, escaflowne, fanelia, folken, guymelef, hitomi, hitomi kanzaki, van, vision of escaflowne
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Vision of Escaflowne Episode Guide (1 – 5)

Kanzaki Hitomi is a sprinter, and today is her school’s time trials to select the runners for the up-and-coming prefecture track meet. She arrives just in time to watch the boy she likes participate. Amano Susumu is a skilled runner, breaking the 11 second barrier for the 100 meter sprint. However, when it’s finally her turn to run, Hitomi experiences something strange. As she races down the track, a vision of a boy holding a sword appears before her. As she collides with him, she finds herself staring at a war-torn plain, towered over by huge mecha. As she falls again, a winged figure reaches out and grabs her hand.
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Tagged Anime, asturia, dornkirk, episode guide, escaflowne, fanelia, folken, guymelef, hitomi, van, vision of escaflowne
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You’re Under Arrest Episode Guide (1 – 4)

Its her first day of work, and Tsujimoto Natsumi is already late. And sitting stuck behind a railway crossing is definitely not helping things. But taking that reckless shortcut on her little scooter might not have been the best idea either. Bokuto Precinct’s officer Kobayakawa Miyuki is soon hot on this miscreant’s tail.
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Tagged Anime, bokuto traffic police, episode gude, miyuki, natsumi, traffic cops, traffic officers, you're under arrest
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Vision of Escaflowne Episode Guide (6 – 10)

Van, Hitomi and Allen make it safely to the capital of Asturia, Palas. There they are greeted by the lovely princess Millerna. Allen’s men take care of the Crusade and the guymelef units while Allen, Hitomi, Van, Merle and Millerna head back towards the palace.
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Tagged Anime, asturia, dornkirk, episode guide, escaflowne, fanelia, folken, guymelef, hitomi, hitomi kanzaki, van, vision of escaflowne
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