Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants

• So, three posts in a day? From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (491 days old)

  Yes, I'm not dead, just resting. Coming soon: FMA Movie Review MSG4 Review Photos mebbe… more

• Anime Review: Outlaw Star From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (491 days old)

  The anime industry is a lot like Hollywood, in that you often get loads of variations on the same idea in a short space of time. In the 1990’s Hollywood did disaster movies, but Japan did space wester… more

• Anime Review: Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (491 days old)

  Orguss 02, surprisingly is a sequel to a TV series called Orguss, which has only recently been released in English, and probably won’t be released in the UK. Orguss 02 has however been in the UK for a… more

• Anime: Kamen no Maid Guy From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (530 days old)

  Now, tell me if this seems funny. A girl gets a maid to act as her bodyguard. He's 7 foot tall, hugely muscled, masked, has x-ray vision and no sense of personal space. So, you watch the first 3 episo… more

• Anime Review: Deathnote From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (537 days old)

  There are two responses to take when a series is as popular as Deathnote. The first, condescending view, is that people generally have bad taste and it’s all a fad. How else can you explain the Spice … more

• Anime Review: Super Dimension Fortress Macross From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (589 days old)

  Macross is best known in the UK as the first part of the heavily-reedited compilation cartoon Robotech, but let’s not get into that. It’s my favourite rant, but I’m here to review an anime, not vent. … more

• Life: Things coming together From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (607 days old)

  Well, I think my voyage of self improvement is starting to pay off. I'm generally happier, things with repects to Mum seem good, and I've just finished a 2 month dislexia course. It been a big thing f… more

• Life: State of The Union From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (631 days old)

  You know, I have to get into the habit of posting here more than once a fortnight. There have been some changes recently. Mum: I've resumed regular concact with my mother, and things seem to be goi… more

• Life: I'm better From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (646 days old)

  My job still sucks.… more

• Life: I'm ill From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (658 days old)

  Working a trolleyboy us a mixed bag. On the one hand, you get fresh air, exercise (I suddenly have biceps), and basically you do the job how you want. On the other, you have to go outside when its rai… more

• Anime Retrospective: Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (659 days old)

  The internet is a funny, fickle thing. While this anime was airing in Japan, the mecha websites were overflowing with praise. But after it finished, the predicatable happened, a vocal minority appea… more

• Comics: One More Day From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (666 days old)

  I don't follow comics much, so this little story almost past me by. Marvel comics have been doing big things recently with their "Civil War" storyline, courting some serious contraversey. Now Marvel h… more

• Life: Surving the holidays From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (678 days old)

  Well crimbo and new's years is over, thank christ. Working a supermarket during this time is hell.… more

• Anime Retrospective: Utawarerumono From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (686 days old)

  There have been two big trends in anime since the turn of the millennium. The first is the increasing number of painfully cute young girls in all things, including romance, but stopping juuuusssst sho… more

• Life: Talking with Mother From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (688 days old)

  Well I met with my mum for the first time in 18 odd months. We didn't scream at each other or anything, but I don't think the relationship will be an easy fix. Why did I met her? Well she sent me a… more

• Life: The Anti-Christmas From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (691 days old)

  I have a love/hate relationship with Xmas. Even as an atheist, I do acknowledge that we need some excuse for a party, but then Xmas in my family often resembled a Eastenders special. Nobody died, but … more

• Wargames: Games Workshop is the new Disney From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (693 days old)

  Now, back in the day (i.e. before I started this blog), I was a very big fan of Warhammer 40K, a light wargame with a very dark background. I stopped play as my friends lost interest, and I found it d… more

• Anime: The Union Flaggan From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (697 days old)

  Ok, so a random welsh MP suggests that the welsh dragon should be represented in the union jack. The Daily Telegraph runs a contest for a new one. The winner is, with 55% of the vote, is this. … more

• Life: Orangutan Duty From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (711 days old)

  Well, its time for another life post as I have nothing creative to post. I've been appointed to position of NAMSOC Librarian, mainly because no one ran against me. My first attempt at things didn't go… more

• Life: Mental problems and bad spelling From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (761 days old)

  Righty, I will take more care with my post this time. I don't write well when I'm annoyed. Well, I've found a shrink, and I'm seeing him for the first time today. The free first session may not be … more

• Anime: Things that piss me off From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (796 days old)

  I've been ranting about a lot of things lately, so I thought I'd post them here, rather than vent at friends at NAMSOC. Lolicon (lolita complex) There are a lot of teenage girls in anime, partly b… more

• Life: Crappy jobs and one excellent anime series From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (799 days old)

  Hey-ho, another stereotypical blog post. Well, I've been taking off the stock control job I was doing at my supermarket. I am now being transfered back to till, with a side order of trolly duty. It… more

• Anime Retreospective: Kashimashi, Girl meets Girl From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (810 days old)

  I have a love/hate relationship with romantic comedies. In anime they tend to be a bit off the wall, go on for ages, and often don’t resolve the relationship. Kashimashi however interested me. Shorter… more

• Life Report: Again From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (861 days old)

  Ok, This goes out to the oh, twoish people who may read this. Sainsburies have offered me a new job. Its evening work at the same pay, but its more responsible position, and I don't have to get … more

• Life Report: Good times? From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (887 days old)

  I've came to a realisation, either I'm happy or I've got a brain tumour. The job at sainburies is evolving into a more responsible position, which would be nice as long as I don't fuck it up. The mo… more

• Anime Retrospective: Tsukuyomi Moon Phase From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (887 days old)

  This series was a bit of a milestone for me, it was the first anime I saw at my first convention. I was pleasantly surprised when it appeared for the club vote, although it wasn’t my first choice, win… more

• Movie Review: Transformers The Movie (1986 movie) From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (907 days old)

  I have to state my bias upfront about this one. I first saw this when I was in the target audience, aged six, and I consider it most directly responsible for my status as a mecha fanboy. Writing a rev… more

• Anime Retrospective: Origin – Spirits of the Past From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (918 days old)

  Historically, the club has a hard time with movies. Part of this is licensing issues; the other is that we tend to show movies from established franchises like One Piece or Ghost in the Shell, which d… more

• The Beginner’s Guide to Giant Robot Animes: The Appendix and Wrapping Things Up From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (936 days old)

  Now we’ve covered the basic theory you need to be a mecha fanboy. In this section we have some baseless conjecture on the future of mecha, and some ideas what to do should you want to know more. … more

• The Beginner’s Guide to Giant Robot Animes: Animes with Mecha in them, Not Mecha Animes From Ork_Dreadnought in Ork-dreadnought's Random Rants (936 days old)

  When you get right down to it, there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to mecha shows. The original Gundam inspired a spate of wannabe releases, and a spate of sequels, eventually saturating th… more

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