My casting for the Samurai Flamenco English Dub

Hazama Masayoshi, (Samurai Flamenco): Johnny Yong Bosch
Goto: Brad Hawkins
Red Axe: Jason David Frank
Flamenco Girl: Patricia Ja Lee
Flamenco Sapphire: Elizabeth Olsen
Flamenco MAO: Keira Knightley
King Torture: Robert Axelrod
Minister Flamenco: Robert Axelrod
Mr. Justice: John Abbey
Alien Flamenco: David Fielding

Anime matchup of Q1 2014: Samurai Flamenco vs Space Dandy

History. This matchup was like back in the day, when people were comparing Neon Genesis Evangelion vs Perfect Blue. 08th MS Gundam Team vs Cowboy Bebop for what was the best anime of the year.

This was a really good start to the year.

Both shows had great hidden subtexts, in addition to their outlandish humor.

Both have great quality animation.

Best:

Fight scenes: Samurai Flamenco

Boobies: Space Dandy
Songs: Samurai Flamenco
Animation: Space Dandy
Characters: Samurai Flamenco
Direction: Samurai Flamenco
Production Space Dandy
Armada: Space Dandy
Haircut: Space Dandy
Toys: Samurai Flamenco
Cosplay: Space Dandy

Favorite Space Dandy Season 1 Episodes

1. Space Dandy Episode 1&2 and its commentary on race, class and women
2. 7 Stanley Kubrick commentary
3. 6 Commentary on Conservative Wars
4. 13 QT, love and coffee. Commentary on how computers and people love coffee shops nowadays.
5. 3: What you can't trust based on appearance. Do you trust the vagina or the boobies?

In Samurai Flamenco, the show will be won over by love

All superhero shows feature mainly fighting, right wing characters, as do many dramas, with characters at the bottom of the barrel.

In episode 21, the theme of love was introduced to the show.
It's not the love of
FlamenBlack's love for his grandpa
FlamenGreen's love for his sister
FlamenPink and Lady Axe's love for Red Axe.
Mari for Hazama
Red Axe for Hazama
Goto for Hazama
I thought it'd be the fans' love for Hazama.
It'll be love vs war.
Pure, NAKED love!

As seen in the 18th episode, after Samurai Flamenco defeats a super giant space alien.

In later goes into a bit more in the finale, albeit to probably the most mixed result from me in the series.

However, that's also that I didn't take into account that I had misinterpreted the meaning of the second theme song, which had to do with Ai (love), not Ay-yai-yai, or eyes, a very clever misdirection for American fans. (The confusion also isn't helped when a woman throws baseballs during the music video.)

Believing in love is the salvation.

Best Anime Characters of 2013

Male

• Samurai Flamenco

Female

• Akiho in Robotics;Notes

Supporting Male

• Hapnie Hambart

Supporting Female

• Flamenco Girl

Garo: Hono no Kokuin/the Animation: Suspense, Mystery and Character Information

(Golden Knight) Garo, (not to be mistaken with SNK's fighting video game, Garou: Mark of Wolves) is a Japanese special effects show also known as tokusatsu, with very dark yet marketable Ancient European armored beings depicted to defeat monsters known as Horrors. Horrors are a perfect name for them as they are straight out of the television genre's shows, in both Western and Eastern culture.

There is a great deal of suspense and mystery in the anime.
The dialogue discusses the character, rules and past of Garo, yet there always seems to be a bit of mystery with the character. Part of this is because the world of Garo: The Animation is that of all these western mystical beings, causing non-mystical beings such as ourselves to question the rules of the anime, and traits of the character.
Also, let's analyze Garo's desire: Garo's desire to become a Gold Knight. Surreally, it could imply he wants gold, or more likely his enemies want gold, distinguishing him as a unique prey, a highly sought being to destroy, a highly sought character for audiences to understand, and for animation crews to hype up understanding.
Perhaps, Garo's desire of wanting to be a Knight is a desire of status; him and his armor, a symbol of status. Gold being a symbol of wealth.
Maybe there is jealousy as a result.
It doesn't really makes for their audience as gold might not be worth anything in their universe, but it could be quite relevant to our world's understanding and relation to their world.

Garo: Hono no Kokuin/The Animation: Intro: Toku vs Anime :: Silent film vs Animation

(Golden Knight) Garo, (not to be mistaken with SNK's fighting video game, Garou: Mark of Wolves) is a Japanese special effects show also known as tokusatsu, with very dark yet marketable Ancient European armored beings depicted to defeat monsters known as Horrors. Horrors are a perfect name for them as they are straight out of the television genre's shows, in both Western and Eastern culture.

However, there are notable differences in the presentation.
Garo toku pays homage to film- silent and (Japanese) New Wave, paying great respect to Lugosi, and the works of Kaneto Shindo, especially with the black and white.
Garo anime pays homage to animation, using bright colors to take advantage of the medium, with opening credits as surreal as Space Dandy, to Horrors as gruesome in homage to Bleach.

Both aren't afraid to show nudity in their medium, something Japanese creators are great at depicting.

Key aspects of film have to do with unlocking the mysteries of Garo.
In (Golden Knight) Garo, it is done through visual images and clues, whereas again in the anime, in a bit of a lazy uncinematic way, everything is done in dialogue. There's images too, but nothing that surreal or psychadelic enough that I figure there'd be a great payoff for, such as the sexual subtext of the works of H.R.Giger in Alien.

Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei/When Supernatural Battles Become Common Place Episode 4 Loli controversy

Although his monologues are awesome, the male character in this magical sentai harem I find a bit annoying. It of course doesn't help with them all of a sudden having him discussing loli bondage with a girl in the group, one who is later revealed to be an elementary student. It's not something typically conservative Americans would find conservative behavior.
However, is this a result of me being intolerant towards overzealous asians?
Or is this a result of me not understanding the true essence of lov-o, lov-0, l0v-o?

The original of Japanese loli is the aesthetic style of drawing prepubscent/kawaii females, according to wikipedia, 11/22/2014.

In fact, since this is a magical sentai harem, it should be expected that these women are drawn this way, since the style is often associated with magical girls.

However unlike most fascinations with the genre, this isn't a woman who looks like a young girl. She is an admitted to be elementary school student in the 4th episode.

The male protagonist does take a picture in maid uniform to destroy the appeal of the anime to hardcore conservative heterosexuals.

Also, is it worse that the male protagonist does or does not reciprocate in this shipping?

The delivery in this cartoon is anything but subtle, using classic, unsophisticated use of panty shots throughout the friggin anime!

However, is this normally how Japanese teens act?
Should Japanese cartoons depict role models?
Should all Japanese cartoons be dramatic?
Is this humor just not for me and I don't get it?

However, this was an episode where it was revealed that the girl was a elementary school student.

She does however possess a high intellect, having a great teleportation power and enough ability to study

It was platonic.
There was no nudity.

Also, there's the pandering judging woman character by looks, hair color, size, appearance.

And we all know she is actually voiced by a talent of adult age, getting paid a decent wage.

Is this film going to be as classic as The Bad Seed, Kick-Ass or Lolita? Too early to say. I don't see a big pay off for this show, but maybe that's just me. One of my fellow writers sees more subtext in this show than me, and hopefully it'll just pay off more than-

SPOILERS ALERT

The main male protagonist is just so darn crazed that he's imagining these powers and completely locked out of real life.

Best Anime of Summer 2014

Space Dandy Season 2
Terror in Resonance
Aldonah Zero
Sailor Moon Crystal
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Kill la Kill: A World War against the Nazis (Notes I have before NYCC month is over)

In episode 1, Ryuko Matoi is revealed to be learning the history of Hitler prior to be introduced by a character in a Zeon uniform, one of many uniforms we will see on the show. In Episode 3, the Hindenberg is reviewed in school.
In Episode 7, a bit of Fight Club is introduced, the elements of Nazism, of conquering by defeating generals/leaders, analyzing God, becoming God, etc..
The show has elements of action and dark comedy, more comedy than dark. The episode almost puts Charlie Chaplin's the Great Dictator to shame.
In Episode 8 Social Status, is the a prevalent theme in the episode. An election which is really just fighting, a battlefield. Is this election really about a school or is it about a country? Not to mention, rise to power. The female parallels between automobiles and war.
Episode 16 has several ties to Stanley Kubrick films which have obvious references to the Nazis.
There are rather overt ties to pedophilia in the Kiryuin corporation/castle complex with the mother causing her daughter to masturbate in a tub.
The tub scene is similar to that of when the jump cut in the Shining, when the hag rises from the bathtub.
Also, there's no doubt fan ties to pedophilia, when it comes to the modelish, underage looks of Ryoko and the at times naked cast.
Not to mention being school children in sailor outfits.

There's a bit of a contrast between episode 16 and the beginning episodes such as 7, where audiences really establish that Ryuko is part of this really humble conservative Japanese family, where in fact she is actually part of dysfunctional royalty, of which of all things, she wishes to destroy.
Garments are a key aspect of royalty as the clothes represent power, much like the Life Fibers.
Ryuko wants to be naked, a symbol of freedom, in addition to something that opposes her life as a member of royalty.
This also sort of represents a bit of the Barry Lyndon aristocracy, where people fight each other and duel for the opportunity to rise in society.

Not to mention that in Japan, there is a possibility that your family served in World War II, whether they were for or against it.

Also, other references to Stanley Kubrick 2001, such as the ties of aliens to the evolution of man, this time through garments, opposed to bones and monoliths.
Food and consumer and war struggle of man.
The Shining like many Kubrick films also had ties to the Nazis, in addition to the American family. Can one interpret Kill la Kill as the Japanese Shining?

In Episode 18, the alien reference, is obviously an homage to Neon Genesis Evangelion. There are also ties to families, long lost family opponents royalty heart and head.

Episode 20 has dialogue, representing the lack of identity one has in the middle of a war, like that of of a war film. In battle, enemies are humans too, but you don't care whether they have friends, family, loved ones, or who they are: you just kill them to survive a economic or militaristic plot forcing sides against each other. Someone is stabbed but not kill sort of like in a Nazi experiment. Cheap mass, produced garbage. Monolith.

Lack of clothes

The father origin.

21 has a blind warrior and turning into the bad guy. Stanley Kubrick also had something for eyes.
Evangelion eye.
Nazi themes
School
Kill la Kill uses the cloth robot opposed to the conventional Japanese giant robot, that Hideaki Anno and Kazuki Nakashima were famous for with Neon Genesis Evangelion and Gurren Lagann had mentions of.

There are even mentions of China and India's garment factories, which can be used for:

• fashion
• power and most importantly,
• survival

In Fight Club, main protagonist Tyler Durden states,
"You are not the money you have, the clothes you wear, the things you own."
In Kill la Kill, Ryuko Matoi exclaims,
"I am not clothes. I am not a person. I both clothes and a person. I am neither clothes nor a person."

The establishment being more of a parent than a biological one.

Clothes being part of an animal or made from one, but not being alive itself.
Outgrowing a school uniform, is much like outgrowing your school, much like outgrowing work, much like growing up. What kind of paradise do you end up in later? Is this really a happy ending in the end?
Stopping the meteor that killed the dinosaurs
Girls have a date
Job for adults to cleanup.

The episode is about growing up in an establishment such as school, where there are inmmates such as troublesome students, teachers that teach propaganda, who are manipulated by higher up economic sources and systems and propaganda.

Kill la Kill: Ryuko Matoi's infamous finale lines

Also, her lines in the finale having to do with finale are just ingenious if you don't just get a laugh out of it.
"I am my clothes. I am not my clothes. I am both me and my clothes. I am neither me nor my clothes."
There's a very Buddhist element to this show, in addition to the clothes spirit Shintoism aspect of the show that works on a Matrix-like level, which writer Kazuki Nakashima might've acquired acquisitioning his part of the Kamen Rider franchise from writer Yasuko Kobayashi, who is obviously immersed in these roles as seen in her previous toku work, which in turn was inspired by the great anti-establishment anti-Nazi works of Shotaro Ishinomori.
Is it Kazuki Nakashima's work? Is it Yasuko Kobayashi's work? Or is it Shotaro Ishinomori's work that should be credited for Kill la Kill?
All of them?
None of them?

Kill la Kill: Who is Ryuko Matoi?

Ryuko Matoi, philosopher.
A tough decision that many philosophers ask are:
"Who are we?"
"Who are you?" and
"What are you?"
Ryuko Matoi is a Japanese school girl, learning topics such as Nazism and the Hindenberg, both the symbols of death associated with Germany, Japan's ally as a member of the Axis Powers in World War II. She fights the overwhelming school disciplinary committee at school, only to find a twist with them in the end.
She is also looking for the killer of her father, only to discover that her family tree is amazingly complicated leading to the destruction of the world and even the universe on a cosmic scale.

Top 8 moments in Full Metal Alchemist (First Series)

Thematically

8: Mustang defeating King: Creative: Sets up Firebender what ifs.
7: The Final Episode. I was young at the time, so I didn't see it coming. Interesting result. Innocent mature kids A bittersweet ending.

6: Izumi's pursuing of Wrath. Another parallel with the Elrics, this time with their mother.

5: King killing Chimera in Alphonse's suit. Sick, yet memorable because of how it was done. It was a memorable character that died. Wish there were more chimera protagonists.
4: Hughes vs Envy, a moment where writer Arakawa apologized for making everybody cry, for such a loved character.

3: Meeting the Butcher. Voice acting is underestimated in dubs, but he just did a pheonomenal over the top job.
2: Meeting Tucker. Really set up the theme for the rest of the show. He's hardworking, giving him empathy, but he cares little for life, even his own. Obsessed with his own work. He's a great foil for the Elrichs.
1: Alphonse pondering if he is just a feature of Edward's imagination. It's very interesting, especially if you didn't see their origin elsewhere. Why believe the Butcher opposed to your own brother? Easy, to say when you're a human being, not a suit of armor. Really gave the show a Ghost in the Shell feel.

Chronologically

• Meeting Tucker. 
• Meeting the Butcher. 
• Alphonse pondering if he is just a feature of Edward's imagination. It's very interesting, especially if you didn't see their origin elsewhere. Why believe the Butcher opposed to your own brother? Easy, to say when you're a human being, not a suit of armor.
• Hughes vs Envy, 
• King killing Chimera in Alphonse's suit. 
• Mustang defeating King.
• Izumi's pursuing of Wrath.
• The Final Episode.

A lot of philosophical things in Full Metal Alchemist. Sort of like in Ghost in the Shell. Wish the series was thoroughly like this though.

Anything else you recall?

2014 Live action Rurouni Kenshin film makes over 12 billion yen

Universal Studios Japan has announced a temporary Neon Genesis Evangelion ride for 2015

"The attraction will run from January 23 until May 10, 2015, which will feature 3D imagery, with the world of Evangelion being shown in 'overwhelming quality.'"

Taking back how I previously ranked Full Metal Alchemist in Arthouse Converter

In the best animated cartoons of all time, I didn't rank Full Metal Alchemist higher. I probably should've ranked it higher, but had only thought about its animation and style ideas.

I take all that back.

Unlike with what I still think about the time and culture mesh known as Shinichiro Watanabe's Cowboy Bebop, Fullmetal Alchemist has obvious philosophical implications when two young brothers are given the temptation to resurrect their mother at a cost: their own body(s) and possibly many others along the way as seen when Edward first meets the Philosopher's Stone against Gluttony and Lust. The Hominculus are physical manifestations of what humans theoretically go through according to ancient texts, in addition to possibilties that humans may actually go through still to this day. The power of resurrection, which we may see nowadays in modern day cloning experiments, may be a power at a cost, we cannot possibly comprehend in bodies broken and minds naive like the Elrics, where we may encounter some people involved in government, and biochemical power experiments, influencers and men of power throughout the world. 

The neglect and demonization of the Middle East is done in an almost David Fincher fashion, but doesn't hurt casual viewers.

To summarize it quite shortly, the themes of religion, war and many themes present in our naively thought of as future and science fiction fantasy Blade Runner's non-everyday society is present throughout this anime and cannot be ignored for its intellectual merit.

I haven't figured out where to place it exactly on the list, but it's definitely somewhere very high.

I still have to review Brotherhood prior to deciding though.

The Tale of Princess Kaguya is a story about the passage of time

When is too early to go on to a different life?
Is it based on actual time?
The time you spent together?
How long you felt?
The scene where Kaguya opens the scroll quick was an allegory for Takahata's tale. A tale of a girl/woman whose life ended too early.

The scroll that Kaguya opens quickly opposed to slow and lady-like as instructed by Sasami-sama indicates not real time, but the passage of time as one lives, quicker than one expects as one leaves this world. (Moon) Princess Kaguya goes away when it's revealed that her incestously referred to but unrelated Satemaru-nee-chan has gone on and married after 10 years separate thanks to forces beyond her control as represented not only by the Buddhist-like moon spirits, but also her parents, class struggles and ones attempts to keep everybody happy, in a life where really nobody is happy.

Like the moon, bamboo, bugs and beasts, we enjoy the nature-looking aspect of the film, a primal urge to procreate, even give milk (for mothers).

The tale was very Kaneto Shindo-like, incorporating tales of spirits with the plights of woman. The film had a length of that of Batman Begins/Farewell, My Concubine entirely encompassing someone's life. It has My Concubine's tale of fortune, but lacks Kaneto Shindo's mentor, Kenji Mizoguchi's use of long takes for accessibility.

Next month's plans: NYCC

Space Dandy
Bandai
Nisekoi
Kill la Kill
Full Metal Alchemist
Sailor Moon
RWBY
Sunday without God dub

Appleseed Alpha works as an anime movie and as a glimpse into dystopia

I just want to note that I don't know much about the Appleseed franchise, but this was really great.
Even in the English dub, you can tell the great quality the equipment, takes and ADR director were for such a great performance. Granted, the characters are a bit of low class and cliche, but that's the direction they went. I don't think it pandered. It just showed those types of characters, in a world that revolves around cyborgs and guns.
It's left wing perspective with its portrayal of a dystopian world of the West, post Blade Runner. It demonstrates the power of technology. It shows an athiest world in the future, whether that seems like propaganda or not to you. (I don't see any intentional use.) It's anti military, anti government, pro gun.
It's right wing with its portrayal of survival using weapons during an anarchiac period.
Very unique story, and open minded without being too heavy. Highly recommend.

Connecticon 2014: Pan (Dragon Ball GT) Cosplay

Connecticon 2014: Attack on Titan Cosplay

Connecticon 2014: Naruto/Attack on Titan Cosplay

Connecticon 2014: Legend of Zelda/Attack on Titan Cosplay

Legend of Titan? Attack on Zelda?

Feminism is really identity in video games: part 1

Computer programmers use logic analysis or just copy and paste YouTube stuff they have. Nowadays a blockbuster has to be planned 5 years in advance for things to work and so much can get in the way. Poor preproduction, changes in technology, scandals of multiple kinds, etc... You're in debt and if you're moral, you care that your employees are getting underpaid and overworked. Sometimes you pull off a shortcut to an unknowing unadult audience due to these restrictions, because your budget runs out, your preproduction missed that one risk  or factor that screws everything up, your time is up and you have to write down the next plot point or you just didn't have that skill under the right amount of pressure.

Race, which is nearly insignificant in this age, as there are so many different subcultures that can be explored in the world
Gender: Male, Female, Trans, None, Mixed.
Sexual Identity: Ability, Promisciousity, Aggressor, Equal, Cultural Features, Addicted, Asexual, Do they use it for power or some sort of gain in life? Do they want children? Are they for abortion? Why?
Religion: Donominations, Are you part of a cult? A fanatic?
You can do the Star Wars monomyth and just have people fight for similar causes with race not being an issue.You can take a risk and deal with something that is difficult to discuss.
Being the less dominant or less group thinky of this species with great observation skills will make you a great writer. You can see monomyth logic and real world concepts and play around with them, finding a flaw, a weakness or most likely an obstacle that you, the writer, director and auteur have experienced and want to logically and emotionally convey to someone else.
You can even deconstruct the monomyth IF YOU'RE TALENTED ENOUGH. Use stereotypes and all sort of things and not offend people, have people consider it art even.

We live in a world of special effects blockbusters making billions of dollars. The US budget spent on military, rather than for world hunger or education to reduce crime and improve economy at home. The New Hollywood movie becoming neglected. Brand marketing has become important rather than quality work. Lack of education for film or video game analysis leading to ignorant perceptions of what truly makes each medium great. We live in a world where people can go online and find other flawed, ignorant people with the same mindset they have.

Space Dandy Season 2 Episode 2 is 2 good

Episode 2 has to do with the number 2, in a tale about Cabin Fever illnesses.
QT and Meow or the rest of Team BBP and Dandy
Dandy and Meow
Dandy and Ukeleleman
Dandy and Dandy.

In the beginning, Dandy and Meow have an argument over a song.
Dandy then quits his team leaving Meow and QT alone. Dandy hopes to find comfort with a princess, only to find out that is a male alien in admiration of his smile, since he doesn't have one. In a twist, Ukeleleman has no one who wants to talk with him, and yearns for a friend, possibly having driven him mad, if that is not his species natural state.And what is madness other than society's standard for what is unacceptable, which is always tested when one approaches ones life in danger? Dandy is a hunter and Ukeleleman is an entertainer, yet in a twist, when Dandy sees Ukeleleman have people stuffed, he is ironically the man who is shocked and wants his friends back in what we perceive as right because he is the main character of the show.
Another mad section of the episode is a surreal, 2001: A Space Odyssey moment when Dandy sees himself being in a tug of war with the aid of Meow and QT who are ironically saving him and not the other way around!
We see also see Dr. Gel in two segments as a son and as a person with an Oedipal complex in the River of Time. He is the opposite where he was happier in the first segment opposed to the second.
Also of note, when Dandy punches Ukeleleman in the face, he gives the episode a thematic happy ending, symbolized through the smile in his mask, as both Dandy has his friends back and Ukeleleman receives a smile.

On a final random note, the real life Ukeleleman was played by George Formby, a British actor, who represented the working class.

Space Dandy 2: Episode 3 is about western fairy tales

A clear example of this is when the characters discuss how to use the flashlight with a way home, leaving QT at the Aloha Oe. How do you get on the other side of a bridge with a wolf, a rabbit and a potato? How do you get across the sun with a Betelguese looking cat and a sentient fish?

The tale of the teleportation flashlight is also like that of Jack and the Beanstalk, where the mother complains of why Jack got the magic beans instead of money for the cow. In olden days, the tale was also originally probably about being careful who you trust as well as not always believing what your parents, or institutions say, being creative with what your options are. In the episode, Meow dismisses Dandy at first, saying that the device was a gag that he got from a woman that baited and scammed him into it. In the end, they get food, as Dandy predicted they would, just like Jack and the Giant's Gold.

The food aspect of the tale can even be compared to such Western tales such as Three Little Pigs and Hansel and Gretel, tales used in Stanley Kubrick's the Shining as mentioned by Rob Ager. In the car ride to the Overlook Hotel, Jack Torrence tells his son, Danny a story about cannibalism in the hotel. noted that the hag was a reference to Hansel and Gretel and Jack Torrence makes a reference to the Three Little Pigs, when chopping down the door with an axe.
Also, the setup for the episode is interesting as Team BBP goes through a restaurant that includes fish, before ending up going to the teleported fish planet. It's also a tale of the food business constantly showing and giving smells of food to promote people into eating to maximize profits.
Space Dandy is always a bit of a Fox and the Hound tale, where one must understand the differences between species to get by and I think they do that in this episode.

Sailor Moon Crystal Episode 2: Ami- Sailor Mercury

In the first episode, there were very interesting plot devices, such as the show being a dream and destiny playing a role in the episode.

Episode two: Oh boy!

Why didn't the disk brainwash Usagi if it brainwashed Ami? Is it because she doesn't have a brain?!
Random characters and Usagi comment saying how they believe that Mercury has no friends and studies too hard. Maybe it's because I'm from the US but I find that hard to believe. She has to eventually take a break. And her character doesn't seem to be stressing out. Heck, she's playing video games better, thanks to her studying discipline! This is just way too oversimplified for the kids, especially kids who do have to study hard and want to become doctors.
But we do get the point: institutionalization yields mindless people. Uniform answers and uniform approaches to answers, yield a bad backwards society. Too many answers don't lead to too many questions, etc..

We didn't really get any of that stuff we got in the first episode.

Usagi just gets a hardon for woman who play video games this episode; this will probably never explored as a mature relationship and will just result in fanservice that turns people away from Sailor Moon Crystal.

Was Crystal Act 1: Usagi a dream episode?

I would've put references to X, much like the destined meeting between Usagi and Tuxedo Mask. Usagi awakens to a dream, much like that. It is referenced in the outro, which even has the lyrics regarding sleep.

Furthermore, Usagi asks the cat, "if she's in a dream?"
The cat is a key dream-like element from Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland.

The sailor sequence is an unrealistic bit of animation that can't happen in real life.
Sailor Moon is a doppleganger aka ghost image of Sailor V, someone she saw and wants to be in the show (like in a dream?)
Naru-chan also plays the idea of doubles and mirrors with her two moms.
Usagi's double is also Sailor Moon, much like the man's is Tuxedo Mask.
She also plays a double playing the video game for Sailor V. The man helping her win the game is a double for the man who Zordonly omnipotently sees her defeat his minions. He's also a double for her younger brother.

Furthermore, if you recall in Inception, a key aspect of that film was being in places randomly, not knowing why, and certain aspects of that are relevant in how they cut the episode.

Space Dandy Episode 4: Space Zombies Brief Analysis: Another spin on the previous themes

Much like that dialogue about treating zombies like dangerous schizophrenics in the Walking Dead, Episode 4 of Space Dandy, "Sometimes You Can't Live With Dying, Baby" is a progressive take on zombies in a world of space exploration.
Aliens fighting zombies. Zombies, not being discriminated against in space.
Space Dandy like most of us current progressives, future conservatives think that QT can't be a zombie because QT's a robot. For whatever reason, (it is an intellectual space comedy,) we are wrong!
However, it also deals with the darker side of space as well: zombies and life insurance. Bounty hunting and the dangers of encountering new species for money. Diseases are quite a theme of the episode- not just from encountering dangerous aliens but also lactic acid bacteria from the yogurt the zombies eat, raw meat, the indication that no one is alive based on a lack of vitals, venereal diseases Space Dandy could have picked up from a hospital of non-humans, raw meat.

Boobies is not the only hangout place this episode as Space Dandy attempts to "pick up chicks" at the hospital before going to the mall.

Finally, Space Dandy again impressively makes the world one at peace, when everybody seemingly had fears of it because of a intergalactic zombie apocalypse, a theme mentioned previously in other episode analysis. 

Space Dandy Episode 2 The Search for the Phantom Space Ramen is about Space Dandy and consuming

There is an old saying that states it "is a dog eat dog world." Space Dandy Episode 2: "The Search for the Phantom Space Ramen" is an example of that.

A woman's role in this film is essentially that of a secretary: a secretary for captured aliens, registration, but a secretary nonetheless.
Dandy attempts to gain money giving them his fellow Betelgeuse alien Meow as a capture bonus, but receives no reward and receives Meow back again..
Fried dragon, like a dragon roll perhaps? Demonstrating how some food is aesthetic, although unhealthy as it is fried, made of who knows what unhealthy substance.
The shots in boobies has shots of different life forms being food or consumed.

SPOILERS:

DO NOT READ IF YOU WANT THE EPISODE TO BE RUINED.
The characters in Space Dandy are like that of the characters of Cowboy Bebop: Young. Poor. Hungry.
Woolong are the currency in this continuity, making us ponder whether this is actually a Cowboy Bebop sequel, prequel, etc..

Then comes Scarlet, the first strong female presence in the film half way through the episode.

The Betelgeuse Meow ironically is revealed to have given away their location, giving a good reason why he should be thrown out, after free loading off the barely loaded Dandy. They were constantly being followed by the Golgos Empire. Apparently, Dandy doesn't try to have Meow put through the space vacuum anymore.

The show has elements of Star Trek science fiction in it, with its use of seemingly impossible space phenomenon observed by the characters: access to a wormhole to figure out how that restaurant obtains alternate universe food is quite a sci fi experience, just like the space time warp thingama-cut in the first episode.
Even more Star Trek logic, is assuming that the food was from an alternate universe, rather than just cooking it a certain way.

Finally, the very philosophical debate, given by a wise being at the end of the episode
What if you were a species or possibly just a being that can easily accidentally kill a person? Should you be killed off or jailed or given freedom? A life sentence?
It is implied Dandy lets the old man go, because he is also on the run from some sort of accident.

http://www.funimation.com/shows/space-dandy/videos/official/the-search-for-the-phantom-space-ramen-baby/anime

Robotics;Notes; Episode 7;Beyond Analysis

The seventh episode has a lot of content. Some hit. Some miss. Overall: great.
The episode reveals Kaito's initial interest with robots that sort of comes out of nowhere and was never really mentioned throughout the episode. It was more like Aki's interest became his interest in my opinion.

Kaito eventually goes back to the biggest interest of all, both hobbyist and possibly romantic, Frau Kojiro/Kona Furugori, who tells of why the last episode of Gunvarrel never aired. There is another family connection to the episode, again bringing about the theme of family in this series:

• Aki and Kaito
• Akiho and her father
• The Subarus
• And now the Kurogos

Also, not to mention is the contrast between the families: Aki's rich family and Kaito's ability to get connections a la the creator of KILL-BALLAD vs Subaru's fisherman family.

It is furthermore noted through the contrast of Aki and Kaito. One is very interested in GUNVARREL; the other is interested in KILL-BALLAD: both of which whose creators' are connected.

It also makes you think about the title of the game.

Also, in a seemingly casual humorous conversation of  ROBO ONE's corporate marketing plans, we learn the subtle contrast of the students' desire to an executive adult's desire to create a giant mech. It is done in a way that makes Tiger & Bunny look more cartoonish than it already is.

It was a little bit of a let down to have Subaru work a mech, despite having give it up with his dad earlier. Sorta made the previous episode become negligible. 

On the other hand, Subaru has not come around as a full character yet and writing him off now is too early.

Then again, if that was the intent, why did they bring about the conflict with the father so early instead of teasing it first? Classic writing 101!

Robotics;Notes; Review;Notes (Episode 5-6)

The fifth episode is about Kaito and his interest in ghost stories. Of course, it's an AI!
The sixth episode has  introduce the AI Aira as a new member of the team.
A lot of work is done as a result, before Subaru has an encounter with his father. The acting in that scene seems so genuine, like as if a real father and son were quarrelling in Japan. It was a really weird way they did (not) set that up, but it sorta worked as a surprise in the episode.
The father-son quarrel also established a difference in the changing society in Japan, between the agricultural, feudalistic structure to a industrial, possibly capitalistic structure.
There could be many gaps in this family: A generation gap, a class gap, an occupational gap, a skill gap, a cultural gap that lead to this conflict. Very interesting.

Robotics; Notes; Review; Notes (Episode 3-4)

The third episode has Aki convince Kaito to pilot a robot. Can he win against the renowned Mr. Pleiades? What else can happen in this episode?
What will happen in the future after the encounter with Mr. Pleiades.
A lot of interesting twists this episode, although nothing really emotionally struck with me.

The fourth episode reveals two supporting characters' intentions regarding the robot club.
I felt this episode did not really push off from where the the third episode came from. It was a bit of a let down for me.
However, in the end with the explanation of the origin of the Elephant-Mouse syndrome was very interesting as I will describe in a later episode review.