The Angriest Planet in Galaxy Express 999

I’ve been thinking a lot about subtlety and nuance lately. Yes, I know that isn’t the most exciting topic, but this is my blog, and I like to think about how people use words and what they mean. When bloggers, reviewers or critics use the terms subtlety and nuance, it’s often together. For example, I […]

Lotus Eaters and Steam Trains: The Myth of the Galaxy Express

Author’s note: I wrote this after watching the first 10 episodes of the show. If there is anything further on that contradicts this, I apologize. Galaxy Express 999 is filled with seeming tonal contradictions and it’s always bugged me on some level. In the span of the first episode, the main character’s mother is gunned […]

All aboard the Galaxy Express 999

I have a strange love for Leiji Matsumoto. What makes this strange is I’m not from the right generation to have watched Star Blazers as a teenager. Sure. I have vague memories of a concerned hero peering up at the bust of Admiral Okita and wondering if he can ever live up to his memory. […]