Tag Archives: sci-fi

What I think the future will be

Posted on May 7, 2011 by DarkMirage

I was bored yesterday and wrote a little summary of my thoughts for the future. This was partially inspired by the upcoming Singapore General Election taking place tomorrow and a certain online conservation I had with someone. After I finished … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

Infinite Stratos

Posted on April 25, 2011 by DarkMirage

Clichés make a show boring. The more clichéd a story is, the less interesting and enjoyable it becomes. But my theory is that this relationship only holds true until you hit a certain magical event horizon where the laws of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anime | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Space Battleship Yamato (Live Action)

Posted on March 20, 2011 by DarkMirage

Hollywood has its flaws. Cookie-cutter scripts and commodification of art can often ruin beautiful things. But at least Hollywood gets the cinematography right and doesn’t usually suffer from the pandemic of awkward overacting rampant in Japanese mainstream cinema. 2011’s Space … Continue reading →

Posted in Otaku, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , | 11 Comments

Virtual Idols and Hatsune Miku

Posted on November 23, 2010 by DarkMirage

Recently, renowned sci-fi writer William Gibson of Neuromancer fame annoyed a bunch of Miku fanboys when he tweeted, “Hatsune Miku doesn’t really rock me. I want higher rez, less anime.” This was immediately parsed by some to mean that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Otaku, Rant | Tagged , , , , , | 18 Comments

Avatar

Posted on January 4, 2010 by DarkMirage

Up until recently, I had been under the impression that industry giant James Cameron was reduced to making a movie adaptation of this. This misconception was finally shattered when I saw the trailer for Avatar and it piqued my interest. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 21 Comments