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Sailor Moon (1992)

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Posted on March 12, 2007 by Deni

My brother, bless his cynical little heart, has a word which he likes to apply liberally in instances just like this. This word is ‘twee’.

And yes, it actually is a word. Apparently the 4th Edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language lists the definition as:

adj. Chiefly British
Overly precious or nice.

This is pretty much Sailor Moon down to its cute little red-trimmed mini-skirts.

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Revolutionary Girl Utena (the Movie) (1999)

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Posted on November 12, 2006 by Deni

A while ago – at the first Japanimation festival to come to Brisbane in fact – I saw a little film called Revolutionary Girl Utena. And what I mostly remember thinking as I left the cinema afterward was ‘What?’.

And so I decided to give this title another go, and funnily enough I discover I don’t really seem to understand it any more now than I did then.

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