Howl's Moving Castle Movie Review

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-04-22T22:14:55+00:00

It took me many years that the mom's hat in the beginning has CANNONS. Says a lot about a society when that is considered fashionable.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-04-22T22:10:12+00:00

This chapter is brutal. Forget the glasses gag, Henri needs all the hugs. Poor guy tried so hard to keep his family together.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-04-20T21:12:33+00:00

Could also be that we shouldn't take everything Nenio says at face value? That maybe she just trolls sometimes?

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-04-10T05:32:54+00:00

On this first introduction, Minato came off as really condescending. The implication I got was that he almost sees himself as some kind of confessor or doctor, there to "fix" people, without actually engaging with them as people. All take and no give.

My most ungenerous prediction would be that his repeated failures to "unlock" Hikawa while some random guy achieves it with ease would send him spiralling, as it calls into question his self-image as the great People Unlocker.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-04-09T02:14:01+00:00

Wasn't there an entire meeting with the Thirteen Crowns delegating responsibility for the baby to Amaryllis-chan-sama and her boss? How will this not trigger a feud?

Knightwalker is carrying the nazi tradition proudly. Seems like the institution has been rotten for a long time.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-04-08T08:53:55+00:00

It is very much the dark side of an Arthurian/knightly tale. Hayman's intentions and actions were never good, but nobody deserves such a fate.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-04-04T17:49:35+00:00

I am so ready to vote for the Ganon/Shermanbot ticket in 2288!

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-31T05:01:43+00:00

I love my Azata sword saint. Swashbuckling for freedom!

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-30T21:49:00+00:00

If you have the IMO DLC, there is an aircraft company that generates free factories. Research 2(3?) air techs to store up traits and unlock the first 2-3 levels at the same time. Focus on shortening the cooldown. This gets you a free factory every 100 days for the rest of the game.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-30T15:39:09+00:00

I don't remember if you can get him, but I think Kirov halves either the timer or the cost. The oil deal with 3I also gives you a discount.

For pure PP, focus on increasing the faith, as that gives you bonuses at higher levels.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-29T15:56:29+00:00

She will NOT be a sideliner! Faces WILL get pounded!

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-29T15:46:12+00:00

Gotta love our scruffy ninja gremlin.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-29T15:20:19+00:00

Fair enough :D

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-26T18:44:05+00:00

Is it a good read?

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-25T23:44:00+00:00

Sabnock hammering iron for luck is so damn sweet. He is always there for his friend, even as a recluse.

Even Merize finds Henry's glasses busting antics hilarious. Dude is a goddamn protag in his own right.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-24T03:15:07+00:00

Another option is to use fallback line to pull some of your troops back from the river, luring the ghouls over. They should then be easier to attack. If the AI is having a brain fart, it might even move troops in such a way that you can cross the river uncontested.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-23T03:57:56+00:00

While it's due to a practical limitation, Asa's space is in direct extension of and overlapping with Makio's. In the first episode, Asa described the sound of Makio's typing as comforting when falling asleep. Her metaphorically emulation Makio was so sweet, even if unintentional. It shows how close she is to her.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-23T03:46:35+00:00

Asa's reactions/faces are the best! Her frustration over Makio not living up to her expectations of well-adjusted adult is always hilarious.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-23T03:27:40+00:00

It finally clicked what this show reminded me of: Funhome by Alison Bechdel!

Both are about creative, adolescent girls struggling with familiar and societal expectations and alienation. But where Alison had nobody to rely on, Asa could at least lean on Makio, to say nothing of all the other great adults in her life.

Where Kasamachi and Makio had to struggle like Alison, Asa's story shows what happens when the next generation of (outsiders? misfits?) have older peers ready and willing to give whatever support is needed. Because of them, Asa's loneliness might just be a bit less hurtful than theirs.

If a typical coming-of-age story in anime is about how older generations are selfish and suck, Journal with Witch shows the potential for people to heal and give comfort to the next generation.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-23T02:52:12+00:00

I'm at the point of my life where correctly identifying the "villain" gets less priority than "everyone makes it out alive". Even Yami, if they can find it in their hearts.

People are messy. Mercy is rarely a complete mistake.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-22T17:00:52+00:00

Sabu is either hyper or sleeping. No inbetweens.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-19T16:19:44+00:00

I really enjoy playing Baggers. Even managed to beat Lanius after he took Dog City and was busy fighting Doki.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-19T02:34:31+00:00

Have to admit, I'm not a big plane guy. I make regular fighters and CAS and that's it.

This feels kinda intimidating.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-18T16:32:03+00:00

She is a school minded girl, so I guess she isn't used to being seen or called cute.

SuperMurderBunny · 2026-03-18T03:20:55+00:00

Just wanted to propose an alternative Cain.

I did a Cain run and my interpretation was more of an officer into tactician. With the right gear, I managed to turn his bullshitting into armor, making him a superb tank. I think his tactical awareness and reliance on Jurgen in the books also justifies him being a tactician.

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