<begin> I had forgotten how much I’d enjoyed this one until my sibling kindly reminded me. Therefore it becomes a necessity that I share it with you.

Tonight the feature is Gasaraki, which focuses on a world where the United States is at war with a fictional Middle East nation and Japan, naturally, steps in to provide demoniacally fueled mecha armor (as if that wasn’t enough right there) to help counter a brutal engagement by the US forces. As I’m sure we’re all predicting, Trouble necessarily ensues.

It really is one of the more exemplar instances of anime not only as entertainment but also as a relevant art form and voice for commentary; much of the plot is comprised of a retelling of aspects of the Gulf War. Sadly, the Youtube chopshop really doesn’t do it justice.

Compiled here in all the (regrettable) noise above is the first two full episodes. However I strongly encourage the lot of you to investigate the full series at length in the format of your particular choosing. It’s definitely worth the commitment.</end>

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