Sixty Years Since Mighty Atom: 2017

Looking back just one day, I did get to wondering if I was being a bit disingenuous in my uncertainty about returning to Flip Flappers. I could have reacted to the sudden thought “do people really still discuss it even in this novelty-glutted age?” with “well, it’s their loss.” Maybe the real uncertainty should have been looking back and realising my own thoughts on the matter had muted over time, then wondering if my own tastes didn’t stretch far enough to really latch on to the series without the prompting of others. (My personal bridge between “anime not known to be anime on TV” and “anime known to be anime at university,” managing to stay interested in Robotech’s story for eight years through practically secondhand means without its seams rubbed in my face, does keep coming to mind...)
( Moving on to The Ancient Magus’ Bride )