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Welcome to ~CrispLeaf. This blog contains episode reviews, summaries, prejudices and music downloads [MP3s] on selected new anime titles. Feel free to have a look around, though it would be much appreciated if you can leave your comments before you go. - Makkun [ Japanese Name: Miharu Watanabe 美晴 渡辺] [ Best Viewed: Mozilla Firefox / 1024x768 ] Entries for October, 2007
Full Episode Title: Massacre Chapter (Minagoroshi-hen) - Part Seven: The Hinamizawa Syndrome
Rika finally spilled the beans. And, she had to wait for Tomitake's death to do that. Had she done so in the beginning, or in the previous worlds where she played her part over and over, she could have saved their doomed village earlier. But then, that would mean no season two, no kawaii Hanyuu and less loli-killing time. Ha-ha. She's brilliant! Episode 12 is a definite must-see (this has become a favorite phrase of mine). Even the season one watchers should peek into the the latest revelations of Rika to help them understand the berserk~ish attitude of the characters in the previous season. Although I have come this far, I'm still confused about that part where Keiichi called Ooishi and told the cop that Oyashiro-sama is real. This statement contradicts the new-found facts in this episode. Another was the tandem of Rika and Mion when they injected him with the virus. Very puzzling. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 12: It makes me feel more comfortable when all of you are by my side! -- Rika.
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Full Episode Title: Law ~ To Die ~ The Embrace of the Goddess.
This is a very sad episode and those depressing background songs just keep looping in my head. I would have cried, really, if I wasn't too tired or my kid sister wasn't hovering nearby, giving me suggestive looks as if saying "Come on, give me tears". This series actually ended last September 25. Unfortunately, I don't watch raws. At least not yet, so I depend heavily on soft subs. And because Umai is slow, I'm slow too. I mean no offense to the group, they're a great team, it's just that I feel so left out. Every otaku must have already seen the ending. Someday, I'll watch raws, straight from HDTV. Going back to EP 21, there is a noticeable change in the artwork. I can't say if this one's better than the last, but the unfamiliarity of it made me feel uncomfortable, as though I was watching this series for the first time. If I go on specifics, I'd say the characters' faces look sharper and more expressive, giving them that mature kind-of look. I don't have much problem with it, actually. GONZO knows what its doing. As I've mentioned earlier, there are also lots of sad background songs. They emphasize the drama of the scenes, and speaking of drama, the whole episode is reeking of drama. I think the whole idea of "Neo Verona-falling from the sky" got into me, like most Armageddon-type films. And with Juliet looking worried every other time, I don't have anymore reason not to feel like crying. She's going to die very soon!! Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 21: My hands are small. I can't hold this much happiness or I'll break! -- Juliet.
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Full Episode Title: Massacre Chapter (Minagoroshi-hen) - Part Eight: Termination
It's killing time once more. Unfortunately or fortunately (whichever you prefer) the scenes in this episode aren't as violent as those seen in the first season. Well, so far that is. What saddens me the most though, aside from the fact that the outcome didn't turn out the way I want them to, was the way Hanyuu's character was totally wasted until the finale of this chapter. Just like what she said, "All I did was watch." I'm just hoping that she will redeem herself in the next chapter. I'm giving this episode a hundred percent. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 13: Without a curse, there is no God. Passing a curse leads to being feared. Being feared leads to being revered. Now God has descended. I am the Oyashiro-sama! -- Takano.
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Myself; Yourself was originally a visual novel developed by Regista. Before its release, there was a light novel authored by Takumi Nakazawa which serialized in a bishojo magazine published by MediaWorks. The anime adaptation, which is what I have just reviewed and summarized, began airing on October 3 on the TV Kanagawa television network, and is set to contain thirteen episodes [ Wikipedia ]. I hope that is enough introduction for all of us.
This anime feels somehow refreshing, after all the series that I've seen this past season. On the surface Myself; Yourself is a typical shojo/romance & harem-related title. We are yet to see the real story behind this front so there's not much to tell yet. There aren't enough sources about the visual novel either, so I'll just see where this goes. To begin with, the animation is great. The characters' movements are smooth, fluid and natural. The backgrounds are well-drawn as well. The colors, however, aren't that vibrant. This diminished the over-all enthusiastic appearance of the first episode. The major characters look stereotypes. You can see any of them in most shojo series. AND, we have a character named Nanaka. Sooner or later, someone is going to call her Nana, and Myself; Yourself will add in the list of anime series who have female heroines named Nana. (NANA, Elfen Lied, Bokura Ga Ita). The OP/ED songs are catchy but I specifically liked the opening MV because the major characters were playing some instruments and performing on stage. This briefly reminded me of Suzumiya no Haruhi no Yuutsu. Well, I hope that there are some singing/performing coming our way, unlike the other anime series which have misleading OP MVs. Lastly, I'm wondering about the way the title was written: Myself (semicolon) Yourself instead of the usual Myself (comma) Yourself. Well since the primary purpose of a semicolon is to separate two individual clauses or ideas, we can assume that the two words connote independent meanings, or that there is an attempt to strongly divide the two and make them unfamiliar with each other. No episode or memorable rating yet. I also made a change in the way I write the entry title. For now on I won't include the title of the episode. I realized that it makes the site look crowded. A "sea of gray" so to speak.
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UPDATE: Deleted from ACTIVE LIST. This anime requires more patience and understanding since it deals with a lot of magical terms and customs. Very hard to write and explain.
Rental Magica is a light novel series by Makoto Sanda. The anime adaptation by ZEXCS started airing on October 7. The main genre of this series, just as what the title suggests -- is fantasy. This reminds me of D.Gray-man, although I can guess that this version is far less-complicated. Episode 1 does not say much about the main story of the anime so I got something from ever-reliable Wikipedia. Dig in: Due to his father's disappearance, Itsuki Iba has to take over the family business: a magician dispatch service. Their family basically employs countless magicians and other supernatural beings in order to send them out to help those who need magical assistance. As a leader, Itsuki now has to be tough, commanding, and reliable, but there's one problem, he's a coward. Also, in order to run a successful business, he has to connect with his employees, which is more difficult than it seems due to his personality. But not only does he have to deal with his own employees, he also has to deal with those who threaten the family business. The animation is not that exceptional. The music may be great but since this is a shounen-related series, visual presentation is considered as most important. I'm actually bothered because ZEXCS made a pretty good adaptation of Sister Princess, and that was way back in 2002. This studio also dealt with a lot of seinen series. I'm really surprised by the overall inferior quality of the first episode. Story-wise though, I liked episode 1, especially the first four minutes or so when we see nothing but action and lots of spells being thrown. Most of the major characters were already revealed and fortunately, they were all well-introduced in the later part. Having said all that, I'm looking forward in seeing more of Rental Magica. I hope you find time in watching this series too. ^^
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I have never indulged myself in any Gundam Series. That is to simply say that I'm an amateur in the Gundam fandom. So at this early stage, I'd like to apologize for any mistake that I've made and surely will make in my summaries for Gundam 00. Although writing a summary is fairly easy, this title is a bit more complicated than an average show, so I might make assumptions on why or how events like these or that happened. I'll probably control it by saying "probably" or "perhaps". Gundam, after all, is all about war and weaponry, and stuff like these have never been favorite topics of mine.
So, you guys may be wondering why then write about Gundam? Well, even though I know I'm a complete idiot about it, I still want to give it a shot. I've been meaning to watch Gundam Seed and Wing, but never got around it until, well, Gundam 00 -- the latest one. AND, even if I may not like Gundam wars, I do adore war films such as Saving Private Ryan, When Trumpets Fade and Behind Enemy Lines. YET after watching the first episode, I'm completely, totally hooked. So about Gundam 00 here's another excerpt from Wikipedia: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is the latest television anime of Sunrise's long-running Gundam franchise. The series premiered on October 6, 2007 on MBS and TBS's noted Saturday 6:00 p.m. timeslot. It is directed by Seiji Mizushima and written by Yosuke Kuroda, and features character designs by Yun Koga. The series was first officially announced by Sunrise during a 15-second trailer, which aired during Terra e...'s June 2, 2007 broadcast. Similar to the Sunrise anime Code Geass, 25 episodes of Gundam 00 will be shown before the series takes a break and is resumed at a later time. The series is set in the year 2307 AD of the Gregorian calendar. During this time, fossil fuels became exhausted and the distribution of fuels became imbalanced. Humanity must rely on three large-scale solar power systems that are in the hands of the three "major powers" on the planet: the Union of Solar Energy and Free Nations (based on the United States Of America), the Human Reform League (comprised of China, Russia and India) and Europe's Advanced European Union (based on the European Union). Constant warfare around the globe for fuels and energy lead to the formation of a private military organization, called Celestial Being, dedicated to eradicating war with the use of four humanoid machines called Gundams. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 follows four mobile suit pilots termed Gundam Meisters (Meister is Master in German). The protagonist is 16-year old Setsuna F. Seiei, a quiet, taciturn young man who grew up in a war-torn Middle East, and a Gundam Meister since two years ago. He will pilot the GN-001 Gundam Exia, a high mobility mobile suit effective in melee combat. To start with, the animation is jaw-dropping excellent. As I've said before, I'm more of a visual kind of person. If the story gets crappy in the future, just as long as the animation never falters, I'll surely watch a series to the end. The music, on the other hand, was average. Not like it matters really -- series like this one need not much investment on music. I'm just glad that I heard Haido's voice again. Laruku did the opening theme "Daybreak's Bell". I didn't try listening to the ending song, but I think I heard a few lines. A bit catchy. The story looks most interesting. I'm glad that the first episode was solid enough to let us viewers feel the main story, specifically highlighting the real purpose of Gundam Meisters and where the group Celestial Being stands in terms of war and allegiance. I think we'll be seeing real GOOD guys in this series.
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Blue Drop is a Japanese science fiction yuri series created by Akihito Yoshitomi. Blue Drop began as a manga that was serialized in the Japanese shonen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!, published by MediaWorks. Afterwards, the chapters were collected into a single bound volume. An anime adaptation titled Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku began broadcast on October 2, 2007.
I got a plot summary off ANN. Here it goes: Mari Wakatake has been living with her Grandmother for the past 5 years after a tragedy caused the loss of her home, friends and family, as well as her memories. Fearing for her future, her Grandmother admits her into Kaihou Academy, for her to make friends, instead of home studying. Although reluctant to go, she does and meets Hagino Sekonji. At first appearance, this girl appears like a normal student but inside her lies a deep secret that relates to the tragedy of 5 years ago. Basically, the first episode offered nothing but intrigue. The yuri theme just acted as spice on the overall attractiveness of this anime. I'm guessing this will likely turn out as War of the Worlds, and I'm pretty excited about it. The animation is okay (this had 3d scenes) though not entirely exceptional (the purple-haired headmaster looked quite disturbing). Ashi Productions handled the animation. By the way and if any of you can remember, they also did Blue Seed. The characters look very interesting. I haven't seen a yuri series for a while so I kind of missed it. The last time was probably way back in 2000 - the Tomoyo x Sakura pairing. I also liked the melancholic feel of this episode. Most of the scenes centered on the protagonist and her depression over the recent changes in her life. She somehow reminded me of Shinji from EVA. The pace was slow at the beginning but it kind of picked up around the middle and from then it went better to badass. The OP theme was only shown in the last part. I like the strong vocals so I'll dig up the full version next time. Two thumbs up!
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This episode brought back a lot of YUA memories, specifically that famous Natsumi I'm-using-my-feet-as-breaks technique. The animation didn't improve but I wasn't really bothered. It has been that way ever since and it would have really felt weird if the animators decided to change the designs all of a sudden -- after ALL THOSE EPISODES.
What bothered me, however, was the ending MV. The animators finally recognized the yuri involved between Miyuki and Natsumi and they went ahead with it full-blossom. It was a little disturbing, because there was a love story between Miyuki and Nakajima before. I wonder if they broke up during her training in LA. Natsumi became more masculine too but ironically, her breasts got bigger. On another note, I'm glad that Yoriko is still in this season. She's really cute and the YUA humor wouldn't be the same without her. I'm also glad that Saori's out of the picture. I never liked her character. All things considered, I think not much has changed in this anime, considering the period it became dormant (4-5 years). I have always enjoyed watching this series in AXN, and because of these amazing constancies I KNOW I will still enjoy Full Throttle. PS: The large screenshots were not my intention. I can't make them any smaller. T__T Sorry for killing your dial-up. Never heard of You're Under Arrest/Taicho Shichauzo?
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And so the last and final chapter of Higurashi is here. This episode revealed a lot about Takano's past including the events that took place prior her assignment to Hinamizawa. Every villain has a right to explain himself after all.
According to Wikipedia, the last arc, Matsuribayashi-hen, is a "Good End" in which no major deaths occur. I wonder if the anime adaptation will stick to this. Well, I'm satisfied with the way things are going. The pieces of the puzzle are slowly coming together. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 14: End my mystery that way. Bring me as much happiness as I have had misery -- Miyoko.
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As expected, this series held on to drawing political issues that exist in the world not thousands of years later but today, this very generation, where a country's power is measured by weaponry supply and military force. I wasn't really surprised, therefore, that Sri Lanka's war was shown as an example, nor was I surprised that the Union group was described exactly as how America presently sees war: profitable.
Moving on, the animation is equally good as the first episode. The Gundam Meisters, on the other hand, had more exposure in episode 2. Their individual strengths were highlighted during the war in Seiron Island: Setsuna as the soldier/warrior (close combat); Lockon as the archer (long combat); Allelujah, err.. the supporter (flight mode & speed plus average-range combat); and Tierra the tank (land combat plus massive defense). Tierra's Virtue is personally the most admirable (of course you have to include the bishounen pilot too), but I don't think he's equipped for close combat like Exia, thus, he can't have those suave moves that Setsuna does with his blade. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 2: That's the Celestial Being. We are the pain that is needed to change the world -- Sumeragi.
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Minami-ke is freaking HILARIOUS! I seriously believe this beats Lucky Star, Gakuen Alice, and Azumanga Daioh under the "slice-of-life/comedy" category ( less fan service too!).
Minami-ke is a Japanese manga series by Coharu Sakuraba who also authored Kyo no Gononi. It was first serialized in the weekly Japanese manga magazine, Young Magazine, in 2004. The slice-of-life comedy focuses on the everyday life of the three Minami sisters, Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki. The manga is being adapted into an anime series by two studios. The anime produced by Doumu first aired on October 7, 2007. Asread's adaptation is scheduled to air Minami-ke ~Okawari~ sometime in 2008. [ Wikipedia ] I love the animation, specifically the vibrant colors and the smooth movements of the characters. These two super-imposed the liveliness of episode 1, aside from it being incredibly funny. I also have a fondness to the likes of Kana and Chiaki. Their personalities may not be rare but they still look irresistable. Kana became my instant favorite because she resembles Tomo of Azumanga Daioh with her energetic and destructive ways. She did a lot of priceless stunts in this episode, specifically the "hostess/chef part". Watch for that one. Overall, I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing more of Minami-ke. I can't stop laughing!! :D
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Chiaki and her classmates had the stage in this episode. Kana's absence, meanwhile, quelled the crazy humor that we experienced back in episode one and it wasn't until her re-appearance in the latter part did episode 2 reverted to being kick-in-the-arse funny. There are some boring parts as well: the cleaning session, to cite one.
Haruka, however, performed a superb stunt in the first five minutes of the episode. Maki's introduction was also very entertaining. She's like Misao Kusakabe of Lucky Star. I'm looking forward to her tandem with Kana in the future. Question is, will there ever be drama in Minami-ke? I have a feeling that it will. In this episode Chiaki mentioned some sad truth about the situation of the Minami sisters. Well, I do want a sprinkle of tears in this comedy series. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 2: Don't study in the living room. If you study here, you'll make me look lazy! -- Kana.
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Well, the first part of the episode was a bit boring but it did pick up around the part where a new character was introduced.
I'm more intrigued on the reasons why Nanaka changed from a sweet kid to an ass-kicking class rep. I hope this isn't one of those I-missed-you-that's-why-I-hate-you excuses we sometimes hear from people whenever they beat someone up after years of separation. There's also the deal about Sana's return and the constant phone calls from his mother. Is he sick? We'll find out soon -- hopefully. Finally, there's Aoi's voice to get used with. I liked it the first time but now I'm starting to get sick of it. If her pitch gets any higher I'll probably end up deaf. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 2: It was only half-finished but for some reasons my fingers still remember the song. Only this one -- Sana.
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This is a very cute episode. At first I thought it's School Days all over again but the animators definitely had original taste on what a typical "love triangle" should look like.
Well, it seems Nanaka is your possible Tsundere heroine. She certainly likes Sana, but she's like Helga of Hey! Arnold who bullies her crush but adores him privately (Though of course, Helga is much more extreme). In this episode Nanaka managed to overcome her combative nature and talked to Sana naturally (lovingly) without the encouragement of her friends. Comparing Nanaka and Hoshino, of course I'd go for Nanaka. Hoshino is the perfect mistress in any relationship but she's the type that can be a heroine in her own anime. Presently she doesn't show hints about liking or not liking Sana. She merely is your helpful girl next door. But who knows, maybe she ends up like Sekai? Thirdly, there's Sana's not-so-ordinary watch that he keeps wrapped around his wrist all the time. I don't know if it's like the one that diabetics wear to monitor their blood/sugar level. More importantly, his friends are slowly starting to notice this irregularity. Their friend who came back five years later may not be the same childhood friend after all. Lastly, Sana's fear to blood and knife. The animators made quite a remarkable attempt to suggest the idea that something horrible happened to Sana five years ago. I'm looking forward to this the most. Feh, maybe I was right. Maybe it's School Days all over again. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 3: Even though it's not physically there anymore, the memory remains forever -- Sana.
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I liked this better than the first episode. Probably because of the sci-fi content which draws us closer to the actual plot of the series. Basically, Blue Drop anime is the prologue of the Blue Drop manga series, when the aliens or Amure (an alien race consisting solely of women) have yet to invade and win over earth's territories:
The decisive factor in the Arume's victory was the use of biological weapons and a modified vesion of an alien toy called "emul force". Along the years, the remnants of this weaponry has become dangerous creatures which the government (ran by the aliens) has to deal with. This is the main premise of the original Blue Drop manga, which is set around a thousand years after the war. The military uses an experimental vaccine that gives human children special abilities for a determined period of time. During this time the military forces them to confront the weapon remnants, an action that usually ends up in the children's death. Most of the chapters follow the conflict between the military and the resistance, which tries to save those who have been given the vaccine, as well as the relationships between the people involved. In addition, the story explores the aliens' traits and behavior. All of them have blue eyes and can manipulate "emul force", but their main characteristic lies in their gender: they are all female, and their sexual orientation is homosexual. It's difficult to feel anything out of Mari x Hagino because they are both girls and I'm straight. Although I partially understand why girls of their age get attracted to each other, it's hard to judge Blue Drop from that point. I guess that's attributed to my hostility towards real-life lesbians. Story-wise though, Blue Drop is indeed one of a kind. Episode Rating:
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Excellent animation! Excellent music! Excellent scenes!
(That sounded kinda lame, don't you think?) Well, there isn't anything to say, really. We're reaching the finale of RxJ and it's just right that the animators pour their hearts into it. In this episode, we see a lot of Tybalt - the sexiest man in the floating continent of Neo Verona. He is to reunite with his crazy father while Romeo wants a piece of the Duke's ass too. Fortunately, Juliet gets to live for one more day. Ophelia is yet to appear to give her the dementor's kiss. What about the other characters? Unfortunately, they weren't given enough screen time. This episode was really just about Juliet, Romeo and sexy boy. Excellent animation! Excellent music! Excellent scenes! Argh, but the last two episodes are taking forever to get subbed! Perhaps m33w can take the project. So far they're impressively fast in subbing Myself; Yourself and Ninomiya. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 22: Glory spreads and widens, like the ripples in water caused by the fall of a raindrop.. and then... comes to nothing -- Grand Duke.
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I'm a bit undecided on taking this series. First, because it deals with the Japanese game "Shogi" which I am a hundred percent clueless about. And second, because I fear that this will become episodic like Hikaru no Go.
Shion no Ou, subtitled The Flowers of Hard Blood, is the title of an ongoing Japanese mystery manga written by Katori Masaru and illustrated by Jiro Ando. It is published by Kodansha in the seinen manga magazine Afternoon, and has been collected in five tankobon volumes as of May 2007. On May 23, 2007, Kodansha announced that an anime adaptation will be produced by Studio Deen, to begin airing in Japan on October 13, 2007. Shion no Ou centers around a young junior-high school girl named Shion Yasuoka who witnesses the murder of her parents as a child. At the time of the murder, her father leaves behind a game piece from shogi, a Japanese strategy board game similar to chess. This leads her to believe that the murderer is a shogi player. Although Shion refuses to speak after the murder and communicates only through writing messages, she eventually decides to take up shogi herself to gain clues about the murder of her parents. The colors, texture and character designs strongly remind me of Jigoku Shoujo's animation. This isn't really surprising because Studio Deen worked on that series as well. What I find attractive in Shion no Ou is the protagonist's -- Shion's character. More specifically, her inability to speak. Now that's something rare. Going back to the main problem: understanding Shogi. I felt left out when one character said something like "What a move!". Of course knowing why characters feel this or that is important in getting into the mood of the episode. Well, I'd have to deal with that later. There's actually much more about Shion no Ou than Shogi. There's drama, murder, and mystery as well. It's a seinen manga for crying out loud. :D As usual, no episode rating/memorable quote yet.
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This episode is as good as the previous one: fast pace, mysteries unraveled, Hagino missing Mari and vice versa. More characters were introduced but I'm a little disappointed with the designs. Maybe I was expecting too much: I was hoping I'd see some beautiful creatures like Jura Basil Elden or Ezra Veil.
So far, the "Yuri" is still manageable. I happened to have come across some manga scans and I was a bit disturbed with the contents. I'm still planning to collect the complete manga series though to better understand and appreciate the author and the overall story of Blue Drop. I really can't explain why I'm so attracted to the series its characters. Maybe it's because of the whole thing's rarity? (Alien Invasion + Yuri.) That, or the other possibility. Episode Rating:
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Well, well, a loli to complete the group. Episode 4 was fun, but had nothing exceptional to moon about. In this episode, Shuu was Hinako's (loli) knight in shining armor and it seemed just right for Hinako to fall in love with him. Sana became their "bridge" but actually had the loli embrace in the end.
Shuu also mentioned here that he has someone he cares about -- pretty exciting isn't it? You'd just have to choose between Aoi and Nanaka. Shuuri can't possibly be the girl, unless they're not really blood-related, which is quite ridiculous considering how much they look alike (they're twins duh!). But if some wicked twist does unfold later in the show, who knows? Maybe incest isn't as bad in the anime world as it is in the real world. Think about Kaoru and Hikaru. That's incest and yaoi. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 4: Even adults cry from a broken heart -- Sana.
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The first part of the episode was pure violence, the second part sort-of dragged the whole "Getting to know Takano Miyoko" arc. It's not like we don't want to know about her, it's just that the animators could have squeezed everything in one episode.
Basically, ep 15 explained what made Takano unleash the rage virus of Hinamizawa. Her reasons are acceptable (proving the existence of the parasites), though her drastic actions such as slaughtering all the residents of the village still make me believe that she's a hundred percent mad woman (instead of a brilliant scientist). I also don't understand why Tokyo (the company) had resorted to terminating everyone from Hinamizawa. Is it to prevent the sickness from spreading or to clean up all the evidence from their biological weapon research? PS: Get sick of Miyoko's face! >:) Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 15: Do you know... what happens to kids who fail to escape? They are penalized. The penalty of the duck unable to drink. The penalty of the squashed caterpillar... The penalty of the dismembered pig.
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The following songs have been added in my small Anime MP3 library:
01 Myself; Yourself - Tears Infection [ Opening Song, FULL Version ] 02 Myself; Yourself - Day-break [ from the single Tears Infection ] 03 Myself; Yourself - Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to [ Ending Song, FULL Version ] 04 Myself; Yourself - Ivy [ from the single Kimi to Yozora to Sakamichi to ] 05 Minami-Ke - Keikenchi Joushouchuu [ Opening Song, FULL Version ] 06 Gundam 00 - Daybreak's Bell [ Opening Song, FULL Version ] 07 Blue Drop - Blue [ Opening Song, FULL Version ] 08 Maple Story - Scratch on the Heart [ Opening Song, TV Size Version ] 09 Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei - Zessei Bijin [ Ending Song, FULL Version] 10 Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei - Gouin ni Mai Yeah [ Opening Song # 2, FULL Version ] 11 You're Under Arrest Full Throttle - Mighty Buddy [ Opening Song, TV Size Version] 12 Shion no Ou - Lady Love [ Opening Song, Full Version]
Well, I'm a bit disappointed. Ep 3 wasn't really funny, even though Kana was the star. I also thought a new character will be introduced, but I guess we'll have to wait for the next episode.
Here, Fujioka confessed to Kana once more but thanks to Chiaki, Kana interpreted it all wrong again. It's not like Chiaki was keeping Kana from having a healthy high school relationship, it's just that Kana makes a horrible storytelling. Or, you decide. So far though, I like the pace of the story. This is what I usually get from animes which revolve around slice-of-life/high school comedy themes: love confessions, curry, falling asleep on study desks, test results. Minami-ke has a mix of all these. Kind of nostalgic, though I didn't have that kind of fun when I was in middle school. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 3: Whenever a new recipe is invented, it's not the result of common sense, but of a sudden spark of ideas -- Kana.
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Finally we're done with Miyoko. We're back to Hinamizawa.
This episode was set on the time when the dam construction project was still at large, causing distress among the people. Keiichi has yet to appear and Satoshi is still with Satoko. Here we see everything on Hanyuu's perspective. Back in the first season, Shion hallucinated that Satoshi was already dead and his body was dumped to a hole together with the other tortured corpses of the Sonozaki. Her twin sister, Mion, told her otherwise: that nobody in the village was responsible for his disappearance or death. Perhaps in this season Satoshi's mystery will finally be revealed. Is he alive? Is he dead? Another piece to complete the puzzle. I'm looking forward to this. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 16: Everything twists into a crooked state of affairs, and many people are dragged into it. I can only watch from a side. I'm sorry -- Hanyuu.
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Great episode as usual. We see big development in the story and focus was given to the minor characters this time. In short, less Gundam Meisters. Specifically, less Tierra.
Well, well.. Setsuna has a thing about being touched. Aside from the angst, he sure is your perfect bad boy. AND, he has the most enemies to date. In this episode, the Gundam units were separated for the first time to complete three different missions. Unfortunately, there was more talk than action (Exia had the most share of it). Meanwhile, the three major companies are slowly turning their heads to the mysterious man who controls the power of Celestial Being. PS: I have uploaded Gundam 00's ED (Ending) theme: Wana by The Black Horn. See MP3s page. Episode Rating:
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Well, despite my lack of knowledge on Shogi, excitement is written all over the episode and it's just hard to miss it. I noticed though that the animation in episode 2 is inferior compared to the previous one. Ayumi had looked distinctively different.
In this episode, Shion finally enters the pro women's league. Her direct rivals now include Saori Nikaido: a gentle and kind woman on the outside; but an insecure Shogi player on the inside. Some new characters are presented as well but their faces and identities remain hidden so I still don't have much to discuss. Let's just wait and see. On a side note, there appears to be a jump in the timeline: between Shion's "almost" kidnapping incident and her sudden climb to the pro league (six months -- please correct me if I'm wrong). I don't know if this is significant... but well, as I've said, we'll just see how it goes. Episode Rating: Memorable Quote from Episode 2: There are moments when you won't be able to win unless you hate your opponent -- Shinji.
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