Hige reviews episode three of Darker than Black and wants more 'splosions.
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Somebody is eating holy guts in the holy city of Rabona, but city law forbids illegal aliens (e.g. Claymores) from entering the city. However, the clergy is like screw that, and call on Clare for a covert operation. Under orders from Elder Rimuto in Sutafu, Clare meets with Father Vincent and scopes the [...]
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Series:
Claymore
Nagi is forced to go to school, which she apparently neglected for most of the year. Hayate learns from Maria that she attends Hakuou Academy, a school for the rich. Maria also reveals that Nagi left her lunch at home, so Hayate volunteers to deliver it to her. However, he’s stopped by a green-haired girl [...]
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Series:
Hayate the Combat Butler
What happens when you switch directors of a Sunday morning anime unannounced, and the fanbase of the show discovers that you've been insulting them on a social networking site since the first episode? Gainax is finding out the hard way on their official blog, as Zepy reports (initial post, continuation). (more below)
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Series:
Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
This week: Special Eisners edition! Bringing you the world of manga plus the wit and wisdom of Jack—all in less than ten minutes! Links after the cut.
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Like you didn't already know... *angelic smile* Two publishers hold the English license to Hatori Bisco-sensei's Ouran Koukou Host Club: VIZ Media (North America) and ChuangYi (Singapore). The VIZ series goes by "Ouran High School Host Club," while ChuangYi's drops the "School" from the title (Ouran High Host Club). The original shôjo manga by Hatori-sensei hasn't concluded yet, with the latest
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Series:
Ouran High School Host Club
OP - blast of wind (Saori Kiuji) - wow, talk about a throwback to the 90s! What a cheesy song! Otherwise, the OP animation itself is rather uninspired; it’s not bad per se, lots of swirly CG magic and all, but there’s nothing particularly eye-catching here and the music is yet another identikit [...]
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Series:
Kaze no Stigma
OP - Friend (Keita Tachibana) - for some reason, I absolutely love this song, and I can’t work out why. It’s perky, I guess. Animation-wise, it’s nice enough but doesn’t have any of the flair that Pierrot’s work on the Naruto and Bleach openings does; that said, it suits the show very well [...]
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Nadie and Elis break down in front of a diner run by an ex-bounty hunter. Pyrotechnic orgasms ensue.
El Cazador still hasn’t quite grabbed me. Perhaps it’s not weird enough? Ellis and LA’s little “moment” as a bike burns aside, everything’s rather conventional and uninteresting. There IS potential here; the duality of [...]
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OP - Gravitation (angela) - well, it’s not as good as Shangri La, but it’ll do. A few too many character stills for my liking, but we do get invading insects and some nifty mecha action so all is well.
It’s Tarzan-tastic as Age’s innocent introduction to the “civilised” Iron Tribe aboard the Argonaut is [...]
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Short Synopsis: The Youma in the church is finally found. Now all that’s left is to defeat it.
Good: The final part of the episode was touching…
Bad: …but also cheesy and predictable.
Overall Enjoyment Value: 7,5/10
The current arc of Claymore has definitely been interesting, but it’s been nothing special. This episode was mostly meant to bring Raki [...]
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Series:
Claymore
After being wowed by the TV series but left wondering about the character of Kino herself, I was really interested in seeing the prequel movie. It doesn’t deliver the same amount of philosophical questioning that the TV show did but gives some fascinating insights into Kino’s early life. This ‘lost episode’ (in that it still [...]
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Series:
Kino no Tabi
I’m not giving an episode synopsis. If you’ve watched the show, you know what happens already, and if you haven’t then I’m not going to spoil the last episode for you! It’s a fairly unsurprising episode, and plays out much like you might expect - the mysteries of the show are now all [...]
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Series:
Red Garden
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All the girl’s personal stories come to an end as they prepare for the final Animus/Doral confrontation at Christmas; Rachel finally breaks away from her social circle, Rose spends the time with her family, Claire gives Ewan the gift he really wants (…no, not that) and Kate, rather oddly, chooses to spend it clubbing with [...]
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Series:
Red Garden
Aoi remembers that she actually DOES have special powers after several episodes of not using them. Of course, it turns out that she saves the latest Freak, who has big red glowing worms coming out of her body, from being raped; Chaos Ensues and a big ol’ battle that ends with Aoi revealing her [...]
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Well this woulda been a more enjoyable viewing experience had my file not been screwed up 20 times over (thanks firefox/Ie for freezing my Vista!) I really like the direction they’re taking this show. Rather than let Ken “fix” the problem, he has to find a different way to “change the past” and get a [...]
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She’s covered in bees!
EVIL DEATH BEES!
So yes. Bees. Bees and vomit, actually, as a face from Komaki’s past turns out to be the latest Freak of the Week, trying to amputate Komaki’s arm with bees so she can beat her at archery. Well, at least that’s what I think it was all [...]
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I had almost totally forgotten what this episode was about, which is a shame as a) it has Marie Claire going completely insane and screws popping out of her flesh, which was worth the 22 minutes watching time on its own, and b) some fight scenes again! It’s mostly just some explanation on why [...]
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