Rating: 8.3/10 Impressions: Another enjoyable episode; a lead up to the first battle with Sara in her new red Strain. Of course, we all knew it was going to happen, but it still is nevertheless exciting to watch. Just the feeling you get when watching the characters get geared up is stirring. I have really fallen [...]
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At the end of this episode, the introductory or first arc of the series has come to a finish, but it leaves behind a mystique of loose ends… because despite the comprehensive detailed explanation given by Naru, there still isn't a proper answer to what the cause behind the happenings at the old school house [...]
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Jigoku Shoujo, Live Action Drama, ep. 4 This episode largely focuses on Hajime and Tsugumi’s involvement in learning about the Jigoku Shoujo. He tries to stop a man who killed his girlfriend in a hit and run accident. Summary and thoughts following the pics (click to enlarge): Summary: Tsugumi wakes from a bad dream, Hajime [...]
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I like this NPR actually talks about otaku and even about hikikomori. They even mention maid cafes. (via Irresponsible Pictures) 0
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I finally got around to watching the Detective Conan oneshot J-drama this past Thanksgiving weekend and it made me realize how exaggerated the anime really is. For example, Mouri Kogoro’s passion was about as over-the-top in the drama as it was in the TV show. The special follows Shinichi’s final case before he gets shrinks [...]
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The whole episode is about this so-called provisional contract between Negi and Asuna, in where, they had to *smooch* kiss each other in order to make such contract, and no, it has to be on the lips for it to actually work. So, Evangeline was the antagonist in this episode trying to lay her fangs on Negi while Negi agrees to let her take some of his blood if she promises to keep her fangs away from others. But as you would have guessed it, she did not agree with his terms."Takahata-sensei!"This episode starts with Evangeline trying to cause trouble by looking for Negi in his dorm. Takahata tried to stop her by creating an invisible shield surrounding the building, but Evangeline easily broke the shield with some of her spells. Takahata then tried to do something with his magic ring on his pinky finger to prevent Evangeline from going near to Negi, but Evangeline had controlled the minds of several girls who were roaming the campus to take care of Takahata and his ring. This is when Negi appeared at the door holding his staff, ready to fight. Takahata then shouted out advising Negi to run away while she can, since a vampire’s magic naturally disappears at dawn. Evangeline told Takahata to shut up, while Negi took the opportunity to fly away with his staff. Evangeline angrily trailed him from behind."What to you mean 'I finally bought it!'?"On the other hand, Asuna, Konoka and Setsuna were seen coming out from a shop, in where Asuna had just bought a used version of the game Zombie Rider. Setsuna complained that she had been using her Konoka-ojousama’s money instead of her own. As Setsuna continued to complain for calling them out for something like that, Asuna asked Konoka whether she had played it before. As Konoka weakly said that she hadn’t, Setsuna became mad and told Asuna to be responsible if Konoka’s characrer were to be damaged. Ignoring Setsuna, Asuna continued to introduce the zombie game to Konoka, and suddenly, Negi flew past them in the night sky. Asuna saw him, and then, giving the excuse that she would be buying some spring onions, she left Konoka and Setsuna behind with her Zombie thingie. Since Asuna don’t even know how to cook, Konoka wondered why she would buy spring onions. Meanwhile Setsuna was looking at the zombie game and somehow got interested in it…"I don't mind giving you my blood.."Asuna was on her way to Negi. Meanwhile, Negi started to talk with Evangeline about his father using his magic to imprison her in this school, and he said that he doesn’t mind giving his blood to her, as long as Evangeline promise him not to attack anyone again. Evangeline slowly flied closer and closer towards Negi as when she reached the distance enough to lay her fangs on Negi, she said, “Did you really think I’d promise you?! Don’t make me laugh! I’m a vampire, you see!”Before she could bite Negi, a shoe appeared out of nowhere and hit the vampire on her head. She turned her head and saw Asuna on the ground, throwing another shoe, and this time, it hit her on the face. As Evangeline became mad, Asuna carried a small boat and toss it at Asuna. Negi flee off her and flew towards Asuna as the boat hit Evangeline. Asuna asked him whether he is fine or not and Negi replied saying that he is. Evangeline got back to her senses and got mad at the two underestimating her. Asuna got to know that the vampire was actually Evangeline, one of her classmates, and that she had transformed into her current adult form with her magic. "Let me go, Chachamaru!"Before Negi and Asuna could expect it, Evangeline froze the water of the river by chanting some magic. Pillars of ice started to shoot at Negi. Asuna pushed Negi away from the ice pillars in time but instead hurt herself. Luckily it wasn’t any bad injury and she got up immediately, got her hand on an ice pillar, but before she could successfully shoot it at Evangeline, someone was holding her hand: it was Chachamaru! Asuna tried to struggle her hand off Chachamaru, but Chachamaru hold it firm, while saying that she’ll destroy anyone opposing her master, regardless whether she’s a classmate or not. She then tossed Asuna away. Negi got hold of Asuna and started to fly away with his staff. "This would be my first kiss!"Chamo the ermine then told Negi that he had no other choice but to make a provisional contract with Asuna. Asuna agreed to what Chamo had said. Meanwhile Evangeline and Chachamaru were looking for Asuna and Negi, they had started the provisional contract Pactio. A glow of light appeared. Asuna first kissed Negi on the forehead but Chamo insisted that she kiss on the lips. Asuna, with her brutal nature, became mad at Chamo and at first refused to do it and it was also her first kiss! But as Evangeline and Chachamaru were getting nearer, she hadn’t any choice and in the end, kissed Negi on the lips. Asuna became a much stronger girl in a robotic suit holding a huge sword. Evangeline and Chachamaru arrived and saw the event going on. Chachamaru then took on Asuna, and eventually lure her away from Negi, so that Evangeline can deal with him alone. A Pactio card.Back to Evangeline, she is ready to take Negi’s blood. Negi once again took off in his staff and flee, but this time, Evangeline easily caught him. Before she could bite him, Chamo crawled out from Negi’s pocket and attacked Evangeline. Evangeline lost her balance to fly in the air and fell down. She hit an iceberg, turned back to her normal size and continued to fall downwards. She recalled her past with the Thousand Master who had saved her after defeating her. He told her to live in the light, and this is where Evangeline saw that light was warm. The actual warm part Evangeline was talking about was Negi’s arms, in where he had saved her from falling to the ground."Evangeline, so now you you understand why you were put here."Evangeline questioned Negi as for why he had saved her. Negi, smiling, replied saying that she is still one of his students. Evangeline then melted the river that she had frozen earlier. The Headmaster of the Mahora Academy together with Takahata slowly appeared from behind a haze. They had talked about Evangeline and the reason why the Thousand Master had put her into the school. Chachamaru then came back together with a totally exhausted Asuna. Later on, Evangeline and Chachamaru left the others behind and went back.A letter from onee-san.Well then, the final part of this episode is about Negi receiving a letter from his onee-chan in Wales during the winter school holidays in Japan. Then, the scene turned to the beginning of the third year of school, and this is where the actual story begins.Thank you, guys!It’s not the end yet. It’s the Mahora Sentai Baka Rangers’ turn to showoff themselves. As usual, the main plot of the story is about Makie being fussy about unable to successfully finish her introduction that the other Baka Rangers decided to let her start their introductions. But, well… it wasn’t that successful either. =\
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My Kamui backlog is getting smaller and smaller. Currently, the manga is at volume 5, so I only have one more volume to go! Here’s my review of Kamui Vol. 4. Story: (spoilers abound) In the last installment of Kamui, we saw Atsuma getting stabbed in the back. No, really, he got stabbed by a sword! This [...]
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While it seems to a lot of people that Singapore has access to a lot of anime goodies that can be easily bought off the shelves, we unfortunately have one big hole that pile of goodies. The range of licensed animes in Singapore is pathetic, and they mostly come in VCD packaging, which I absolute hate. [...]
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So what do you get when you add an 1960’s era Japan, Yakuza, mahjong, and characters who seem to have been hit with Pinocchio’s curse? You get Akagi. Akagi is an anime about a boy who suddenly delves into the world of gambling with the yakuza (Japanese mafia). Betting his life on the table, he reaches [...]
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Haruma and Choco see something about a white tiger on TV. Choco starts to get upset, so Haruma changes the channel. Choco reminds Haruma that he has to go to school so he leaves. On the way out, he sees Chitose, who’s noticed that Choco is sad. She suggests that they go to an [...]
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During her last visit, Alter had Saber in a black satin dress and petticoat, a pretty figure of gothed elegance. This time she’s feeling a bit more festive toting a penguin shaped ice shaver and dressed in a white bikini, the kind with a low rise bottom. She really wanted to make some [...]
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Before I start, I wonder if anyone knows if the painting included in this episode actually exists in reality? If it does, what is the name of the painting? I suppose the author could have drawn it in such a way so that it looks like a Renaissance piece of art but for some reason it reminds me of a famous painting which I've seen before but I can't recall the name anymore. The reason I'm asking is because I'm interested in the quasi-religious references scattered within the series and wonder if the author had inserted them so that later on the readers/viewers can look for background information on them. For example, I've mentioned before that the series compares Light to the infamous fallen Angel Lucifer by showing Light posing in front of what looks like a painting of an angel in the OP. And of course there is the symbolism of Apple as the forbidden fruit, one which Ryuk craves and can't live without.
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I had been thinking about watching Gift~eternal rainbow~ since I saw some nice pictures of it, but I’ve never really had the time. However, after reading Jason’s review and with the slow release of other shows I’m watching, now I can try it out. And ,damn, I’m glad I have. So far I’ve watched the first [...]
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凉风 #130 理由 りゆう This is the brief summary by Hi no Ken Jebus, I'll write mine when I reach my university. As yamato and asahina come back from shopping she asks him about Touto. He says Arima annoyed him but everyone is nice and what not. She tells him that's great he should go for it instead of seijou. After that they go into reminisce mode and she says she's surprised he made captain of the team. Yamato says it was because he was chasing after her because she would have thought he'd quit after she left. After he asks to take a break, she mentions the first time she arrived they also went shopping like this and how they met. He says he complimented because he thought she'd be happy. She then says she was and that's why she went to america. Then next day saki leaves after telling him to go for seijou since asahina is that girl he can't seem to forget about. Also, you can view samples of Suzuka 2007 Calendar at Ollin. Strongly recommend visiting ollin.us, he's also a vivid fan of Suzuka manga.
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Poor Rachel looked like she’s eating something really terrible. Either that or she’s receiving…No, this is not Sumomo momomo, my apologies. Read on for summary and thoughts. Sigh, the chinese release took a while, so this review took a while too. ——————————— Episode summary We see Kate warning two students about their colored fingernails, as she simply smiled and [...]
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Kazuki and Tokiko had the perfect relationship (after a fashion) but then Captain Bravo came along. What the Captain wants, he takes, and right now he’s after Kazuki. Will Kazuki be able to withstand the force of Bravo’s special training, and can poor Tokiko manage without the service she has become accustomed to? Captain Bravo likes [...]
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I actually wasn’t expecting this OST to be released any time soon (I somehow never noticed it on websites), but it’s a really nice one if this is your kind of stuff. xD I’m sure most of you 「Paprika」 heads already know who the composer is and what he has done previously, but for those who [...]
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I was reading some moetron today and I saw a posting about Nanatsuiro*Drops and it made me all happy. It had previously apparently only been a rumor of some kind, but according to the Moonphase Diary the show is now officially confirmed for a 2007 anime release. They also registered a site, but it's blank. [...]
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The second season of Flag was officially announced on the mech anime's officially website today. Season two will consist of episodes seven through thirteen and will begin its initial airing on January 12th. That's really about it. The official site looks like a damn mess. This is a short post… so I guess I should [...]
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