I watched the first episodes of Busou Renkin and Kanon. I don’t know if I’ll be covering either of them, though Kanon has a higher likelihood of being blogged. KyoAni is so wonderful. They’re one of the few hyped things in life that deserve the praise they get. The first episodes of Happiness and latest [...]
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When the first Kanon TV series aired nearly five years ago, I didn’t watch it. I was still new to the online fansub scene and wasn’t up to speed with what was going on in Japan. Still, I had knowledge of the game and its significance within the fan community, so I at [...]
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contrary to popular belief, this is not a good costume to wear to otakon You don’t care what happened in this episode. You care what this episode looks like. That said, a few notes: 1) The OP for this show is like 90 seconds of stuff-blowing-in-the-wind porn 2) There is Nayuki changing fanservice at 5:36 3) The [...]
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Opening Theme: 「Last regrets」 by 彩菜 (Ayana) Download: AVI format (creditless) (45.6MB) |　PSP format (creditless) (13.3MB) First thing first, the OP and ED are identical with the creditless version that appeared on the DVD version, except with text on top of it. Since I've already uploaded the creditless version for some friends a few months ago, I may as well use them here. I swear that they are not Karin ED! XD If you don't get the joke then I'm glad. As for this episode itself, it certainly looks pretty. It seems no expense was spared in making this particular title. I also like the way the story slowly reveals Yuuichi's situation. Speaking of Yuuichi, it kind of confuses me when I first heard him since he looks a bit like Kyon (of Suzumiya Haruhi) but sounds a bit like Mayama (of Honey and Clover). Anyway, today will be a busy day since there are a few shows that I like to blog so I will have to write the summary either shorter, or in bullet point until I have the time to rewrite it. I will, however, write my impression of the plot in the usual manner.
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Feeling a lot better now, so I'm slowly getting back into the usual routine here and think I can get back started with the blogging again tonight :) I'm somehow going to do a wrap-up of all the stuff that ended last week, maybe separate entries, maybe one big entry just to catch up. As for the new shows, here's what I plan to watch (or have watched already), with things I intend to blog at this point in italics. Sunday Galaxy Angel II Wednesday Negima!? Yoakena Innocent Venus Thursday Kanon Gift Happiness! Asatte no Houkou Sasami Mahou Shoujo Club Sumomo Momomo The Third Saturday Otogi Juushi Akazukin Fushigobshi no Futago Hime Gyu! Otome wa Boku ni Koi shiteru As usual, plans subject to change depening on how things go with each show over the next few weeks. Anyways, news...Lucky☆Star Anime Planned So KyoAni's next project is this, huh... I've heard of this before, but haven't read the manga (it's 4-koma) at all. Guess I'll have to check it out now :)
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Uguu~ With the sudden hiatus of Soda announced and the entire a fraction of the blogging community crying in a corner in a fetal position. I thought I’d liven up the mood a little with everyone’s favourite taiyaki thieving loli bishoujo. Kanon begins in three days! I’ve been looking forward to this for quite some time. [...]
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At least I remembered to do this, unlike Tsubaki who forgotten to do his website's monthly "Anime Desho Desho Rwar". As usual, I'll go directly into the winners for the month. For more info on the awards and how the nominations work, go here http://community.livejournal.com/yamaki_anime/402.html. This week's nomination mainly go to those of Shuffle, .hack/sign and School Rumble.I hereby anounce Remedial Anime Awards for the month September of the year 2006:Best Male Character: Harry McKenzie (School Rumble)Harima Kenji, opps, sorry, it should be Harry McKenzie. He's a cool blonde, and that's the main reason why he's on top. His fighting skills are also comparable with Harima and Hanai's. Best Female Character: Asa Shigure (Shuffle!)She's hyper. She's daring. She's aggressive. That's why she's here. Better known as Asa-senpai, she's a green hair girl a year senior of Rin, the main character of Shuffle! She's also open. I wonder whether she even feels shameful or not when he squeezes Rin's head under her skirt, but that's something you'd get from a H-game character. Best non-human Character: Cat character (.hack//SIGN)I don't know the name of this character, but I can confirm that this is no human character.Best Villian: noneBest OP: "19sai" by Shikao Suga (xxxHolic)The song keeps jumping in my head. It's catchy. It's quite nice, still. =\Best ED: "innocence" by Hashimoto Miyuki (Shuffle!)Nothing more to say about the song. I know that I like it very much.Best Scene:So much for a pantsu scene. In here, the owner of the pantsu, Asa-senpai (who is also our best female character of the month), freely push Rin's head into her skirt. :DBest Quote: Kaede: I have already devoted my body and soul to Rin-kun!Member of KKK: Argh... *drops down from staircase*Kaede: Oppps, I mean that I wish to devote my body and soul to Rin-kun.Why? It would be nice to have something like this in real life. It seems that one would not give up even if the girl one likes had devoted her body to another guy, if the one is really in love with the girl. =\Best Seiyuu: Sugita Tomokazuhttp://animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=910The voice for Kyon in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Rin in Shuffle!, Hideki from Chobits, and... Alfred from Karin. He is also playing as Yuuchi, the main male character in Kanon the remake. It was his voice which did the narrating in the first episode of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya which hooked me on to him. His voice has the sarcastic, melancholy and perverted feeling which I'd really adore. Plus, he's really handsome. Although it's a pity that they haven't decided to release a character song of Kyon, which would feature Tomokazu. =\
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Looking back at these past 9 months, a lot has changed. Suzumiya Haruhi’s lasting impact in the minds of the fan-sphere is a weird one. For people like me, we cling to it. But like many of Kyoto Animation’s works, it lacks that consistency which reminds me of warm, home-made breakfasts; toasty winter holiday family [...]
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Just how often do we rewatch something, and just how much does "not knowing what happens next" drive us to certain consumer (or non-consumer) decisions? The more I think about this topic I realize two interesting notes. At first my answers to these questions merely fill out the presumed value of a bigger economics picture, but it seems that it can help answer some substantive questions as well. Like, what do well-received anime series have in common? It's almost like double whammy, this blog entry.
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