Anime World Order may not want to admit it, but lolita characters and the exploitation of said characters have been part of Japanese cartoons and comics since the 1970s, and probably even further back than that. What we can all probably agree on is that at the turn of the century this exploitation became a [...]
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Anime World Order may not want to admit it, but lolita characters and the exploitation of said characters have been part of Japanese cartoons and comics since the 1970s, and probably even further back than that. What we can all probably agree on is that at the turn of the century this exploitation became a [...]
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Authored by the mind behind Minami-ke, Kyou no Go no Ni is a four episode OVA about a couple of fifth graders, mainly Ryota, a boy who is haplessly caught in one bad situation after another. Or should I say, one good situation after another. :3 A summary in pictures. It’s like Colorful, but with 5th [...]
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As usual, Kyou no 5 no 2 shows a lot of loli! It's intriguing as to how unlucky the main character (who's a guy; Satou) is. Well, in this episode anyways - he got nutkicked :) That has GOTTA hurt.
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Now this is a new anime I'm blogging. This anime is really exotic and about kids (loli)! It seems to be a one of those separate collections based on a Manga or so. Satou seems to be like one of those unpopular boys who really are popular among the gals.
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Title: Minami-ke Studio: Doumu Genre: Slice-of-Life Comedy Ratings (out of 5): Story: ♥♥♥ Animation: ♥♥♥ Characters: ♥♥♥♥ OP/ED Themes: ♥♥♥ Overall: ♥♥♥♥ (Rawr!) Thoughts: Minami-ke is a slice-of-life comedy about three sisters– middle schooler Chiaki, junior high schooler Kana, and senior high student Haruka –by “Coharu” (his romanization, not mine) Sakuraba, the creator of Kyou no Go no Ni (”Today In Class 5-2″). For those [...]
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Hey everybody, been a while, hasn't it? (^^;;) Thanks to watching most (make that pretty much all) things on Nico Nico Douga these days it's been easy to skip watching things a second time and blogging (even though I'd watch things like Potemayo 2 or 3 times every week), but hopefully I can get myself back into the blogging routine this season.. maybe. So, in order of broadcast, the fall shows I'll be watching (screencaps from this movie with information on all the fall shows). ☆ for shows where I've read the manga/novel/played the game that it's based on: October 1 (Monday) Da Capo II (feel.) I don't know much about it since I haven't played or read much about the game, but I'm hoping that it doesn't turn into Da Capo Second Season... Sketchbook (HAL Film Maker) Not to be confused with Hidamari Sketch, but it looks to be the same kind of relaxing show. October 2 (Tuesday) Mokke (Madhouse) Looks like a moe anime, actually a youkai show.. is what it seems to be... of course, I'm interested because of character design alone.. if Madhouse can keep the quality up (^^;;) October 4 (Thursday) Clannad (Kyoto Animation) Duh, of course I'm watching this. The OP/ED on the preview DVD were really nice, as expected, but I didn't understand a lot of it since I haven't played the game... And thank you very much TBS for giving us 4:3 pan and scan... guess I'll have to watch it again once it starts on BS-i on the 25th. Shakugan no Shana II (J.C. Staff) Uruchaiuruchaiuruchai!. I heard plenty of Shana-tan's voice from Nene@Potemayo, now it's time for the real thing. Though I've read Zero no Tsukaima, I still haven't gotten the Shana novels ＿|￣|○ Hoping that it turns out better than the second season of Zero no Tsukaima. October 6 (Saturday) ☆ Shugo Chara! (Satelight) One of the few shows this season where I've read the manga. Amu-chan kawaii yo Amu-chan! (of course, it's always that). Her seiyuu sounds decent for someone I've never heard of. I'm worried about the animation quality after seeing how Kami-chama Karin turned out, though... Satelight, ganbare! ef - a tale of memories (SHAFT) Something just a bit different than Zetsbou-sensei for SHAFT this time. The preview looked very, very nice -- can tell they're trying very hard to match Makoto Shinkai's backgrounds from the OP movie for the game. However, as it always is with SHAFT, who knows if they've got their schedule under control. No waiting 'til the last minute to get things done, please (^^;;) October 7 (Sunday) Rental Magica (ZEXCS) Heard that the novels are pretty good... and that's about it. ☆ Minami-ke (Daume) Kyou no Go no Ni manga-ka Koharu Sakuraba's manga about three sisters with quite different personalities, which leads to all sorts of comic hijinks. Let's not repeat the "cabbage" incident, Daume (^^;;) I like Asreed's character designs better, so I'm looking forward to their one more. October 10 (Wednesday) ☆ Kodomo no Jikan (Studio Barcelona) And here's my most anticipated show this season. The OVA was excellent, so I'm expecting the anime to keep the same high level of quality, just like Studio Barcelona did with Nanatsuiro Drops. The script is pretty much finished and faithful to the manga -- the question is whether or not it can be broadcast (^^;;)
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Someone was bitching at me about anime blogging the other day. A friend, even. And he likes this blog. Maybe. Anyway. I don’t have much to say… been doing the same old anime-watching-reduction thing. But I finished some stuff recently, so I guess I can do some recapping. Kyou no Go no Ni—awww, what a touching story. [...]
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BECK (14) - I began watching this because Shirukii rated it a 10/10. I figured his tastes had to be alright—after all, he rated AIR 10/10. That’s a man I can respect. So, I grabbed this show off my brother’s computer and have been watching it maybe 3, 4 episodes a night for a couple [...]
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Under the impression that this was a 2 episode thing I was pleasantly surprised when the third installment came up. Following along the chapters of the same volume (there only is 1 anyway), our idiot couple starts grabbing the spotlight more often. Ryota and Chika, that is. I’ve always wondered why a girl would allow a guy [...]
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