「感じていたいです……」 (Kanjiteitai Desu......) "I Want To Feel It......" I was a bit surprised to see Yuuto flutter around aimlessly so much, but with some encouragement he finally came around and handled stuff like he always does. I don't know if I should be grateful that problems here never seem to last more than an episode though. Saving us from unnecessary angst is a good thing, but it's kind of a double-edged sword when we're flying plot-free most of the time.
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Yuuto’s pathetic self can’t get any worse when he actually believe the words Yayoi and Nozomi said and let them get away with their shenanigans with Haruka… They are trying to take Haruka away from you… are you possibly going to let them get away with it. The first half had him moping around… hopeless [...]
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Sigh it’s almost over guys. Come to think of it, the entire “plot” was that Haruka was gonna become an idol and Yuuto finally grew some balls when he realized he’d be separated from her. Blah, what a genious story. The rest of the show was the Melancholy of Ayase Yuuto (and his harem). I [...]
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Despite having been confronted by an ultimatum from Haruka's production company as they look to make her into their next big idol, surely Yuuto isn't daft enough to just agree to their terms and walk away from the one he loves?On seconds thoughts, this is Yuuto we're talking about, so of course he heeds their words and decides to stay as far away as possible from Haruka for what he believes to be
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When you think about idol, what comes in mind… The game iDOLM@STER by Namco? White Album? What? Yayoi, the “clingy girl” b**ch wants Haruka for herself to make her into a idol and she doesn’t want Yuuto in any part of it… Yet’s try that again… She loathes Yuuto that much that she want to [...]
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「こんなことになっちゃって…… (Konna Koto ni Nacchatte......) "It's Become Like This......" Ugh, I thought I was covering Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu here, not WHITE ALBUM. Deceptive managers doing what they think is best for an upcoming idol while her boyfriend's sent away only to end up as another idol's manager? Thank god Yuuto's no Touya at least and doesn't sleep with every girl who lets him. In other news, we have shameless seiyuu plugs galore with all of N's members mentioned.
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The end of the previous episode of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu - Purezza brought us the shocking revelation that Haruka had been entered into an audition to become a future idol - Well, shocking if you're Haruka or Yuuto that is, I'd like to think those of us watching this series of late were anything but surprised at this development.Come the start of this instalment, Haruka of course goes
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Haruka asks Yuuto on a official date after 20 EPISODES?! What do you mean? Are those dates on Akiba, the Christmas party at Yuuto’s house and the place where Haruka’s mother and father went to on New Years Day, are those dates… Not according to Mika since she considers them only to be outings…. ouch… [...]
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「初体験です☆」 (Hatsutaiken Desu☆) "It's My First Time☆" Haruka must be really sheltered by her princess-like lifestyle if she's never had a hamburger before. What's even more surprising though is that this week is supposedly her and Yuuto's first date. All those previous Akiba-kei outings don't count according to Mika, which when you think about it, really means they haven't had a proper date yet. Somewhat shocking when it's been 20 episodes since the start of season one.
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Yuuto and Haruka go to a temple for New Year’s. Impressions: I really liked this episode, despite being very very frustrated at the end when nothing really happened. I was so anxious throughout the whole episode that they may kiss, considering what they talked about at the beginning of the episode. However I pretty much knew, even [...]
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It's time for another episode of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu - Purezza and shock, horror, Haruka has asked Yuuto out on a date! Well, that only took twenty-one episodes.... Not counting all the other dates that weren't actually dates because they weren't explicitly thought of as dates that is, if that makes any sense.Of course, in anime land there's only one place you can go on a first date and
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Yuuto goes to a party for butlers and maids. Impressions: I was surprised with how much I liked this episode, especially considering Haruka wasn’t in it at all. I figured an episode that didn’t feature the main female would be useless, as it obviously wouldn’t develop any relationship between them, but I have to say I liked [...]
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This time it’s a Mika centered episode and yes, it’s the last of the episodes that don’t focus on Haruka and her secret (which so far about 4 episodes in the season don’t have her in the spotlight, which some of the complaints are coming from.) Synopsis Yuuto arrives that Mika’s All Girls School not knowing where [...]
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「してあげる……」 (Shite Ageru......) "I'll Do It For You......" Yuuto continues to establish himself as a male protagonist who's different from your typical harem leads. Instead of finding ways to sneak into Mika's all-girl's middle school, he's more concerned about looking like a criminal and getting arrested.
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To use the phrase "poor old Yuuto" in an episode where he's invited to spend some time within an all-girls school perhaps doesn't sound quite right, but to Hell with it... In Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu - Purezza's eighth episode, poor old Yuuto finds himself the subject of intense scrutiny as he visits the all-girls school attended by Mika Nogizaka.Once there, he soon finds out that he's quite
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I have completed the first season nearly a week ago and it was a pretty good concept of a story which is pretty unique. In this story, they took a extraordinary nice guy and a high class girl who have one major flaw of being a otaku. That is just the surface of the story [...]
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Although they somewhat up the fanservice, it’s away from the usual Haruka-Yuuto development and Shiina was given some screen time… Too bad it was too late since Shiina have no way in hell that she will win over Yuuto’s heart although some people perfer her to be the girl that Yuuto should be as a [...]
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Speaking of Haruka and her secret, there have been some people (read: two) who have noticed that the second season of one of my favourite shows from last year is no longer about her secret. They also put forth that this is detrimental to the show. I will admit that the staff has kind of [...]
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Aside from the odd brief appearance here and there, we haven't really seen much of Shiina throughout the course of Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu - Purezza so far... at least, not until this seventh episode, where she finally gets her chance to take centre stage.The episode begins with Shiina musing over her New Year's fortune, which promised her some surprising romantic developments, and no sooner
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「入っちゃったかも……」 (Icchatta Kamo......) "It Might Have Gone In......." Oh screw you Yuuto. You already have Haruka; you don't have to win over Shiina as well. I don't care how nice Yuuto is. His kindness is just toying with a young girl's maiden heart! Also, Biribiri (Satou Rina) is mine!
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