Episode 8 of Shikabane Hime: Kuro, “Because Our Mother is Not Stained”, begins with flashbacks to past events we’ve seen until it reaches the end of the previous episode, which continues on to confirm that Nozomi won’t be coming back as a shikabane hime. Elsewhere, Makina wakes up in the Seven Stars base after [...]
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Short Synopsis: The seven stars put Makina and Hokuto in one room. Fighting ensues. Episode Rating: 8/10 (Excellent) I’m still amazed at this series. I keep having these fears, for the huge amount of pitfalls that this series can fill into. And here it comes, and proves me wrong time and time again. The characters just keep [...]
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Everything You Do Is A Balloon - At least, it is when you're Touya, the Shichisei member who remains the focus of this episode thanks to "his" control over Nozomi, who is running around trying to claim as much happiness as possible.Of course, the final focus of this bid for happiness (and death as a part of that happiness) lands literally on the doorstep of Ouri, meaning that this episode sees
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Summary: We get a quick shot of Nozomi going to the mountains to look for Ouri, and then it’s on to Takamasa’s fight. While jiggling Itsuki’s boobs, Tomoharu asks how fellow-roadkill Itsuki is any different from him. It turns out that only hot young chicks can become SH, and Takamasa tells Itsuki to kill [...]
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Summary: While Honda sedates Makina with one of Shinze’s seals, Ouri goes on a joyride with Takamasa and Itsuki. We get more flashbacks as Itsuki was really scared and weak at first, and Takamasa got wounded trying to help her out. In the end, Itsuki realizes she is still afraid to die, but Takamasa [...]
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Episode 7 of Shikabane Hime: Kuro, “A Mundane Wish”, continues from where the previous episode ended, where Kasuga Nozomi is asking Ouri to kill her. When Ouri pushes her away, Nozomi explains that her happiness is death, strongly influenced by Touya, when the interior of Ouri’s apartment starts being damaged by something spherical but [...]
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Last time around, Shikabane Hime: Kuro ended by bringing us a Keisei carnival, and so the first portion of this episode is dedicated to destroying "the Keisei family".Of course, all of these replicas of Keisei are nothing more than mere clones created by Ena, and with a stiff upper lip (and a little help) Ouri despatches them without too much trouble, even showing some promise in his own fighting
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Summary: While Ouri begins his how-to-not-die training, Rika and Saki take Makina to severe her Enkiri (remaining connection with Keisei). This Enkiri is the curse that allows Makina to turn delusion into power like a normal shikabane, but it is dangerous to her CP; Itsuki mentions that severing the Enkiri will make it harder for [...]
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Max Factory is going to release the figma 034 Makina figma ( 星村眞姫那 ) action figure form the manga/anime “Shikabane Hime” ( 屍姫 ). Will be released in April 2009. Around 145mm tall, 2,500 yen. Just saw her in the magazine couple days ago and Max Factory just announced her today! Well, not officially from Max [...] Related posts:The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi Cheerleader Ver. figma 032 action figure by Max Factory Max Factory is going to release the figma 032...The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Asahina Mikuru Cheerleader Ver. figma 033 action figure by Max Factory Max Factory is going to release the figma 033...The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Nagato Yuki figma 015 action figure by Max Factory Max Factory is going to release the figma 015...The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Tsuruya-san figma 018 action figure by Max Factory Max Factory is going to release the figma 018...The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Kyon figma 005 action figure by Max Factory Max Factory is going to release Kyon figma action...
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Short Synopsis: Ouri vs. Boob-sama and Makina vs. the balloon… thing. Episode Rating: 8/10 (Excellent) Seriously, this show keeps surprising me. I thought that the Boob-sama story would be plain annoying, and Ouri’s female classmate who appeared from out of nowhere and started acting completely different from her usual character only contributed to that fear, not to [...]
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[ Episode 1: Path of Light ] Oh My God! New big-boobed Shikabane Hime! Whoa! Half a year has passed since the end of the first season? That was a surprise. Makina was still bound for much of the episode and Oori was busy training. That pretty much left the other characters to carry the episode which [...]
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Episode 6 of Shikabane Hime: Kuro, “The Monster that is Happiness”, continues from the previous episode, where Ena had animated a group of fake Keiseis in his assault against Makina. Ouri faces off against Ena and actually manages to defeat the shikabane, who shows no special abilities during the fight. Ouri managed to [...]
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After looking worryingly as though it might be losing its way somewhat, the last episode of Shikabane Hime: Kuro at least left us with a suitably surprising ending, with Keisei popping up to say hello to Makina. But is it the real, live Keisei? Is it a corpse Keisei? Is it Keisei at all? Before we get to the real meat of the episode, we have the resolution of the incident revolving around
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Short Synopsis: Ouri vs. Keisei & Keisei & Keisei & Keisei & etc. Episode Rating: 8/10 (Excellent) I’m really glad that my fears that the extra shounen roots would ruin the second season proved to be unnecessary, because the creators have found more than enough inspiration to keep this series interesting and exciting, so in the end [...]
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Originally recorded January 17, 2009. Produced by Feel and Gainax; licensed by Funimation. Shikabane Hime: Aka is a 13 episode series about a schoolgirl with uzis shooting zombies. Makina, a living corpse, makes a deal with a priest named Keisei Tagami in order to reach heaven. Now she must destroy 108 corpses. Makina and Tagami are aided by Ouri Kagami, Tagami’s brother. Shikabane Hime is available for stream legally. What’s New this Week Ryan: Clannad half-season sets for $40 Ging: New Dragonball: Evolution trailer Nam: Rumor: Bandai Entertainment receives 5 Centimeters Per Second license <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://pulpfortress.pu.funpic.org/Podcast/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" width="290" height="24"> <param name="movie" value="http://pulpfortress.pu.funpic.org/Podcast/player.swf"> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&amp;soundFile=http://media.libsyn.com/media/animepulp/22_-_Episode_22_-_Shikabane_Hime_Aka.mp3"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="menu" value="false"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </object> Download Podcast (Right Click: Save as) Opening song: Kuusou Runba by Kenji Otsuki and Zetsubou Shoujo-tachi Transition: Beautiful fighter by angela Ending Song: Yuusha-Oh Tanjou! (The King of Braves is Born!) by Masaaki Endoh
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Originally recorded January 17, 2009. Produced by Feel and Gainax; licensed by Funimation. Shikabane Hime: Aka is a 13 episode series about a schoolgirl with uzis shooting zombies. Makina, a living corpse, makes a deal with a priest named Keisei Tagami in order to reach heaven. Now she must destroy 108 corpses. Makina and Tagami are aided by Ouri Kagami, Tagami’s brother. Shikabane Hime is available for stream legally. What’s New this Week Ryan: Clannad half-season sets for $40 Ging: New Dragonball: Evolution trailer Nam: Rumor: Bandai Entertainment receives 5 Centimeters Per Second license <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://pulpfortress.pu.funpic.org/Podcast/player.swf" id="audioplayer1" width="290" height="24"> <param name="movie" value="http://pulpfortress.pu.funpic.org/Podcast/player.swf"> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerID=1&amp;soundFile=http://media.libsyn.com/media/animepulp/22_-_Episode_22_-_Shikabane_Hime_Aka.mp3"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="menu" value="false"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> </object> Download Podcast (Right Click: Save as) Opening song: Kuusou Runba by Kenji Otsuki and Zetsubou Shoujo-tachi Transition: Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki Opening Ending Song: Yuusha-Oh Tanjou! (The King of Braves is Born!) by Masaaki Endoh
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Summary: Makina slaps Ouri silly for putting himself in danger, but Ouri informs her that he is now in training to become a CP. Honda and some Shujouha faction monks arrive and accuse Makina of killing Kurai; they are unwilling to believe that a Kougon monk could become a shikabane. Itsuki and Takamasa arrive [...]
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Summary: It’s been six months since Keisei died, and the Shichisei are tired of just killing CP. The Shichisei inform Akasha that they wish to see the special SH they created before she dies, and Akasha is surprised that the Shichisei consider Makina extraordinary. In Hokuto’s eyes, Akasha is young and constantly crying, and [...]
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After Makina's attack on Ouri in the last episode, Shikabane Hime: Kuro the main story arc takes something of a back seat this time around as we delve into the relationship between Takamasa and Itsuki. In pretty much every sense this is the typical story of the Shikabane Hime - After being teamed up with a Contracted Priest, the pairing fall in love, causing issues which only end up leading to
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Short Synopsis: Sougi takes care of his old friend, while the Seven Stars pull a particularly nasty trick on Makina. Episode Rating: 8/10 (8,5/10 for the first half) Ah, who cares about the stupid fanservice! The second season rocks! I’m really surprised. When the fanservice started coming with buckets at the time, I really thought that the series [...]
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