Time for some fluff — this time I will talk something a little more fun, namely on the crossover episodes that Gintama and Sket Dance collaborated with each other. I mean, come on, we all love [...]
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Since it’s time to go back to school for a lot of kids to young adults, I want to focus on a topic that’s still a concern today using a underrated comedy manga worth reading despite it ending a [...]
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I didn’t manage to take part in last month’s OWLS tour as I’ve …
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Humor me. This underpins my current post. NikAnality™ precludes Ø precursor. These DO WANT! Elex manga released 25 February 2015; the list also includes Arata 12, Detektif Conan 82, and the last Dunia [...]
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Reprints of Samurai X Api Membara di Kyoto and Malam Penuh Kejutan,  the Kyoto Inferno volumes 12–13, actually tie with the Sket Dance premiere for First Runner-Up Most Wanted, but I thought you’d [...]
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Sket Dance is a 77 episode anime completely void of a story and filled from start to end with nothing but comedy - consequently, it's fantastic, because it maximizes the value of its basic essentials [...]
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This follows-up my Sket Dance Season 2 premiere post. Listing episodes 22 to 26 (series finale) skedded to air from 1–5 July 2013 on Animax. Sket Dance S2 is replaced by Place to Place (Acchi Kocchi) starting 8 July 2013, Monday. The original URL for this post is: http://huamulan03.blogspot.com If you are reading this on any non-attributing web site, this content is stolen. Embedded content ©
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Sket Dance returns to Animax Asia with Season 2, premiering 31 May 2013, Friday, 10PM WIB (UTC+7), and airing weekdays thereafter. It replaces the Baka & Test - Summon the Beasts OVA encore run. The original URL for this post is: http://huamulan03.blogspot.com If you are reading this on any non-attributing web site, this content is stolen. Embedded content © their official copyright holders. ©
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Apparently there was a special OVA that was bundled with the latest volume, and nobody told me! Shame on all of you! This OVA is like any other episode of Sket Dance, being all lighthearted and silly, except – judging from the decent animation – the budget and time frame to work the episode was [...] Related posts: Sket Dance 03-04 Sket Dance [First Impressions] Sket Dance 02
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Sket Dance is the longest-running anime that I have been watching in the past year-plus. It’s finishing up just the past season, clocking in at 76 or so episodes. Through it, yet another Shonen Jump title gains a primetime anime adaptation, a band (voted on by popularity contests and auditions) was created as a tie-in. [...]
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It's sad to see Sket Dance end but knowing that it's Gintama that's taking over its time slot, I can't help to be happy! It would be perfect if it's Shirokuma cafe that has ended and we have Sket Dance and Gintama back to back. I was hoping that the last episode will be on the graduation of the third year students but sadly it's not. It turned out to be a series of small stories with the purpose of bringing out all the characters. Even though it felt a little rushed, it's a pretty heartwarming last episode. Story: (7/10) – Fairly Good At Kaimei High School, the Sket Dance was organized to help students with problems big or small. Most of the time, though, they hang out in their club room, bored, with only a few trivial problems floating in every once in a while. In spite of this, they still throw all their energy into solving the worries of their school mates.  Helping people in need is the motto of Sket Dance and also the running theme of the series. Sket Dance has many comedic moments and some touching stories. Not all the jokes are funny but there are some really funny ones. Character: (9/10) – Very Good Despite Sket Dance's school setting, it has an interesting cast of characters. My favorite characters: Switch - Ikemen otaku!! I love his stupid inventions! Bossun - He has a really cute personality! Tsubaki - He's also really cute, especially when he's angry! Agata - I felt sad when he retired from Student Council. I love his laid back nature! Katou - He looks damn cool!! It's sad that the anime has to end shortly after his introduction. Dante - GACKT!!!!!!!!  Art/Animation: (8/10) – Good The art and character designs are nice whereas the animation's just average. The animation did get better over time. Music: (8/10) – Good Some of the themes are nice but some are just average. My favorite song from Sket Dance is neither an Opening theme nor Ending theme. It's Dante's (JardiN's) song "Iki toshi ikeru subete ni tsugu". If you haven't heard it, listen to it here. Enjoyment: (9/10) – Very Good I enjoyed almost all the episodes. I personally really like the Sket Dance vs Student Council moments, GintamaXSket Dance, Roman's shoujo antics and Dante's (Gackt!!) visual kei antics. Overall: (8/10) – Good Initially, the tempo of the anime wasn't very good but it got better over time. It's a must watch for all who likes school life comedies.
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When Jougasaki injures two basketball team members, he asks Bossun to play as a substitute so the team can compete. When Bossun notices Jougasaki still plays, he convinces him to take his place, reuniting him with Teppei. Saaya manages to get Bossun alone, and finally confesses to him. Bossun reacts as expected: like a little [...]
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Day 272/366 Sket Dance kids helping kids in strange and wacky ways. Matching girls, matching boys, just the way I like it. Love the red ties and the adorable red bow ties for the girls. Not too fond of the school crest but ehh what can ya do. Switch there wearing the dark green sweater [...] Related posts: 366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 271/366 Kokoro Connect 366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 4/366 Joshikousei 366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 200/366 Blood-C
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In the first half, Katou Kiri pledges serve Tsubaki in everything. This makes Tsubaki uncomfortable at first, but eventually learns he can use his power to turn Katou into a useful member of the student council, as he helps anyone who needs it using his ninjitsu. In the second half, the Sket-dan teams up with [...]
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Tsubaki and Unyuu try to defuse a victim of bullying who’s snapped, but Katou interferes and Unyuu is almost seriously hurt. Tsubaki gives him an ultimatum to shape up or turn in his armband. Having watched the argument, Himeko reaches out to Katou, who tells her about a horrible teacher who blamed a student for [...]
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In the first half, Bossun is playing with a collectable toy car in the hallway when he’s scolded by Tsubaki, who breaks it while attempting to confiscate it. Mimorin recognizes the car as the same kind her father collects, and invites Tsubaki, Bossun, and Himeko over to her “house”, which is more like an underground [...]
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Himeko falls victim to a peeping tom. At first Bosssun and Switch are uninterested, but they eventually determine the tom would have had to spider climb up cedar trees to get vantage point, which points them to Saratani, who has actuallly fallen for Takahashi, not Himeko. Yabasawa alerts the student council, and Katou acts alone [...]
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In the first half, Chiaki brings a student to the Sket-dan who has fallen victim to a dastardly pickpocket known as Kagerou or “Shadow Wolf.” They seek to apprehend him using Himeko as a decoy, but they find themselves outmatched, until ninja descendant freshman Katou Kiri intervenes. In the second half, the student council’s new [...]
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