I know this is rather late. Thank RL./rageOnce again I thank ando and Animesuki. Thanks for doing so much in Kinny's absence. You is epic winrar.<<美紀子���true tears>>(Mikiko@true tears)<<コレット・ブルーネル���OVA テイルズ オブ シンフォニア THE ANIMATION>>(Collet Brunel@OVA Tales of Symphonia THE ANIMATION)<<まち���ながされて藍蘭島>>(Machi@Nagasarete Airantou)<<夏原織江���AYAKASHI>>(Natsuhara Orie@AYAKASHI)<<バステト���サクラ大戦ニューヨーク・紐育>>(Bastet@Sakura Taisen New York)<<リン���真救世主伝説 北斗の拳 トキ伝>>(Lin@Shin Kyuuseishu Densetsu Hokuto no Ken Tokiden)<<夢野杏���ARIA The ORIGINATION>>(Yumeno Anzu@ARIA The ORIGINATION)<<市川秀美���やっとかめ探偵団>>(Ichikawa Hidemi@Yatto Kame Tanteidan)<<マユリ���ヴァンスタイン���ナイトウィザード The ANIMATION>>(Mayuri Wanstein@Night Wizard The ANIMATION)<<ヴィレッタ・ヌゥ���コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2>>(Villetta Nu@Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2)<<ジークリンデ・バウムガルド���DRAGONAUT -THE RESONANCE->>(Jacqueline Baumgold@DRAGONAUT -THE RESONANCE-)<<山口ハル���モノノ怪>>(Yamaguchi Haru@Mononoke)<<中村公子���灼眼のシャナII>>(Nakamura Kimiko@Shakugan no Shana Second)<<マザー・ブライトリー���デルトラクエスト>>(Mother Brightly@Deltora Quest)<<須藤���あたしンち>>(Sudou@Atashi'n-chi)<<永澤怜子���もっけ>>(Nagasawa Reiko@Mokke)<<白蟲���素敵探偵ラビリンス>>(Byakko@Suteki Tantei Labyrinth)<<ミーナ���マリーナ・パタゴス������ポルフィの長い旅>>(Mina@Porfy no Nagai Tabi)<<ラピス���翠鈴������風のスティグマ>>(Lapis(Suirei)@Kaze no Stigma)<<キャロル���バッカーノ!>>(Carol@Baccano!)<<まーりゃん���ToHeart2 シリーズ>>(Maaryan@ToHeart2 series)<<朝倉マユ���流星のロックマン>>(Asakura Mayu@Ryuusei no Rockman)<<ドキンちゃん���それいけ!アンパンマン>>(Dokin-chan@Soreike! Anpanman)<<はなうさ���シュガーバニーズ>>(Hanausa@Sugar Bunnies)<<一ノ宮恵子���BUS GAMER>>(Ichinose Keiko@BUS GAMER)<<田村ひより���らき☆すた>>(Tamura Hiyori@Lucky*Star)<<ルーシー・マリア・ミソラ���ToHeart2 シリーズ>>(Lucie Maria Misora@ToHeart2 series)<<美穂���聖闘士星矢 冥王ハーデス エリシオン編>>(Miho@Saint Seiya Meiou Hades Chapter - Elysion)<<成上成美���味楽る!ミミカ>>(Narugami Narumi@Miracle! Mimika)<<冬海笙子���金色のコルダ 〜primo passo〜>>(Fuyuumi Shouko@La Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~)<<籾岡里紗���To LOVEる>>(Momioka Risa@To Love Ru)<<七瀬美雪���金田一少年の事件簿スペシャル>>(Nanase Miyuki@Kindaichi Shounen no Jikenbo Special)<<園崎詩音���ひぐらしのなく頃に解>>(Sonozaki Shion@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai)<<セラス・ヴィクトリア���HELLSING>>(Seras Victoria@HELLSING)<<ダリー���天元突破グレンラガン>>(Darry@Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)<<浅野みはる���ムシウタ>>(Asano Miharu@Mushiuta)<<エバ���魔法少女隊アルス THE ADVENTURE>>(Eva@Mahou Shoujo-tai Als THE ADVENTURE)<<メガーヌ・アルピーノ���魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS>>(Megane Alpino@Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)<<シホ・ユイット���舞-乙HiME Zwei>>(Shiho Huit@My-Otome Zwei)<<賀久安由美���魔人探偵脳噛ネウロ>>(Kaku Ayumi@Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro)<<れん���よつのは>>(Ren@Yotsunoha)<<織田八重���隠の王>>(Oda Yae@Nabari no Ou)<<ロイ・マスタングのコスプレをした女の子���らき☆すた>>(Girl who cosplayed Roy Mustang@Lucky*Star)<<エンジュ���恋する天使アンジェリーク 〜かがやきの明日〜>>(Enju@Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~Kagayaki no Ashita~)<<ダフネ���レンタルマギカ>>(Daphne@Rental Magica)<<駒玖珠都���神霊狩/GHOST HOUND>>(Komagusu Miyako@/GHOST HOUND)<<柳瀬吉乃���ぽてまよ>>(Yanase Yoshino@Potemayo)<<蜷川モネ���あむろの祖母������ケンコー全裸系水泳部 ウミショー>>(Ninagawa Mone(Amuro's Grandmother)@Kenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umisho)<<リップヴァーン・ウィンクル中尉���HELLSING>>(Rip van Winkle@HELLSING)<<清水薫���メジャー 第4シリーズ>>(Shimizu Kaoru@Major the 4th series)<<フィオナ���フィー������アリソンとリリア>>(Fiona(Fi)@Allison & Lillia)<<アンナ���本物���ジャスミンの母������デルトラクエスト>>(Anna(Jasmine's Mother)@Deltora Quest)<<エヴィータ・ランベルト���機神大戦 ギガンティック・フォーミュラ>>(Evita Lambert@Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula)<<onママ���ユメミル、アニメ onちゃん="">>(on-mama@Yumemiru Anime on-chan)<<グラスホッパー���2代目������Mnemosyne -ムネモシュネの娘たち->>(Grasshopper(2nd)@Mnemosyne)<<泉恵子���泉の母������おおきく振りかぶって>>(Izumi Keiko(Izumi's Mother)@Ookiku Furikabutte)<<ユナ���舞-乙HiME Zwei>>(Yuna@My-Otome Zwei)<<マイメロママ���おねがいマイメロディ シリーズ>>(My Melo's Mama@Onegai My Melody series)<<鈴木麗美���もえたん>>(Suzuki Reimi@Moetan)<<佐藤幸恵���よつのは>>(Satou Yukie@Yotsunoha)<<パール���しゅごキャラ!>>(Pearl@Shugo Chara!)<<文伽���シゴフミ>>(Fumika@Shigofumi)<<アイコ���電脳コイル>>(Aiko@Dennou Coil)<<ローズ・シーディー���デッドガールズ>>(Rose Sheedy@Dead Girls)<<羽山ミズキ���ef - a tale of memories.>>(Hayama Mizuki@ef - a tale of memories.)<<ちび丸ちゃん���とっとこハム太郎 は〜い!>>(Chibimaru-chan@Tottoko Ham Tarou Haai!)<<小林直���金色のコルダ 〜primo passo〜>>(Kobayashi Nao@La Corda D'Oro ~primo passo~)<<レイ・オルドリッジ���機神大戦 ギガンティック・フォーミュラ>>(Ray Aldridge@Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula)<<綾瀬明日奈���シゴフミ>>(Ayase Asuna@Shigofumi)<<元気の家のお姉さん���もえたん>>(Genki's big Sister@Moetan)<<前原藍子���圭一の母������ひぐらしのなく頃に解>>(Maehara Aiko(Kaiichi's Mother)@Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai)<<古森美樹���太郎の母������神霊狩/GHOST HOUND>>(Komori Mikia(Tarou's Mother)@/GHOST HOUND)<<梅枝ナオミ���絶対可憐チルドレン>>(Umegae Naomi@Zettai Karen Children)<<春日家のメイド���ぽてまよ>>(Kasuga's Maid@Potemayo)<<イシュタル12���機神大戦 ギガンティック・フォーミュラ>>(Ishtar 12@Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula)<<ヴェローニカ・ペテルソン���スカイガールズ>>(Veronika Peterson@Sky Girls)<<守本叶鳴���PERSONA -trinity soul->>(Morimoto Kanaru@PERSONA -trinity soul-)<<おヤエさん���地球へ…>>(Oyae-san@Terra e...)<<栗尾ねね���ペンギン娘はぁと>>(Kurio Nene@Penguin Musume Heart)<<ユリッペ���FNS地球特捜隊ダイバスター>>(Yurippe@FNS Chikyuu Tokusoutai Diebuster)<<三郎���.hack//G.U. Returner>>(Saburou@.hack//G.U. Returner)<<篠崎咲世子���コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2>>(Shinozaki Sayoko@Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2)<<ネコ娘���ゲゲゲの鬼太郎>>(Neko Musume@Gegege no Kitarou)<<三角さん���あたしンち>>(Misumi-san@Atashi'n-chi)<<蒼井ミナモ���RD 潜脳調査室>>(Aoi Minamo@Real Drive Sennou Chousa Shitsu)<<うるおいちゃん���ぷるるんっ!しずくちゃん>>(Uruoi-chan@Pururun! Shizuku-chan)<<お登勢���銀魂>>(Otose@Gintama)<<椎名あやめ���ときめきメモリアル Only Love>>(Shiina Ayame@Tokimeki Memorial Only Love)<<ルキノ・リリエ���魔法少女リリカルなのはStrikerS>>(Lucino Liilie@Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS)<<松浦ナナセ���マクロスFRONTIER>>(Matsuura Nanase@Macross FRONTIER)<<エポニーヌ���レ・ミゼラブル 少女コゼット>>(Eponine@Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette)<<里仲なるみ���キミキス pure rouge>>(Satonaka Narumi@Kimikiss pure rouge)<<音無芽留���さよなら絶望先生>>(Otonashi Meru@Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei)<<初芝薫の母���ぽてまよ>>(Hatsushiba Kaoru's Mother@Potemayo)<<和泉みのり���素敵探偵ラビリンス>>(Izumi Minori@Suteki Tantei Labyrinth)<<ルルベル���D.Gray-man>>(Lulubell@D.Gray-man)<<菊池紗代子���河童のクゥと夏休み>>(Kikuchi Sayoko@Kappa no Coo to Natsuyasumi)<<アテナ���ロビーとケロビー>>(Athena@Roby to Keroby)<<月の寮のメイド���ヴァンパイア騎士>>(Maid of Tsuki no Ryou@Vampire Knight)<<コキンちゃん���それいけ!アンパンマン>>(Kokin-chan@Soreike! Anpanman)<<沢田奈々���家庭教師ヒットマンREBORN!>>(Sawada Nana@Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn!)<<九曜の側近���少女������ロザリオとバンパイア>>(Girl who attends Kuyou@Rosario + Vampire)<<プリシッラ���GUNSLINGER GIRL -IL TEATRINO->>(Priscilla@GUNSLINGER GIRL -IL TEATRINO-)<<九条凛���To LOVEる>>(Kujou Rin@To Love Ru)<<ギネヴィア���コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2>>(Guinevere@Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2)<<寿サツキ���はたらキッズ マイハム組>>(Kotobuki Satsuki@Hatarakids My Ham Gumi)<<雪谷花梨���ネットゴーストPIPOPA>>(Yukitani Karin@Net Ghost PIPOPA)<<寿ミズキ���はたらキッズ マイハム組>>(Kotobuki Mizuki@Hatarakids My Ham Gumi)<<トゥーサン���レ・ミゼラブル 少女コゼット>>(Toussaint@Les Misérables: Shoujo Cosette)<<天地秋乃���グランマ������ARIA シリーズ>>(Amatsuchi Akino(Grandma)@ARIA The OVA series)<<高上美夜子���我が家のお稲荷さま。>>(Takagami Miyako@Wagaya no Oinari-sama.)<<藍華・S・グランチェスタ���ARIA シリーズ>>(Aika S. Granzchesta@ARIA The OVA series)<<ブリタ���Darker than BLACK -黒の契約者->>(Brita@Darker than BLACK)<<沖田ミツバ���銀魂>>(Okita Mitsuba@Gintama)<<いつまでも美しい女王���HELLSING>>(Long beautiful Queen@HELLSING)<<三千院ナギ���ハヤテのごとく!>>(Sanzenin Nagi@Hayate no Gotoku!) - THIS IS THE SHIT.<<周香凛���ジョウ・チャンリン������コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ R2>>(Zhou Xianglin@Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion R2)<<ミュウたん���きらりん☆レボリューション>>(Myuu-tan@Kirarin Revolution)<<アツヒメ���ヤッターマン>>(Atsuhime@Yatterman)<<千佳���おねがいマイメロディ すっきり♪>>(Chika@Onegai My Melody Sukkiri)<<エレア���BLASSREITER>>(Elea@BLASSREITER)<<孤児院の女の子達���ナイトウィザード The ANIMATION>>(Girls of an orphanage@Night Wizard The ANIMATION) My personal crowd favourites:Nagi Sanzenin @ Hayate no GotokuFumika @ ShigofumiAlso, I am aware of the power and fanbase ~ef~ holds.But not having seen the series or having played the game. meh.Also obligatory (and shameless) Nagi campaign plug GOES IN HERE: VOTE NAGI FOR SAIMOE 08, VENGEANCE FOR THE ZETSUBOU THAT WAS '07.
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Sorry for the amazingly late post, I just got lazy with this series because ever since I saw the first episode I knew they weren’t going to be able to end it well, which is exactly what happened. So, the story doesn’t pick up much at all from the last episode and instead we have [...]
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This is not an excuse: I do have an exam in a few hours. Wise beard man does not approve
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April showers bring May flowers and new anime series. There is no way that Narutaki and I can watch every new anime series coming out this season but we will try to hit up whatever looks interesting and report back to you our loyal readers on what is worth watching this spring. Plus, I think [...]
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Macross Frontier and probably Code Geass top the list of most posted-about new shows on 2channel. Macross is at almost 87,000 posts. The most popular new shows in TV ratings, however, are Blue Dragon 2 and Net Ghost PiPoPa. I'll get to TV ratings later in the article.Unfortunately, it's hard to know the 2channel popularity of Code Geass, since the threads have just continued on from the first series. It is now up to 578,000 posts, overall.Coming after Macross's 87 threads (86,000+ posts), way down at 20 threads, is Zettai Karen Children, which apparently took over Hayate no Gotoku's popularity when it took over its TV timeslot.Kurenai, Soul Eater, and Library Wars follow, at 13 threads each. ToLoveRu has 12.Kamen no Maid Guy is at 8, and Blassreiter and Kanokon are at 7 each. Kyouran Kazoku Nikki has 6, and Nabari no Ou and Wagaya no Oinarisama both have 5.Allison to Lillia and Vampire Knight are at 4, and there is a long list at 3: Golgo 13, Itazura na Kiss, Mnemosyne, Neo-Angelique Abyss, Nijuumensou no Musume, Penguin Musume, and Special A.Chi's Sweet Home and Crystal Blaze are at 2, and Bus Gamer at 1.It's hard for me to tell about XXXHolic 2 and Da Capo 2 SS, since they both may have just continued threads from their first series, as Code Geass seems to have. But I don't have access to the 2channel archives to find out. XXXHolic is at 20 threads and Da Capo 2 SS at 9.This list simply shows how interesting shows are to people who post on 2channel. It is quite diferent from general popularity as represented in TV ratings. For those, check out Siegel Clyne's posts in the "Anime TV Ratings in Japan" thread in the AnimeSuki forum.In TV ratings, family anime like Sazae-san and Chibi Maruko-chan had 18 and 14 percent of the TV audience in their time slots in the week ending April 20. Anime like One Piece, Detective Conan, Gegege no Kitaro, and Naruto were around 6-8 percent.Then there was a group around 5-6 percent: Naruto, Major, Precure, Keroro Gunso. And Gintama was just under 5 percent of the audience.Between 3 and 4 percent came Blue Dragon, Bleach, Shugo Chara and Net Ghost PiPoPa. As far as I can see, Blue Dragon 2 and PiPoPa were the highest-rated new shows.Then, just under 3 percent of the audience, we have a batch of new shows: xxxHolic Kei, Toshokan Sensou, Golgo 13, ToLoveRu, and Code Geass.Between 2 and 2.5 percent were Onegai My Melody Kirara, a rerun of Prince of Tennis, Macross Frontier, Soul Eater, Real Drive, Itazura na Kiss, the late show of Soul Eater, and Zettai Karen Children.Figures are not available for all shows. And some shows will be missing from the 2channel list, as well, since I only took shows that were among the top 100 recently posted about.
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Without extra ado, here goes an opinion on Bus Gamer: This show has horrible animation — Gonzo, how low you’ve fallen, having to animate this stupid story –, the character designs are ugly, and not a single hole has been closed. Usually first episodes are the best because that’s the hook that would drag you [...]
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Series Information ANN Encyclopedia | AniDB | AnimeNfo Episode Total: 3 Producers: Anpro Genres: Action, Drama OP: “No Name” by Team AAA ED: “Train” by Kenichi Suzumura (ep1), Junichi Suwabe (ep2), Hiroki Takahashi (ep3) Bus Gamer It has nothing to do with buses. This is going to be my hardest review so far, because an anime like Bus Gamer has potential to be great. [...]
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It’s not often when an anime is made about a manga that went down after only one volume. Apparently, the original mangaka ran into trouble with the magazine that Bus Gamer was published in, and only one volume ended up published before it was cancelled. Still, the premise had potential, which is probably why three [...]
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For a semi-typical shounen series, I didn’t find that episode so typical. Its execution was excellent, and it was interesting (read: a heck of a lot happened) so now I’m hooked. Too bad there’s only one episode left. To summarize, the episode started out with a bunch of fighting, cool stuff happens, yadda yadda… and then [...]
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I still don’t see how they plan on finishing this in just one more episode. In a way, it’s kind of a shame considering this series actually does have a lot of potential, it could have easily been a longer series. From what I heard, the characters are meant to in total play in 14 [...]
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