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「妖精さんの、ひみつのこうじょう」 (Yousei-san no, Himitsu no Koujou)
“The Fairies’ Secret Factory”
It was smelling a little stale after the first batch of formulaic season premières, but Jinrui wa Suitai shimashita blew through the room like a breath of fresh – albeit very strange – air.
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「約束」 (Yakusoku)
“Promise”
The first players’ match of the Side-A semifinals is finally over! After a lot of hand-wringing and some stunts that would put the most hot-blooded of shounen protagonists to shame, the other players finally put a stop to the champion’s rampage. Bravo, girls. And there are four more to go! Uhm, eventually.
Three OVAs have been anounced for Saki Achiga, but I have no idea when they’re going to be released, so quasi-final impressions are included here.
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「La notte del compleanno」
“The Night of the Birthday”
The wheels of destiny and fate are about to clash gears and set a new course…towards the unknown.
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「さよならのフィッシング」 (Sayonara no Fishingu)
“Goodbye Fishing”
Endings. It’s maddeningly difficult to craft a pleasing one, but with Tsuritama I think this might’ve been the perfect note to end it on.
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「壊れたメガネと足の裏」 (Kowareta Megane to Ashi no Ura)
“Broken Glasses and the Sole of the Foot”
This week our focus shifts to Fukuda, the oldest candidate participating in the exam.
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「そして、海賊は行く」 (Soshite, Kaizoku wa Iku)
“There Go the Pirates”
This is a series that brings a light-hearted and romantic take to the piracy and space opera genres, and one which never ceases to bring a smile to my face.
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「信じてました」 (Shinjitemashita)
“I Believed in Him”
It’s a fake within a fake – I see Kuroko’s been watching some Inception…
