Bakuman. / First Impressions

Bakuman. – 06

「アメとムチ」 (Ame to Muchi)
“Carrot and Stick”

I really didn’t know what to expect when our dynamic duo arrived at the offices of Shounen Jump Jack. I really didn’t give it a lot of thought whether or not their manuscript would really be good enough to become an instant hit. Seeing how this is a shounen, I should have already came to the conclusion that there wasn’t enough leveling up growth yet. When they finally presented the manuscript to Shounen Jack editor Hattori Akira (Tone Kentarou) for judgment though, I was sorta surprised.

First Impressions / Hakuouki

Hakuouki Hekketsuroku – 16, 17

「誠心は永遠に」 (Seishin wa Towa ni)
“Devotion is Eternal”

Following the revelation of Koudou’s demon revival plans and the departure of Nagakura and Harada, the situation only gets worse for the Shinsengumi. Amagiri explains to Saitou that Rasetsu destroy themselves by expending all their life energy over a short period of time, prompting Hijikata to forbid the further use of Ochimizu to expand their secret unit.

First Impressions / Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt – 06

「悪魔のような女たち」 (Akuma no youna Onnatachi)
“Les Diaboliques”

There is no amount of expletives to describe the latter 10 minutes of epic ridiculousness, so I’m not even going to attempt trying. There is no doubt that this is the best episode so far, pulling out the many tropes of television and mashing them all into what felt almost like a movie counterpart compared to previous half-sodes. The feeling I got was pretty much exactly what was felt during the final arcs of TTGL, but with much less exposition backing it up, so it felt more like an epic snack than an epic meal.

First Impressions / Sora no Otoshimono

Sora no Otoshimono Forte – 06

Now there’s a face of distress we don’t often see from Mikako. It’s kind of alluring in a way, mini octopuses and all.

「決断せよ！天国と地獄（アップダウン）」 (Ketsudan Seyo! Tengoku to Jigoku (Appu Daun))
“Make A Decision! Heaven and Hell (Up Down)”

Astraea encounters “Tomoko” for the very first time and unknowingly lets her feel up her body in all the wrong ways, after which Mikako figures it’d be fun to abuse the Satsukitane wealth and make a game out of Tomoki’s stupidity. This week was a classic SoraOto affair with no formal introduction of Chaos just yet, but it did slip in a very interesting turn of events at the end to indicate that she’ll arrive soon.

Amagami SS / First Impressions

Amagami SS – 18

「桜井梨穂子編 第二章 テツダイ」 (Sakurai Rihoko-hen Dai Nishou – Tetsudai)
“Sakurai Rihoko Chapter 2 – Helper”

Thus far, Rihoko’s arc has definitely been one of the more unassuming ones. Because of their childhood history, not a whole lot has been developing on the relationship front; however, I’m still anticipating the “big moment” to creep up on me amidst all the Tea Ceremony Club stuff.

Miscellaneous / Seiyuu

Seiyuu: The 5th Quiz

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Do you want your name to be forever stamped somewhere in the thousands of pages that is Random Curiosity? NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!

Instead of actually watching anime or doing something productive with my life, I decided to continue on the Seiyuu Quizzes! Inspired by Patrik’s hard work and because someone mentioned that they wanted another one, here it is – THE 5TH SEIYUU QUIZ!

Here are the ground rules;

  • Please post your answers in the comments with a spoiler tag!
  • I just need the Name of the Voice Actor! (Imaginary bonus points for the character name or the name of the show they’re from)
  • I will post up a list with all the correct answers later (In a day or so?).
  • First one to get it correct will be forever immortalized.. in this post
  • Even if you can’t get them all, still post your answer! <3

    • Good Luck Everyone! I hope you enjoy this! Tell me what you think about the quiz down in the comments!

    RESULTS ARE IN (DETAILS IN THE POST!)

    First Impressions / Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai

    Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai – 05

    「IDOL BOMB!!」

    When high school idol Nakagawa Kanon (Touyama Nao) turned out to be so self-centered that she needed everyone groveling at her feet to feel successful, I loved watching every minute of Keima not giving a crap about her and staying absorbed in the 2-D world. In the back of my mind, I was all, “Yeah, you ignore her Keima!”, but had to draw the line on denying her existence and making her disappear. Now that’s just going too far. o_O