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「そして、彼女たちはきらめくステージへ」 (Soshite, Kanojo-tachi wa Kirameku Suteeji e)
“And So, The Girls Stand On The Sparkling Stage”
Wow, what’s with all these Miki episodes? Someone should really remind A-1 Pictures that there are eleven other idols in IM@S.
…Yeah right, who am I kidding. Like I’d really say something like that. You guys know me better than that. 😛
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「僕たちを巡る輪」 (Bokutachi wo Meguru Wa)
“The Ring that Spins Us Around”
After sitting on this episode for the better part of a day, I’d like to say I’ve come up with some brilliant theory to explain how the story of Mary and her lambs ties in with the Takakuras, but I’m still lacking enough information to formulate an idea that I’m even convinced about.
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「わすれじの」 (Wasureji no)
“Forgotten”
All things considered, the conclusion to Blood-C wasn’t half-bad.
Hey all, I’m verdant and I’ll be the “main” writer who will be guest blogging Persona 4 the ANIMATION along with unlisted. Earlier this summer, he piqued my interest in the upcoming anime adaptation of Persona 4, so once classes finished, I decided to play both the Persona 3 and 4 games (a daunting task, but someone had to do it). Fortunately, my dedication paid off when a couple weeks later, unlisted tells me that Divine is looking for someone familiar with the game to cover Persona 4. Challenge accepted.
Compared to most people, my introduction to anime is probably quite unique since my dad was the one who introduced me. He would peruse the kids’ animation section of our local library and bring home shows like Fushigi Yûgi and Revolutionary Girl Utena, even though he never watched anime himself. Being young, I probably didn’t fully understand what I was watching, but nevertheless, what stood out was seeing the stories, themes, and action that couldn’t be found in my usual Western cartoons. I was starting to get hooked, and once I discovered Escaflowne on Fox, Dragon Ball Z on Toonami, and that my best friend also secretly liked anime, there was no looking back. We even dabbled in some drifting thanks to Initial D (please don’t try this at home).
More after the jump.
I’m the other half of the duo that will be guest writing/covering Persona 4 the ANIMATION.
I’ll try to refrain from telling you my favorites since you can get that from MyAnimeList. Instead, I’ll try to explain what my list can’t: how I got into anime.
I’ve seen or been exposed to shows like Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Sailor Moon and Gundam. (None of them except for the original Pokemon are on my anime list since I can’t tell you how many episodes of I’ve seen of each.) But it wasn’t until late 2006 when I started watching seriously. This was when I got into Bleach which was airing dubs on late night television. I then followed up with another of the big 3 shounen Naruto. Soon after I watched Hayate no Gotoku and loved it. This is where I steadily branched out into the anime scene.
More on my “credentials” are after the jump.
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| HUNTER x HUNTER 10:55 NTV (10/2) |
Tamayura ~hitotose~ 09:00 AT-X (10/3) |
Bleach 18:00 TX |
Busou Shinki Moon Angel –:– PSN (9/22) |
Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi 2 25:05 TVS (10/7) |
Bakuman. 2 17:30 NHK (10/1) |
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| Mobile Suit Gundam AGE 17:00 MBS/TBS (10/9) |
Kimi to Boku. 25:30 TX (10/3) |
Chihayafuru 24:59 NTV (10/4) |
UN-GO 24:45 CX (10/13) |
Shakugan no Shana III (Final) 25:30 MX (10/7) |
C³ -C Cube- 23:30 AT-X (10/1) |
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| Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle 17:30 NHK (10/2) |
Shinryaku!? Ika Musume 26:00 TX (9/26) |
Maken-Ki! 25:05 TVS (10/4) |
Guilty Crown 25:15 CX (10/13) |
Last Exile -Ginyoku no Fam- 26:00 CBC (10/7) |
WORKING’!! 23:30 MX (10/1) |
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| Mirai Nikki 23:00 Niconico (10/9) |
Mashiro-iro Symphony 26:00 TVA (10/4) |
THE IDOLM@STER 25:25 TBS (7/7) |
Fate/Zero 24:00 MX (10/1) |
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| Persona 4 the ANIMATION 25:30 MBS (10/6) |
Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!! 25:00 tvk (10/1) |
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| Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai 25:55 TBS (10/6) |
Ben-To 26:20 TVA (10/8) |
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| Mawaru Penguindrum 26:10 MBS (7/7) |
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon 26:58 MBS (10/1) |
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| Legend: | 6 | Divine | 1 | Prooof | 3 | Takaii | 4 | Guardian Enzo | 2 | Guests | Not covering/watching |
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Shinryaku!? Ika Musume has already premiered and the flood of new fall shows is going to follow suit this Saturday, so here’s a quick overview of what the other writers and I will be covering this season.
As usual, this schedule is tentative and we’ll cover the first episode of some other shows that we plan to check out. If something catches our interest, shows might be shifted around and this schedule will be updated to reflect any changes.
…More after the jump.
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「隻・枸雅匡平」 (Seki, Kuga Kyouhei)
“Kuga Kyouhei, the Seki”
Well, it looks like Hibino’s damsel in distress role has finally been upgraded to emotional support, after she took the initiative and thanked Kyouhei for saving her.
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「夏目遊戯帳」 (Natsume Yūgi-Chō)
“Natsume’s Book of Play”
It’s great that season three ended with what I think even the harshest critic would call a superb episode. But it’s as if the gang at Brains Base had a direct line to my brain, because they used a story for the finale that tackled all the issues I’ve been kvetching about all season head-on.
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「侵略しなイカ!?／恋敵じゃなイカ!?／クラゲじゃなイカ!?」 (Shinryaku Shinai ka!? / Koigataki Janai ka!? / Kurage Janai ka!?)
“Aren’t We Invading!? / Isn’t that a Love Rival!? / Isn’t that a Jellyfish!?”
Well, there’s no knocking Ika Musume (Kanemoto Hisako) for trying to continue with her invasion plans, but seriously now, what’s a squid girl to do against the likes of Chizuru (Tanaka Rie)?
