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This post is over two months overdue, as the final manga-bundled OAD for Yozakura Quartet came out in early November, but I wanted to give a few quick impressions on this three-part series that goes all the way back to fall of 2010.
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「家へおいでよ」 (Uchi e Oideyo)
“Come to My House”
It doesn’t matter if you’re related by blood or not, family must stay together.
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「つらぬきとめぬたまそちりける」 (Tsuranukitomenu Tama zo Chirikeru)
“As Though Pearls Have Been Strung Across The Open Plain”
Team Tacihi is still accepting new members…
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「先輩といっしょ…」 (Senpai to Issho…)
“Together with Sempai…”
Judging from her performances in Rinne no Lagrange and Ano Natsu de Matteru this season, Ishihara Kaori will be a seiyuu to watch for in 2012. Here, she’s already provided me with oodles of jealous goodness care of Kanna, and held absolutely nothing back either when some good ‘ol underage drinking came into play.
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「Blueprint -思惑-」 (Omowaku)
Another is a series that can jar your senses with sound and rattle your nerves with silence.
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「大命宣布」 (Taimei Senpu)
“Declaration of Ambition”
Even though everyone’s making it seem like Sairei no Hebi’s return will bring catastrophe to the world, I found myself strangely siding with Yuuji. While I still don’t agree with his decision to keep everyone in the dark, I thought that his goal of creating a mirror world where the Tomogara could live in peace and away from Flame Haze and normal humans alike, was very noble.
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「トキメキ指数☆急上昇」 (Tokimeki Shisuu ☆ Kyuujoushou)
“Excitement Index ☆ Sudden Rise”
Forget chastity belts, the students at Neo Deava have to overcome the freaken Berlin Wall if they want any chance of hooking up with the opposite sex. orz
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「悲しみの閃光」 (Kanashimi no Senkou)
“Flash of Sorrow”
For what is easily the best episode of Gundam AGE to date — even trouncing the one from the week before — it saddens me that the only emotionally positive thing I can say is, “I was prepared for the worst.”
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「非通知設定」 (Deleted Memory)
“Memory Reset”
To say that Yuno’s relationship with her “Yukkii” took a new turn would be quite an understatement, and I don’t mean her helping him to pee-pee.
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「鴨川スピリット」 (Kamogawa Supiritto)
“Kamogawa Spirit”
From Madoka’s trademark “Maru” line to the vanishing pilot suits that reveal all the skin we need, Rinne no Lagrange’s second episode provided more of the mecha action and goofy comedy that I thoroughly enjoyed in the premiere.