Mashiro-iro Symphony – 01
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「ましろ色の出会い」 (Mashiro-iro no Deai)
“Pure White Encounter”
Well, it sure didn’t take long for me to get an answer about whether Manglobe would make a difference in an adult visual novel adaptation. The short answer is yes they do, at least visually.
Shinryaku!? Ika Musume – 02
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「小学校に行かなイカ!?／コスプレじゃなイカ!?／軽くなイカ!?」 (Shougakkou ni Ikanai ka!? / Kosupure Janai ka!? / Karukunai ka!?)
“Won’t You Go to Elementary School!? / Isn’t That Cosplaying!? / Aren’t You Lighter!?”
Ouran High School Host Club (Drama) – 11 (END)
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「Last Episode」
Unlike the anime that featured an original ending with Éclair Tonnerre, the drama sticks to the source material where Tamaki decides to quit the Host Club for Haruhi’s sake. Having seen both variations, I have to say that I prefer the manga’s storyline, simply because it directly involves Haruhi.
Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle – 01
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「迷宮にひそむ契約」 (Meikyuu ni Hisomu Keiyaku)
“The Contract Hidden in the Labyrinth”
There weren’t any real surprises in the premiere of Sunrise’s original puzzle series, but the studio delivered the premise they described and made it pretty interesting to boot.
Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!! – 01
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「真剣で私にかかってきなさい!!」 (Maji de Watashi ni Kakatte Kinasai!!)
“Come at Me Seriously!!”
Rather than a premiere, the first episode of Majikoi looked like a finale. They skipped opening sequence, featured nonstop action for a good twenty minutes, and ended off with scrolling credits in the sunset.
C3 – 01
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「布団に移るものを知らない」 (Futon ni Utsuru Mono wo Shiranai)
“I Don’t Know What That Thing Moving About the Futon is”
Well if this first episode was any indication, it looks like I wasn’t too far off the mark about how Cube x Cursed x Curious (a.k.a. C Cube) would tread into romantic-comedy territory more than anything else.
Fate/Zero – 01
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「英霊召喚」 (Eirei Shoukan)
“Summoning Ancient Heroes”
This one-hour long first episode may have only been a lot of preamble for the prequel to Fate, but I just love how it established everything that I read about and showed the Holy Grail War in a very different light with willing participants.
THE IDOLM@STER – 13
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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. 😛
Mawaru Penguindrum – 12
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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.