Mirai Nikki – 12
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「受信圏外」 (Jushin Kengai)
“Reception Outside Range”
“Thanks for the investigation diary. I’m sure it’ll help me beat the shit out of someone.”
Last Exile -Ginyoku no Fam- – 10
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「Illegal move」
A lot happened this week on Fam, including the long-awaited first appearance by yet another legendary character from the original series.
UN-GO – 11 (END)
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「私はただ探している」 (Watashi wa Tada Sagashiteiru)
“I’m Just Searching”
The little show almost nobody watched certainly went out with a bang, delivering up a classic finale to one of the most satisfying mysteries anime has seen in many a season.
Chihayafuru – 12
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「むらさきのゆきしめのゆき」 (Murasakino Yuki Shimeno Yuki)
“Set These Forbidden Fields Aglow”
Breaking news – Chihaya actually has a Dad. And with that revelation comes the news – not so coincidentally – that someone in her family actually knows she exists.
Mirai Nikki – 11
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「サービス終了」 (Sābisu Shūryō)
“Service Termination”
This episode of Mirai Nikki was a bit of a roller-coaster, quality-wise, but it was so exhilaratingly paced that I can overlook some of the deficiencies in deference to the sheer entertainment value.
UN-GO – 10
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「海勝麟六の葬送」 (Kaishō Rinroku no Sōsō)
“Rinroku Kaisho’s Funeral”
It’s a shame more people aren’t watching UN-GO, because it’s delivering some of the smartest and most interesting non-commercial anime in ages.
Mirai Nikki – 10
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「家族プラン」 (Kazoku Puran)
“Family Plan”
This episode is proof for me that a director doesn’t have to make a word-for-word adaptation of a manga for it to be a good adaptation – or a faithful one. Manga is not anime, and the same structures that work well with one don’t always work with the other.
Last Exile -Ginyoku no Fam- – 09
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「Connected passed pawn」
With episode 9 of “Fam”, it’s another case of taking the good with the bad. That’s pretty much become the norm with the series, so it doesn’t come as a surprise so much as a bit of a letdown.