Gin no Saji Second Season – 02
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「八軒、副ぶちょーを拾う」 (Hachiken, fukubucho o hiro)
“Hachiken Finds the Vice-President”
Well, you have to admit he’s a lot cuter than Dick Cheney.
Hunter X Hunter 2011 – 112
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「カイブツ×ト×カイブツ」 (Kaibutsu x to x Kaibutsu)
“”Monster × And × Monster” “
I suppose if Togashi-sensei can turn one minute into an entire episode, I can get a few paragraphs out of it – but boy, he sure doesn’t make it easy to describe what he – and Madhouse – are accomplishing here.
Space Dandy – 02
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「幻の宇宙ラーメンを探すじゃんよ」 (Maboroshi no Uchū Rāmen o Sagasu jan yo)
“The Search for the Phantom Space Ramen, Baby”
It finally feels as if the anime season has started, thanks to this week’s Space Dandy.
Golden Time – 13
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「夏が来た] (Natsu ga kita)
“Summer Has Come”
Time heals all wounds, so the old saying goes. I only wish that were true.
Hoozuki no Reitetsu – 01
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“The Biggest Hell/Strange Discovery in Hell”
Winter’s oddest series joins the fray.
Gin no Saji Second Season – 01
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「八軒、副部長になる」 (Hachiken, fuku buchou ni naru)
“Hachiken Becomes a Vice-President”
Some things never change. And thank goodness for that.
Hunter X Hunter 2011 – 111
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「トツニュウ × シテ × シンニュウ」 (Kougeki x to x Sekeiru)
“Charge × And × Invade”
After 111 episodes of brilliance – and a preview full of spoilers – Hunter X Hunter can still utterly surprise me. That’s brilliant writing and direction, plain and simple.
Space Dandy – 01
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「流れ流されて生きるじゃんよ」 (Nagare nagasarete ikiru jan yo)
“Live With the Flow, Baby”
So – is anime saved? For now, the jury is out and the bag is mixed.
Little Busters! Refrain – 13 (END)
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「リトルバスターズ」 (Ritoru Basutaazu)
“Little Busters”
I’m still struggling mightily to wrap my thoughts – and feelings – around that ending.
Kakumeiki Valvrave – 24 (END)
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「未来への革命] (Mirai e no Kakumei)
“Revolution to the Future”
Where does one begin to go in describing that episode?