Little Busters! – 15
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「ムヒョッス、最高だぜ」 (Muhyossu, Saikō da ze)
“Hell Yeah, This Totally Rocks!”
Don’t worry, Chairman-san – I don’t think I’d have noticed he was a guy either.
Chihayafuru 2 – 02
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「こひすてふ」
“As My Love First Came”
Advice to young girls not so interested in Karuta – don’t ask Harada-sensei “What’s so fun about Karuta?”
Little Busters! – 14
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「だからぼくは君に手をのばす」 (Dakara Boku wa Kimi ni Te o Nobasu)
“So I’ll Reach Out for Your Hand”
Building on the one that came before, this episode of Little Busters felt very much like a part of the Key universe.
Minami-ke Tadaima – 02
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「らしく、いきましょ」 (Rashiku, Ikimasho)
“Let’s be ourselves”
Minami-ke Tadaima is flexing its comic muscles in a big way after only two episodes.
Chihayafuru 2 – 01
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「はなのいろは」 (Hana no Iro wa)
“So The Flower Has Wilted”
You’d have to search long and hard for two words that would make me happier than these: “Chihayafuru’s back”.
Minami-ke Tadaima – 01
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「春のはじまり、南家のはじまり」(Haru no Hajimari, Minami-ke no Hajimari)
“Spring is Here, and so are the Minamis”
My God, it’s like being in 2007 again. Pinch me.
Does this mean Seirei no Moribito will be back in the Spring and Ghost Hound in the Fall?
Little Busters! – 13
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「終わりの始まる場所へ」 (Owari no Hajimaru Basho e)
“Where the End Begins”
Though there’s still plenty of mystery, that was an episode that clarified an awful lot of things in my mind.
Little Busters! – 12
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「無限に続く青い空を」 (Mugen ni Tsuzuku Aoi Sora o)
“The Infinitely Continuing Blue Sky”
Are those the unmistakable strains of magical realism I hear coming from the background?
Twelve Days of Anime #5: Outlaw Star – You Better Get Ready!
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Future-Hero Space Pilot Looking GAR |
I thought about many weighty topics for this post. I considered revisiting my article earlier this year on the subject of gender roles in anime, which judging by the sheer volume and ferocity (in both directions) of the feedback I received, was surely the most provocative anime-related piece I’ve written. I thought about something historical, looking at anime over the last four decades. But in the end, given that it’s the holidays and I’m a little tired of controversy, I thought it’d be nice to simply say a few words about a series that meant an awful lot to me as an anime fan.
Little Busters! – 11
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「ホラー・NO・RYO大会」 (Horā No Ryo Taikai)
“Dorm Meeting of Horror”
I can only imagine what the tenor of the discussion is going to be like this week.