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Here’s the story, of a lovely family. |
Family is so often mined for drama, and siblings relationships have unique challenges in the anime medium. Joukamachi no Dandelion ended up dodging most of those issues, to give us a story as built around the theme of family as Uchouten Kazoku, but with a much fluffier, sillier, and more idealistic bent. It’s a good little show, if a touch uneven.
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「決戦」 (Kessen)
“The Decisive Battle”
A decisive victory is won, but perhaps not one Pars can feel entirely happy about.
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「金色の少年」 (Kin’iro no Shounen)
“Golden Boy”
Things look bleak for our heroes.
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“Aren’t you supposed to be doing something, Stiltsanashi-kun?” |
It’s summer, I thought. That means people should have extra time to read applications, right? Bring someone in early and we’d have plenty of time to get them settled in before the autumn season, I figured. Maybe they’ll even have time to help us with previews!
Only it turns out, everyone who reads the applications isn’t a student (which I knew), and the summer isn’t any less busy for us full-time workers. (Related: The monthly impressions will be back when our monthly review ringleader, Cherrie, doesn’t have four billion things on her plate.)
Whoopsie.
We did finally get through all the applications though, so we do have a new writer incoming! (Woo!) And, as is quickly becoming standard, it was a difficult decision, because there were a bunch of great writers (and cool people) among the lunatics who applied.
Seriously. I don’t say that just to assuage your wounded pride. There were several applicants who didn’t get the spot by a razor’s edge, people I would have happily brought on. It’s an embarrassment of riches around here. Probably ’cause you all rock. Also: Are smart, intelligent, savvy, and handsome and/or beautiful. And easily flattered? (I can only hope.)
More after the jump.
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「聖マヌエル城の攻防」 (Hijiri Manueru-jou no Koubou)
“The Battle for the Keep of Saint Emmanuel”
Named characters are going up against named characters, and not all of them are going to survive.
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「監視者」 (Kanshi-sha)
“Observer”
“I touched it! I touched it! I touched it! I touched it! I squeezed it!” Yeah you did.
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「出撃前夜」 (Shutsugeki Zen’ya)
“The Night Before the Attack”
This was a buildup episode if I’ve ever seen one.
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「執行者」 (Shikkou-sha)
“Enforcer”
Action, close calls, superlative animation, and a twist you may not have seen coming. The missteps have been repaid in full.
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「別れの詩」 (Wakare no Uta)
“A Song of Farewell”
The realities of politics clash with the kindness of Arslan. On the balance, the kindness of Arslan wins.
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「Blue glass moon」
Build, build, build the tension toward the climax.