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「舞台上の宣告者」 (Butaijou no Senkoku Mono)
“Players on the Stage”
A battle between authors is just the starting point. This week’s offering had clever ploys, pasts revealed, enemies humanized, and fanservice hijinks galore…and just think, for Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon, this is a slow episode!
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「おかえり、鴨川!」 (Okaeri, Kamogawa!)
“Welcome Home, Kamogawa!”
Back with the second half of the tale, Rinne no Lagrange begins by evoking emotions that paint a dire picture of a galaxy at war. Not all is right in Madoka’s world, and it’s up to her to set things right…if only she could get Vox Aura to fly.
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「朱の場の部員達」 (Shu No Ba No Buin Tachi)
“Club Members in Scarlet”
Musashi starts off fighting Tres España, and then flies straight into another confrontation, this one with Great Britain. They just can’t get a break, can they? Hopefully not, because the action, the comedy, the romance…this episode was fun!
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「神は神でも貧乏神じゃなくて貧乳神の間違いじゃないの？」 (Kami Ha Kami Demo Binbougami Janakute Hinnyuu Kami No Machigai Janaino?)
“You May Be a God, But Aren’t You More Like the God of Flatness Than the God of Misfortune?”
This show features a shamelessly manipulative but kind-hearted bitch (voiced by Hanazawa Kana) facing off against a super droll, extremely violent, and frequently cosplaying God of Misfortune (voiced by Uchiyama Yumi, of A-Channel fame). It is also hilarious! I mean, just look at that episode title. I SENSE MUCH POTENTIAL IN THIS ONE!!
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And we’re back with Part 2 of Stilts nii-chan’s ridiculously detailed Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon Retrospective. Last time we went over the story’s premise, the world, the characters, and the various factions that are all vying for power on Horizon’s Earth. Then, just to get the party started properly, I went ahead and gave you summaries and impressions for the first six episodes.
This time we’re going to go through episodes 07-13, complete with summaries, impressions, and detailed explanations of anything that I think might trip you up. Finally, we’re going to finish this thing off with my in-depth final impressions of season one. There’s some hard stuff in these episodes, so tune in if you’re not quite sure you got everything last time. As for those of you who still haven’t decided to watch this wonderful series, read my final series impressions! You might catch some spoilers, but if my passionate words don’t make you want to immediately marathon the entire series, then I just don’t know what will. Possibly you’re dead inside. You should probably get that checked out. Let’s begin!
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「鴨川メモリア」 (Kamogawa Memoria)
“Kamogawa Memoria”
The second half of Rinne no Lagrange is finally here, and the first episode is–a recap, doh! Looks like we’ve got another week to wait before this starts back up in earnest.
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「約束」 (Yakusoku)
“Promise”
The first players’ match of the Side-A semifinals is finally over! After a lot of hand-wringing and some stunts that would put the most hot-blooded of shounen protagonists to shame, the other players finally put a stop to the champion’s rampage. Bravo, girls. And there are four more to go! Uhm, eventually.
Three OVAs have been anounced for Saki Achiga, but I have no idea when they’re going to be released, so quasi-final impressions are included here.
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Welcome, one and all, to my special series of retrospective posts on the sci-fi / fantasy epic Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon. In the following two posts, I’m going to give you everything you need to know in order to enjoy this wonderfully complex series, including background information, character bios, detailed summaries and impressions for every episode, and a giant final impressions section that explains exactly why I felt compelled to write so much about this series. In the end, these two posts are going to cover the entire season – all 13 episodes – of one of the most vibrant and detailed worlds that has graced our screens in years.
In this first post I’ll be talking about the basic premise, the world, the factions, the characters, and many of the other fiddly little details that might trip you up. Then, just to get the party started in earnest, I’m going to go ahead and give you summaries and impressions for the first six episodes. If you have any questions, whether you haven’t watched this series yet or suspect you might have missed something on your first time through, this post may very well contain the answer.
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「終わらないナツヤスミ」 (Owaranai Natsu Yasumi)
“Endless Summer Vacation”
So it comes to an end. After only a few repeats, the endless summer came to a close. Lessons were learned, tears were shed, and life moves on once again, as it always must.
Final impressions included.
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| Uchuu Kyoudai 07:00 NTV, ytv, CTV (4/1) |
Kingdom 19:00 NHK (6/4) |
Binbougami ga! 25:50 TX (7/4) |
Shirokuma Cafe 17:30 TX (4/5) |
Hagure Yuusha no Estetica 10:30 AT-X (7/6) |
FAIRY TAIL 10:30 TX, TVO, TVA |
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| Rinne no Lagrange 2 22:00 MX (7/1) |
Chouyaku Hyakusin Isshu: Uta Koi 25:30 TX (7/2) |
Moyashimon Returns 24:45 CX (7/5) |
Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai. 11:00 AT-X (7/6) |
DOG DAYS’ 23:30 MX (7/7) |
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| TARI TARI 22:30 tvk (7/1) |
Yuruyuri ♪♪ 26:00 TX (7/2) |
Natsuyuki Rendezvous 25:15 CX (7/5) |
Campione! 23:30 AT-X (7/6) |
Tanken Driland 23:30 TX (7/7) |
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| La storia della Arcana Famiglia 23:30 tvk (7/1) |
Hakuouki Reimeiroku 26:53 ytv (7/9) |
Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate 25:25 TBS (7/5) |
Accel World 24:30 MX (4/6) |
Ebiten: Kouritsu Ebisugawa Koukou Tenmonbu 23:30 Niconico (7/14) |
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| Hyouka 24:00 CTC (4/22) |
Eureka Seven Astral Ocean 25:55 MBS (4/12) |
Sword Art Online 24:00 MX (7/7) |
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| Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita 24:00 tvk (7/1) |
Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! 25:55 TBS (7/5) |
Kokoro Connect 24:30 tvk (7/7) |
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| Chitose Get You!! 24:56 AT-X (7/1) |
Joshiraku 26:25 MBS (7/5) |
Kuroko no Basuke 25:58 MBS (4/7) |
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| Oda Nobuna no Yabou 25:05 TX (7/8) |
Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon II 26:28 MBS (7/7) |
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| Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse 25:35 TX (7/1) |
| Legend: | 0 | Divine | 0 | Prooof | 2 | Takaii | 2 | Guardian Enzo | 1 | unlisted |
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| 1 | verdant | 2 | Stilts | 2 | Stereoman | 3 | Zanibas | 2 | Cherrie | |
| 2 | BakaMochi | 2 | Moomba | 2 | Zephyr | 2 | Asobi | Not covering |
Hey everybody, Stilts here with a sneak peek at RandomC’s Summer 2012 blogging schedule! With the new season starting in earnest in only a few days, we thought you all might be curious about our plans, so I’m going to jump straight into it.
Like with previous seasons, this is only a tentative overview of RandomC’s plans for the new season. We’ll also be writing about the first episode of some of the other shows we’re not covering, so if something catches our interest, things might get shifted around to accommodate. This schedule will be updated to reflect any changes.
…more after the jump.