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「日常９」 (Nichijou 9)
“My Ordinary Life 9”
The pure randomness of this show never fails to brighten my day. Boy do I wish High School was this awesome over here in the states. Announcing marriage plans, thrusting teachers into the air, and even getting free bags of rice — WHO WOULDN’T WANT A FREE BAG OF RICE?
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「Composition （組成）」 (Sosei)
This is what I would consider as more of a character reflection episode since nothing really “happened”. The first half was basically Mikuni narrating his past.
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「新学期 – Abnormal Circumstance」 (Shin Gakki)
“New Semester – Abnormal Circumstance”
In what feels like an answer from the gods, everything’s been turned upside down and inside out — but in a fun and entertaining way. It felt really refreshing to get a closer look at some of the side characters who populate this show. Instead of constantly watching our group of four live their lives, I was overjoyed to watch Miho and Yutaka get nearly half the episode to themselves.
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「Versuchung ～抜け駆け～」 (Nukegake)
“Temptation ~Steal a March On~”
The two-episode Blu-ray release of Kampfer’s direct continuation has been released, and with it comes the more relevant first episode (thirteenth overall) that was preempted on March 31st due to the earthquake crisis in Japan. This episode is more relevant in the sense that it addresses the fallout of the eleventh episode of the original series, when Kaede was revealed to be a Moderator who oversees the Kampfer battles used to settle a power struggle somewhere off in the universe.
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「ほんとのお願い」 (Honto no Onegai)
“The Real Wish”
Rather than going directly to the date of her death, Jinta flips through the pages of the diary and lands on the first idea that seemed plausible as a wish. Flying a rocket to God. Ah, youth.
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「夢幻のホメオスタシス」 (Mugen no Homeosutashisu)
“Homeostasis of Dreams”
Intent on keeping his loveable mad scientist persona, HOUOUIN KYOUMA unsurprisingly ignores Titor’s suggestion of being “The Messiah,” and restarts the D-mail experiments. It doesn’t seem to be too far from his mind however, as part of the reason for his experiments tries to prove he has the ability to shift world lines while retaining his memo- *ahem* reading steiner.
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「Singing in the Rain」
While it didn’t happen exactly how I expected it to, this has to be one of the best episodes of Kami Nomi to date. With the whole formula of a capture being thrown upside down, things felt strong from start to finish.
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「まぼろしの料理人」 (Maboroshi no Ryōrinin)
“The Phantom Cook”
This extension of a simple mid chapter special was not only incredibly hilarious, but even managed to make some connections to pad the story.
