Yumekui Merry – 05
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「夢の中でアストレイ」 (Yume no naka de asutorei)
“Astray in a Dream”
Relative to the show only in itself, this was one of the best episodes so far.
FRACTALE – 04
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「出発」 (Shuppatsu)
“Departure”
The fallout from all the bloodshed and moral implications last time wasn’t nearly as thought-provoking, but does raise some new questions on the character side of things. Most pertain to Phryne’s motives after her sudden reappearance, as she seemed to be helping with the Star Festival, only to reveal later on that she wants to see the Fractale System destroyed too.
Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica – 05
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「後悔なんて、あるわけない」 (Koukai Nante, Aru Wake Nai)
“Absolutely No Regrets”
Sugar, spice, and everything nice — I don’t think any of these things are actually used to make a Mahou Shoujo. It’s more like deceit, despair, and lies!
Retrospective Look – January 2011
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As promised, here’s the first monthly digest post, featuring relatively spoiler-free impressions on all the series we’re watching. The idea here is to share some quick thoughts on the ones that aren’t being covered regularly, plus potentially re-spark some interest in shows that you may have considered watching, but held off on for whatever reason (hence the omission of major spoilers).
In addition, all the writers’ impressions are here to provide contrasting opinions, if you were ever interested in what the rest of us thought about a series that someone is covering. The impressions themselves are based on the episodes that aired in the given month, indicated under the series title, and are intended to be fairly brief yet insightful in some way. It’s a lot harder to say something meaningful in a few sentences than it sounds, so hopefully people find some value in these type of posts. If there isn’t much interest, then we may not continue writing them.
Since this is the first post of its kind, feedback is highly appreciated. Also, if you have any suggestions for possible improvements either to the format or the content itself, please do share them.
Note: Please be considerate of others who may be interested in picking up a series after reading about it here by placing discussion of any major spoilers in <spoiler></spoiler> tags. There will be little to no tolerance for anyone intentionally spoiling the enjoyment of others.
Kimi ni Todoke 2nd Season – 04
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「わかってない」 (Wakattenai)
“Misunderstood”
See, now this is why this series impresses me so much.
Seiyuu: The 8th Quiz
Second Place Goes to Hiddenpeep (7 Correct Answers)
Third Place Goes to Rei (6 Correct Answers)
Nobody answerd the entire quiz correctly. Good try to everyone who participated though!
Answers:
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Previous Winner
Winner of the 7th Quiz – DarkWind
It took 4 Hours and 48 Minutes for someone to solve the 7th quiz.
Houkago no Pleiades – ONA
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GAINAX’s unusual joint anime project with Subaru makes its debut on YouTube, and the only real connection to the Japanese car manufacturer is the Pleiades star cluster that its name and logo are based upon. (Subaru is the Pleiades’ name in Japanese.) Much like the later promo videos suggested, this is actually a magical girl anime at heart, in the more traditional sense than SHAFT’s offering this season.
Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? – 04
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「ちょ、俺輝いてる?」 (Cho, Ore Kagayaiteru?)
“Am I Shining?”
And I thought that Kore wa Zombie Desu ka couldn’t get any better — apparently I was wrong again. Somehow this show manages to combine the perfect amount of humor with spot on timing while still retaining some kind of seriousness when the time calls for it.