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「整頓！」 (Seiton!)
“Tidying Up!”
Oh my. Mio with her hair up in a ponytail is like a whole other dimension to her appeal that I never considered before. The whole glasses bit in the opening isn’t too shabby either, but that long ponytail is something else!
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「回想のロンド」 (Kaisou no Rondo)
“Rondo of Reminiscence”
Given the controversy over Japanese textbooks and how they distort history, I’m curious as to how this original series will approach matters involving Manchuria, the Mukden Incident, and the Nanking Massacre, but it hasn’t touched upon any of them yet.
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「刻、動き出す」 (Koku, Ugokidasu)
“Carving, Set in Motion”
When the number of lines in hair exceeds the twenty mark without any additional shading and the male characters have narrow faces with pointy chins like they do here, it’s clear indication to me that I’ve bordered into shoujo territory.
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「2 BRIDGE」
Bring on the messed up homeless people living by the riverside! If you thought the Village Chief was bad, wait till you see the rest of the gang that Riku (formerly known as Ichinomiya Kou) gets introduced to this time around.
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「伊波、男性恐怖症。だって怖いんだもん…」 (Inami, Dansei Kyoufushou. Datte Kowainda Mon…)
“Inami, Fear of Men. Because They’re Scary…”
I don’t know how Souta puts up with Mahiru at Wagnaria, but his job sure as hell warrants some danger pay. Actually, make that an extensive health and dental coverage package as well, because he’s probably going to need his jaw realigned and teeth reset at this rate.
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「#02」
And here it is, a taste of Tatsumi’s giant killing in action! I say let the underdog story prevail, even if I have to live vicariously through a soccer anime to see it happen.
It’s back… back again… Yui’s back… back again… Yui’s back Yui’s back Yui’s back…
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「みんなの力」 (Minna no Chikara)
“Everyone’s Strength”
Philosopher stones sure are handy when it comes to battle. Just take it from Al as he regenerates his armor on-the-fly while duking it out with Pride and Kimblee.
* Lost in the shuffle of last week’s spring season start was the Naruto manga, but I haven’t dropped it or anything.
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「おかしな監視員」 (Okashina Kanshiin)
“The Odd Observer”
So yes, it turns out there is an uncensored variety of this series on ATX, but you really aren’t missing much with this censored version.