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11/28/2009 生徒会の一存 第09話
なんか、小説の感想はちょっと間違いだよね? Pretty much an ep that are pasted together with a collection of different plots that are related to 知弦. There's two main theme that are in this week ep, first is 知弦's junior high school and that what happened between her and 鍵. For the first part, it's pretty much all the contents in the letter that was left by her in the room as she left. But to me the feelings presented by that in the corresponding plot in the novel and that of the anime is quite different. For one thing in the novel it feel more like seeing how 知弦 became who she was, but in the anime there is really nothing in the ep that touched on it. That's because of the lack on description about how 知弦 wanted to escaped from her so call friend in junior high. Couple with the limited time allowed for 知弦 to explain so of her feelings after 鍵 and the others have took a read of the letter. Instead, this plot feel more like it's been used to show us that both 鍵 and 知弦 are similar. Personally I don't really like the focus that was placed in this aspect of the story. That's because so far they have yet to really touched on what happened to 鍵 (they did mentioned it once but it's hardly anything that anyone who haven't read the novel would remember), and I question when they finally reveals it would anything actually think back to this ep at all? The second theme about 鍵 is still pretty much a continuation of the build up in the show so far. Basically we just learn what ever that have happened back than have broken 鍵's heart but just like 知弦, he have pretty much recovered completely now. Personally my only spoil is note the letter that 鍵 was writing in this ep, personally I think it's pretty good that they bring up her sister again. Other stuff I really liked in this ep would definitely be the explanation on the post that they have been doing at the end of each ep. And ofcouse the 真冬 vs 鍵 scene as they both talked about what they liked. Almost forgot the preview is quite funny too... とあるの科学の超電磁砲 第09話
黒子はかっこすぎかった・・・ This week ep is one of those plot that I have been looking forward to seeing ever since the start of the season. After all it's the single chapter in the manga that show cased some of 黒子's ability the best. Not just her Esper power but also her quick thinking and problem solving. Instead of relaying just on teleporting herself or the subject that she wanted to capture. She used the windows in the building to cut though the supporting column, with at the time I was reading the manga I really find it amazing. Not just that but her ability to realizes the other ability with just a few clues is also quite well done. 涙子 plot also continue in this week ep and in some aspect, I do think her focus in this week ep is done better than that of 黒子. First of all is both 私服 in this week ep are beautifully done (I personally liked the red one), second is the beautiful scene of her with the purple sky as background. The expression on her face as she feel the disappointment after spending such a long time in the school and still level 0. The depiction of her feelings toward this, the expectation her first half, the expectation she have planned in her family before she came... Have all adds up in this week ep to create a full picture and a understandable picture toward her inner feelings. Not to mention the fact that we get to see the child version of her, what more can you ask? With her feelings set and her song in the player, I don't think we need to think to know what's going to happen next. As for the investigation on the Level-Upper, beyond asking for 木山先生 to join there's not much that happened. But talking about her, I find it quite funny how 飾利 would ask if there's problem with 黒子's health first before anything else. (now we see how she thinks of 黒子) 11/27/2009 けんぷファー 第09話
はやい、早すぎる・・・ As expected the show is flying though the content in the novel as if there's nothing in it and leaving an impression that the story is beginning to fall apart. That could have been because I have read the novel and realized what's missing and is pretty unpleased with what they are doing. But I do believes that the leaving out of major contents have left the story in a state that it feel a bit like cut and paste. This week ep is already at the 8th volume of the novel and by the end of next week we should be at 9 th. Just knowing the fact that we are moving at almost 1 volume per ep, anyone who have read any light novel would understand you can not go at that speed with out major altering. And for this ep one of the part that I was hoping to see but never actually make it on screen is the combat between 白いけんぷファー... Cause unlike what's shown in the ep, the combat was much more better in the novel and for one fact is that 白いけんぷファー were the one that was winning, not losing. When compare the the less than exciting content at the beginning of the show, I would have much rarer see them shorten that part and use the extra time on the combat... I guess budget is most likely the problem here. By now any one would understand who 楓 is, but compared to the novel she seem more aware of what she is doing. Cause in the novel it's not too clear whether she is doing it intentionally or she have a sort of double personality. 雫 have the most love in this show thus far and her content alway seem to be the most intact out of all the girls. As next week she is already in bed with some one... What should have been a little plot in between for 紅音 seem to be set to disappear. But I guess my basis aside, 雫's action at the end of this week ep against ナツル is quite funny. にゃんこい! 第09話
オサナナジミと萌とおっばい・・・ Basically a full ep for 加奈子, as I have mentioned before some how I don't really cheer for her in this show. Even though usually I am one of those peoples that always cheer for オサナナジミ character. But after watching this week ep, I do have to admit that part of me is starting to break and is leading onto cheering for her. I guess that's because her 萌の限界を全開. First is how much more natural her interaction is with 潤平 than is 潤平 with 楓. Second is the fact that she is too shy to tell the truth to 潤平 as seem with her visit to 潤平 house in the latter half of the show. Finally is her action in the house, it just seem quite 萌... (okey this feelings I have may came from all the bubble image around her). Beside 加奈子, all the other girls really only appear at the beginning first half of the show. The twins 水着 looks are quite nice, 凪先輩 is just as expected. And again even though there's 4 girls having nice feelings toward 潤平, some how I still feel sorry for him. I guess that's because even in such a in door place he is still discovered by a lost cat. Next week seem to be a Twin ep and the fact that they are going to transform into 魔法少女 is more than worth it to see it. 11/26/2009 アスラクライン 2 第09話
やはりアニアは萌だ。 This week is one of those ep that I really liked in the show but have little to do with the story. Basically for me it's all for アニア as we get to see the teenage version of her who have traveled to the first world 5 years earlier than 智春 and 奏. Beyond that the story this week is much less shocking than that of the last two ep, I guess it's all just relative cause this week explanation on the event is equally important. Basically it explained that it was アニア who build the those devil binding robot and it was her who have gave it to 智春 of this first world. The first question to come after knowing this is who build it first cause this is a paradox problem, with out it アニア wouldn't be here but with out アニア here it wouldn't have been build. But I guess they will never tell us right? Anyhow the sense of her crying in front of 智春 and 奏 are quite nicely done. The rest of the show spend a bit of time on building an world view of this world, especially focused on the daily life aspect. In a sense it almost feel like living here is not bad at all, but at the same time did a great job in making sure one does feel that this isn't the same world by the X'mas party invitation. But I do have to admit that seeing 哀音 alife again is quite nice... too bad the world is coming to an end. Finally beside unlocking the special ability that came with traveling to a different world. I think the next important item to note is the amulet that was given to 智春, I would suspect it would play quite an important role if he see the 会長 of his world again. Oh, almost forgot we also learn of the confession 智春 told 奏... Judging from 奏 reaction this week there most be more going on than what we seem right? ささめきこと 第08話
へー、ただのアホじゃなかったね。 This week is finally the official plot that bring the final character あずさ in to the main plot and from the very beginning it's already quite exciting. After all it's not every day that you get to see such action in school. But the fact that no teacher summoned them to be question after such a event is a bit puzzling, as I would imagined that it the news would have spreads like fire. Anyhow basically this week ep spend most of the time on her development as we learn that she's a sort of fan for 百合. Whether she actually is a 百合少女 remain to be seem but so far I think she is, given her reaction at the stair toward 純夏 and the note toward her house. Although personally I do not fully understood the scene of her staring at the note and dropping her bag on the ground. What sort of meaning does that scene actually have? As for 朋絵, it's the sentence at the starts... although on the surface it seem like she doesn't use her brain often enough. But maybe deep down she does and the fact that she is 2 years older than the rest of the girls may have a deeper meaning toward her actions. As she would most likely be more mature than the rest of the others... But the action that she took this week that have changed my view toward her is definitely the cup of juice she throw at someones. As for 汐... the beginning scene of her crying, I think it wasn't done to good. for some reason it just doesn't present itself as a 大ピッチ. Part of the reason most likely have to do with the fact that there's too much possibility of why she would cry. After all it's not the first time that we have saw her crying in the show. If they have cuted the scene of 純夏 on top of あずさ than 汐 just ran off, it would have been much better in my opinion. But ofcosue beyond just that scene the most important thing is the feelings that 汐 may hold for 純夏, coupled this week reaction toward last week showing of 汐. We have a pretty clear picture of what in her heart. As for a few scene that I liked, the first one is the 汐 on the roof top and the second one is her smile as she's returning home. Both are definitely much better than the usual quality. 11/25/2009 君に届け 第08話
やばり、見てだけは面白かった。 For me one of the thing that is most enjoyable is watching the reaction of 爽子 and 翔太 in the show as both of them just never really seem to be able to directly deliver their true feelings to each other (contrast to what the name of the show would suggest). And I can definitely see the reason why あやね is having so much fun just watching those two... This week ep continued off the theme that peoples around 爽子 are starting to change their reaction toward her. The depiction of the needs to get her to smile in order to be blessed is nicely done. And the continuation on the plot that by the time that you have realized you are already friend is quite nice, as this week see the addition of トモ and えっこ added to the list. Next major plot also begins with this week ep as 胡桃 appearance in the show more and more and it's only in this week ep that I actually realized her CV is 平野綾. I guess this is one of those rare character voiced by her that are so naturally fitting. As for her role in the show (?) I would think that given the the few scenes that she have already appear and the reaction we have seem so far, everyone could probably have guessed what her role is. But one thing I do have to say about this plot is the fact that it's less dark than the previous one, infact it can some what be consider sweet? Although given the 1 chapter = 1 ep translation rate that they are going in the show. I wouldn't be at all surprised it would take almost till the end of the show to finish this plot. 體育祭's plot starts with this week, again for someone that have never actually attended 體育祭 event at all (sick all the time). It's a bit difficult to see why the need to put so much effort into it. The last plot of the show the passing of the ball and the theme of the show is excellently mixed together. 11/24/2009 Anime Week 126![]() 真・恋姫†無双 08
What an unexpected turns of event, as the sword is reunited with it's owner... I would have thought that this season really is just about sword searching only. But the fact that the method used to retake the sword is the same one that was used to steal it in the first place is quite funny. Especially when some one is so happing using the cup that was exchanged for it.
Ghost hunting part is pretty typical and the reason is not much special either, I guess it's pretty much because you have to fit all the event into one single ep and wrap it up. But a real ghost appearance at the end is not what I would have expected, although it's sweet to see it happen. but some how I do think it did ruin a bit of the show ending, I would much rarer see the group scaring someone instead.
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ロリコン!!!
After watching this week ep, my first and really only impression for it is the above and ofcouse it goes toward 慾人. After all, just a few ep after winning all the heart of every one in the party this time it's the girls in a different school. This over and above real world setting is starting to annoy me alot every time I am watching this second season.
エリ first appearance in the show (most likely also the last I would think) but she almost already kissed with 慾人, beyond my burning flame toward what's going on in the scene. I do have to say that エリ's quality (drawing) is better than I would expect and her two dress in the acting is pretty well done too. As for 美夏, to me it seem almost like this week is her turn to do this and that with 慾人 (see last part of the show)... Although it's funny but seeing it's toward 慾人 (again) only adds oil to my flames.
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Is it just me or ゆか in the show seem much more darker than that of her in the game? I guess part of the reason is because compared to the other development in the plot, her path to darkness is much more focused. And the slow but sure break down of her mental status is pretty well done, especially in this week. After she saw of what have happened in the room between that of 駆 and 美鈴, she was able to calmly walked in as if nothing happened than suddenly turn her attention to the bloods.
As for 美鈴, although I did liked her in the game for some reason I think in the anime I liked 雪子 more. I guess that's because the amount of stuff that are left out for 美鈴 are too great. Infact some of the most memorable scene are either cut short or omitted all together... sigh... Thus when comparing the two of them, 雪子 in the story seem much more important. At least for me she have a more interesting background.
![]() こばと。 07 千帆 and 千世 appear in the show again, although only featured for a show amount of time but I think the fact that we get to see them is well worth it just to watch this ep. But as for the main story... well I have to said that this show is definitely one of those show that seem to progress so slowly that I have quite a difficulties in find anything new to really say every week.
For one fact is 小鳩's ablitly... I mean for the first few ep it may have been sweet to see her like this but with really no improvement at all. In the eyes of the world she would slowly be consider annoying (?) at least for me, I don't think I could stand around such person for too long. So 清和's reaction toward her can be understood...
![]() クイーンズブレイド 玉座を継ぐ者 10 トモエ vs レイナ come much earlier than what I was expecting cause so far I would have guessed that トモエ should have played a greater role or at least second to the last fight. But instead she is pretty much treated like everyone else, personally I don't see anything too special in the combat. The pre-combat scene is excellently done both quality and artistly with the red leafs. But the combat itself is a different story, I guess is because both of them are too powerful and the end result is that they can pretty much take out each other in one hit?
Beyond the some what disappoint combat (due to lack of actual intense moment), we get to learn off ナナエル some of the important setting toward the Queen. Which is not no doubt to be the final boss. Ofcouse since トモエ appeared before her in the end, there's still a chance that she would come under her influence too.
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It's only half way into this week ep that I realized the reason for some one bandaging over his head and his neck so far in the show, but I guess I was at least good enough to realizes it before they reveal it officially. But once that I noticed it, it was pretty clear that the red guy isn't going to be the final boss... A bit disappointing given the setup that was being done to him so far and he was so quickly killed by the green camp.
Combat wise... nothing too exciting... as we have been in combat for far too long, in fact some of the character seem some what different than how they normally drawn them.
The only thing I am looking forward is next week, seem like the 3 girls team is making their (final?) appearance?
![]() ![]() DARKER THAN BLACK -黒の契約者- 08 ![]() キディ・ガーランド 07 I am running out of stuff to comment about this show, as I have mentioned before there seem to be really a lack of focus in here. There's a introduction to a main rival group, hopefully this is the beginning of a main story. Beyond this... Some one purple clothing is really nice?
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最近にその作品が空気の存在・・・ I don't think it's my imagination but this few ep have seem the show seem like at a lost of direction as to what's they planning to do. Especially this week ep, as there's really nothing that's going on. The whole show is pretty much watching あらし final count down and カヤの普通じゃない jokes. But to me I guess it's just the right timing as I am still not quite back to the mood of writing after the few days of reading 文学少女... If there's anything I liked this week, it's pretty much the almost robotic like actions that we see あらし in as she preform the count down. The song style plus あらし herself really presented well as a beautiful girl of a past age mixed very well and left me with a lasting impression. Ofcouse the fan service of あらし clothing isn't bad at all... but at a personal level I take a more interesting note at あらし's past, although not much is revealed but definitely is more than what we know up till this point. Too bad at the end of the ep we didn't learn of what terrible event were to happen... And the show ended with a ending that I can only say that I have my jaw dropped... そらのおとしもの 第08話
なんか、感じワルだった。 This week ep was suppose to be quite funny but the integration of the plot between イカロス and ニンフ have ruined the atmosphere, ofcouse you can also say the other way around. That this week ep was suppose to be quite exciting but the integration of the plot on 祭り events have ruined it completely. For me out of the two plot this week, I would have wanted to see イカロス vs ニンフ more than the game plot... I guess the biggest problem is the fact that イカロス vs ニンフ plot was moved here instead of being done as her introduction just as the manga. Which have lead to a character personality conflict for ニンフ, instead of like the manga where she become more and more 萌 and 優しい, we just have the opposite. It feel almost like she's been faking her emotion all along... Second problem with this plot is the combat... Which I have to say is scaled down to a point that it didn't feel like they actually fight each other at all. In the manga this was one of the exciting part... What we have here definitely have ruined the atomsphere... Coupled with the fact that these plot and that of the 祭り events can hardly be say as related at all. If there's any connection at all it would have been the final speech from 智樹 and イカロス reaction to him... As for the 祭り events, over all it just doesn't feel as funny as the manga. I am not quite sure the reason but I suspect is because it's been interrupted by the other plot here and there. If I have to say anything is that this week script is the worst one so far in the show. 11/21/2009 生徒会の一存 第08話
エリスちゃん最高だ!!! If you feel that there's some strange reaction from the girls toward 鍵 reactions to エリスちゃん, it's natural. Cause I do believe that this plot are pretty late into the novel cause even at where I am at (novel 4), I actually haven't seem her appearance yet. And since the relationship of 鍵 and the others have been staying near the first 2 volume so far, such a jump have created a sort of development gap. Anyhow this week is エリスちゃん and I do think it's hard to be not coming out of this ep laughing. Not only is she's cute but in many sense her twisted mind (planned by her sister) have lead to many quite funny events. And for me the hight light was definitely the 好き parts and the word linking game. With the way that she is playing she can really play forever... and I would think any normal person would be defeated in less than 10 rounds. The only part of the show that I find a bit less interesting is the 会長 self ability introduction, most likely because エリスちゃん just out shined her in almost every single way? 会長's self test is quite a bad example to show off her own skills, I mean even though I didn't caught all of the answer but I got more correct one's than her. But the interaction between her and 深夏 is quite funny, not sure if she did it on purpose to change the subject. As for エリスちゃん presenting the answer toward the end, I am not quite sure the meaning of it for the show. As for リリシア reaction toward her sister questioning at the end, it's quite funny too. There's a little flash back of the first meeting between 会長 and 鍵 this week, as I have say every girls have one such event. So far the only one we have actually see it in complete detail is 深夏. Next week is 知弦's past ep... I can not wait. とあるの科学の超電磁砲 第08話
Okey, because of my emotional status after reading "文学少女" I will have to say it would definitely be affecting some of my blogging this week. Cause I just saw the worst possible ending to my favor character in the story.... It's going to take a bit of time for me to recover even though in my mind I have already created a different more lovely version of the ending for her. やっと、はじめてね This week is the real begging toward the level-up plot that have been setting up for quite some times as 黒子 and the others started to realizes that they maybe actually some truth beyond the myth about level-upper ability. And ofcouse one of the side effect that come with the price of using the ability provided by the level-upper. As all those that seem to have benefited from such ability have now went to to a state of coma. The reason for this is actually quite important as the story unfold, but one thing I would tell you is that... This part is actually related to an event in the original story that this show is based on, and is one of those little detail and attention to the originals works that are being used here that I really like about this show. Since I can't go too far into this level-upper plot with out spoiling everyone, I would have to just comment about other stuffs. And there's 3 things I like to say or comment about. First is 飾利ちゃん, I personally think she looked better with out the flower in the show. I can't remember exactly if her flower disappear in the this in the manga but it's one of those thing that really beg the question of how. Did she just took it off or did it die or something? Any how the fact that she continue to work when she is sick is another nice details to her character development. Next up it's for 黒子, cause seeing her reaction toward all things 美琴 really provide the sense of 安心した toward the show. Finally is 美琴, the out of character speech as she try to seek more information in the cafe... well in my heart my reaction is the same as 黒子 11/20/2009 “文学少女”と死にたがりの道化
A novel that I am quite wanting to read since a few years back but never find the will power to actually go read it. In fact beside the interesting name of the novel, I have no idea what's it about at all. But ever since the announcement of the movie and drama CD, I decided I should at least check the CD out. What happened after I listened to the first half? well I went and got the novel and read the first 2 novel right away instead of wanting for the movie or the second half of the CD. I would have to say it's not a sort of story that I would normally read myself, due to my nature of easily getting depressed by sad story. And let me get it clear this story (at least the first 2) is quite deep and quite sad. If it were done in movie, I am quite sure I would be crying toward the very end of it and most likely be depressed afterward for about a week. But the story is excellently planned out with hidden clues every where, but never quite enough to let the read know what's going on. Which I guess is the reason why you start reading you can not help but to want to know what's going to happen next. The volume of different works that it refers to is amazing, although I have to admits that I have read none of them and would have no idea if they even exist at all. Anyhow, I am going to need to find the next few volume and quite looking forward toward the movie when it's releases.
At the end I spend about 4 days to finishes all the 8 volume of the main novel, what's left are just the side story and spin off short story left. (maybe a few more days). But one that I have to say right a way is 琴吹ちゃん is definitely the worst fated character in the show. Her love story ended in a bad way and even when in the middle where she did for a moment able to capture the heart of the one that she liked... Well we see her suffer most of the time rarer than happy.... But to me the most depressing thing about it is the fact that she was never ever introduced to anyone that she was he's girl friend publicly. #!$!@#$% okey, I get a bit emotional about this cause it's sad sad sad and for me it's the worst ending of all. The only thing I can get from the ending is that I think is that he isn't good enough to match her.... (for those that love 遠子, I guess they would liked the story as those her and 心葉 together at the end...) As for the story as a whole, as expected it's one that have sunken my heart after reading every plot... Cause most of the story are sad love story, although at the end there's a tunnel of holes but it really depend on who you ask to judge whether it's heart warming or not. For me, I definitely side with the depressing part. But as I have mentioned before the story have really nice planning and reading each novel a second or maybe a third time will definitely bring a new perspective as to what's going on. Just as 文学少女 have say many times in the story, each story is unique and each character have it's own story. If you just take a step back and take on the perspective from another characters you would definitely see a new side of the story. Anyhow, I think my feelings and emotion would not returns to normal for quite some time.... 琴吹ちゃん .... As for the character beside 琴吹ちゃん that I personally liked the most in the show story.... It would come close between 美羽 and 千愛. And the winner is 千愛, cause out of all the character I think I myself come closest to 千愛 in term of inner feelings. That I also does feel different from everyone and never ever really have any real emotionally attachment to anyone. And in some scary sense I do think that I am actually quite admire her for the fact that she can have a side of her with completely no emotion at all. (somehow I would think I would like to become such a person) にゃんこい! 第08話
楓はすご過ぎるんじゃないの? Although I have a pretty good image up till this ep that 楓 is not only good at normal school works but also is an aces in sport but this week definitely have pushed it even higher. All the way up to the point that it seem like she is almost like a prefect girl, and in many sense she probably is that's why 潤平 would have liked her... But with that it seem like 潤平 is definitely challenging himself to climb the most impossible mountain on Earth... But yet it seem like ever since the helping hand from 凪 in the theme park those two are getting very close. At least to me it seem almost like if 潤平 were to confesses, 楓 would have said okey for sure. Don't get me wrong nothings wrong with such setup, after all there's an almost equal price that 潤平 have to paid to get this far. Beside compared to what appear as an paper background heroin in the start, I much rarer like the current 楓. Where her existent and charm does appear in the show quite often. Not to mention the fact that it's a bit rare for her CV (井口裕香) to take on such a role. As for this week ep, I personally like the way they started the plot with the 潤平の大ピッチ in the middle of the mall and Ofcouse to 楓 it would definitely be one of the most embarrassing moment of her life. Then we go backward in time before the event and explains what leads to it all. Although not a new type of presentation style but when done correctly are quite good. As for the main person or this case cat that caused all of this? well it's funny how fat he is cause isn't it normal now a days to have house hold pet like that? Too many of them are too well feed... I guess it serves as a warning to all those pet owner to watch their pet sizes. けんぷファー 第08話
きれいなムラサキの私服だ。 This week ep is one of the most intact translations plot from the novel so far in the whole story. Pretty much everything that was in the novel are translated, although there are a few scene that would have cause peoples who haven't read the novel to be at lost. First one is what I have mentioned last few ep about what 雫 is starting to notice about 楓. Basically she is starting to suspect that 楓 is the moderator of けんぷファー after peiceing all the puzzle together, this feelings is especially reinforced after last week home visit. That's because at her home, 雫 discovered one of those doll that can actually talk and from it she learn of the true reason why けんぷファー are mean to fight each others. My suspection is that they may actually intended to reveal that part of the story after the full introduction of all the members in the 白いけんぷファー team after next week. Ofcouse it could also be that they have no intention of doing so at all, but from how the novel is moving forward after this point, I would think they can not actually omit it with out destroying many parts of the story. As for the other scene that's even more puzzling for those that have not read the novel is the girl that 雫 appear to remember as she stare toward the sky. Basically she is her けんぷファー 先輩, the one that have talk her many of the stuff about けんぷファー. Her part of the story is the one plot that was completely axed in the beginning of the show. Which revealed one of the most important aspect toward fighting as a けんぷファー, that's when you lose you basically disappear (I assume dead instead of disappear from existent). As for the plot this week it's 雫番です as she beats everyone else to be come the first one to have date with ナツル. Much of the story as I have mention is the same as the novel, which to me is quite enjoyable. Seeing how 雫 have to command ナツル for almost everything... But on the other hand this is also the point in the story where one should started to feel ナツル is really dump.... Cause it's really hard to see how could some one still unable to put 1 and 1 together to come up with two in this equation after the reaction of all the girls and the hint they have each gave him. まあ、 I guess I have got to a point after reading the novel that I can ignore this major fault of his already... As for the latter part of both 紅音 and 水琴 learning of what happened, it's as funny as I imagined it to be. Plus for the first time we get to see 紅音 transformation after she learn of the possibility that she would be the dark horse. Too bad her date wouldn't go as she plan next week... As for next week, the story have already reached the 8th novel which is nothing short of shocking... cause it just mean there's quite a bit of stuff being omitted and I can not help but to think by the end of the show they would 普通に surpasses where I am at in the novel. 白いけんぷファー team should all appear next week too and I hope at least they keep the combat. finally last week 白いけんぷファー image for the CM break is quite nice. 11/19/2009 アスラクライン 2 第08話
これからアニアちゃんのタンだ!!! After seeing the new (5 years later) looks of アニア, I can not help but to think that from now on it's her turn to take over the show? For me her hair is the key point to my liking of her teenage looks, couple that with the 5 years ago アニア's personality... I can't see anything going wrong. Too bad there's only a short appearance of her in this ep, talking about her appearence... is it me or they really like to have the character appear under the full moon in this show? This week ep spend much of the time on telling us that this is not the same world that アニア, 奏 and 智春 have left behind instead more like a different world. (so those black hole is tunnel to a different balance world?) Possible the new world that 会長 seeked to create but that too was quickly thrown out of the windows. As the first appearance of アニア have revealed that this is the original world where everything started (?)... The reason that the world still exist (my guess) is because they have traveled backward in time before the world is being destroy cause in the memories of the first world we seem them as a bit older. Beyond knowing that アニア, 奏 and 智春 are the one that we know, everyone else is a different person. Ofcouse the possibility that 会長 is still fake can not be ruled out cause he's acting is quite good to begin with. With only a few ep left in the season, I am starting to become very interested in seeing how they going to even wrap this up. The possibility that the story come to a close is close to none but the return to their world is a maybe. ささめきこと 第07話
へー・・・もったないね・・・ This week as expected is centered around 朱宮(女子) and I do have to restate what I have been saying the first time I saw her in the show... That having he as a he instead of a her is quite a waste and I would agree with he's little sister about it. What's more are the fact that when we compare he against 純夏, he is definitely more 女の子らしい。 Not just in the style of clothing but done to the little stuff that he does when he is in female form... what a waste...The two scene that showed it the most are the cream and the changing room... As for the attack by the 3 guys... well we all knew from the start that he isn't going to save 純夏 by fighting at all right? Ofcouse if he is a she than we wouldn't get to see him in so many different hair style, from the net idol to the 百合少女 at school or this week 2 tails... They are all so cute, no wonder even 純夏 are starting to have second doubts after just half a date with her. I would guess that if they were to date a few more times, 純夏 would fall in love with her... Although that would only be in the female form only. Beyond just seeing those two dating, we do get some development for 朱宮. Now we clearly understand some of his tastes and also the fact that he is a very nice brother. Also happening concurrently is 汐, although not much happened but we can definitely see the bond she have with 純夏. 11/18/2009 君に届け 第07話
ほんとうに面白かった・・・ This week ep passed the location I am at in the manga, which mean I would start reading a bit more ahead. Although that would have to wait till I can actually feel better and not as dazed as I am this week. Luckily the ep feel a bit more like an intersection ep between plots and doesn't seem to be too important for short term development. Ofcouse there are some important long term plots, which is mostly related to the relationship between all the characters. Like how we learn あやね already have a boyfriend and how she and 千鶴 noticed the feelings 爽子 may have for 翔太. Ofcouse being a person with experience, あやね decided not to explain to 爽子 about her feelings and just let it go naturally. But given her reaction after noticing 翔太 reaction toward 爽子, I would say that at least 50% of her reason or doing so is because it's interesting to watch as a 3rd person. The other pairs is 千鶴 and 龍、given how naturally she goes into his room and the reaction from him later on when asked about his type of girl. Some other lovely scene are that of 爽子 father and mother reactions in this week ep. But the part of this week ep I liked the most is the amount of beautifully drawn scene of 爽子 and her smiles. 11/17/2009 Anime Week 125I have came down with a cold starting on Sunday so my blogging is quite affected, since I am completed dazed after taking the drugs.
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This week is the introduction of 袁術 and 陳宮, for the first one I would assume that they are going to get their own ep next week. Given they should still have the sword and that someone is still on their quest to get it back. As for 陳宮, I do have to admit that I really liked her character design, the two tails plus the hat is really nice. And we get a development ep for her, although over all beyond just getting to see how some one treated her like a pet (shower). I fail to see what does it bring to the over all story (if we have one here).
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Although it's one of the rare ep where 椎菜 isn't just limited to being a comedies characters but I still have to say I don't enjoy this ep too much. I guess part of the reason is where the show is going. Not only doesn't I started to dislike 裕人 because of what he is doing but also the fact that the show just seem to lack some of those shining moment we seem so much in season 01...
Anyhow basically this week ep featured 椎菜 as the heroin and that she get to have 裕人 for one day. I guess for all the stuff that she have to suffer up till now that's a little payment back to her? The scene that most peoples (not me) would enjoy the most would most likely be the fan service part.
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Although this week is an all important ep about parts of ゆか's power being awaken but to me the actual interesting plot isn't centered around that part of the story at all. Instead it's onto ゆか's imagination scene of what have happened between 駆 and 美鈴 at the beginning. I guess we didn't get the fanserivce in the actual plot so we are getting it here in her dreams (sort of). Beyond that it's ゆか slowly breaking down mentally as she continue to spiral down the ever darker and deeper hole that she have been digging for her self. Beside her, this week interesting plot is the past explanation from 雪子.
![]() こばと。 06 This should be a development ep with many of the plot line concurrently moving forward but none of them are developed to a point where we can fully understand what's going on. The main development is the money owned and the background purpose of いおりょうぎ. There are some setting in the show that you can see are taken from other CLAMP's work, like the need to walk between the walk and the lamp post.
As for the main theme of finding the 4 leaves clover this week, it's quite sweet and some of the scene is quite well done. Although I do think there's a bit too many SD scenes being used in this week ep. Finally given the 1 year limit, I doubt even 1 task per day can fill up that jar in 1 year.
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I actually though that クローデット was going to die at the end, especially when they shown the scene of her disappear into thin air... but I guess to keep with tradition of the show (beside just 1 character so far), everyone must be keep alive? As for the one that beaten her, リスティ... my feelings is that after the cheat that her controller used I feel she could beat anyone.
But to me the surprise this week is actually the fact that the story is spend on development between クローデット and her adopted father. Some what interesting but too bad due to the action of the queen his little rebelling plan was taken back. Would be interesting to see how it would have unfolded if it were to happens. As for ナナエル, as expected her milk is stolen so easily.
![]() Needless 22 Part 2 of the past event ep and this time it's even more interesting than last week in the sense that we finally learn how where did such holy power came from. The type zero in a sense toward all the fragment in the blackspot. As for the meeting of the two well I almost thought that she was set up to become the cause of the failure in the experiment, cause watching her acting is quite annoying. I guess it's only natural for someone that doesn't have a bigger image of what's going on and only wanted to have a bit of fun. Luckily at the end she wasn't the cause.
DARKER THAN BLACK -黒の契約者- ![]() キディ・ガーランド 06 It's not that it's not enjoyable to watch this show but it just seem that when you watch it it's better to not think about what's going on and just pure focuses on what they present. At least to me that's how I am watching it this week, the plot is make up by 2 separate story that are loosely related. There's really nothing I can think about to comment on it though beside the fact that 6 ep into the show and I still fail to see any main story at all.
![]() 聖剣の刀鍛冶 08 シャーロット and her followers final plot, over all the impression I have is that this was actually quite good. Although that's pretty much limited to presentation wise cause the story still have a sort of typical classic feels but for me that's probably one of the reason I am watching it anyways. The biggest impression I have about this week ep is セシリー's speech and her combat skills at the end. For her speech is that she once again can have such long speech as before but for me it's one of her charm. And what make a real difference this time is her combat which have backup-ed her speech. If not it would be almost as meaningless as before.
Her sudden change in style and ability in the way she fight is a bit of a shock to me as I am watching. But now that I think about it she did almost won the first time they fight so a second time, 1 vs 1 each round. I sort of understand why she won.
![]() ![]() First OVA is okey but this second one is definitely a bit too エロス for me... and a bit fan service too heavy (isn't that what this show is about?). But when compared to a similar fan service heavy エロス show that also have released 2 OVA earlier, this one is definitely like 10 times better. Not only is the drawing quality much much better but the actual story is not actually filled with dead air.
As for the main story, just after seeing the opening theme (if you can consider that as one) I almost though that maybe they released it a bit too early? 夏のあらし!~春夏冬中~ 第07話
やった、とまったね・・・ In some sense this week ep featured alot of the same time from past ep like the mini movie from 加奈子 and やよゐ, time traveling, or the food guessing game. But also in many ways they did break with their tradition presentation style with this ep also. First is the fact that マスター meaningless dancing through out the season 02 having finally came to a stop with this week ep. I don't know what or why she is dancing all along but it's surely getting some what annoying to watch in my own opinion. Equally shocking is the fact that 加奈子 and やよゐ mini food guessing game have actually brought them something that is eat able this week... But none is more funny than the poor guy that just wanted salt all along, so close yet so far? As for the time travel theme, it's pretty much the same except for the fact that we don't actually get to see them travel into the past this week. All we get to see is the their discussion afterward which itself is a bit refreshing than seeing the same thing again and again. Just listening toward their own description as to who's in the past with whom is confusing enough. (and quite funny too.) The only thing left that I feel I must mention this week is what seem like the show is losing a bit of a direction. The first few ep in this season seem quite clear as to where the show seem to be heading but lately it seem like we are not moving forward at all. I wonder if this is because they are going to do season 03, thus the story have no need to more forward more? |
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