Episode 11 - Rinne no Lagrange is set to be a split-cour anime, with it’s second half airing sometime later this year (similar to Fate/Zero’s setup). Because of this split cour setup, the ending for the 1st half of the series is fast approaching, and the creators made good use of the time to emphasize [...]
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Oh god Arisa, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING!?!?!? This was an interesting episode, we finally get to see the plot armor finally crack a bit. Though, I am kind of confused on the length of this series now. Clearly this will not be ending in 2 cour and I am not sure if I can commit to this for the full 50 episodes they like to do for Gundam series. Well I was wondering about that AGE System last
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With this episode, they have just about caught up to the manga so I'll be back in the dark of what comes next. At least I can finally start posting about my speculations I been holding onto. Another action packed episode, they are just blazing through the content at an alarming pace. I guess this is the only way they are going to fit 2 novels into a 1 cour anime. No comment about how hot
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What are chances that whatever was going with Mia’s hands was a hook? Both Shingu and Stellvia were either truncated from an unusual 3-cour format, or had extensions proposed, depending how you look at it. P.S. On second thought, Martian Successor Nadesico was a plain 2-cour affair with no drama attached. Only had a movie, like everything [...]
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「再び、戦いへ」 (Futatabi, Tatakai e) "To Battle, Once More" It's that time during the second-cour that everyone dreads -- the moment everything starts to slow down and nothing makes sense.
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I can safely say we have entered the second cour of this series. If you want to find out why, read on as we look at Mirai Nikki, Episode 15! Yuki’s huddled up in bed once again when he receives a note from Deus involving Eighth. As she has the mysterious ability to create apprentice [...]
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I just realized that this is the big ending to the first cour of iDOLM@STER, but we still have one more episode after this to revisit. Be sure to take them as separate conclusions in their own merits, and let’s start by taking a look at the big concert on Episode 13! It’s the morning [...]
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As we reach nearer and nearer to the end of this revisit, I realize that I’m glad I came back for these first episodes. They weren’t nearly as dramatic as the second cour of the show, but damn it they were fun. Episode 8 is no different, so here we go! Azusa, Makoto and Miki [...]
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4 year old Akiha is too dangerous. HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGH *hrkkkk* Also, am I the only one who thinks that the Fate/Prototype PV was too well made to just be a cocktease? Hell, I’d watch a 1-cour show of that. Especially if it gets help from Gen on the writing. ©2012 Kurogane's Anime Blog. All Rights Reserved..
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I decided to pick up from here simply because I’ve watched the first cour of this show several times from the begining and there’s really no point of going over it again.  I’m determined to properly knock this show out in 2012, so I’m not f*cking around.  That said, this really was a good place to pick back [...]
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I decided to pick up from here simply because I’ve watched the first cour of this show several times from the begining and there’s really no point of going over it again.  I’m determined to properly knock this show out in 2012, so I’m not f*cking around.  That said, this really was a good place to pick back [...]
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Before the year is over I want to review the three one-cour fall ’11 series I recently finished watching. I don’t have a ton to say about each so I decided to put them all on one post… Working’!! If … Continue reading →
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As the snow falls in other, less inhumanly dry parts of the Northern Hemisphere, the Fall 2011 season has officially begun to wind down, imploding in a spectacular mess of penguins, bento lunches, and mini Squid Girls.  While a few two cour shows continue their rampage unabated (Only two of which I care enough about [...]
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As the snow falls in other, less inhumanly dry parts of the Northern Hemisphere, the Fall 2011 season has officially begun to wind down, imploding in a spectacular mess of penguins, bento lunches, and mini Squid Girls.  While a few two cour shows continue their rampage unabated (Only two of which I care enough about [...]
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This seasonal transition period is awkward for blogging 2-cour shows, as you keep forgetting between first impressions and year in [...]
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All right, so its Monday. So in other words, it means me trying to scour the internet for anything I found interesting. However, today’s going to be a bit different…it’s gonna involve some news…last week’s news! But regardless, maybe stuff everyone should know (or keep in mind). Anyways, while you may comment away, the earliest … Continue reading »
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All right, so its Monday. So in other words, it means me trying to scour the internet for anything I found interesting. However, today’s going to be a bit different…it’s gonna involve some news…last week’s news! But regardless, maybe stuff everyone should know (or keep in mind). Anyways, while you may comment away, the earliest … Continue reading »
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After a rough patch around episode 5-7, Hanasaku Iroha began a very well executed couple of arcs with episodes 8-9 and 11-12. These two arcs, combined with this volume’s episode 13, ended the first cour of the show on a strong point. Unfortunately, this strong ending to the cour was not followed upon with the [...]
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Seriously, what is this show doing in Noitamina? I mean, if this was going to be an experiment for another 2-cour series, there would have been much better series for that: Chihayafuru, Fate/Zero or even Last Exile. I know that series need time to build up. I’m not expecting series to immediately deliver right from [...]
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THAT’S CHEATING. Now it’ll earn twice as much! No complaints though, at least its still 20+ episodes. But the second half of split cour anime always sucks compared to the first (except TWGOK).
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