There’s a hot rumor of some special Olympics going down between a shady coach and his star track and field athlete, and Weekly Jidai is trying to get the scoop. However, when Harihan (”short for harikomi-han, where harikomi is stake-out or surveillance, and han is a group or a squad”) photographer Sugawara Fumiya goes [...]
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"What's up there doesn't have to rely on anyone, and nothing ever changes." So clear, so free, void of any obstacles, the sky is a boundless and limitless field to soar through. The many faces it holds cast different emotions on us; it's a beautiful thing. It symbolises the feeling of independance and freedom, which [...]
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Weekly Jidai editor Matsukata Hiroko is a super hard worker, and her coworkers refer to her as a Hataraki Man (a “working man”). When the chips are down, she goes into man-mode (/cry) and her testosterone levels explode off the charts. This allows her to work super hard at 3x normal speed. [...]
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"Always putting work first doesn't make me better than anyone else at all…" If there’s one anime that defines both the words “obsession” and “extremism” in one title, it would be Hataraki Man. Well, I might be exaggerating a bit, but that doesn't stray from my point. If Hikikomori are people who put themselves in [...]
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+10 points: pen-spinning +20 points: gender politics +25 points: I like josei anime, because it’s less retarded. +5 points: amusing character introductions -5 points: character introductions did not include statistics, i.e. Pani Poni Dash +10 points: transformation +10 points: transformation causes her to work “three times faster” -10 points: I think they stole their cast from [INSERT AMERICAN PROCEDURAL DRAMA] +5 points: I [...]
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The Noitamina slot has always produced interesting titles that go beyond the superficial action/harem/superpower (which I love) and delve into more realistic settings viewers are able to relate to. We have had Paradise Kiss, Honey and Clover etc (I’ll pretend Juuohsei never existed). These types of reality-grounded shows aren’t always my cup of tea, but [...]
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I tried watching the raws for Bartender, though after only seconds I knew that I’d be better off with the subs. Seriously, that narrator had one strange voice. It sounded like a butler who likes to speak as polite and soft as possible with way too much enthusiasm. I’m hoping for subs to arrive soon, [...]
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