Then again, Oasis is smoking… aside from the eyeball in her hair. Impressions: First off, this whole Kyouka wanting Ouka to be affectionate and lovey dovey with him is just silly. Never mind that she’s a megalomaniacal ADD midget catdemon bent on world domination between playing with a scratching post, but Ouka has a girlfriend. [...]
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After a slightly confusing and rather run-of-the-mill sixteenth episode of Kyouran Kazoku Nikki, this latest (of what seems like many, but is actually only the second) human changing to animal arc concludes, while also continuing to focus on Teika in what seemed to me like a rather half-hearted way compared to the treatment some of the other 'family' members got. While a lot of the aspects of
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Reviewed this week: Antique Bakery 7, Chi’s Sweet Home 77-83, Chocolate Underground 7, Kyouran Kazoku Nikki 16-17, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu 8, Ryoko’s Case File 8, Slayers Revolution 8-9, Soul Eater 21-2, Telepathy Shoujo Ran 10, Sisters of Wellber Zwei 1-4, World Destruction 8 …and in manga: backlog continues to pile up ANIME CURRENT SERIES RANKINGS Chi’s [...]
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Coming up with enough new plots to fill a twenty-six episode series, particularly for a madcap show like Kyouran Kazoku Nikki, must be not far short of a nightmare, and I can only sympathise with any script writers who have to handle those kind of pressures. But seriously, if you're running out of plot ideas don't go back and basically repeat what you did only a few episodes ago. That's right,
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  I refuse to say it! Impressions: Well, while it’s not quite as strange as last week’s adventures with Vitamin C and attempted fratricide, this one was still pretty bizarre. A few parts were great, but the overall story and Kyouka’s behavior in general was painfully cliche and predictable. Most of the episode is basically just [...]
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The day of the Yunocchi has finally arrived, ye of the faith, rejoice! Thanks Ando. C03 1位　569票　愛沢咲夜���ハヤテのごとく!(Aizawa Sakuya@Hayate no Gotoku!) 2位　316票　チアキ���シゴフミ(Chiaki@Shigofumi) 3位　207票　持田雛子���Myself;Yourself(Mochida Hinako@Myself;Yourself) C07 1位　430票　朝倉音姫���D.C.II 〜ダ・カーポII〜(Asakura Otome@D.C.II) 2位　426票　乱崎凶華���キョウキァ���エアエリアエア������狂乱家族日記(Midarezaki Kyouka@Kyouran Kazoku Nikki) 3位　157票　カーヤ���ドルアーガの塔 〜the Aegis of URUK〜(Kaya@Druaga no Tou ~the Aegis of URUK~) C11 1位　619票　ゆの���ひだまりスケッチ 特別編(Yuno@Hidamari Sketch Tokubetsuhen) 2位　250票　乱崎優歌���姫宮零子������狂乱家族日記(Midarezaki Yuuka@Kyouran Kazoku Nikki) 3位　233票　織部麻緒衣���Myself;Yourself(Oribe Aoi@Myself;Yourself) Sakuya’s from the Hayate camps so that’s all fine and dandy and good, they get lots [...]
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Group C3 有効コードがある票の順位 1位　569票　愛沢咲夜���ハヤテのごとく! [Aizawa Sakuya @ Hayate the Combat Butler] 2位　316票　チアキ���シゴフミ [Chiaki @ Shigofumi] 3位　207票　持田雛子���Myself;Yourself [Mochida Hinako @ Myself;Yourself] Group C7 有効コードがある票の順位 1位　430票　朝倉音姫���D.C.II ���ダ・カーポII��� [Asakura Otome @ D.C. II] 2位　426票　乱崎凶華���キョウキァ���エアエリアエア������狂乱家族日記 [Midarezaki Kyouka @ Kyouran Kazoku Nikki] 3位　157票　カーヤ���ドルアーガの塔 ���the Aegis of URUK��� [Kaaya @ The Tower of Druaga] Group C11 有効コードがある票の順位 1位　619票　ゆの���ひだまりスケッチ 特別編 [Yuno @ Hidamari Sketch] 2位　250票　乱崎優歌���姫宮零子������狂乱家族日記 [Midarezaki Yuka @ Kyouran Kazoku Nikki] 3位　233票　織部麻緒衣���Myself;Yourself [Oribe Aoi @ [...]
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Group C-03 Results: 1位　569票　愛沢咲夜���ハヤテのごとく! (Sakuya Aizawa @ “Hayate the Combat Butler!“) 2位　316票　チアキ���シゴフミ (Chiaki @ “Shigofumi”) 3位　207票　持田雛子���Myself;Yourself (Hinako Mochida @ “Myself;Yourself”) Group C-07 Results: 1位　430票　朝倉音姫���D.C.II ���ダ・カーポII��� (Otome Asakura @ “D.C.II“) 2位　426票　乱崎凶華���キョウキァ���エアエリアエア������狂乱家族日記 (Kyouka Midarezaki @ “Kyouran Kazoku Nikki”) 3位　157票　カーヤ���ドルアーガの塔 ���the Aegis of URUK��� (Kaya @ “The Tower of Druaga”) Group C-11 Results: 1位　619票　ゆの���ひだまりスケッチ 特別編 (Yuno @ “Hidamari Sketch“) 2位　250票　乱崎優歌���姫宮零子������狂乱家族日記 (Yuuka Midarezaki @ “Kyouran Kazoku Nikki”) 3位　233票　織部麻緒衣���Myself;Yourself (Aoi Oribe [...]
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Kyouran Kazoku Nikki's episode quality continues to be a hit-and-miss affair, and goodness knows when (or even if) we'll ever get around to the revelation of who the actual descendant of Enka is, but at least in the grand scheme of things this latest instalment of the series was actually okay. In fact, dare I say it, it was actually quite amusing in places. The overall 'theme' of the episode
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  Second worst monster name ever. Impressions: There’s only one thing less terrifying than a monster named Vitamin C, and that’s The Lepus. This was a particularly bizarre KKN episode, and not even in the usual KKN fashion. This was almost like a Twilight Zone episode where we learn that the gremlin on the wing is actually [...]
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