It’s a summer day at the beach for Hotori and Futaba.  But things don’t seem to be going well at all.  First, Hotori trips and breaks her floating ring.  Then a freak rainstorm comes in and builds up a big … Continue reading →
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If you feel like you've had a rough day, then the opening scenes of this eleventh episode of Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru may be enough to convince you that hey, it could have been worse... it could have been like Hotori's trip to the beach that kicks off this episode. From here (and ignoring the one-trick brief "Richman and Poorman short gags that don't work as well as they probably should this
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Max Factory is going to release the figma 094 Arashiyama Hotori ( 嵐山歩鳥 ) action figure form the manga/anime “Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru” ( それでも町は廻っている ). Will be released in April 2011. Around 140mm tall, 2,857 yen. Like I said before, I didn’t watch the “Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru” anime and only read the manga [...]
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Well, what do you know, looks like this show is going full on scifi fantasy. Last week, it was time travelers, this week, it’s aliens and ghosts. That’s not to say that this episode was driven by the scifi/fantasy elements. Rather, they were used mainly as convenient devices to facilitate the storytelling, much like in [...]
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Humans pray to beings they can’t see; if their wishes are granted it reinforces the belief that they exist, if not their prayers weren’t strong enough.  So either way God can be simply described in one word: luck.  Anyway, Hiroyuki … Continue reading →
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Old men and aliens, but no maids. Hello everyone, somehow I’ve screwed up my sleep cycle (again), probably because I took a 5 hour nap right after eating lunch today. And then I cooked dinner after waking up. In other news, I’m probably going to get fat from these stupid eating/sleeping habits, but whatever, I’ll [...]
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Bang!
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Although it's book-ended by a decidedly normal (albeit convoluted) prayer by Sanada, it's fair to say that this tenth episode of Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru is anything but normally; following in the footsteps of the second half of last week's instalment, you could say. Episode ten begins with some intriguing local news of some decidedly odd circular holes that have appeared out of nowhere that
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Okay, Tatsuno with a ponytail is a completely turn-on. As if the glasses weren’t enough already. My love for it increased after I found out she used to have Hotori’s hairdo.  The ping pong game reminded me of that titular movie, but I think I was paying more attention to Tatsuno and the bouncing breasts, as I suspected Sanada and his friend were too, judging by the jaw drop. I actually felt pretty bad for Hotori when she got hit by the ping pong ball. I know she can be ...
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Maids Sanjou!
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In her antique store Shizuka reads a classic story, in which a man sells his watch to buy a brush for his wife and she sold her hair to buy him a chain for his watch.  Shizuka wishes something like … Continue reading →
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That one character we all forgot about solves a mysterious mystery. I want to give my thanks to everyone who gave their congratulations earlier. I’m happy to be a part of the staff here, and I hope we can have a lot more fun together. I think we will all get along as long as [...]
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From being relegated to some pretty brief appearances in this series thus far, antique shop owner Shizuka Kameidou gets to enjoy a fair amount of the spotlight in this ninth episode of Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru, starting with a rather profitable little tale before the opening credits of a woman desperate to sell a vase, and her husband who is desperate to keep it. From there, we move away
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On their way home from school Hotori, Toshiko and Futaba got caught in a sudden rainstorm.  They take refuge under the awning outside a shop.  This rain was unexpected as the forecast didn’t say it would happen.  At least the … Continue reading →
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After a bit of a slow start, I now can't imagine a week that isn't lit up by peeking in on whatever ol' blowfish cheeks and her friends are up to, even if it means waiting a little longer to enjoy her randomness on occasion. Episode eight of Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru beings with Hotori, Tatsuno and Kon stranded outside a shop in the middle of a sudden down-pour, an event which brings lots of
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Hotori the Menace.
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Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru ED Single, Maids Sanjou! by Maids I still have to catch up to this but who can resist posting the music, which I loved? Enjoy, Sanjou! Artists: Maids (Yazawa Reika, Omigawa Chiaki, Yuuki Aoi, Shiraishi Ryouko) Tracklist: 1. Maids Sanjou! 2. Sou wa Ittemo Sekai wa Owaranai 3. Maids Sanjou! (Original [...]
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♪Rätsätsää ja ribidabi dilla, Beritstan dillan dillan doo ♪
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No week is complete without another dose of Hotori Arashiyama's slice of life... thank goodness then for episode seven of Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru. As this episode begins, it appears that Hotori isn't the only one to pay any attention to TV fortune-telling predictions, as Sanada dismisses a blood type-based piece of advice telling him to take a short trip with a loved one to cement their
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Love is like western food; the narrator draws strange conclusions from both.  And the misleading thumbnail award goes to… While he has an early breakfast of crab and bread, Hiroyuki watches the day’s horoscopes.  He scoffs at the advice to … Continue reading →
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