Ooh, what a surprise: this episode was actually quite good again. I didn’t expect this show to pick itself back up after those… rather lackluster previous two episodes, but this episode returned to the parts that made this series good. It was very angsty, but at the same time it allowed Hotsuma to develop quite [...]
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Yeah… tons of fanservice in this episode. It’s annoying when moe shows do this, but with the bishies it’s just as bad. Especially during that bathing scene I’m surprised that sparkles didn’t start flying off the characters. You could also really see that Yuki used to be a girl when he started making necklaces for [...]
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“Muahahaha, I am the bad guy of this series, and I shall demonstrate this by dropping random glasses full of wine on the ground. Now that should keep those cleaners busy for a couple of minutes!” It’s things like this that make it hard again for me to take this series seriously. This series overall is [...]
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You’d be forgiven for recalling Aerosmith’s “Dude Looks Like a Lady” in the opening credits of the voluminously titled Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru; not for the song’s namesake but because were it not for the obvious breasts, the lady would certainly resemble a gentleman. This is not surprising with [...]
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Whoa, I admire the balls that the creators have with this series. This episode was really heavy, and pretty much showed that this isn’t going to be a happy adventure. They really went as far as actually having the bad guys possess little girls in order to deceive Yuki? I give my thumbs up for [...]
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Hmm, I’m actually liking the quieter episodes more than the climaxes with this series. The previous episode might have been a tad cheesy, but this episode was actually quite charming. I liked the balance, and the new characters have potential. The children in this episode are quite an interesting addition. They prevent Yuki from turning [...]
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Well, that’s it for the introduction, after this the show will start for real. We can only hope that it’s going to be as good as these first four episodes. Episode four wasn’t the best, and it pretty much concluded the introduction like we thought it would, but the atmosphere still was more than good [...]
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Whoa, the soundtrack for this series just continues to get better and better. that’s a very pleasant surprise for this series. Shougo Kaida seems to be very much a newbie composer, but something tells me that he’s someone to look out for. The story so far has been a mix between cliches and interesting ideas, [...]
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…The way that line was delivered — IT WAS WAY TOO NORMAL! Miken: The title of this series sure is a mouthful, which is why I’m going to go by how Crunchyroll and everyone else seems to shorten it and simply call it Uraboku. Still, with a title that translates to “Betrayal Knows My Name” and [...]
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Yeah, yeah. I know I’m shuffling around series more than ever this season, but who cares, this episode was goooood. Consider Hakuouki dropped now, because Uragiri’s second installment did just about everything better. I was a bit reluctant with this series. Not because of the gay undertones, but rather because of the prospect of another [...]
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Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru Short Synopsis: Our lead character is the reincarnation of some woman. Well, I’m intrigued. While it’s no Night Head Genesis, this episode of Uragiri was pretty good. It deals with a lot of heavy stuff, like insanity, death threats, parental abuse and orphans, but it handled all of the [...]
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Crunchyroll has resumed its simulcast announcements with the forthcoming simulcast of the anime adaptation of author Hotaru Odagiri’s Boy’s Love manga Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru, now known simply as Uraboku. The simulcast will begin this Sunday April 11th at 9am PDT for Premium members and will be offered the next Sunday [...]
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According to the notice below, an anime of Odagiri Hotaru’s fantasy adventure series, 「Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru (Betrayal Knows My Name)」, has been green-lit for production. *Synopsis courtesy of Manga-Updates: Sakurai Yuki is a mysterious boy with a mysterious ability. He was found in the bushes as a baby and adopted by his current [...]
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