Why did so little anime change their OP or ED after their first half ended? For as far as I know, only xxxHolic showed us a new ED after episode 14. I like it when a series does this. It symbolizes change. Anyway, now that that random comment is out of the way, here’s once [...]
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The new season is almost upon us, and yet here I am, having failed to put together any kind of autumn (or, if you prefer, fall) preview whatsoever- and nor am I intending to. Aside from the fact that many people have already done a better job of it than myself, and that I’m simply [...]
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Man, I cracked. So much for being a Haruhist. :DAnd yeah, here's the longest IRC chat channel address that I had ever seen: #SEKAIWOOOINIMORIAGERUTAMENOSUZUMIYAHARUHINODAN @ irc.rizon.netOkay, back where we should be. Not so much for an update, but I'd make this post to clarify a few things, and to make some announcements.i. Let's just say I'm a late bloomer in the anime blogging world, as I have been doing other stuffs. But then, I got to know of this website: Online Fanart Protection. I hereby announce that "Yamaki's Anime Blog" will fully give it's support to the website in protecting fan-arts on the internet. However, I am also very disappointed with some anime blogs. They deliberately use images which they'd found on the internet, wherever they may be, I don't care whether they're from 4chan or Tinami, they shouldn't be using them at all. ii. I have just finished my UEC Mock examinations, and I shall be having a day off from school tommorow, and I shall be doing some reviews of animes such as .Hack//sign or xxxHolic.iii. I have registered this blog in animenano, and have yet to be added up to the directory. Perhaps I'll be getting more hits by then, ah?Last but not least, we'll be having our Remedial Anime Awards soon enough. :D
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With the showing of epsiode 23 … Season one for xxxHolic effective ends … even though there’s the last side story episode 24 (which should have been should earlier cause the story was featured early in the manga) Thus, we bid goodbye to the beautiful and mystical 壱原侑子 Yuuko Ichihara-san She surely has granted my wish for [...]
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I think we may have caught our first real Tsubasa Chronicle-reference. At least, if you ignore Fye’s staff who keeps showing up at random places. Remember last episode, in which Yuuko was away for a long trip? This episode shows a small shot of her, while on a boat, heading for a strange, rocky island, [...]
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Another week, another round-up, another persistent feeling that I really am following more series than the handful I seem to be covering. This week seems to be an oddly unbalanced one, featuring a select handful of gems amongst a desert of tiresome, forgettable dross- some of it from series I highly praised mere months [...]
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This could be the second to the last rankings post, since I don’t foresee any other series that would make a big impact on my top 5 list.
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Another Watanuki-centred episode. And a quite touching one as well. I love the theme they used for this episode. The case is like this: Yuuko is away on some mission, leaving Watanuki alone. He then runs into a strange woman, and the two become friends. Very soon, they find out about each other that Watanuki [...]
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This is such a strange episode. It seems as if the producers suddenly realised that they don't have enough budget to produce the remaining episodes so they need to cut down on spending right away. Having said that, the drawings are actually better than their past efforts. This will explain why they reused the same room over and over again. That way they can minimise animation and keep a tight leash on the character design. I guess this is what we get after a high quality episode like the one that comes before it. Overall, however, I don't mind the episode. The story might be a little bit hard to understand at first but it was quite eye-opener, at least for me, once I understood what Yuuko says in the episode.
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A story that runs parallel to xxxHolic, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle is both a new story from acclaimed manga-ka team CLAMP and the ultimate in manga 'crossovers'. A number of characters from Cardcaptor Sakura join familiar faces from numerous other CLAMP series as we follow Cardcaptor's Syaoran in a magical quest to save the life of childhood friend Sakura.Even if you have never read a single ch...
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