I had completely forgotten about this, actually. It seems like an absolute age since Clannad “finished”, so this long-awaited twenty-forth episode kind of hit me from out of the blue. This episode focused around Tomoyo in what I’ve gathered is an alternate version of the Clannad universe, following her path from the original Clannad game. [...]
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It’s been about a week since my copy of Genki Volume One arrived in the post. After receipt I spared no time in ripping open the brown corrugated cardboard pouch from Amazon, excitedly uncovering what I deemed to be my first proper Japanese language textbook. Yes folks, it’s finally come down to this. Genki was the [...]
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As if we weren’t already very well aware, those crazy Japanese animators just thought they’d make absolutely sure we know exactly what Zero no Tsukaima: Princess no Rondo is all about. Just in case you might have thought it had a centrally cohesive plot, or something exotic like that. On that note, I’m not going to [...]
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Awr, man… I was determined not to like this! Calling a spade a spade (because, y’know, it is), Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu is grade-A manufactured rubbish. Ever since reading about the show’s original premise, it was painfully obvious that this anime would be constructed meticulously from well-known tried-and-tested components with the aim of checking every tick [...]
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Waaaah! It finally happened! Irie finally gave in to Kotoko’s persistent pestering and agreed to marry her. But, man that episode moved quickly! So much happened that even the OP was forgone just to gain that brief extra minute-and-a-half. For once, though, I’m not going to complain about pacing. I simply enjoyed this too much. I [...]
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So the long awaited Zero no Tsukaima series three finally shows its tsuntsun much less deredere face and, after the let down ending of the previous series, the pressure’s certainly on for it to live up to the awesomeness of those better early episodes. My initial take on episode one of Princess no Rondo, was [...]
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Summer’s here and my exams are finally over. Gone are the cold days of revision and stress, replaced now by longer weeks of warmth and relaxation. And, of course, anime. It seems that during my time away from the weekly barrage of new episodes, I’ve managed to let many series completely pass me by. However, [...]
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After the brain deadening slew of fan service and school-yard anime that have so far dominated this season, I was quite happy to stumble upon the excellent Kurenai. Initially, I became interested in the show after watching a clip from the psychedelic opening animation. Other people were saying good things about the first episode, so [...]
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Chi’s Sweet Home is an anime about a kitten who lost its mother and was taken in by a family. Each episode is only three minutes long, but I can’t watch any more than three at a time. My blood sugar levels simply won’t allow it.
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Summary: Hayate, Nagi and Maria take a holiday to Turkey, where Hayate tries to convince Nagi to go outside and enjoy the fresh air for once. After jumping up after a hat into the air, Hayate travels back in time to meet chibi-Nagi. He discovers that the reaosn for Nagi’s chronic aversion to the outdoors [...]
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