Due to technical difficulties (*muttermuttertechnoratimutter*) and external time pressures, I’m going to have to put the buzz updates on hold for a while. Oh well, it just means that I’ll go back to hopefully more interesting topics on a semi-regular basis. After ACen, at least…
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Finally, it’s May! You know what they say about the first of May!
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I’m sure it says something that we have another 50-odd new series starting up this spring. I’m still working on exactly what it is, though. Well, I’m still working through them, if slowly, but there’s still time for another set of ratings. I’ll get this past week’s results together in short order after this.
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Buzz index coming right back at you, fresh off the presses. We also take our first peek at what’s popular in the new spring season. Our stunning conclusion: people like talking about what’s new and fresh much more than they do about last season’s shows.
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Sorry, just a plot this time. (This week’s late update brought to you by the stomach flu.)
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And here’s the final set: While the first chapter does a great job with the thriller aspects, Watanagashi-hen expands a bit more on the grisly murder and screwed up relationship aspects of the story. Aw, who cares, lets go watch Keiichi get beat up some more.
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Let’s see what this week looks like!
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Here’s where it all started. The first chapter, Onikakushi-hen, marks the first appearance of the Killer Loli Sentai, and we get to see what life is like in the crazy little village of Hinamizawa. In this case, the first is the best. A healthy balance of wacky hijinks and chilling suspense, plus having no [...]
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Speaking of old business, first off, we’re going to bring our little series about the death and insanity that is Higurashi no Naku Koro ni to an end. Here we cover the end of the series, and we’ll finish up the earlier bits in two fell swoops. As the series rolls to an end, we [...]
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We now present our new project - the Fansub Buzz Ratings - since nothing’s more fun than obsessive navel gazing! More seriously, the anime scene is fan-driven (we’re all fans here, right?), and so it’s interesting to ask what out there is popular? Luckily, thanks to the power of technology and the growth of [...]
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