Title: Arakawa Under the Bridge Genre: Comedy Publisher: Square Enix (JP), Vertical, Inc. (US) Creator: Hikaru Nakamura Serialized in: Young Gangan Translation: Andrew Cunningham Original Release [...]
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Nino and Ric have a little talk… Time flies! It’s already time for another Arakawa episode! While last week was full of a bunch of craziness (well, when is Arakawa NOT full of crazy?) this week takes a much more serious approach. It’s probably the most serious episode of Arakawa, in fact. But is that [...]
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I did say that I would quote the opening lines from each episode at the start of each post. Just [...]
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Good god this was a fantastic episode – Arakawa at its finest right here folks.  We’re picking up where episode 3 left off, so its time to get a wee bit more on Nino and just what’s on those tapes.  Of course there’s also a whole load of squee-some Nino X Ric goodness too – [...]
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If you thought we'd seen then end of any interference from Kou's father come the end of Arakawa Under the Bridge's first season, then think again, as it seems that he's up to his old tricks - this time however, his concerns seem centred around Nino, as he requests that Kou's secretary do some digging into her past - something which is proving to be rather difficult, not only because any
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Shimazaki is frustrated by Hoshi’s singing on the tapes she stole.  She is under orders from Rec’s father to investigate Nino.  But she hasn’t been able to find any information.  All of a sudden a pair of hands come out … Continue reading →
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Summary: The lights come up on the church stage, revealing Hoshi and Recruit who are poised for their musical showdown. Hoshi declares that their contest will be decided by Nino’s expression, and starts off with one of her favorite songs. Her reaction is favorable and Hoshi thinks he has the competition locked until Ric starts in [...]
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This week we get our music battle and Ric continues his search for his place in the Under Bridge community. As suspected, Ric has the skills to be a concert violinist – one can only imagine the effort he put in to get that good.  His performance marks him as the clear winner of the [...]
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First, we are born in the same galaxy. Born of the same species. Our lifetimes overlap. The meetings between humans [...]
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After some quite beautiful words on the nature of human relationships from Kou, episode six of Arakawa Under the Bridge gets back to some serious business - Namely, the Eurovision song contest that is the musical competition between Ric and Star.While Star looks to have won the day with his wonderfully penned song about girls haircuts, Ric's violin playing abilities prove to be sufficiently
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