It’s Club Fair time, and Kurumi is interested in joining a particular club involving magic. After all, she came close to executing one part of the spell. Of course, Kurumi was in for a surprise she [...]
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First assignment. This episode started with very cool over stylized surfing scenes and then it went into breakfast mode.  Fortunately it looks like HAL won’t put Midorikawa into stereotypical “lonely, angry outsider” cliche. Sure, he’s not the most friendly guy around, but we already see him smile, share his passions for surfing as well [...]
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The third instalment of Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto - Natsu no Sora continues to run the risk of letting its lavish backdrops steal the show from the story itself, and on occasion it's a pretty close-run thing with the feeling that the characters are placed around the scenery rather than vice versa, but overall it just about manages to pull the trick off once again. This particular episode
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Last week’s anime-manga comparison is going to be a one-off, for two reasons; 1) Because NobiNobi Scans have yet to release the third chapter, so I don’t have anything on hand to compare this episode to, and 2) I’ve already made my point anyway, that the anime is little like the manga it was adapted [...]
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Entries for this series are generally late due to the fact that I try to finish up the translation script before I write the blog entry. Last week took some time due to some issues, but we hope to release it faster this time for your viewing pleasure. As usual, come visit our IRC channel [...]
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Short Synopsis: The students are taught magic through various practical assignments at real clients. Highlights: Sora may have been a bit too emotionally attached to her assignment. Overall Enjoyment Value: 7,5/10 I’m pretty annoyed by Bonen no Xamdou, for its attempt to mess up my whole blogging schedule this season. Just when the final show this season aired [...]
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