Initial impression – the sisters return for round four Winter 2013 (13 episodes) (more info) As slice-of-life comedies go, Minami-ke is definitely above average and does a fantastic job of steering clear of material that’s been done before in this genre; focusing on its own unique take from the perspective of the three Minami sisters. One [...]
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Summary: Kana has some studying problems so she asks her classmates for some help; mistakes were made. Kana and Uchida wage a minor battle to Chiaki’s dismay. Kana pulls a good luck fortune describing how she will meet her lover and wonders if it’s Fujioka. The kotatsu is an evil device that makes people lazy.
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「春のはじまり、南家のはじまり」 "Spring is Here, and so are the Minamis" My God, it's like being in 2007 again. Pinch me. Does this mean Seirei no Moribito will be back in the Spring and Ghost Hound in the Fall?
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It might not be the pinnacle of slice of life anime comedy, but nonetheless winter brings the return of the Minami sisters for the fourth (yes, fourth) season of Minami-ke. In this latest series, we rejoin Haruka, Kana and Chiaki as they fight off unknown supernatural forces in a post-apocalyptic Japan... okay, not really, nothing has changed in the life of the main characters as they go
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Second season of Minami-ke finally starts after five years! Oh how I’ve missed that “kono bakayarooo!” of yours, Chiaki. Ahh… dat Haruka-neesama… delicious. Now, this is more like the Minami-ke I loved and remember. Production quality definitely got bumped up and the show hasn’t forgotten all the good ol’ jokes from the previous show too. [...]
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          This episode begins in typical Minami-ke fashion, with Haruka and Chiaki getting ready for their hatsumoude (first shrine visit on New Years day usually early in the morning) while Kana oversleeps and has to rush to get ready. At the temple, the three girls meet up with Uchida who thinks it’s a party and has spent [...]
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I normally don’t like to do  “episode 1 posts” of any series, but I felt that I needed to respond immediately to Minami-ke Okaeri while my reaction and feelings towards it and its visuals are still fresh in my mind. The show is done by the same company that did Okawari (asread) as opposed to the [...]
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The gang is back together for another season of sisterly fun. We start off with a New Years festival visit for the sisters. They meet Uchida there, who has already spent most of her money before the rest arrive. The rest of the day is spent inside the Minami household where we are re-introduced to [...]
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After a generally highly regarded first season of Minami-ke, the second season of this slice of life show, Okawari, somehow managed to ruin much of what the franchise brought to the table with lower quality animation coupled with looser, less humorous scripts and plots. Overall, it was a disappointment of a series, that started out at a mediocre pace before getting stuck in a rut and really
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