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Aniplex of America Inc. announced today that its breakout anime hit show Durarara!! will make its U.S. network television debut on Adult Swim in June. The 26-episode Durarara!! series is slated to air during the cable network’s Saturday evening programming block, strengthening an already robust line-up of popular anime shows. Subsequent episodes (in English language dub) thereafter will be made available online through AdultSwim.com. “Adult Swim matches up perfectly with such an unpredictable show like Durarara!!” says Hideki Goto, president of Aniplex of America. “We are very excited with this opportunity. We hope many more people will have chance to watch Durarara!!.”About Durarara!!A pitch-black headless motorcyclist who roams the city?! High-tension suspense and action are taking over Ikebukuro, Tokyo! “Durarara!!” the animated TV series is based on the hit self-titled novel by Ryohgo Narita. This series has shocked readers and the light-novel industry with its unique characters and out-of-this-world story.Ikebukuro, Tokyo, takes center stage, where various young people have gathered, each with their own expectations. A high school student who longs for an un-ordinary life, the strongest man in Ikebukuro, an information broker, an underground doctor, a stalker, a “headless” rider, and many others both cause and get caught up in trouble. This is a story with a tangle of super-extraordinary characters; one where no one can predict what will happen next!
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The Method to Madness boys review Durarara!; a series bound tight in well-woven storylines and robust, yet colorful characters.
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Know what’s great about Fridays? Other than the fact that you party twice and have four times the fun, you also get to see your own work on 91.8 The Fan. How awesome is that? Don’t answer that, we already know it’s super freakin’ awesome! So we got to thinking, what would make Fridays even [...]
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Apologies for taking so long, I thought that I would jump ahead and list my final thoughts on this series that everyone loves so well. Related posts:Durarara!! Episode 09 Durarara!! Episode 12 Durarara!! Episode 08
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Here is issue #2 of Arianna's Insane Durarara!! ramblings. This one was just as much fun as the first. Not as many yaoi comments in this one, but still fun. Enjoy. Episode Two: Highly Unpredictable No. The “reality” I see is not real. I've been in a coma for the last five years. In fact, it isn't even me writing this. Oh hey, Anri, zoom in on the chest because of... Another Pedobear! In my reality there is Pyramidhead. And he kills Anri. You figure out if I'm kidding or not. Kida, no one thinks you look mature. Don't kid yourself. You look like a moron. Which you are. But we love you. Hi Seiji, welcome to the classroom and WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU AREN'T STAYING? ...Wait, no one likes you anyway, go ahead and leave. We won't miss you. Though confusing the old man isn't really cool. Nice going, asshat. Would anyone have minded if Rio died? I wouldn't have. No attachment here. Emo girl is emo. See, she even changed her hair like an emo girl! Not the normal kinda change, but STILL. (Yes, above is her original hair, I know.) Hiding the evidence solves EVERYTHING. Remember that when you have to kill someone. Happy family. This is like....boring. See, this is why we don't get functional families in anime. They're lame. I'm getting sick of Emo Girl. She's annoying. Determination makes things better. Including killing yourself. Go for it. (Note: Please don't take that seriously. I do not in any way encourage suicide.) Pedobear! Chloroform is the best pick-up line. -fangirls- As opposed to, you know, time stopping. Hey, Shinra! Shinra is the shit and everyone knows it. If anyone does NOT like Shinra they're going to get slapped by yours truly. Shizuo. Another lovable man. Because after that he has to go find Izaya and—I'm sorry. I can't help myself. I cosplay Shizuo. If only the super-strength came with the outfit. I want to pick up and throw a vending machine! The sad thing I have to admit is, I would happily become Izaya's servant just to be able to look at him all the time. Or slave. He doesn't have to pay me. She's CELTY STURLUSON. I am supremely disappointed that I didn't get to see her walking away from any explosions in the series. She's on the roof! They do that a lot in anime. Is it just easier to get to roofs in Japan? Your name isn't Nakura you lying dickwad. But you're like sex on legs, so it's forgivable. At least he's being honest there.   Watching him list her emotions should NOT amuse me the way it does. But oh god, it really, really does. He and I would get along, I think. And to be perfectly honest. If I lived in that world, I would no longer want Izaya/Shizuo, because I'd want him for myself. Possibly my favorite line of the episode. The way he delivers it, it doesn't sound directly cold, but you can tell it is. He feels nothing for this girl. Blood spatter! Exciting stuff. LOOK AT IT. IZAYA TOLD YOU TO NOW DO IT. His balancing act is a lot sexier than it should be. But the sexist stance of the episode by far is this. Or is this the best line of the episode? His gleeful walk-dancing away. God I love this man. YES. Kill yourself! Make Izaya smile and— GODAMMIT CELTY WHY DID YOU DO THAT? You and your freaking morals. Celty, I love you, but I cannot bring myself to care about what you're saying right now. Izaya and Mikado are clearly going on a date. That's what this is. And here we have Anri interrupting. Stupid Anri. See? He's not THAT bad.
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Welcome to issue #1 of Arianna's Insane Durarara!! Ramblings! This is what happens when I'm allowed to watch the series and just let out what I think without being limited. So that's why it's Insane. I had fun writing it though, so I hope you have fun reading it. Oh, and it should be noted that these thoughts happen with me having already watched the series twice before this. So there might be spoilers. Don't blame me if you learn something you didn't want to. Also, they're stream-of-consciousness, so it helps to be watching the episodes as you read, or to know them very, very well. Ubut there are screencaps aplenty. And I think to the characters a lot. I have a lot to say, so it'll only be one episode in a post. Episode One: First Words So Mikado, did anyone tell you that you should learn to make up your mind with what you want to say? You sound like a WOMAN right here. And yeah, I can make the sexist comments about women when I am one myself. It's awesome. Kida's creepin' on you like a professional! God, it would be so easy to kidnap Mikado—he's oblivious. And by the way, Kida, the same three choices do not actually count as three choices. They count as one. Deal with it, bro. Yes, that WAS an awful joke, but I don't want to hear that from YOU. Mikado, you've got as much sense of humor as my mother. Translation: you have no sense of humor. Well, Kida, that would explain why he wants to go with you, now wouldn't it? Mikado. If you were killed by the color gangs, it's possible my life would have improved drastically. (I don't mean that. I love Mikado. I just like to be mean to him.) So...the stuff Kida is saying right here, about the war with the color gangs...does it count as spoilers? That's right, you apologize to that sign. You know it's better than you. And Erika, we would get along SO MUCH. That's my BFF right there. We'll go hang out on Otome Road together. It'll be great. Can anyone explain to me what's weird about Mikado's name? I do not comprehend this. ...What? Must. Resist. Urge. For inappropriate comment. Kanra. Ohhhhhh Kanra. Great person, that Kanra-san. Situation with Rio, blah, blah, NO ONE CARES ABOUT YOU. Yes. This looks trustworthy. Mysterious rape van back here, definitely not a rape van, what are you talking about? Look out for Pedobear! Wait, that's not what I remember Pedobear looking like. IZAYA! (←See: Explosion of fangirl glee.) All right, back to Kida and Mikado. How about less talking and more making out to make up for the last few years? Oh wait, not supposed to let the yaoi fangirl out like that. Simon. I don't understand the existence of Simon. Like, he's not really involved in anything. But his manner of speaking cracks me up, so I'll accept him. Besides, there clearly can't be anything wrong with a random Russian dude. Shizu-chan! Flying vending machines ALWAYS signify the presence of Shizu-chan. That's Lesson Number One of living in Ikebukuro. No, no, don't stay away form Heiwajima Shizuo, go find him and let him—wait a second, there's the yaoi fangirl again. My bad. Random Pedobears...talking about being Pedobears...  And... Enter badass—no, wait. Just chatting. Whatever. Okay, here we go: ENTER BADASSERY! Enter Super-Badassery! YES I'm going to ignore your question you little teenage brat. Headless makes everything better and you know it. EPIC SUPER-BADASSERY! Other people Mikado should be wary of: clearly, the entire population of Ikebukuro.  And no, no, don't be wary of Izaya Orihara! This guy's legit! Totally 100% safe, no worries, it's all GOOD. (← See: A clear example of what is called 'lying'.) Hey, it's this chick! No, I'm not giving her a name right now. Deal with it. So I shouldn't eliminate all hopes of a giant Ikebukuro man org—NO. BAD YAOI FANGIRL. Celty: So bad-ass she gets SLOW-MO. Which no one else in this series is worthy of. I should not comment on this. It will not be appropriate. So I'll leave your imagination to wander with that line, about what I might have said.  I'll tell you! NO I WON'T. Bwahaha, information withheld.
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Durarara!! has always been epic in everything it has. Quality doesn't drop even on their extra/ova episodes xD Even if this is more of a fun-fun chapter, it had still done a wonderful storytelling, made us learn more about the characters, be amazed on the stunts and laugh out loud on its jokes.This episode has been fun and awesome... yet very insane, haha! One of its supporting characters has been featuring some of the crazy stuff of the show... starting with the romantic couples~ [ COUPLE #1: Masaomi x Saki (the least crazy one presently) ]They were quite an abnormal pair in the series but in this episode they're just like lovers eloping. Their lives seem peaceful... I hope they come back soon.... and that Saki would be able to forget about Izaya 100% [ COUPLE #2: Mikado x Anri (seems ordinary but not exactly) ]One of the you-two-are-freakin-obvious-and-you-know-it-so-why-the-hell-are-you-two-not-canon-yet type of pairings. *sigh*They're so serious, quiet, and shy. They're almost the ordinary pure pure pairings if it weren't for their gangster backgrounds, hehe.Though for the "shy" type of pairing, Mikado's first confession is through live television xD Pretty romantic~ And I love it that Mikado has been shielding Anri even though she's hell more capable when it comes to combat compare to him, hehe.Mikado has a chance.... even if Anri's feelings are complicated, her blushes had to mean something (she doesn't blush like that on Masaomi's advaces!). Masaomi and the fans are becoming impatient on you too =_= [ COUPLE #3: Shinra x Selty (headless lover x headless) ]Selty being a part of this pair is enough to make this abnormal, haha! What made it even more abnormal is that Shinra finds her beautiful for being headless... and firmly believes that he'll have so much competition if her beauty gets exposed on TV, haha!Such an amusing pair... Shinra has been expressing his worries so dramatically while Selty just tells him to shut up, haha. [ COUPLE #4: Seiji x Stalker Girl (creepy no matter how you look at it) ](I suddenly forgot her name because I've been calling her using that alias more than her real name)One-sided stalker crush is very creepy... and it's creepier if that love was reciprocated o_o Oh whoa... she was so proud that she has done something stalker-ish.... and Seiji even played along with it. Funny that she has somewhat forgotten about Seiji when she was boasting about her love on TV; Seiji even had to move to stay on screen, haha.(Kasuka's so nice.... he didn't have a creeping-out reaction... that or his acting is just that awesome....) [ COUPLE #5: Namie x Seiji (one-sided sibling complex) ]I no longer think that Namie's feelings for Seiji are romantic exactly.... she loves him... but I don't see her having desires to kiss him and stuff.... only upto hugs... and she gets to do that whenever she pleases as a sister.Her great love is sweet (but scary when angry/jealous.... Izaya's TV went bye bye... bwahahahha xD) but oh... please give up already =( [ COUPLE #6: Kururi x Marui (mutual sibling complex) ]Unlike the previous pair of siblings, this pair has become mutual. They're such opposites but they get along very well~Their kissing scene made them seem incest.... I dunno if they're really like that though. They're twins... they were one... so... twins love might be a little complicated compare to the common type of sibling pairs. [ PAIR: Shizuo + Kasuka (brotherly love) ]Speaking of sibling pairs, we have another mutual one but this time they're not really doing things in a mushy way.... unless you see things differently. Dotachin's statements of it being dangerous if you get in the way of brotherly love could imply things, haha!This is the type of pair that helps each other out from the shadows. Kasuka had helped Shizuo find a job (but not being flashy like when he's working) while Shizuo protects his brother from harm from a distance. I don't think Kasuka expected Shizuo to protect him in this episode though.... he's just that brave to have the guts to show that kind of expression on such a dangerous situation, hehe. [ "COUPLE": Shizuo + Izaya (the more you hate the more you love?) ]There was someone who is disgusted with the Heiwajima brotherly love. I think he's just jealous because he doesn't have that kind of mutual love, even with his sisters (Though Shizaya fans would most likely think that Izaya's jealous because he wants Shizuo for himself, bwahaha!) so he messes up the peaceful relationships of others so he could forget about his own troubles.Izaya went through all the trouble just to piss Shizuo off. He's that desperate for attention... for a playmate... and even if he hates the guy and his life could be in danger. Shizuo happens to be his most challenging opponent (to geniuses: the more challenging, the more fun and better it is~).They finally had an actual battle in this episode and oh it was fun to watch~ My impressions on just the two of them in this episode had been enogh for one article [ WISH COUPLE: Izaya x Namie (never gonna happen but...) ]The pairing that I badly want to happen is this one though xD But with Namie's obsession to Seiji and Izaya's complicated love to humanity... this isn't likely... *sigh*The only part that can be somehow considered a "moment" in this episode is the part when Namie remembered Izaya at the mention of Ikebukuro. She doesn't care, but she remembers the things he tells her. But ah well... it's part of her job. But still... oh come on I know you care somehow even if you say otherwise, Namie xD (It's gotta be more than just caring about your salary... it has to be.... wah, oh I hope) [ OTHER LOVE: Love for War and Peace ]Alright, let's go to other forms of love. We've got polar opposites on this: the Lover of Chaos (Izaya) and the Lover of Order (Simon...[also Selty]).Izaya was being a pain in the ass (he's so hyper during chat xD Bwahahahahaha) and messing around (especially with Shizuo) as usual in this episode; while Simon is trying his best to help his friends (by covering Selty) and for trying to stop a fight (but the two are wilder than usual which perhaps is the reason why neither Selty nor Simon could stop them this time, haha!) [ OTHER LOVE: Various (Yuuhei/Kasuka) ]Aside from romance, and general intangible things, Kasuka had been demonstrating to us appreciation of food (Simon got the restaurant endorsement that he needed xD), love for pet (it's cute that he keeps on stroking it even during a meeting), and devotion to work (mr. police officer showed that too). [ FANGURLING ]Another form of love with be love for your fandom? Haha... our otaku pair had been mentioning actual anime couples, haha! (I am not familiar with what Walker was referencing though.... I only know the Ryuuji x Taiga one) This episode made me miss the series badly. I hope they make another season already (or make another for Baccano or make an adaptation of another Narita-sensei series)
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As I mentioned in my post earlier today, I'm starting a few different series of posts, and one of those is going to be a Durarara!! series. Here we go. --- I have a confession to make. When I reviewed Durarara!!, back at the very end of November (it was one of my first few reviews) I gave it an eight. That ranks it alongside Jigoku Shoujo, Kuroshitsuji and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. I only rated it so high because I could see quality there even if I hadn't enjoyed it very much, and oh—that's the ticket. I didn't enjoy it very much. When I watched the series the first time, my reaction was something like this: Then I started making my Top Ten lists recently. There ended up being a whole lot of Durarara!! content on those lists. And that's when it hit me—much as I didn't enjoy watching it, much as I looked at it sorta said 'meh'...somehow it wormed its way into my favorite series. That is why I re-watched the series. It was to see if I liked it better the second time around, to see if I could figure out why I fell so in love. Suffice it to say...it didn't work. I still don't know. All I know is that am in love. I mean that in an intense way. I am now obsessed with this series in a way that I haven't been obsessed with a series since...oh, Yu-Gi-Oh!, in sixth grade? Yeah. And before that, Digimon. Meaning I am obsessed in a way that has only happened twice before. Now that...that is impressive. So this series of posts is going to cover basically everything related to DRRR!!. The episodes, a few per post when I do episode posts. These will offer commentary. And whatever else I feel like offering in them. The characters. Either each main character will get their own post, or I'll stuff a few people into the same post. It'll just depend on how much I have to say about each specific person. The music. I have both OSTs and the character cover songs, and I will discuss all of them at some point or another. The light novels. Seriously, I'm reading them. Or at least trying. So far I've located translations of volume one, and volumes four through seven. If anyone can direct me to volumes two, three, eight and nine, I will love you. But basically in these posts I'll still do general commentary and also cover differences in the mediums. The manga. I'll also be reading this. Just because. The pairings. Maybe. I might do one or two posts about various actual couples and other pairings from within Durarara!!. Anyway, I suspect from that list that this is going to be a long series. And maybe somehow the gods of anime will smile on me and I'll get a nice second season of the actual anime series. We'll just see how that goes. So this has been the introduction. That is all, haha.
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Kyo-Special Two: Are you ready for some Drrr! AWESOMENESS?! Ikebukuro ni Yōkoso! How can Durarara!! not be part of my special anniversary trio posts? Like Cool-chan hinted, while reviewing the first special of Durarara!! the wait is over and this is second of three surprises for completing a year at Metanorn. You can cheer me [...]
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Just a quick post on another funny seiyuu connection I noticed.
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DRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! is back We love DRRR!!, you love DRRR!!, let’s talk about DRRR!! I know, this first special was released a while ago…but we waited so you could have a double whammy of the special episodes. It’s like we’re injecting you with a saturated dosage of WIN, except it’s not lethal. Well, let’s hope it’s [...]
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Oh I miss blogging DRRR!!~ Especially when I'm talking about my favorite characters, teehee~ Well, supposedly I'll be doing the post about my impressions on the episode in general first but... I can't get these two off my mind, haha!Finally! We've got an actual Shizaya Shizuo versus Izaya showdown! Well, it didn't last long... no winner as usual.... but at least it's longer then usual... and double the fun and awesome =D [ SHIZAYA RULES ]No, I don't take Shizaya seriously. I absolutely love the jokes on it though... especially CANON ones, hahahahaha! It was funny that Kasuka had put aside his lovey-dovey TV show and started focusing on the weird events in the city, haha! The first one stars his brother, of course~Oh his line on saying that the destruction that the Shizuo vs Izaya fight has been causing might be a warning of some kind to mankind... bwahahahaha! The fight's the spotlight in this episode. Since it's between two bishies, fujoshi's can't miss seeing something else on it:Oh Erika xD There you go again on your Shizaya fangurling. I couldn't stop laughing when she has been mentioning the seme/uke stuff. LOLz You're so epic, love ya~THE DUO GOT THEIR OWN TV SEGMENT. IT HAS TO MEAN SOMETHING.Bwahahahahhahahahahahahaha! xD Izaya's sisters don't mind handing over their brother to Shizuo:LOLz, I know they meant it in a different way but Erika's thoughts made me think of some things in the episode a little differently. It's her fault, bwahahaha! Alright, back to the duo being awesome. Their fight scenes had been very awesome in this. Shizuo's capable of more than just enduring pain or throwin heavy objects. Izaya's also not just for avoiding and running away, but he could also do attacks. Bias aside, their fight was still very terrific! [ SHIZAYA FIGHT ]Izaya needed to leave soon (Wait.. WHAT? Nooo!!! Masaomi left, not you too!!!). But before that he wanted to settle some things... and do what he's gonna miss the most: pissing Shizuo off (Izaya knows the mobile number of his favorite enemy~) Yeah, it's like Izaya's gonna miss his playmate so he wants to play around like old times~It's so cute that their play of tag can be in any location (on buildings, the street, etc.)... Shizuo chased him by "air" then also of course through land... looking forward to a part where there'll be a chase through water. Swiiiiim~ Bwahahaha! Their chasing didn't end that soon that they're still doing it until night time, bwahahaha!Oh they never get tired of that game, do they? Hahahaha! Their relationship didn't change since high school... but that doesn't mean thatall of their arguments will end the same way. Izaya thought that his old trick would work... but it looks like Shizuo had become immune to it, hehe.The older they get.... the more intense their fights become perhaps? Hehehehe.... I find it strange though that even if Izaya's so far away or not that far away, Shizuo couldn't catch him.I guess Izaya wins on speed.But there are times when the two are even closer than an arm's distance... yet they still fail in killing each other! I say they don't really want to kill each other no matter how many times they declare their murderous intents and attempt dangerous attacks. That close range was such a wonderful opportunity for Shizuo to do a headbutt and for Izaya to slice his guts. But neither of them didn't do such on such an event... and continued their distanced fights, haha! I knew it... deep inside they don't really want to kill each other. They're ENJOYING their little quarrels deep inside~ Bwahahahahhahahahahahaha xD [ SHIZAYA.... OPPOSITES? ]Being obvious opposites, it won't be uncommon if it's easily concluded for Izaya being more of the brains while Shizuo more of the brawns. But that's not really the case with this duo; Shizuo is sharp while Izaya could kick ass. Shizuo's simple way of thinking had been the wisest way to figure out some mysteries and complicated matters.... because no matter how unlikely for Izaya to be involved in such events, Izaya still had something to do with it. Shizuo's not stupid. Yay! Crush the strong-dude-but-not-smart stereotype~As for Izaya, he prefers being the mastermind than the one in action.... but he could fight if he needs to.. and feels like it~ What's more impressive is that he could battle against the strongest dude in the city... and not even having a hard time on that. So these two can also be very similar in some ways. Like in this part for instance;I find it cute that the gesture that they did on their phone was so similar xD I was laughing so hard when both of them stepped on Simon for their landing, haha! xD Oh Kasuka's comment about someone being able to ignore gravity xD Hahahaha! Speaking of which, both of them seem to be capable of doing awesome stunts in the air:Izaya's moves seem more stylish and smooth though, hehe. Oooooooh~ They're both so cool in this episode. I can't help myself from picking my favorite scenes: [ SHIZUO'S BEST ]My favorite! He looks really handsome and cool in this part~ Oh I wish I can do a GIF on this... you see, when he spoke that line... he was moving his shoulders and... it was very sexy xD Hahahaha! It was already impressive that he was able to catch a knife thrown at him... but it was so badass for his super sharp teeth could also break it to pieces xD Whoaaaa~ This was my favorite Shizuo move in the episode. Instead of shielding himself when a pole is gonna hit him, he just used his head literally. He attacked Izaya the same thing which Izaya used to attack him. [ IZAYA'S BEST ]Izaya's also got cool moves in this episode. He evades Shizuo's attacks so easily and his little attacks could actually injure Shizuo. What's even cooler is that he doesn't look like he gets tired, unlike Shizuo who needs to pant once in a while when carrying super heavy stuff. Izaya, doesn't running even tire you? Izaya doesn't run out of cool poses in his fights... of course he doesn't run out of sexy poses when he's not fighitng either, hehe. I loved that scene... it's his usual sexy and evil self... teehee~ This one's my favorite Izaya scene in the episode (His knives shine!! LOLz) He looks so sinister and gooooooodlooooooking~ xD [ YAY FOR SHIZAYA EPPIE ]It's difficlt not to be hyper on this episode because the duo is just that exciting xD Hahahahaha! Last but not the least, this is the part that made me laugh the most in this episode:IZAYA. THAT FACE. YOU LOOK RETARDED. BWAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!(Yes, Izaya's my favorite character. But he's also my favorite to make fun of... fufufufufufufufu~)
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「天下泰平」 (Tenka Taihei) "Peace and Tranquility" Oh my god, Durarara. After being given the opportunity to watch Shizuo and Izaya’s love for each other grow, the only thing missing would be some younger sister yuri action. Oh wait!
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Okay not really. It was actually made just for me, as I had it commissioned. But kluxorious was the first thing I thought of when they began talking about Shizuo X Izaya. This was indeed an awesome episode of episodes. Yet it could be bittersweet.  Where is the second season? I need one. This episode, and [...]
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Oh Brains Base~! You have no idea how much I want another season of this. Look, I know Natsume Yuujinchou [...]
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