Sleep well under the sunshine, my dears. And a shame. They were doing so well…..;_; B 1位　1023票　千葉紀梨乃���バンブーブレード(Chiba Kirino@Bamboo Blade) 2位　888票　結城美柑���To LOVEる(Yuuki Mikan@To Love Ru) YAY KIRINO. D 1位　1046票　坂上智代���CLANNAD(Sakagami Tomoyo@CLANNAD) 2位　1007票　宮子���ひだまりスケッチ 特別編(Miyako@Hidamari Sketch Tokubetsuhen) Expected. KyoAni is raping this year, all their characters (the main ones at least) have strong showings. Next up: E <<シャナ���灼眼のシャナII>>(Shana@Shakugan no Shana Second) <<川添珠姫���バンブーブレード>>(Kawazoe Tamaki@Bamboo Blade) Ooh, tough call. Shana’s fanbase goes two ways. Seiyuu [...]
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I was debating whether to watch this raw a while ago, but I decided not to because I suck at understand most words in Japanese and for a series that relies mostly on dialogue, it makes it difficult. So, after a long hiatus, it kind of was hard to get back into the Hidamari mood, [...]
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Two episodes of Hidamari Sketch x365 in two days - How spoiled do I feel? A new episode of this particular slice-of-life series is always more than welcome in my day, and this particular instalment was a most excellent one. After watching episode nine I mentioned that it wasn't big on laughs but instead proved to be a relaxing and mildly entertaining way to spend half an hour - Well, episode
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It's quite simply been far, far too long since I last had an episode of Hidamari Sketch x365 to enjoy - Indeed, since watching episode eight, I've had time to enjoy the original series in its entirety, which has further boosted my love for the show as a whole. Anyhow, in general episode nine of Hidamari Sketch x365 doesn't quite reach the same comedic heights as some episodes. The first half of
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  <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 Sae. I’m rather intoxicated at the moment thanks to a bit of Thor’s Hammer, some Watermelon Smirnoff (mmmmm tastes like Jolly Ranchers) and assorted other alcoholic beverages, so my apologies for… well… whatever. Impressions: This episode was nowhere near as interestingly done as the previous one, so in comparison, was actually [...]
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Nice mic…an. My final impression is included.
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IT WAS LIKE AN INDIRECT KISS THAT MADE ME HAPPY.
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  All’s fair. Impressions: Shinbo lost control of the animators again. It wasn’t as well managed as episode 1 was, but there were a ton of funky camera angles, zoom ins and zoom outs, and a lot more directorial and artistic tricks that are a lot more in line with stuff like Zetsubou Sensei or Pani [...]
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By TheBigN(ooooooooooooooooo!) From my limited experiences in my 22 years of life, I’m always surprised by how sports take a hold of our lives.  It tends to be an instant starting point of connection between people, a source of collective joy and agony, and probably one of the more politically correct ways to classify people into [...]
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Strawberry Panic meets Hidamari Sketch, and the secrets of room 203 revealed!
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  It should come to a surprise to nobody that Miyako took them. Impressions: All in all, a pretty fun episode, and they tricked me a little bit with the twist. Everybody thought Hiro had fainted after looking at herself in the mirror with her tight pants on, but she had actually just brained herself on [...]
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ef’s second season can’t come soon enough?
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  And some gnomes… but mostly the parents. Impressions: You know, to be honest… I’m glad this show is nearly over. This experiment in covering a low key, plotless anime has really proven to me how ill-suited for the job I am. I feel like I ran out of things to say a month ago and [...]
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By TheBigN(oodly Appendage) In life, there’s always an opportunity to get worked up, necessary or otherwise, about something, and so it often seems to be the case with Yuno. But as is most cases with our X’d protagonist, it’s understandable in this episode, as she begins her time at Yamabuki High School, a new situation, with [...]
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I felt really hyper while watching this episode, I was just so excited to see some more Hidamari Sketch and of course I wasn’t disappointed at all! This was once again a great episode that focused around the fact that it was the school’s field day! Actually, when I was in elementary school, I had [...]
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I often have a bit of a moan on this 'Blog about series taking on the same old clichéd subject matter in episodes, but if I'm honest my complaints tend to go out of the window once I come across a slice-of-life series, particularly if it's a reasonably good one. Thus, you now know why I'm going to give Hidamari Sketch x365 a free pass for featuring a sports day episode - It's a slice-of-life
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MIYAKO FILMS PRESENTS:
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  *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* *squeak* Impressions: Well, let’s just concentrate on the first half, which was 100% Yoshinoya. The second half was alright, I suppose, but in comparison, it was pretty lame and uninteresting. Basically your usual Hidamari. Apparently it was part 2 of something, though I have no [...]
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By TheBigN(ot my best stuff here…) Communication between people is never 100% accurate, though we try our damndest to maximize it as much as we can. The sender and the receiver aren’t one and the same, so the message will always be interpreted a little bit differently to all of the participants. So in that sense, [...]
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It’s been a healthy period of catch-up for me in getting through the first season of Hidamari Sketch in the last few weeks. It’s one of those shows I like to dip into frequently rather than marathon several episodes in one go; I found myself sitting down last thing in the evening to watch an [...]
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