This OAV episode begins with Hayami watching Hosaka doing some planning on how he’ll cook some food for Haruka, and she decides to interject herself into the situation. She tells Hosaka that Haruka’s cooking is about love and his is about ego, so he can’t make her happy. He tells her she’s wrong and that his [...]
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Complementing the release of the final volume of Minami-ke Okaeri on DVD came this single episode OVA (or OAD as they like to call them these days) as something of a bonus episode to the series. Seeing as I've religiously watched the Minami-ke franchise through good times and bad, it would be remiss of me not to check it out.The episode begins with Hosaka once again looking for a way into
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A new Minami-ke OVA! For those unfamiliar with this series, it’s a slice of life anime about three sisters: Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki Minami. It tells of the everyday events that transpire during their lives injected with plenty of comedy. This OVA was bundled with a limited edition of the sixth volume of the manga and [...]
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  Get your mind out of the gutter, you perverts. Imagine my surprise at discovering this had been out for a few days now. Oops. Also, べつばら  (Betsubara) is sort of an after-meal expression leading into dessert. JUST SO WE’RE CLEAR AND I’M NOT CRAZY HERE. Any more than usual at any rate. Impressions: There are certainly [...]
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With all the rain and snow we've been having in the area, I know there are some who'd love to see some sunny days. Me, I don't normally complain about these rainy days because we'll be dry soon enough. However, this time, I wish we had gotten the 2-feet of snow rather than the inches of rain. Why? Because with such a soaking, my basement window well filled with water, which then began pouring
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This is a series of posts on winter 2009 shows I finished. Hit up the previous one about Clannad ~After Story~ and Maria-sama ga Miteru 4th. This post will cover three more. Maria+Holic What a disappointment. The show went nowhere after seeming so promising. The two best characters of the show, Mariya and Matsurika, were shafted as [...]
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Minami-ke is such a great series that when Minami-ke Okawari came out, I was very excited. However, Minami-ke Okawari ended up being a great disappointment both in terms of humor, in changes to story presentation, and the inclusion of the "Black-san" characters. With the announcement of Minami-ke Okaeri, I had hopes of improvements but quietly kept low expectations. So how did this third
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There’s a lot of shows that have been hanging around on my list, that I picked up a while ago. Minami-ke is no objection. Finally I’m done. And basically, it’s an action/thriller anime about girls that like to run: In case you have never seen Minami-ke, everything I just said is complete bullshit. The show is [...]
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There is a special Minami-ke Okawari event at the Café With Cat which is located on the 2nd floor of Toranoana main shop in Akihabara. The event is on from 8th April till 12 April and ...
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Just something I put together as a farewell to Minami-ke Okaeri. Too bad Kana wasn't wearing the old "I Am Boss" shirt.
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This season was pretty much what I expected it to be. It was pretty much exactly like the last season. However I couldn’t help but feel a slight decline in how funny this season was compared to the previous one, as was the case with the second being compared to the first, but to a [...]
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The Minami sister’s third installment has come to an end. Even Haruka is troubled by it! It also seems that the great animation issue that was at hand in Episode 12. Although I can’t say that it’s totally gone, but it’s definitely not as visible as what has happened during episode 12. Okaeri has indeed been a [...]
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みなみけ おかえり Episode 13 (final episode)SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Chiaki notices that Haruka seems down. At first, Kana thinks Chiaki is making to much of it, but eventually even Kana has to admit that there's something wrong when the following morning before school, Haruka seems depressed. Kana and Chiaki plan to meet after school to discuss the matter, which they eventually do. Meanwhile,
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       This episode begins with Chiaki and Haruka sitting at the Kotatsu when Chiaki notices that something is wrong with Haruka. As soon as Kana gets home Chiaki expresses her concerns to her, Kana tells her that she’s worrying too much, and she even tells Chiaki that sometimes Haruka might be worried about something so [...]
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Garrick: Here I am once more with another anime’s final episode. This time, Minami-ke. Luckily for me, this anime doesn’t have a real storyline, so I don’t have to give any recaps of past episodes. Makes it easier for me. (and I need all the easy I can get.) Anyhow, this episode, as is fitting [...]
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After the unfunny disaster that Okawari was (no thanks to that useless shota Fuyuki), I wasn't sure what to expect from Okaeri. But after seeing the OP (freaking YouTube, always deleting videos and rendering old video links useless. Damn you! *ahem*), my high hopes were rekindled. And for the most part, I give Asread credit for going back to the drawing board and putting in the work to try to reclaim Minami-ke’s golden first season glory. It wasn’t perfect, but I thought it was definitely a success, as Okaeri was exponentially funnier and more enjoyable than Okawari.
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Unbelievable, it has been 3 seasons and a whole lot of episodes, and they finally show Kana some real appreciation here. Instead of just being the butt of the joke, Kana is shown to be really loved by her sisters. Both Haruka and Chiaki express their real felling for Kana when they think she is [...]
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The last episode of the season for Minami-ke Okaeri was an alternatively amusing and heartwarming affair. If it felt like one long, drawn-out goodbye, it’s probably because it was – in a good way though – because OVAs notwithstanding, I’d be very surprised if we saw another season of MK in the future. Part 1: Say goodbye to Haruka
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So, the third season of Minami-ke comes to a close, and quite really uses this opportunity to focus on the Minami sisters themselves.Also in keeping with this choice of focus, much of the content of this episode is saccharine sweet rather than downright funny, although it did prove to be mildly amusing in places. The episode starts out with Haruka seemingly worried about something, which in turn
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Episode 12 of Minami-ke is full of ups and downs, mainly because of the animation side. However, leaving the animation issues aside, episode 12 is indeed a nice episode loaded with laughter, as well as sisterly love (lol). While the story-wise speaking, episode 12 has been more entertaining than usual, mainly because we can get to [...]
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