Another episode I was bit lukewarm on this week, if I’m to be honest. I’m not entirely sure it’s the shows fault this time. It’s still summer (d’uh), and as a result Master decides that it’d be a good idea to have Cold Noodles. Problem is that Arashi remembers a very particular tasting batch of noodles [...]
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As slightly random episodes of anime go, this eighteenth episode of Natsu no Arashi is certainly up there with the best of them, even for a series about time travelling ghosts that hasn't exactly been averse to throwing curveballs previously.In essence, the entire episode is a one-shot joke with more than a passing nod to the magical girl anime genre, which comes about after Kanako suffers from a
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夏のあらし���春夏冬中 Episode 04 ReviewSummer Storm! Open for Business Ep. 04 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Jun is angry with her older sister for not doing laundry. However, Kaja has done some laundry and it is hanging out to dry until a sudden downpour hits and the laundry is soaked. When Arashi calls to say that she and Hajime will be over as soon as the rain stops, Jun is in a panic because she's afraid
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「ロマンティックが止まらない」 (Romantiiku ga Tomaranai) "Don't Stop the Romance" Meganekko and bishoujo henshin. I never knew the two of them were related. Normally you'd expect the magical transformation to happen after the glasses come off, but it's the exact opposite with Kanako.
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Well, it wasn’t another episode about Hajime being too dense to figure out Jun’s a girl at least, but it was curiously a little flat. I think it’s because much of this episode came across as excessive bullying rather than being particularly humorous, as they spent the whole episode iterating on a joke that was [...]
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「みずいろの雨」 (Mizuiro no Ame) "Light Blue Rain" With the delay of Bakemonogatari episode 13, you'd think SHAFT is busy shifting their production efforts here, but doesn't seem to be the case. Things looked pretty lackluster this week as well.
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After what seemed like a rare break last episode, this seventeenth instalment of Natsu no Arashi returns us to the familiar story of Jun trying to hide his true gender from Hajime. This time around, her dilemma comes to an invitation extended by Kaya for Arashi to come and visit as they all have a day off, but needless to say Hajime also decides to tag along.What follows is probably one of the
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Eureka Seven injoke – plus 10 points, particularly given it requires knowing that the VA’s for Hajime and Kaya were Renton and Eureka respectively in the aforementioned show. I’m about done with the whole “Hajime’s too dense to figure out Jun’s a girl” thing right now, though. I don’t expect that we’ll get a conclusion to [...]
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The best place to start my fall season anime impressions is with the best new show of the season – Natsu no Arashi! Season 2. Of course there’s still a few series I need to get to; for example, I’d really like to pick up Aoi Bungaku but with the previous great but strange Madhouse [...]
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夏のあらし���春夏冬中 Episode 03 ReviewSummer Storm! Open for Business Ep. 03 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Murata is on a stakeout and orders a ham and cheese sandwich from The Ark. Yayoi and Kanako misunderstand and Yayoi delivers a Rubik's Cube instead. Murata is annoyed as he returns to The Ark, stating that providing energy to keep both Yayoi and Kanako alive is really taking it out of him. So, the
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夏のあらし���春夏冬中 Episode 02 ReviewSummer Storm! Open for Business Ep. 02 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Arriving at the onsen and inn, the others bathe while Jun tries to fend of Hajime's aggressive attempts to get her into the onsen with him. Wanting to keep the secret that she's a girl from him, she runs and he has to chase her. Murata stops Hajime at one point and tells him that sometimes people don't
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I really enjoyed the first season of Natsu no Arashi. I liked the silly humor, the interesting characters, and even the drama that they mixed in at the perfect times.  Naturally I wanted to see more in a second season.  So far, the first two episodes have been high on the hi-jinks and fan service, [...]
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「時をかける少女」 (Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo) "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" From the quirky introduction dialogue between Kanako and Yayoi to the "getting up early" preview line, it looks like the series is finally going back to its roots.
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After focusing on Jun's gender dilemma for the past couple of episodes, we finally move away from that particular facet of Natsu no Arashi, in favour of what is to all intents and purposes two mini-episodes as part of the show's sixteenth instalment.The first half of the episode deals with poor old Hideo Murata, who is starting to feel the strain of giving up his "life force" for both Kanako and
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夏のあらし���春夏冬中 Episode 01 ReviewSummer Storm! Open for Business Ep. 01 SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: Hajime writes a story featuring himself as a period cop stationed at Hako-bune with Arashi also in it. However, Arashi manages to read it.At work at the Ark, Master talks the group into taking a trip to the beach and to that end, she has an array of swim suits for the girls to wear. Hajime is excited to
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I finally got my Crunchyroll membership and by god does their media player suck serious balls. The video keeps jerking the whole time. I’m allowed to bitch about CR because, unlike most of you people, I’ve spent my precious money on a membership. Mwahaha, just try to get me down off my high horse…ok, I’ll [...]
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「ギャランドゥ」 (Gyarandu) "Gal and Do" It's about time we saw some School Rumble cameos in Natsu no Arashi. I was starting to wonder if Tenma, Yakumo, Harima, Eri, and the others were ever going to show up.
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Following on from last week's beach episode, the end of that particular instalment took the gang to a hot springs, and it is here that we reside for the duration of Natsu no Arashi's fifteenth episode, thus filling another well-used anime cliche for the season.Of course, the whole hot springs environment is only ever going to cause even more problems for Jun, particularly seeing as it was already
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TAAN: As it turns out, I’m in charge of Natsu no Arashi this time. If it’s anything like last season, I’ll probably end up enjoying the random episodes more than the plot ones, just cause, well, they’re less random. It’s too bad I don’t get most of the references… This is a sequel, so here’s the [...]
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I never watched Natsu no Arashi! when it was airing back in the spring season. When I was this anime was getting a sequel, I decided to watch it. It was fun and it was quite enjoyable. Now that season 2 is out, lets take a look at it. Arashi welcomes you to this post.Hajime and Sayaka decide that everyone will go to the beach. This is a well over due episode because in one episode, Arashi goes to the beach but she is wearing a traditional kimono and in another, the characters were wearing swimsuits but is was more of a joke episode. Stop reading this post for a minute and just take a good look at Arashi. Are you done? good, lets continue reading the post.The running jokes are back. The guy asking for salt but never gets it and.....The idea of taking something that is "expired" to past so it can be fresh again.Oh yeah, this episode is focusing on Jun and her secret.During the break of the first season, Kanako learned a new trick.To become hot in the matter of seconds.You see, it works well at attracting men.Kaja and Jun go off to a secluded area of the beach to enjoy the water. If you can spot the error in the picture below, you get a free cookie.Some how Kaja ended up in the sea and Jun saves her but in the process gets her white shirt wet.Oh noes, Arashi has discovered Jun's little secret.Soooooooooooooooooooooo cuteArashi has a heart felt conversation with Jun about how Jun should try to understand Hajime and that she should tell Hajime that she's a girl and not a boy.This looks like a very romantic scene.way to kill the mood, Hajime.I like that this anime feel like it is not a second season but the anime just took a break. There is nothing much to say for the first episode other than is was funny. So, are you watching Natsu no Arashi! Akinai Chu?
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