I thought that this week would be another cutesy, fluffy episode where we got very little plot development... Continue Reading
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Fortune telling for dummies… Hey hey, this is Ness and I’m one of the so called new blood of Metanorn. You can find me sometimes lurking around the chatbox with sassy and for those of you who don’t know me.. well you can find my profile in the Team section of the site. Anyways, I’ll [...]
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Yep, it’s finally here. Otome Youkai Zakuro ED Single, Hatsukoi Gentouki by the seiyuu cast I remember someone asking about Zakuro OST in our chatbox but that will release late in December. Till then you can enjoy the ED single, all three songs sung by the seiyuu cast. Yes, you Nakahara Mai fangirl, get this nao~ Enjoy [...]
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It seems that everyone wants a piece of Zakuro since she is different. Since her past is special, people are going after her with the Black Widow in charge to take her down. Episode 8 – It’s a trap Zakuro! It’s pretty unfortunate to see the two very familiar figures knock out Kei and Susukihotaru on [...]
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As you might know already… I loved “MOON SIGNAL,” which is one of the best openings in the Fall 2010 Anime Season. This review only took a few hours to write since there wasn’t that much to nick picking compared to the previous singles such as MM! OP review and K-ON! 2 Yui Character Single. While [...]
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Album Title: MOON SIGNAL Anime Title: Otome Youkai Zakuro Artist: sphere (Minako Kotobuki, Ayahi Takagki, Haruka Tomatsu, Aki Toyosaki) Catalog Number: LASM-4080 Release Type: OP/ED Single Release Date: October 20, 2010 Purchase at: CDJapan, Play-Asia Track Title Artist Time 1. MOON SIGNAL sphere 4:12 2. Climax Whistle sphere 3:56 3. MOON SIGNAL (Instrumental) 4:12 4. [...]
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“In fact, the whole of Japan is a pure invention. There is no such country, there are no such people.” - Oscar Wilde Old Oscar was being glib, but I think he was pretty much right.  Japan as we know it was built from the efforts of the Meiji Restoration, from language to cultural values, [...]
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Zakuro just stepped all over Agemaki’s heart. You can actually pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half. Forgive the quality of my video — VHS is such a fickle beast. Aaaaaand…. now! Oh man, how did we even … Continue reading →
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Kokkuri-san, Kokkuri-san nodding off to sleep. Dreaming of one who is dear. A summer breeze for the heart of a maiden. Prepare to be bewitched! Quick Summary: The day at Spirit Affairs begins as a cheerful normal sunny day. However, they hear about a new trend going around, where young girls ask a ” kokkuri [...]
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This week was...interesting to say the least. We delve a bit deeper into the romantic aspect... Continue Reading
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For the Autumn 2010 Kaleidoscope I’ve been talking about different series each week. Otome Youkai Zakuro’s ninth episode makes for the last series I want to say something about. For December, I’m going to fill this category with posts about the series that I think will have the most interesting finales, which probably will be [...]
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Episode 7 “A Feline Home” Summary: A woman comes looking for Agemaki and hugs him as soon as she sees him. The woman is Tae who works in the Agemaki household and came to bring him home. Zakruo does Agemaki a favor by hiding her ears and accompanying him to his home where she meets [...]
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A tense situation resolves itself not with a bang but with a whimper. The bad guys kidnap both Agemaki and the girl with the obnoxiously long name by sprinkling fairy dust. If it’s really that easy, let’s just eliminate the … Continue reading →
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I got caught up with several things in my life that I forgot about Zakuro. Well, a lot have happened in these two episodes regarding how the twin’s grew up, Zakuro’s mother and the spirit at Kei’s home that resulted in his fear of spirits. Some of them are petty tragic and others… really cute. [...]
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Zakuro’s enemies capture Agemaki and Susukihotaru in the eighth episode of Otome Youkai Zakuro. This leads to the first conversation between Zakuro and Riken, and further hints about the larger plot. When Agemaki and Susukihotaru-san are discovered missing, Zakuro and Riken declare their intention to look for them. One of the most interesting parts of [...]
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Minnie: Hi everyone! For all of you who care, Gorgeous Geek Gang (our allies) passed in the YTChorus Competition and moved on to Round 3! Congrats guys! We love you~ As for me, I am here with your Episode 8 vlog after 2 hours of sleep!! Prepare for the worst guys!! Vlog: Minnie’s Overall Rating for Episode [...]
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Oh my a lot of fan service this episode and it’s making me sick -________________- Quick Summary: Zakuro is sulking at the Spirit Affairs due to the fact that Agemaki went somewhere and told her not to come. He leaves on an errand but by chance meets up with Susukihotaru, who is on an errand [...]
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I'm excited to say that this week, the plot thickens and we also get to see a side of Zakuro and Amegaki... Continue Reading
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Episode 6 “Onward together” Summary: Agemaki gives a report to Lieutenant Hanadate on the black widow from the ball party, Hanadate apologies for letting his guard down and asks Agemaki to give Zakuro some biscuits. Agemaki and gang have a little tea party, Zakuro loves the taste of the biscuits and teases Susukihotaru about fattening [...]
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Minnie: It is nearly 1 am in the morning and I need to wake up early later today so nothing to say really before this video except…  this video is not up to par than usual. Please forgive? I am going to sleep now… Minnie’s Rating for Episode: 8/10 Minnie’s Anticipation for Next Episode: 9/10
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