Like NGNL’s last outing, this episode of Nanana benefited from a changing of gears; a brief pause, if you will, to take stock of where we’ve come. There’s no new treasure hunt this week. Instead, it’s [...]
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「いざ, 温泉街へ」 (Iza, Onsen Machi e) "To the Hot Springs Town" Of course, we need the token hot springs visit in any high school anime. The post Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin – 06 appeared [...]
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God, I hate Tensai’s character. People have asked me why I dislike Naoto from Persona 4. It’s pretty simple, really: I just don’t like it when a character feels the need to explain it all to the [...]
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I’m definitely liking the way Nanana is layering its narratives. The adventure club hits up the next set of ruins, the treasure is recovered and then promptly stolen, Tensai discovers the culprit with [...]
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Ghost room mate, school and treasure hunting.. I’m sure there is also a murder to solve, what more could you want? Synopsis “I’m going to build a place where young people can challenge to reach any of [...]
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「ミッション・インポッシブル」 (Misshon Inposshiburu) "Mission Impossible" It's a slow week for Nanana as we dive more into Juugo's past and the Matsuri group. The post Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin – 05 [...]
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Ahhh, another nonsensical episode that is all over the place. I guess we’re only allowed to have one plot-advancing episode every five weeks, ’cause we’re right back to Juugo just doing random shit to [...]
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Aside from having his space invaded by Tensai and Daruku, Juugo is also starting to feel the financial pain of living with Nanana: since she plays video games constantly, the monthly electric bill is [...]
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「夢とか野望とか否定とか憧れとか」 (Yume toka Yabou toka Hitei toka Akogare toka) "Dreams and Ambitions and Denial and Attraction" For everyone that's made it past the 3-episode trial period, episode 4 [...]
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Yukihime: “Did you choose us as your partners to keep that master detective out of danger?” Juugo: “Of course not. I just didn’t want her finding out who I really am.” I’m not sure what to make of [...]
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“You’re actually pretty evil, aren’t you?” Rather than move on to the next treasure-of-the-week, Nanana sticks to the matter at hand—the fact that Juugo isn’t going to let Yuiga get away with his [...]
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