Kaoru Nishimi is an introvert freshman who has to move in with relatives in a completely new town. On his …Continue reading »
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As anime fans, and human beings first and foremost, we live in a harsh world full of uncertainties and more tangible threats raring to chomp us into minuscule shreds with powerful jaws and pointy teeth. It’s difficult to look at the world without having one’s heart fill with doubt over whether we even have a [...]
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As anime fans, and human beings first and foremost, we live in a harsh world full of uncertainties and more tangible threats raring to chomp us into minuscule shreds with powerful jaws and pointy teeth. It’s difficult to look at the world without having one’s heart fill with doubt over whether we even have a [...]
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Alright, so I just watched Sakamichi no Apollon(Kids on the Slope), and I was like WOOT! It’s awesome. Well lets start with the opening song, so far it’s probably one of the best opening song i’ve heard this season. Well I was hoping the opening song is going to be a song about jazz but [...]
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They say expectation is a harbinger of disappointment, and I don’t think it’s unfair to say that I was expecting a lot out of this show. From what we’ve been offered, though, in just this first episode, I already feel like we’re in for something special. The show comes across as very genuine in a [...]
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Kaoru and Sentaro both have well-defined public images.  The fellow students of their school have created generalized profiles for both these young men, one being a wealthy and nerdy transfer student from “the city” and the other an unruly deviant who generates an aura of intimidation simply by being present (I’ll let you guess who’s [...]
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The Spring 2012 season finally feels real now that we’ve got the premiere of the Noitamina shows. Of course the show to which I have most been looking forward is Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope). With Shinichiro Watanabe directing, Yoko Kanno providing the soundtrack, and MAPPA doing the animation, we have the A [...]
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The Spring 2012 season finally feels real now that we’ve got the premiere of the Noitamina shows. Of course the show to which I have most been looking forward is Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope). With Shinichiro Watanabe directing, Yoko Kanno providing the soundtrack, and MAPPA doing the animation, we have the A [...]
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This is one of the best anime seasons for me in over a year. Here we are with yet another story based anime. The story is based around music which is in one of my “Avoid like the plague” genres which also contains mecha and sport. The story puts a modern twist on school bullies [...]
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This is one of the best anime seasons for me in over a year. Here we are with yet another story based anime. The story is based around music which is in one of my “Avoid like the plague” genres which also contains mecha and sport. The story puts a modern twist on school bullies [...]
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Our lead character doesn’t like to climb hills. This was great! This looks like it’s setting up to be one amazing season… Sakamichi really knows how to build its characters. We’ve seen introverts like the main character before— transfer students … Continue reading →
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So into my first attempt at blogging a Noitamina show. While it’s mainly associated with quality over the years, for someone like me it’s become another matter entirely. The disappointing ending of Honey & Clover, Guilty Crown, the money-spinning exercise … Continue reading →
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So into my first attempt at blogging a Noitamina show. While it’s mainly associated with quality over the years, for someone like me it’s become another matter entirely. The disappointing ending of Honey & Clover, Guilty Crown, the money-spinning exercise … Continue reading →
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Oh Noitamina, fashionably late as usual I see. Noitamina is a late-night timeslot, started in 2005, that dedicated itself to [...]
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「モーニン」 "Moanin'" How can a show with such ridiculously high expectations possibly exceed them?
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Kids on the Slope It’s about time another decent anime about music came out. Shows/movies like Beck, Nodame Cantabile, and Piano no Mori were great, yet so rare. Judging from the OP, I gather that this is more along the lines of Beck, where a group of guys eventually join together to form a band. [...]
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Kids on the Slope It’s about time another decent anime about music came out. Shows/movies like Beck, Nodame Cantabile, and Piano no Mori were great, yet so rare. Judging from the OP, I gather that this is more along the lines of Beck, where a group of guys eventually join together to form a band. [...]
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Bromance mode engage. This show’s about Nishimi Kaoru, who transfers into a new school and has trouble with other people. He also doesn’t have the best outlook on life. He meets Kawabuchi Sentaro, a more carefree guy who is commonly feared by the other students as a delinquent. But this guy turns out to be [...]
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