Remember that one time SHAFT made an anime that everyone forgot about? Probably not, since you forgot it. Sasami-san@Ganbaranai is one of SHAFT’s most nondescript productions ever, but if there’s one [...]
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Here’s an interesting show on my backlog that I finally got around to marathon and it had its fair share of potentially yurirific moments. However, I highly advise viewers who have yet to pick the [...]
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Good Smile Company is going to release the Yagami Tsurugi ( 邪神つるぎ ) 1/7 PVC figure from the light novel/manga/anime “Sasami-san@Ganbaranai” ( ささみさん＠がんばらない ). Will be released in July 2014. Around [...]
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FREEing is going to release the Tsukuyomi Sasami ( 月読鎖々美 ) Yukata Ver. ( 浴衣Ver.) 1/8 PVC figure from the light novel/manga/anime “Sasami-san@Ganbaranai” ( ささみさん＠がんばらない ). Will be released in May 2014. [...]
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Volume 6 release of the anime series Sasami-san@Ganbaranai will be out on 21 August 2013. Contains Episodes 11-12. Three editions available for preorder: Blu-ray [Limited Edition], DVD [Limited Edition] and Regular Edition. Limited Editions comes with special CD (character song and mini drama), illustrated jacket by Hidari, ending card pin up, special booklet, video footage all housed in a gatefold with [...]
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WAVE is going to release the Treasure Figure Collection Beach Queens Tsukuyomi Sasami ( 月読鎖々美 ) 1/10 PVC figure from the light novel/manga/anime “Sasami-san@Ganbaranai” ( ささみさん＠がんばらない ). Will be released in December 2013. Around 165mm tall, 4,200 yen. Official Sasami-san@Ganbaranai homepage http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/sasami/index-j.html via WAVE
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Volume 5 release of the anime series Sasami-san@Ganbaranai will be out on 24 July 2013. Contains Episodes 9-10. Three editions available for preorder: Blu-ray [Limited Edition], DVD [Limited Edition] and Regular Edition. Limited Editions comes with special CD (character song and mini drama), illustrated jacket by Hidari, ending card pin up, special booklet, video footage all housed in a gatefold with [...]
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Volume 4 release of the anime series Sasami-san@Ganbaranai will be out on 26 June 2013. Contains Episodes 7-8. Three editions available for preorder: Blu-ray [Limited Edition], DVD [Limited Edition] and Regular Edition. Limited Editions comes with special CD (character song and mini drama), illustrated jacket by Hidari, ending card pin up, special booklet, video footage [...]
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Griffon Enterprises is going to release theTsukuyomi Sasami ( 月読鎖々美 ) Pajama Ver. ( 寝間着ver.) 1/8 PVC figure from the light novel/manga/anime “Sasami-san@Ganbaranai” ( ささみさん＠がんばらない ). Will be released in August 2013. Around 180mm, 9,400 yen. Official Sasami-san@Ganbaranai homepage http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/sasami/index-j.html via Griffon Enterprises
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I relate to stories of being a useless lazy piece of shit (notice how this review for a Winter season anime has been published in June) and I am also a fan of SHAFT’s output in general, so boy is Sasami-san@Ganbaranai the series for me! Well, at least in theory, anyway. Sasami-san@Ganbaranai focuses on the […]
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Volume 3 release of the anime series Sasami-san@Ganbaranai will be out on 22 May 2013. Contains Episodes 5-6. Three editions available for preorder: Blu-ray [Limited Edition], DVD [Limited Edition] and Regular Edition. Limited Editions comes with special CD (character song and mini drama), illustrated jacket by Hidari, ending card pin up, special booklet, video footage [...]
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This is review number on hundred and eighty three. This anime is part of the Winter 2013 lineup. The anime I’ll be reviewing is Sasami@Ganbaranai. It’s a twelve episode anime about a hikikomori and three gods trying to help her or something like that. What’s with the “@”? It’s really the thing that made me [...]
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Volume 2 release of the anime series Sasami-san@Ganbaranai will be out on 24 April 2013. Contains Episodes 3-4. Three editions available for preorder: Blu-ray [Limited Edition], DVD [Limited Edition] and Regular Edition. Limited Editions comes with a special CD (character song and mini drama), illustrated jacket by Hidari, ending card pin up, special booklet, video [...]
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Instant Summary: A shut-in (hikikomori) has the power to alter reality.Sasami's screencaps are pretty boring. But at least they reflect the anime well.Despite being a big fan of "Shinbo-style", we all [...]
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Summary Sasami’s discovery of Jou’s occasional penis is retold from Jou’s point of view. Or, more accurately, from Awashima-sama’s. He was a god who was eaten by Jou and when his personality surfaces, so does his member. We also see Jou’s rage and disappointment at Sasami choosing Kagami over her at the summer festival. She [...]
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Summary Sasami’s discovery of Jou’s occasional penis is retold from Jou’s point of view. Or, more accurately, from Awashima-sama’s. He was a god who was eaten by Jou and when his personality surfaces, so does his member. We also see Jou’s rage and disappointment at Sasami choosing Kagami over her at the summer festival. She [...]
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To ride the Roger Ebert remembrance bandwagon some more, he said: “Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions never lie to you.” Sasami-san@Ganbaranai is the sort of anime that left me confused emotionally but somehow excited intellectually. It’s like, I know this is actually really good, they managed to accomplish something special, but where are the feels? [...]
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The spring ’13 season of anime has just started so I’m trying my best to get through the remainder of my seasonal reviews. These will probably be the last two, but we shall see… Sasami-san@Ganbaranai After completing this series…well, really around the 3/4 mark, all I could think of was that this is the most [...]
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This shot was so necessary. Apple licking is the key to world domination, after all. Wow, that was a surprisingly good final episode for Sasami-san@Ganbaranai. Boldness can make up for major faults, and this episode was pretty darn bold. Even if it was also pretty darn filled with faults. Kali Ma! (The Spielberg influence again!) [...]
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