Back after episode 3, I was just about ready to drop this series because they killed off the only seemingly interesting character from the very beginning, but after reading reviews of episode 4 onwards, I thought I’d give it chance since Shimizu makes an awesome comeback. Creepy Tomatsu voice is <3 So anyway, episode 6 [...]
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  The voice of reason should never be some crazy old woman with bad teeth Impressions: Well, on the upside, the plot is finally starting to move a little bit. On the downside, it’s lurching like a 16 year old zombie on Spring Break after 16 tequila sunrises. We begin with a somewhat nicely directed [...]
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More plot-oriented shows should add an element of surprise to their shows and drop the episode previews altogether like Shiki. We all know by now that episode previews usually spoil the crap out of us. Case in point: During last episode’s cliffhanger, I thought Tohru was going to die. At the start of this episode, [...]
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As I feared real life caught up with me for the last few weeks… I’m still not out of the woods yet but I thought I’d catch up on some blogging. Summary: After walking from school in the scorching heat, Natsuno is picked up by Torhu in his new ride (a 1990 Honda Civic no [...]
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Make Yano a vampire. More people will invite her in.
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Well, I’m about a week behind, so this will be a short rave about Shiki episode 5, Occult Academy (Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin) episode 5, and Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakamatachi episode 6. Shiki episode 5. Occult Academy 5. Ookami-san 6. Shiki episode 5 Shiki is still in building mode, so the main thing I want [...]
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You know you Gundam fans were thinking the same thing. At least Masao is good at getting a reaction. Not entirely sure about how I feel about him . . . he has his moments of sympathy, and he’s generally a pathetic wretch, but at the same time he is so selfish and creepy that [...]
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Shiki is such a tease.  It’s so slow, but impossible to truly get annoyed with because it has some genuinely interesting moments in every episode.  We are getting somewhere though; this week sees the death toll continue to rise, more pieces of the puzzle are revealed and both the nicest and most irritating characters exit [...]
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I’m not a huge fan of the horror genre – in part because I am a big sissy. Actually, that’s the whole reason why. I, Hounddog, am a total scaredy cat and I don’t care who knows it. And let me tell you, after this episode…I’ll probably have to sleep with the lights on for [...]
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So long, R.I.P. Mutou Toru. Or is it? Pardon me for the sloppy work in this week’s episode of Shiki. Apparently I’ve caught the summer heat (Just like anyone else in the show, but don’t worry, I won’t die like our victims here.) and with my plaguing stomach worsening my condition, I’m not feeling too well [...]
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Come the end of Shiki's previous episode, we were finally beginning to get to the root of the spate of mysterious deaths which have plagued its village, as we saw the seemingly returned from the dead Megumi putting in an appearance and getting her teeth (quite literally) into Tohru.Or did we? Revisiting those events again, we see Natsuno waking up from what appears to be little more than another
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Episode 05 – 「第偽話」 (Dai Itsu Wa) “The ‘Lie’ Episode” Do you still recall the cliffhanger from the last episode? There was a brief moment when Natsuno witnesses the supposedly dead Megumi Shimizu trying to bite Tooru as a vampire. It was uncertain as to whether that event was a dream sequence or not, but it turned [...]
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This show just continues to up the body count here. We’ve really reached a point in which nobody is safe. But with this episode, it feels like the prelude is finally over, in the way that Natsuno is actively getting involved with the plot. I’m not exactly sure what was up with that dream. So [...]
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  Walking into a wake and then screaming at the top of your lungs is apparently not strange in the slightest. Impressions: I really must thank this show for putting things in perspective. I like to rag on clueless idiots in corny romantic comedies for being completely oblivious, but the cast of this show knocks them out of [...]
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Kotobukiya is going to release the One Coin Grande Figure Collection Akira & Shiki ( アキラ���シキ ) Military Uniform ( ちみ軍服せっと ) trading figure set from the BL game/anime “Togainu no Chi” ( 咎狗の血 ). Will be released in Comiket 78 on August 13-15, 2010. Around 40-50mm tall, 2,000 yen (taxed in). Comiket 78 exclusive. After [...]
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MaxFactory has announced the plug suit version for figma Asuka Langley Shikinami from the Evangelion 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance movie. She is scheduled for release in Dec 2010, and will be retailing for around 3,500 yen. Interested ...
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Max Factory has started reservations of Figma Shikinami Asuka Langley [Plug Suit Ver.] today. I'm a fan of [..]
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While a surge of items coming out from GSC/Max factory recently, this particular release is certainly worth splashing the mulah on. Figma Asuka Langley Shikinami test plugsuit version by Max Factory. This figma is set for release in this December at the price of 3200yen. Hobby Search has this up for pre order and do [...] Related posts:Misaka Mikoto Figma Mikoto Misaka AKA Railgun FIGMA, GSC max factory coming soon! Alter 1/8 Hideyoshi!
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figma Shikinami Asuka Langley Test Plugsuit Ver. / 2,590 yen / Max Factory
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Max Factory is going to release the figma 084 Shikinami Asuka Langley ( 式波・アスカ・ラングレー ) Test Plugsuit Ver. ( テストプラグスーツver. ) action figure from the anime movie “Evangelion 2.0 You can (not) Advance” ( 新劇場版エヴァンゲリオン「破」 ). Will be released in December 2010. Around 145mm [...]
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