After a first episode that sort of worked and sort of didn't, occasionally at exactly the same time, we return to possibly Japan's worst maid cafe for episode two of Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru. While I'd love to pretend that there's a plot to speak of, this particular instalment is really all about Hotori Arashiyama running around and stirring up trouble with her ebullient personality and,
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Hotori is at home on a day off from work.  Moriaki-sensei keeps popping into her head in an almost romantic fashion, even replacing the detective in the mystery novel she is trying to read.  Of course, she doesn’t see it … Continue reading →
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Is this a fun show? Sure. Is this show exciting? Not really. Is it a slice of life (an overabused term)? I guess so. So…What’s this show about? In a small Japanese town city, there lives a girl with plenty of energy, nearly always on the happyside (almost tripping) and manages to come up with [...]
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A straight up episode review. To tell the truth, I thought ep 1 was okay, but nothing to write home about. The opening and ending sequences were terrific, but while Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru seemed like it had potential, the first ep didn’t fulfill said potential. It had some nice bits, but was overall better [...]
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Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru Studio: Shaft Premiere Date: 10/7 First Impression: Wow, I didn’t know maids could be THIS boring. Hotori “works” in the Seaside Maid Cafe as a waitress that usually only serves one customer; a classmate named Sanada who has a secret crush on her. When her friends learn that she is working as a maid, they [...]
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"Irasshaimase yo!"
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Decent-sounding setting, awesome OP animation, and then blood bursting out of my ears the moment Omigawd Chiaki first spoke. For heaven’s sake, usually VAs improve over the course of their career. But not Omigawa Chiaki. She just sounds worse and … Continue reading →
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Ukiukiukiukiukiukiukiuki~ (Time to get cheerful~) This is one of those titles that I have been looking forward to air but still was afraid for, because in case of SHAFT it’s either hit or miss. So, it was trepidation-me, who had no expectations whatsoever before watching this. The only thing I had going [...]
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Ahh, maid cafes - what a staple part of the anime diet they have become.  That said, SHAFT's Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru introduces us to a maid cafe that is barely worthy of the name, residing as it does in a small shopping district and with barely any customers to speak of. Still, the cafe's solitary young maid, Hotori Arashiyama, seems to be popular enough, if only with one boy and classmate
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What happens when Shaft produces a Maaya Sakamoto video with backing from Roundtable? Filed under: Music, Uncategorized
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Episode 01 – 「至福の店ビフォアアフター」(Shifuku no Mise Bifuo Afutaa) “The Cafe of Supreme Bliss’s Before and After” Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru (それでも町は廻っている, “Yet the Town Keeps Going”) is an adaption of a slice-of-life (or rather, slice-of-maid-cafe) manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Ishiguro. Also, along with Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge, this show is [...]
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  Wanna get into a new manga before the anime starts? Are you bored & need a new animu/mango to hold your free time hostage? Have you ever wanted to brag about watching and/or reading a series...
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『Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru/ それでも町は廻っている』 a comedy manga by Masakazu Ishiguro Manga has been adapted to Anime. Young King Ours magazine will be announcing its adaptation. Synopsis: Clumsy Arashiyama is a girl with a love for mysteries and a knack for getting into trouble. She works for an old lady’s lackluster maid café in a [...]
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According to Moonphase Diary, a TV anime of Ishiguro Masakazu’s comedy manga series, 「Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru」, has been green-lit for production. It will be shown on TBS. No airdate scheduled as of yet. *Synopsis courtesy of Manga-Updates: Clumsy Arashiyama is a girl with a love for mysteries and a knack for getting into trouble. She works [...]
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