Want a spoiler? “Hope” is lost. Actually, this series wasn’t really high on my Catching up to clearing [...]
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And in episode 7 this time round it is Yuuki who is afflicted with feelings of illness and not Mari, yet there was also mecha action of sorts, though it was largely to display the capabilities of robots in rescue operations, a fact we will see being applied more and more as the years go [...] Related posts:Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 02 - AftermathTokyo Magnitude 8.0 03 - AfterShocksTokyo Magnitude 8.0 04 - Tokyo Tower Collapse
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So when a show’s not working out so well, what should one do? Make it dark and depressing!   Honestly, this seems to work. As upset as I was about this episode, I also have to say, this was the strongest episode I’ve seen yet out of Tokyo Magnitude 8.0. While we don’t really know yet, it [...]
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The Yuuki is dead edition … with pictures! In light of all the theories about the situation with Yuuki, here are some subtle clues the show gives out. You have to assume Yuuki is all in Mirai’s head at this point. There is a picture of Yuuki’s death certificate that explains how he died. However the death [...]
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If there's one major drawback to my "stream of consciousness" style of 'blogging here, it's that sometimes pretty important points can go unnoticed until you sit down to actually think about it in a comprehensive way. It appears that in the case of episode eight of Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, the immediacy of my writing form has actually missed a hugely important point, and thus for the first time ever
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"It never rains but it pours" it probably true of the situation in the midst and immediate aftermath of any large-scale disaster, but it certainly feels as though we've been run through the mill by Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 - Such concerns showed no sign of abating by the end of the last episode either, with Yuuki collapsing after a period of what seemed to be little more than some mild fatigue and
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I was also among the people who went "NOOOOO YUUUKKIIIII!!!" as the ending credits rolled, but one quick search on the synopsis of the upcoming episodes is enough to dispel me of this fear, hah! >:] So calm down people, rest assured that Yuuki is going to be alright~ He'll just be taken to the hospital, undergo some operation (I'm thinking he has appendicitis, given the indigestion-like symptoms), alive and genki not before long, and homeward bound they go~
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Yuuki suddenly collapses and is sent off to the hospital. I almost fell for the killing off Yuuki nightmare stunt they were trying to pull off, but I figured as much Mirai already had a million other nightmares before it, so this one has to be fake too. I think I’m ready to move onto Mari’s storyline [...]
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The past two episodes of this series made me think a lot about the nature of criticism. Especially after the previous episode, which I slammed down for having Yuki supposedly collapse for cheap drama, even though it’s not that weird for people to get sick in these situations. I also remember people who weren’t happy [...]
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Yes, the first “Art and Soul” episode since June 6, 2008. This one is about what Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, and disasters in general, might tell us about human nature and behavior in such circumstances. For those who don’t remember or know about this audio column, this is where I put on my seminary student, Christian theology [...]
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The calm and collected facade that Mari held was dropped for a while this episode, prompting some frantic phone calls and a seriously different Mari to the thoughtful one we’ve seen so far. She’s obviously quite a strong-willed person, having believed that both her mother and daughter would be fine without her. Though I don’t [...]
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TM 8.0 OP Single by Abingdon Boys School Tracklist: 1. Kimi no Uta 2. STEALTH -Reigoushiki JAP- (JAP English version) >> Download Here
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Summer Evening Miken: This episode felt less of the “going home” story this series was before to an adventure for Yuuki and Mirai instead with little coming from Mari. Sure, it’s fine to stray a little bit, but since this is only an 11 episode series, I would’ve hoped that Bones would use their time in [...]
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Sometimes we must made a though choice in a though time and curiosity can somewhat dangerous for you.
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So, despite the fact that the episode was almost totally about Mari, instead of naming this post “Mother Mari” (as someone else has done, I will know who did after I get to the end of this post when I check Anime Nano again), I decided to go with the episode’s actual title. After all, [...] Related posts:Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 01 - Impressions & QuakesTokyo Magnitude 8.0 02 - AftermathTokyo Magnitude 8.0 03 - AfterShocks
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When Studio bones attaches itself to an anime, it is a mark of quality that transcends genre. Not one of bones’s back catalogue can be claimed to be substandard in either animation quality or production. Common occurrences like a first episode budget-burn or compromising fidelity for fluidity so common to serialised TV [...]
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In this episode of Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 – the production committee decide they haven’t deflated us enough with all of the destruction of our national landmarks, and decide that we need to turn the sadness up to eleven. It just so happens that the next stop on the way home is Mirai’s school. When she mentions [...]
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Nice socks.
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Neglecting too much of the episode itself, I was too preoccupied with thoughts of whether these god damn robots were real or not. The show touts its realism based on real-world simulations, so I better be able to find these robots on the internet. Lo and behold … they sure got me. Well I did manage [...]
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