「欧羅巴の香り」 (Youroppa no Kaori) "The Scent of Europe" Uchouten Kazoku remains a wondrous rumination on all that’s mystical and magical in the world, set in one of the world’s most mystical [...]
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The Gist: Benten returns and crushes Tenmaya, who is both obsessed with and terrified of her. Yasaburou and his mother Tousen visit Tousen’s mother, an ancient white fluffy tenuki, and ask for help [...]
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「幻術師 天満屋」 (Genjutsu-shi Tenmaya) "Genjutsu-shi Tenmaya" The Eccentric Family may be fanciful, but once you've experienced Kyoto you'll find yourself thinking this story might not be as [...]
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The Gist: Akadama and Nidaime’s top-dog Tengu fight ends before it even begins, with Akadama falling off the building and Nidaime not seeing his father being worth the effort to fight. For whatever [...]
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「ニダイムの帰郷」 (Nidaimu no kikyou) "The Nidaime's Homecoming" This is a good season for sequels, no question about it. The post Uchouten Kazoku 2 – 01 appeared first on Random Curiosity.
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It’s back and even better than I remember the first season being. I love the new character so far. And our tanukis are already up to their tricks again. This show looks gorgeous: My favorite moment [...]
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The Gist: the stage is set some time after the events that closed the first season, with the cast serving mostly familiar roles. The Shimogamo brothers are an eclectic, often disrespected, but equally [...]
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I’ve been meaning to revisit Uchouten Kazoku aka The Eccentric Family for a while now. See, when I wrote my first review, I was going through a phase where my tastes were sine-waving between [...]
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Volume 5 release of the anime series Uchoten Kazoku will be out on 29 January 2014. Contains Episodes 8-9. Two editions available for preorder: Blu-ray and DVD. Plot Summary Shimogamo Yasaburō is a [...]
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In this raft of cancellations and suspensions, we’re coming up to more disastous ones, and Eccentric Family was gunning strongly for the win. The pain of betrayed expectations made it the worst. It [...]
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Volume 4 release of the anime series Uchoten Kazoku will be out on 25 December 2013. Contains Episodes 6-7. Two editions available for preorder: Blu-ray and DVD. Plot Summary Shimogamo Yasaburō is a [...]
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This is review number two hundred and forty three. This anime is part of the Summer 2013 lineup. The anime I’ll be reviewing is Uchouten Kazoku or “The Eccentric Family”. It’s a thirteen episode anime about humans eating tanuki for their hot pot. Oh wait. It’s something more complex. Um…it’s something a lot more complex […]
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Volume 3 release of the anime series Uchoten Kazoku will be out on 22 November 2013. Contains Episodes 4-5. Two editions available for preorder: Blu-ray and DVD. Plot Summary Shimogamo Yasaburō is a tanuki who is the third son of the Shimagamo family, who lives in Kyoto, along with humans, tanuki, and tengu. One day, [...]
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I really had no idea I’d manage to write so much while at work … All hail being a full-time secretary! The story of Uchouten Kazoku is the story of a family of tanuki, these tanuki each have their own personality and quirks and they are all weird. We follow them through fun and less […]The post Go for Broke: Uchouten Kazoku appeared first on Organization Anti-Social Geniuses.
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Volume 2 release of the anime series Uchoten Kazoku will be out on 25 October 2013. Contains Episodes 2-3. Two editions available for preorder: Blu-ray and DVD. Both comes with 8-page booklet and illustrated slipcase. Plot Summary Shimogamo Yasaburō is a tanuki who is the third son of the Shimagamo family, who lives in Kyoto, [...]
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I will admit that Uchouten Kazoku is enticing visually; I have had an issue with PA Works’ previous endeavors which not only shared almost copied aesthetics, but also felt plastic to a point. Uchouten was a fresh breeze with stunning … Continue reading →
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There comes a day in every tanuki’s life when he finds himself in a boiling hot pot. What a pleasant, quirky show. The premise is absurd on its face— a family of tanuki deals with the tragedy of their father … Continue reading →
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“He’s my younger brother. I understand him too. I understand him, that’s why it hurts.” -Yaichirou Shimogamo, Uchouten Kazoku, episode 8 Growing up, my brother and I were close friends. This was borne of necessity as, for a few years, we were the only children close in age in our neighborhood. As we grew older, […]
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“He’s my younger brother. I understand him too. I understand him, that’s why it hurts.” -Yaichirou Shimogamo, Uchouten Kazoku, episode 8 Growing up, my brother and I were close friends. This was borne of necessity as, for a few years, we were the only children close in age in our neighborhood. As we grew older, […]
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