At least give her a new outfit so she’s not in something garish from 1910. Impressions: Well, on the upside, Rin will probably stop being a pissant little whining brat now. On the down side, we have to sit through an entire episode of her angsting it up pretty hardcore which even rubs off on [...]
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Acting as Mayor of a town is usually a pretty boring job - Lots of long meetings that run late into the night, signing documents, wearing more bling than even your average gangster rapper would feel comfortable and being driven around in a big, gas-guzzling limousine. Not so for Hime Yarisakura, the mayor of Sakurashin, who instead gets to spend her days leaping between buildings, throwing
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Summary: Long ago humans planted some Nana-Gou trees to connect the human and Youkai worlds, but the only town where the two sides can get along is in Sakurashin Town. Life’s pretty good, but if a Youkai tries to get rowdy, the successor of the Hiizumi clan will deport the ruffian through “Tuning.” With [...]
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The second wave of fall anime impressions is now on the way. Despite my huge dislike for harem shows (particularly stupid ones… wait ain’t all HAREM SHOWS STUPID?), I decided that I have not burned my fingers enough. Putting my hands into a hot stove of harem crap sounds like a good way to wake [...]
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Looks like the anime keeps the same terrible series exposition as the manga was. Admittedly, not one of the best things to keep when adapting something, but I guess it’s more “faithful”. First off, people keep comparing this to Rental Magica, but I digress actually. The whole setup is a bit more different than what Rental [...]
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Yozakura Quartet Short Synopsis: Our lead character is a human with superpowers that fights against youkai. Highlights: Excellent soundtrack. Overall Enjoyment Value: 7/10 The thing that immediately catches your attention for this series: it’s awesome soundtrack. This series also has a nice sense of style, but I’m not sold on its premise yet. My big problem with this episode [...]
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「サクラサク」 (Sakura Saku) "Sakura Blooms" First Glance: Youkai vs. youkai battles take place in the cohabited human/youkai town of Sakura Shinmachi on Thursdays in Yozakura Quartet.
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OP: “JUST TUNE” by savage genius - Man, I love savage genius. The OP is win. Period.
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I'm not exactly sure what I just watched, but I don't think it was Yozakura Quartet. Admittedly, I've only read one chapter of the manga, but already there are lot of things that are different. The three lead females are relatively unchanged, but the lead male who is supposed to be just a normal dude somehow has powers? Someone who knows the story better should probably tell me if he had
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  Damn you for putting that in my head. New Season Disclaimer: I’ll make a post for almost all new series (barring sequels) with a wrap-up and bullet point opinion of each once the premier week is over. Remember that these are just my kneejerk reactions to the first 20 minutes of shows, many of which in [...]
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New series scheduled for upcoming October season. Director is Matsuo Kou, who directed Rozen Maiden, Red Garden, and recently, Kurenai. Once again, voices are pre-recorded for more natural feel. Anyways, screenshots look decent. I'm quite fond of the co..글 전체보기
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*image stolen from my dear Sasa* Prediction: This image also probably has nothing to do with the story’s atmosphere. I had totally forgotten that this show was being made into an anime -I put it on my “Plan to Watch” list on my MAL- so it was a pleasant surprise to see that it’s coming out this [...]
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Moon Phase reports that Yozakura Quartet, by Suzuhito Yasuda, is being adapted into an anime. The series follows a group of teenagers with various abilities (mind-reading, kotodama*, etc) who essentially run a city on their own. Or at least protect it from demons and anything else that gets in the way. The manga is being released [...]
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Manga by Yasuda Suzuhito, who drew illustration for Kamisama Kazoku. I haven't read it myself but, introduction of the book sounds like another "destroy yokai" kind of book. I think I'll take a look when I have time. I mean, I already know character des..글 전체보기
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Amazon.com Widgets Title:  Yozakura Quartet Vol 1 Author:  Suzuhito Yasuda Publisher:  Del Rey ISBN:  9780345501493 May Contain Spoilers Hime is not only the major of Sakurashin, she's also a super hero!  In addition to overseeing the prosperity and happiness of her little town, she protects it from supernatural threats as well.  [...]
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