Aika’s death aside, the bill to clean that carpet must have been absolutely devastating Yes, the next episode of Tempest (I can’t bring myself to call it ZnT; I always think of Zero no Tsukaima) should be out in a couple of hours, but I really don’t want to add another episode to this already [...]
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346/366 Zetsuen no Tempest murder is serious business and magical! Sailor suit and a typical new style boy uniform. Not much else to say here. At least they look pretty classy for some reason. Overall: They are ok but I'll pass.Related posts: 366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 67/366 Hidan no Aria Days of [...] No related posts.
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Props go to Yoshino for a very cool plan…bluffing his theory to get Samon to panic enough to the point where he revealed there actually was a way to bring Hakaze back. The mechanism’s a bit boring, though…I don’t really like that the Kusaribe magic can have that much influence over time. I also dislike [...]
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Okay, so for those who haven’t read the previous work of the author of this series, Spiral: it is basically a series dedicated to mind-games. The characters move from one elaborate puzzle to the other and there is this evil organization that requires them to solve it. It’s fun, but also pretty formulaic and these [...]
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Yoshino is a freaking genius. There is just no other way I can look at this episode besides that. Even when things weren’t looking great, he still managed to have everything go his way. The goal after all was to sway Mahiro enough to get him back in their corner and while he’s not willing [...]
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I’ll admit, I loved this episode of Zetsuen no Tempest. All it took was one mind game to show us how devious, clever, cunning, etc. both Yoshino and Mahiro are.  We’ve known that both of these guys have a darker side – Mahiro’s may be a little understated – and now we get a situation … Continue reading »
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「タイムマシンのつくり方」 (Tai Mumashin Notsukuri Hou) "How to Make a Time Machine" I don't know how else to say it except that this episode totally blew my mind. At this point, it's safe to say Zetsuen no Tempest has eclipsed even the greatest of my expectations. There are just so many things this series does right and there's no greater example than in how it consistently trashes your expectations while continuing to making perfect sense.
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Yoshino offers his theory: that Samon is trying to fool them by trying to make it seem impossible to save her, while keeping Hakaze in despair. This turns out to be true, which irks Samon. He rebuts Yoshino by pointing out that Hakaze is still just bones in the present, but Yoshino counters that the [...]
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Administrative Note: As I mentioned before, I’m going to be travelling for the next two weeks. So I won’t be updating with new episodes. I’ll try to play catch up when I get back. However, I have prepared a series … Continue reading →
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Okay, I think I just watched the single best episode of the Autumn Season from the series that started there at least. That was just amazing. THIS is what I mean with using your build-up well. After the slow pacing of the previous episode that took so much time in showing flashbacks, and was so [...]
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This interpretation of time seems pretty similar to mine so far as I can tell. Under normal time interpretations, speaking to people in different time periods becomes paradoxical. For example, what if Hakaze found out about talking to the future and immediately stabbed herself? Then how could she speak with the future that she may [...]
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One Shakespeare work isn’t enough for Zetsuen no Tempest. A part of me thinks that there is too much meta going on. A direct comparison to Hamlet may not have been the most tactful of approaches for Zetsuen no Tempest to embrace.  We’ve had the quotes, the comparisons etc. so we didn’t need to hear Aika … Continue reading »
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Yeah, Samon’s face pretty much says it all. Plot summary: After learning that Hakaze is truly dead — and that he had been communicating with a Hakaze from two years ago — Mahiro quickly switches sides and strikes a deal with Samon. If Samon can bring forth Aika’s killer, Mahiro won’t disrupt the former’s plan [...]
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「彼氏」 (Kareshi) "Boyfriend" Just another episode filled with revelations as Zetsuen demonstrates itself to be quite the experience. I gotta say, I never foresaw this series getting as far as it has.
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