Monthly Archives: April 2006

School Rumble 2nd Term 4

Well, that was an interesting take on the normally tomboyish Mikochin. Also nice to see some character development for Akira especially her love of practical jokes. I still have Salva Nos playing in my head whenever she appears though. The … Continue reading

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Girl’s High 4

While it’s not like Magikano where fans started coming out of the closet after Ender’s bold declaration of fandom, I’m feeling pretty chuffed that animeblogging legend Jeff Lawson also enjoys this series for its stupid funniness.

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The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya 4

Quite relieved that Haruhi is going from strength to strength. One of the things that I enjoy about this series is that it’s hard to pigeon-hole it into a normal category. The setting is high school but with romance, sci-fi, … Continue reading

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Black Lagoon 3

The gang are in home port at what seems to be a South Vietnam seaside town. Dutch is greeted by quite a few towns people before the local bigwig gangster Chin pulls up for a word. He’s unhappy about the … Continue reading

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Fate/Stay Night 16

By the power of moé, awkward romance and Caliburn_save_as_a_copy, we will punish you! Game CG. Actually I prefer this version. (;^_^)

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Hamai bastard You take Temna attention

This is not a foray into the politics of fansub groups. This is not a criticism or endorsement, overt or implied, of any fansub group. This is just a passing observation that, sometimes, fansubs can make an anime even more … Continue reading

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Nobody Loves Girl’s High

In stark contrast to Haruhi which came out of nowhere and made an excellent first impression, Jyoshi Kousei made a horrible first impression – gratituously emphasized pantsu fanservice, nerfing of various manga gags etc. Even LIME, which had subbed Eps … Continue reading

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