Daily Archive for January 30th, 2008

Bamboo Blade 17

I’m really glad that the unreliable Saya won her match through a combination of skill and a time out technicality. Also great to see Kirino handily winning her match despite her recent difficulties. I was actually quite annoyed by how they nerfed Satori through over-eating; it seemed cheap especially when compared to how Kirino and Tama-chan were overcoming much more serious problems. But then again, it was probably the only way to make Tama-chan’s match the decisive one for the team given how Satori’s skill had been emphasized previously. Ok and I did laugh when her animal friends got swept away by the gastric flood.

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ARIA The Origination 4

This was a surprisingly SERIOUS BUSINESS (TM - Kurogane) episode without the usual A/B side narratives and no Aika or Alice.

I think this was an important episode in building towards a conclusion where Akari eventually becomes a prima on two levels. Firstly, Alicia’s intervention subtly addresses Akari’s own lack of self-confidence and self-awareness regarding her suitability to be a prima undine. Secondly, Alicia also represents the author/studio preparing us, the viewers, for Akari’s teleological apotheosis, so to speak.

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