Monthly Archives: January 2009

Hinagikuism :: Vol.8 Ch85 – Vol.9 Ch92

After Musashi stopped scanlating, I was adrift for a while. And the inertia of the backlog was pretty paralyzing. But with the recent infusion of sweet Hinagiku loot, I’ve finally managed to get going again with the manga. But I’m … Continue reading

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Trap, Reverse Trap and Yuri Trap

I was ambivalent about picking up Maria+Holic but Kabitzin’s animated gifs were just too enticing. The main hook, for me, was the contrast between Mariya’s sweet facade and his grin o’ evil mischief in the second gif. Totali was nearly … Continue reading

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Slayers:Evolution-R must spawn more Overlords

Given how disappointed I was with Slayers: Revolution, I should have had much lower expectations of Slayers: Evolution-AARGH. But it seems fanboy hope springs eternal as I was disappointed with the first episode, especially the lack lustre OP song. While … Continue reading

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The post for the study of the adaptation of visual media

Or just another post with scattered thoughts comparing the Genshiken manga and anime. Manga and anime spoilers abound. Fateful Encounter. In the manga, we were not shown how Saki and Kousaka met in university. [Add: WRONG. orz It’s in the … Continue reading

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Hinagiku Goods Bonanza

The power of Hinagiku compelled me!

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The 512,000th ‘Genshiken Was Awesome’ post on the interwebs

I caught the first season of Genshiken in late 2004/early 2005 and enjoyed it. But it didn’t strike me as awesome. It didn’t exactly leave a strong impression on me; I had forgotten what happened in the first season by … Continue reading

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Ueda Kana as Fukuzawa Yumi is yuriliciously uke

Am I the only one to think that Yumi’s intro lines for the OP of the fourth season of Maria-sama ga Miteru contained a hint of her kansai accent? Perhaps it’s because I’ve read Erica’s notes on the 18th MariMite … Continue reading

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