Paraphrasing Author, I can understand why some avoid manga while watching an anime based on it. In this specific instant, it was also a case of being poisoned by Mentar. :3
Index could certainly do with MOAR Biri Biri. Aroduc proposes: ‘Really, all that they need to do is give Mikoto more screen time.’ Kuroko too. And a manga-influenced 53RG10 seconds. But I’d probably be happier with either a spin-off thirteen episode series or a four ep OVA based on the Railgun manga.
I managed to order the first volume (Ch 1-7) from the local Kinokuniya at only SGD 10.89 but, for some mysterious reason, they couldn’t order the second so I spent JPY 3,000 (SGD 49.34) to get it from Amazon.jp Marketplace and another SGD 21.00 on Vpost shipping. Certainly an eye-popping amount for just one volume but it’s been ameliorated by the special Index poker set. And, most importantly, I’ve been really enjoying both volumes. Being an old-fashioned kind of person, I somehow find the physical sensation of reading a physical book more enjoyable than reading off a computer screen.
All hail Biri Biri!
In US politics, having the Big Mo’ (momentum) has sweep candidates to power. But the British have a saying: ‘A week is a long time in politics.’ Likewise, for anime series, momentum can diminish, even disappear, over the span of a week or two.
Continue reading ‘Big Mo’/slow mo’
Given how Stripey and I like to discuss anime, we often skirmish to get the other to pick up a series he wasn’t otherwise going to watch. The shima-shima tanuki can claim a victory for the fall season WRT Ga-Rei Zero.
Stripey: Pick up leh. Exciting story, good chara design, supernatural battle!
Zyl: I got bike prejudice. Aroduc says it’s slowing down too.
Stripey: Shocking twist at the end of Ep 1.
Zyl: *suspicious* Oooooh no, not your KimiNozo Ep 2 trick again.
Stripey: It’s by asread. You liked SHUFFLE!, right?
Zyl: *sceptical* But Minami Ke Okawari wasn’t that good.
Stripey: *sigh* Got yuri between two main characters.
Zyl: Ga-rei release. Byakuei, eat up all the yuri.
P.S. I’m also kinda getting the feeling that Kiri-chan has the hots for Chairwoman Jinguuji. GG!
Hypocrisy is often regarded as an Absolutely Bad Thing. I don’t think it’s necessarily so. Scholars, like Nils Brunsson, have even argued that it is not only an inescapable part of complex social forms of life but also an essential part that keeps things going. While not as essential to anime, the two-faced beauty is often a treat to watch. And we have two such exemplars this fall.
Continue reading ‘Charmed by two-faced beauties’
Given how I’ve been grabbing and then watching the raw of the latest episode of Index, I can safely say that this is the series that most excites me this season. The big drawback, however, is that my Japanese language ability is very limited and I often don’t get the best out of the anime. The process for Index Ep 4 went something like:
Continue reading ‘Reserving Judgment’
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