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Aoi Hana 5, CANAAN 5, Saki 18

Zyl — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:07:03 +0000

Aoi Hana 05 continues to build up the relationships at a slow but steady pace. Two bold interventions by Yasuko stabilised her relationship with Fumi; seems that she is serious about her. Ryouko also perceives Fumi’s closeness to Akira but no progress yet on Fumi x Akira.

Canaan 05 showcases Maria’s harem-building skills. I’m rather put off by her Kira Yamatoesque peacenik pretensions. Which explains why my enthusiasm for this series has waned very muchly relative to its debut. This is despite it having all the stuff that I, along with Calawain and Crusader, normally lap up.

Saki 18 shows, once again, how the power of yuri overcomes the power of the moon (or geass) and that Saki’s yuri is more than Kana’s or Yumi’s as she can even hear Nodoka’s ~~boobs~~ voice. I’m also intrigued by what will happen to Kana’s mojo when she finds out that her beloved Mihoko Cap’n has a crush on Hisa.

Aoi Hana 4

Zyl — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:37:56 +0000

Sleepy covers the positives of this episode in her delightfully inimitable style.

But I can’t help but feel that the end of Fumi x Yasuko (Sugimoto-senpai) has already been foreshadowed in two ways. First, the ‘Mistress of the Library’ which hints at something between Yasuko and Kagami-sensei, with the former (or, even worse, both of them) still having unresolved feelings. Second, Fumi’s (strongly self-aware) hesitation at asking Yasuko about it was just such a strong contrast to her coming out to Akira. Which also lays further foundations for Fumi x Akira. Gah, no such thing as making omelettes without breaking eggs, eh?

CANAAN 2-3

Zyl — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:53:31 +0000

Maria-san is being watched

My reservations WRT yuri siscon, I take them all back WRT Liang Qi. Maybe because it’s faux siscon. Or maybe because it’s Tanaka Rie goodness. It’s such a pity that she’s flagged for death but I’m going to enjoy Liang Qi goodness while it lasts – ah, so good that I’m Cummings!

By the standards of the first two eps, the third episode was a bit of letdown. Some expectation readjustment is definitely in order.

But fighting action aside, I’m well pleased with the yuri quotient. I love how Canaan has got her priorities right and that comment about how they flirt a lot was spot-on.

It’s true that Maria might have one super stalker problem if Canaan goes super stalker on her but I’m just thinking she might the one who’s inclined to do the stalking instead once Canaan’s true love makes contact.