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「聖夜の夜に」 (Seiya no Yoru ni)
"On the Night of Christmas Eve"
It's a tad bit early, but with the holidays quickly approaching, the timing of IM@S' Christmas episode is probably about as good as it gets. Compared to recent weeks with Chihaya's traumatic past and 961 Pro's meddling, this was easily one of the more uplifting episodes to roll around too.
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「理事長は追想が切ない(-＿-)」 (Rijichou wa Tsuisou ga Setsunai (-＿-))
"The Board Chairman's Memories are Painful"
Honestly, I'm having some difficulty trying to express in words how I felt about the first eight minutes of this episode.
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「No one sees the real me」
Most celebrities aren’t allowed the simple luxury of being able to shape their public identities by themselves. They’re usually surrounded with a cadre of publicists and managers who meticulously plan every aspect of their public appearances, and while some might not mind and even welcome this influence, Kujikawa Rise (Kugimiya Rie) is not one of those people.
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「夏日 courtship behavior」 (Natsubi)
"Summer's Day"
It's a breath of fresh air to see someone other than Gai take the initiative, though I never thought I'd be saying that about Hare of all people.
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「僕たちが選ぶ運命のドア」 (Bokutachi ga Erabu Unmei no Doa)
"The Door of Fate We Choose"
For once, an episode of Mawaru Penguindrum felt like it answered more questions than it presented.
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「naked king」
This week's episode of Kimi to Boku took a pretty strange turn. Instead of filling me up with the usual happy go-lucky feelings I've come to expect, I was getting so angry that I was ready to shove my fist through my monitor to smack some sense into Yuuki and Chizuru.
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「楽園の王」 (Rakuen no Ō)
"The King of Paradise"
If you have the time, it’d certainly be an interesting experience to re-watch episode 7 in light of everything we were told today.
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「開戦」 (Kaisen)
"The War Begins"
After weeks of dialogue heavy episodes and lack luster battle scenes, this episode finally kicks things up a notch. With a war of epic proportions breaking out, I was impressed with the scale that things are taking place on -- we're not talking about just Misaki City anymore, but the entire world.
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「(しのぶれど」 (Shinoburedo)
"But I Cannot Hide"
I know this is just an anime, and the way we interpret it is a matter of opinion and subject to personal tastes. But I’ll say this – anyone who wants to argue that Chihaya doesn’t belong with Taichi, I’ll fight you right now. Name the time, name the place – I’ll be there. And in true shounen style, I’m willing to battle to the death.
