Posted inFirst Impressions Utawarerumono
Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen – 22
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「救出」 (Kyuushutsu)
"Rescue"
Execution is still rough, but the underlying thrust of the story here isn't bad. It just needed to happen twelve episodes ago.
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu – 09
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We've been gradually building up to the moment where everything would go horribly wrong, and now we've reached it. Rakugo Shinjuu is a tragedy in the making, and watching the horror unfold week by week is proving equally painful and brilliant.
Posted inAnsatsu Kyoushitsu First Impressions
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu 2nd Season – 09
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「2週目の時間」 (Nishuume no Jikan)
"Round Two Time"
Damn, that wasn't what I was expecting. Well, I sort of saw it coming, but it doesn't make it any less scarier!
Posted inDagashi Kashi First Impressions
Dagashi Kashi – 08
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「超怖い話ガムと台風と…／けん玉とプチプチ占いチョコと…」 (Chou Kowai Hanashi Gamu to Taifuu to…/ Kendama to Puchipuchi Uranai Choko to…)
"Super Scary Story Gum and Typhoons and... / Kendama and Pop Pop Fortune Chocolates and..."
Scary stories, popularity schemes, and fortune-telling. Whatever the case, Saya (& Hotaru) rock.
Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows – 01
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Shinkai Makoto's famed short about a job hunting girl and her loving black cat gets a picturesque remake, and it's just as depressing as I remember.
Posted inMiscellaneous
Aniblogging – So is That Really a Thing?
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I could quit whenever I want - honest... |
When does a hobby become a job?
Musaigen no Phantom World – 09
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「幕末ファントム異聞」 (Bakumatsu Fuantomu Ibun)
"The Strange Tale of the Bakumatsu Phantom"
Guys, we need to talk.
Prince of Stride Alternative – 09
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「HOME ここにしかないもの」 (HOME Koko ni shikanai mono)
"Home - The One and Only"
A fun---if incoherent---break away from the action.
Posted inAjin First Impressions
Ajin – 07
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「そして必ず隠蔽する」 (Soshite Kanarazu Inpei Suru)
"I Will Definitely Suppress Them"
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku Wo! – 08
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「この冬を越せない俺達に愛の手を！」 (Kono Fuyu o Kosenai Oretachi ni Ainote o!)
"A Loving Hand for Our Party When We Can't Make It Through Winter!"
It's hard being a lich when Aqua's around. It's hard being everyone when Aqua's around.