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(Otona Pantsu! no Onna no Ko)
"The Girl with Adult Panties!"
So I hear shy girls like to choose bright and flashy underwear, or at least that's what the OP/ED song titles have me believe. "Chu-Bra" -> "Choose Bright". Yeah, I'm sure that's what it's short for... >_>
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OP: LOVE x HEAVEN by , , , (Kawasumi Ayako, Nakahara Mai, Koshimizu Ami, Kugimiya Rie) | ED: my starry boy by (Nakahara Mai) |
Missing from last week's early broadcast premiere of Ladies versus Butlers! were the opening and ending sequences you see above. Also missing were the completely uncensored scenes on AT-X's broadcast, nipples and all. Click on if you want a taste of what was censored out. I guess this is where I should add in the obligatory "WARNING! NUDITY AHEAD!"
Okay, I'm no longer accountable if you choose to proceed. =)
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Now that 2009 is over, heres a look back at some of the best series the year had to offer. Due to the subjective nature of it all and the fact that we're constrained to what we've seen, we won't be trying to pick series that everyone finds agreeable this year. Instead, we're here to convey our personal favorites for 2009, after which you're more than welcome to chime in with your respective choices. To make things more interesting, we've increased the number of categories and separated them into corresponding areas -- namely Production, Miscellaneous (fun stuff), Genre, and Notable Others. Also included at the end are the final results to the Readers Choice Poll.
New as well this year are my picks as a standalone opinion alongside Omni's. Previously, I helped him pick a comedy series but the rest of the choices were solely his. This time around, you get both sides of the coin. Under each category, I've provided a brief description of what our criteria are. Immediately below that are Omni's picks along with his comments followed by my own.
Disclaimer:These are purely our personal opinions based on the shows that we've seen in the past year. For a show to even qualify for consideration, it had to have met the requirements outlined in the Readers Choice Poll. For OVAs/ONAs/movies, the additional requirement is that it's been either released on DVD/Blu-ray or online so that viewers outside of Japan have had a chance to watch it. This means that series like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Summer Wars (not officially released) are not up for awards this year; they'll be saved for 2010.
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CALLING YOU
"Calling You"
If this were any episode but the last, I would've been more okay with the long drawn-out scenes where Sumika is desperately trying to get in touch with Ushio. Likewise with the ones where Ushio's eagerly awaiting Sumika's phone call. The pacing was as usual, but this is the finale and I wanted to see something happen!
 | Who says there aren't any surprises at the end of the year? At the conclusion of the K-ON "Let's Go!" live concert in Yokohama yesterday, an announcement was made for a second season of the ever-so-popular light music anime. The official website has already been updated to confirm what attendees of the live event found out, along with an image of Yui looking inconspicuously over her shoulder. While the thought of a sequel in the near future never really crossed my mind, it was only a matter of time given the original's popularity. It's safe to say there's already one series on my list that's a guaranteed watch next year. I can already picture the new opening and ending themes (whatever they may be) taking the Internet air waves by storm. Speaking of which, I'd love to see what went down at that live concert. Anyone else looking forward to seeing more of Yui, Mio, Ritsu, Mugi, and Azusa in the new year? |
It's time for the Fourth Annual Reader's Choice Poll!
This year, we're changing the poll in a few key ways:
The criteria for a series being included on the regularly broadcast series list is that it had to have been a complete TV series that ended in 2009. The general idea here is that you can't really judge a series until it's over, and that means that fans of shows like Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood will have to wait until next year's poll. The criteria for a series being included on the OVA/ONA/movie list is just that it has to have been released in 2009 on DVD or online. This means that Summer Wars does not qualify this year. Still, if there's anything you think that deserves to be put as an option on either list that isn't already there, then feel free to email me, and I'll add it.
These polls will close on Friday, January 1st, 2010 at approximately 08:00 AM GMT.I've extended voting 24 hours. These polls will now close on Saturday, January 2nd 2010 at approximately 08:00 AM GMT.
