This blog is not going to be derailed by a second class character, but using Wikipedia and a biography at a fansite, I selected ep.31 to have quick peek at Temari after the timeskip. The result was somewhat disappointing, with the model clearly simplified, not to mention the conservative …
read moreTHAT on Hyakko
Seen in the season's preview at THAT (via):
Overall, Hyakko remains the horse to bet on, although comparisons with Minami-ke concern me. I suppose it all hinges on Torako being an annoying dumbass like Kana versus something more palatable. I liked parts of Minami-ke.
And don't e-mail me about ef …
read moreBandai solicits Rocket Girls
Naruto 64 Screencaps
I'm still nursing that never-to-happen fanboy spiel about ep.22, but meanwhile I rewatched ep.64, one of the best single-episode battles. It involves secondary players, which nonetheless are often fan favourites. My word, the fanart I've seen to Temari... And it's easy to see why.
The above random screencap …
read moreBrickmuppet in a bathhouse
Hidamari x365 03-04
Visual notes follow.
Meaning of the nose growing is unclear to me. The only Western example I know is that of Pinoccio, but clearly Yunocci is different.
You know what is bound to happen when boys are prohibited? And sure enough...
What can I say? Maybe write a letter to …
read moreIt's Thursday
It's Thursday, and I feel a little emptiness. While I tried to fill it with Allison and Lillia, the result wasn't wholly satisfactory. The biggest issue — and I would never think I come to saying this — Nopants Witches offer a much better story than Allison &! offers.
To begin with, the …
read moreThose beautiful oil tanks
From the random TiVo catch comes an episode of Inuyasha where he, Sesshomaru, and their antourage visit their father's grave. Things we watched in the VHS age!
For some reason the ED fascinated me, especially the Ferris wheel sequence. It looked exotic.
read morePolitics of cute
Daniel continues to reflect upon politics in Manabi. Many Western viewers latch on analogies with the 1923 Beer Putsch and Hitler's famous speech, even though they know that the swastika is reversed. Daniel uses the Great Leap forward instead:
read moreRegardless of whether or not that reference was intended, the scene …
New season already?
Sasa is first out of the gate with a rather complete list. She's not posting summaries like Hashi-hime, but she provided links to original websites. Some of them I can almost read... Here's one for Hyakko:
いつも楽しく、元気に盛り上がる …
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