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Looks like Sketchbook ~ginormous eyes~ to me. Bet TheBigN will love it.UPDATE: TheBigN e-mails:
The trailer was actually a bit more subdued than I thought it would be. From my experience with the manga, if the anime is a direct adaptation, things should be a lot more …read more
The biggest problem for Sekirei is that the manga is still ongoing. Here's what Aroduc had to say:
read more<zaitcev> Sekirei likes creepy pre-OP sequences.
<zaitcev> In ep.01, who the heck was the baby? Little Musubi?
<Aroduc> Prepare to find out... NEVER
<Aroduc> 7Arcs appears to be rolling this one …
I’m still kind of disappointed that the show never really took off among English fandom - it’s a pretty sound example of a Sunrise show which didn’t spectacularly trainwreck itself towards the end. It did have a lot stacked up against it, though - there was the whole …read more
It's exceedingly likely that I will not stay with Sekirei in the long run (I'll write later about it), but so far I'm enjoying it for all it's worth. And since it's a doomed show anyway, I may be spoiling a little, to share the fun and excitement better.
First …
read moreIt's a short, sweet, and comprehensive recap of everything fans of Xenoglossia ever needed to know about the franchize.
God, Haruka was cute.
read moreHinano brings joyful news (with heavy spoilers) that Itazura na Kiss is only 26 episodes long. Kickass, I'm so watching this.
read moreThe review at Sea Slugs does not stray far from the consensus, but adds the following observation:
I giggled at how the three groups stole moves from the Star Wars movies in trying to take down Druaga like he was an AT-AT or AT-ST.
Not sure how intentional it was …
read moreWhat can I say, pokegirls are awesome, even if the animation is quite sketchy (lots of flat coloring on the faces, some blush -- where did I see it before?).
The anime seems inoffensive, if one can stomach poor drawing [I withdrew these objections later, see screencaps. — Author]. Myself, I would …
read moreAnother con watch. Cannot tell much, except that ep.01 had a feeling of Phantom Menace: "Oh My God, the young Obi-van!". I felt the recognition effect without watching the original, that's how strong it was. Plus, a strong debut by Subaru and Tea. I'm on the fence about watching …
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