9. ef roundup

   I linked some of this before, but I want to have a consolidated list in one place (I have a category, but it's too diffuse).

   Firstly, Omo's is an RTWT, hard to quote concisely entry. He also has a tag.

   Impz@THAT:

   It’s really hard to find an anime …

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10. Jason Miao on ef.12

    At first I wanted to save this for a long post, but... Seen at DbD:

    Remember when Simon first went into space and forcibly combined with Arc Gurren to form Arc Gurren Lagann and then broke space/time/this blog? If that were a 10 on the chill meter, Renji …

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11. Omo's year 2007

    It's long, but not boring. The question of ef was covered at length elsewhere, but I'll pick just a few tidbits.

    What’s amazing about 2007 was I managed to get a new top 10 anime on my list in the form of Manabi Straight. I’ve been watching anime …

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12. Comments are eeeevil

    In comments at Omo's, DMdm sez:

    ef has going for it more than just skilled use of technical pens and photoshop. As Link says, it’s taken a pretty tired genre — bishoujo game adaptations, a genre that has never produced anything particularly good — and produced a powerful set of …

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13. ef ends

    To sum it up, ef certainly was inspirational, and ended very well.

    

    Among the anime I saw, ef seems to fall into the unique class together with Haibane Renmei. Unfortunately, I think it does not measure up, and this is why:

    • ef overdoses on the imagery. It does not hurt …

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14. Quick note for Nova

    Nova writes:

    The first two thirds of this episode concludes Renji’s story, though I’m not sure if a miracle actually happens to allow Chihiro to overcome her disability (since her representative chains DO break).

    There wasn't any miracle, but by learning to trust Renji completely, Chihiro can borrow …

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15. Suguru and "cabbage"

    Suguru is nothing if not persistent. I'm curious if he's going to see Crescent Love like I did or not. I have to admit, I toyed with the idea of continuing the nominally suspended series many times. Feena compels. BTW, I tried to explain it to him before, but I …

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16. The uselessness of Top 10

    Case in point, Protaku's top 10 at IGN. I think I can add a diminsion to it by posting the Amazon rankings (using the latest available volumes):

    10. Highlander: 7,334
    9. Witchblade: 4,827
    8. Beck: 9,335
    7. Mushi-shi: 15,336 (Amazing. But I didn't buy it either …

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17. This is not a Top 10

    Spurred undoubtedly by the unexpected popularity of Ani-nouto among the faithful, I undertook the most comprehensive attempt to keep up with the season yet. The result was the same, however: only one series reached the finish. The rising attrition is another illustration to my bandwidth issues.

    Firstly, I started out …

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18. Epic Win and top 10

    The Epic Win lives up to its name by putting a witty twist onto the end-of-the-year summary theme. The biege butts owned totally, I laughed. Thanks, Orion and Guff, I needed that.

    Their last item was a brutal beating of Code Geass. The most damning is probably this:

    And of …

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