Busy as I am, I cannot pass it when someone talks Manabi Straight. Today, it's Suguru of Dame-dame.
(Exhibit A: Yoakena's Cabbage of Doom)
My God, people, give it a rest already. The cabbage/cantelope wasn't that bad. Sure, there was a lot of crap in Crescent Love's animation …
read moreI'm just back from a Japanese midterm; it's going to be a miracle if I get more than 50%. But it certainly won't happen: I left half of the questions blank, some for the lack of time, some for missing elements.
Bloggers were completely off the leash this week, I …
read moreSeen at The Last Arial (hat tip to Jeff, as I cannot follow Arial because of all the trains):
A simple slice of life story about everyday events and friendship, it was brilliantly executed and featured a cast of instantly lovable characters; from the earnest Yuno and energetic Miyako to …read more
BigN finally posted a report on Hidamari Sketch, which he completed, unlike myself. It's pretty interesting, although I think he sort of bent Manabi for the purposes of compare-and-contrast.
If I can say that Manabi Straight was about the beginnings and growth of friendships and what happens before, during and …read more
Seen at Subculture:
read moreThis OVA takes place some time before the major school festival in the anime series. Oh, how I missed all of the Manabi girls. Being the slice of life fan I am, Manabi Straight has been one of my favorite anime since its airing earlier this year …
The review of "Freedom" in The Space Review seems to me an excercise in reviewing the obscure: the year-old OVA got 33 votes at ANN. Once again anime outsiders amaze with their unconventional ways to select the material. Previously, Dwane reviewed Cowboy Bebop and PlanetES, which was understandable for an …
read moreThe raw of Manabi OVA hit Tokyo Toshokan yesterday, and it occured to me that, thanks to Amazon.co.jp, I saw it before raw watchers did. Money well spent (I include the tuition for Japanese classes here too, so it was more than just $50).
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