9. Release schedules and cliffhangers

   I am not fan enough to know what's going on with it, but apparently Initial D Fifth Stage ceased its run after ep.10 at a major cliffhanger, the likes of which we didn't see since Pioneer releasing Tenchi on VHS. Except that apparently this is not an OVA and …

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10. Crunchy takes on ANN as news source

    So, two things.

    One, HanaKana apparently confirmed new Infinite Stratos, which is going to join the illustrous ranks of anime that went down the drain the 2nd season, such as Sekirei. Although, truthfuly, it went there in the 1st season, when HanaKana's character joined the idiot party and thus ruined …

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11. Tenchi Muyo Ryo-Ohki

    I recall the title being on air, or rather floating by on IRC bots, but it was so long ago that I do not remember any details. Anyway, thanks to easy availability, I had a look... And it's not very good.

    

    Ryo-Ohki is in OVA continuity, but basically it spends …

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12. A quick Cat Shit One rewatch

    

    When Perkins says, "koko ni pro ga futari iru. sore de juubun janaika?"[1], isn't it the coolest line ever?

    Although I have the rotating media, I rewatch the download (I've got the one that had all the blood edited out). It's still as pretty as ever.

    Also VLC deals …

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13. More about Katanagatari

    I meant to entitle this post "Massive spoilers about Katanagatari", but on second thought, it may be oblique enough. Or maybe not. Unfortunately, although I maintain that good anime cannot be spoiled, I think Katanagatari may. In particular, despite Don wrote that ending was "somber", I just did not expect …

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14. Katanagatari ends

    

    Liked: Yes
    Rewatch: Not likely

    CKS was right, it is very Japanese, and not just in the ending. And I see now why Don denied it the standing near Haibane Renmei. Or maybe I don't. The endless brutality was wearisome and since the story was inseparable from the process of …

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15. Bloggers on Lagrange

    Omo:

    The whole Moid thing is pretty Tatsuo Sato-y. I enjoyed it but the way it ended seems anticlimactic, to say the least. But I enjoyed every bit about him in the final episode, it’s just great stuff.

    If it isn’t clear, I enjoyed parts of the ending …

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16. Lagrange fails

    I mentioned previously that it's conclusively proven that reinventing with improvement could be done in anime again and again (and not just in successful remakes like Kanon), but it does not suggest that it's impossible to reinvent poorly or fail to reinvent. Rinne no Lagrange is a show that steals …

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17. C'est unbelievable

    For some reason (blame Evirus), I ended re-reading The Manual, which was updated, and it reported that a French designer for AKB0048 posted his concept art at a random Forum. Those French and their simple life. It reminded me how another French dude posted pictures of Soyuz-2.1v roll-out, including …

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18. Non Non Biyori anime announced

    According to John, my eye for quality strikes again.

    P.S. The cover scan in John's post contains the official English title, and it's "Non Non Biyori".

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