1. Kanata and Chieri in AKB0048 04

    The title may grace an A&V editorial — there's so much material in that little episode — but actually I only have time to note that I did not understand what transpired at all. To me it looked like this:

    1. Dance practice is ongoing; the instructor interrupts it.
    2. Instructor singles out …
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  2. AKB0048 begins

    Having seen 3 episodes, I know how Nova deceived me, and I know why he did it. It's all right.

    There are many ways to love AKB0048. One is to look at the manual and agree with J.P.: "how can anyone hate a show with micsabers, ita-mecha, cylume claws …

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  3. Bateszi on Sankarea

    Says he's "utterly torn" because it's "exploitative":

    It’s not just the fan-service (of which there’s many a scene full of jiggling breasts and panty-shots) but how it exploits Sanka’s zombified state as a cheap excuse to have her be molested (or molest others!)

    Also:

    There’s a …

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  4. Schneider on SAO 01

    He mosly contrasts Sword Art Online with Accel World for the article, and finds SAO lacking:

    Make no mistake: Accel World is a pretty serious game. There are stakes, and you can be kicked out of the game permanently. But the show never forgets that it’s about game. That …

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  5. SDB on I cannot H 01

    Says he "felt soiled". Apparently the concept of sexual recharge was not executed well. Seen commonly in anime, in my humble opinion, one of the better versions was offered in the original Sekirei. Remember when Sato tells Tsukiumi (a powerful, but as-yet-unattached sekirei): "you might want to turn your eyes …

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  6. Yumeka on Mouretsu Pirates

    In short, a disappointment:

    I liked the first two episodes of Mouretsu Pirates when we saw a lot of the fascinating high-tech world it takes place in and focus was on Marika and her relationship with her mother, friends, etc,. But 20+ episodes later, as much as I wanted to …

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  7. Five minutes of AKB0048

    I watched a whole of 5 minutes of it, and thought that a quick pre-pre-preview of AKB0048 may be necessary in order to keep the opening bracket post to a reasonable size, because I feel like blogging the heck out of it. Maybe.

    For now, the point is that I …

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  8. Peter S. on The New Muv-Luv

    Apparently without the benefit or hindrance of watching the original, he pans it:

    Muv-Luv Alternative looks clumsy and amateurish after Tari Tari’s sophisticated plotting. Scenes often end with awkward pauses and you wonder why they’re in there in the first place. What we got is some nasty aliens …
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