There were a few problems. I just do not like mystery shows, for one. Also, they clearly try too hard (pictured)... and fail to match the previous episode's frolics.
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It was a robust comedy episode that did not tell us much of anything new about the characters, but it will do. Better the humorous filler than dull one.
Sorry for the massive spoilers, but it's the only decent screencap that I took. There weren't any notes either!
P.S …
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The pad entry for Dog Days fingers the final post at Chizumatic as the reason to watch, but on re-read it's unclear what I found in it. Really what I expected is a relative of Otogi Juushi Akazukin - a magical transport into alternate world series. I should have known better …
read moreRemember when 6-minute episodes were too short and did not let Keitai Shoujo to showcase its characters properly? The Quiet Morita-san comes in 3-minute chunks! What's more, they pack characterisations into that, and it comes out quite nicely indeed. Amazing, isn't it?
Still, there's not much of general content, just …
read moreThe idea that some animebloggers prefer the art and animation of A-1 in Idolm@ster to that of KyotoAni's classics continues to bother me. I criticized Haruhi for animation lapses myself. But the KyotoAni consistently continued to produce expressive, moving animation with some const-cutting lapses, while A-1 were consistently poor …
read moreIf Miki stole Iori's episode, and Iori stole Yayoi's episode, then whose episode is Yayoi going to steal? Obviously, nobody can steal Miki's episode.
Also! I am unable to find the side story. This week's story is Makoto, password is "KAZOKU", expires on 8/25. The location clue is "TV- …
read moreThis example of feminist-laced claptrap is so perfect that I'm going to give it Google juice:
read moreRitsuko refers to herself as a novice, but she’s been at Studio 765 longer than everyone except the chief, and she’s clearly doing all the heavy lifting. She makes the schedules and …
It's tough to be a loser and know it.
On the other hand Miki is apparently an idiot savant like Yui Hirasawa. Only she's not an idiot.
Seriously though, the storyline of P-san descending into a funnel of being a loser, his desperation, and idols dealing with his increasingly erratic …
read moreThere was a change of guard at Sea Slugs and now we are going somewhere.
Meanwhile, I follow raws with a rewatch at Crunchy, because I miss a lot of basics on the first pass due to my poor Japanese. There wasn't much that I would change in the bloggage …
read moreFractale... Do you remember that thing? Talk about "forgettable". I forgot about it until Aziz of Hailbane.info finished it and his review is as bland and explanatory as the show deserved. Also, almost lost me here:
read moreOf course as the writers intended I completely identified with the “terrorists” cause …