9. 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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10. Omo on Daisuki

    I just found that Omo was ahead of John noticing Daisuki, only he buried the important part deep down some general post.

    I hate to be pessimistic but there are not a lot of reasons why we should assume [Daisuki] can execute. To be honest the whole idea feels more …

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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. Streaming service Daisuki is announced

    According to John:

    This unification will maximize control & revenue for the original Japanese studios.

    Great, just great.

    Aslo, what is up with that "Kokoro. Furueru. Nihonni. Aeru."?

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15. Katanagatari begins

    Holy mackerel... Observing the principle never to commit to expensive DVDs without sampling the series at least, I had to resort to watching an episode on one of those shitty pirate sites - since NISA do not provide any. And I'm afraid Don may even be mild in this praise.

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16. 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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17. GA manga v4

    I picked the 4th volume of GA manga yesterday. It is as pleasant as always. But here's one funny thing with the translation:

    

    Why is Sasamoto-sensei "he"? This is not a typo, there's a referral like that on the next page too. Either the translator is very confused, or Sasamoto …

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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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