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Summer 2013 – Week 7 Anime Review
This week: a refreshing and genuine semi-romance in Silver Spoon, understanding why Yura has always been alone and why she strains her friendships in Stella Jogakuin Koutouka C3-bu, why both the new...
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Summer 2013 – Week 8 Anime Review
This week: loving the scrutiny and struggle in Yura’s character in Stella Jogakuin Koutouka C3-bu, recognizing Sayomi’s contributions in Tamayura ~more aggressive~, thoughts on the father’s four...
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Summer 2013 – Week 9 Anime Review
This week: appreciating the use of color and lighting in Monogatari Series Second Season, thoughts on the specific location of human settlement in Shingeki no Kyojin, how Sonora’s addition shifts the...
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Autumn 2013 – First Impressions (Part 2)
This post reviews: Gingitsune, Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta, and Non Non Biyori. Looks like there will only be one more of these previews with the last few remaining anime covered there and then...
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Autumn 2013 – First Impressions (Part 3)
This post reviews: BlazBlue: Alter Memory, Tokyo Ravens, Galilei Donna, and Samurai Flamenco. This is the final part in my series of my First Impressions posts on the Autumn 2013 anime season....
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Autumn 2013 – Week 2 Anime Review
This week: newfound respect and appreciation for Nadeko in Monogatari Series Second Season, comparisons of KILL la KILL to Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and Panty & Stocking, the mismanaged emotional...
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Autumn 2013 – Week 3 Anime Review
This week: trying to find a weakness in KILL la KILL, complaints about the endless backstories in Kyousogiga, splitting the characters to revitalize Magi: The Kingdom of Magic, and trying to figure out...
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Autumn 2013 – Week 4 Anime Review
This week: an analysis of Mako’s character in KILL la KILL, developing the racist schoolgirls into characters in Nagi no Asukara, enjoying the level of detail in the setting of Samurai Flamenco, and...
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Autumn 2013 – Week 5 Anime Review
This week: why Flamenco Girl is evil in Samurai Flamenco, appreciating how Kyousogiga is reusing its material by expanding on its recaps, why the storytelling outdid the unique visuals in Monogatari...
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Autumn 2013 – Week 6 Anime Review
This week: how the sexiness in KILL la KILL has lost its impact, appreciating the contrast in work between Gotou and Hazama in Samurai Flamenco, discovering a purpose for Aoi in Coppelion, and how...
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Autumn 2013 – Week 7 Anime Review
This week: further analysis on Mako’s character, helping proving her true value in KILL la KILL, an exceptional, cunning and innovative moment in BlazBlue: Alter Memory, questioning why all scientists...
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Autumn 2013 – Week 8 Anime Review
This week: Kaiki’s internal conflict and searching for his truth in Monogatari Series Second Season, severely disappointed with Samurai Flamenco, why the family drama is much better than the romance in...
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Autumn 2013 – Week 9 Anime Review
This week: explaining why what we’re watching now is Samurai Flamenco “B”, the contrast in perspectives between Kaiki and Araragi in Monogatari Series Second Season, analyzing the various time periods...
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12 Days of Anime (2013) – Day 12 – Sakura-Con 2013
Sakura-Con, being one of my most cherished and treasured memories of 2012, earns a spot again as the first day of my 12 Days of Anime, the annual tradition among anime bloggers recounting their 12...
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12 Days of Anime (2013) – Day 11 – Connections with Bloggers
To reiterate just how influential and significant the social aspects of Sakura-Con 2013 were on me this year, Day 11 of my 12 Days of Anime is reserved for a continuation on this theme but on a much...
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12 Days of Anime (2013) – Day 10 – JoJo’s Squirrel Scene
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is one of the best anime of 2013. And one of the best scenes of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure was that one with that squirrel. If you watched JoJo’s, then you already know what...
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12 Days of Anime (2013) – Day 9 – Guillotine Gorilla
Not even four weeks ago, when episode 7 of Samurai Flamenco aired, it seemed like another ordinary episode with heroes solving petty crimes… or at least attempting to. After a handful of episodes with...
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12 Days of Anime (2013) – Day 8 – Giving a Disappointing Anime a Second Chance
I’ve tried to follow some themes in my 12 Days of Anime posts, and Day 8 has traditionally been reserved for an anime that I normally would not have watched but ended up enjoying greatly. In 2011, I...
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Autumn 2013 – Week 10 Anime Review
Oh, right, I do these kinda posts, too. This week: Kaiki bringing out the best in others in Monogatari Series Second Season, watching the OVA that connects episodes 8 and 9 in Yozakura Quartet: Hana...
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12 Days of Anime (2013) – Day 7 – Anime Away from Home
Although I have watched anime away from home prior to this experience, it was always a momentary event. Whether it was watching an episode of Kare Kano in Italy in 2002 or bits and pieces of Nichijou...
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