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Toradora! 2: Ryuji And Taiga

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And suddenly, a zigzagging of events turned nearly half the manga’s volume into just an episode. Well, does that mean we’re going sort of 13 episodes again? If so, then this is a good time to wrap things up into just an episode without losing the important bits. This one nearly got away with it.

MUSSELS!

Taiga starts hanging around Ryuji’s home, much to Ryuji’s chagrin. Yasuko doesn’t bother about the new “resident”, even though Ryuji doesn’t approve it. Ryuji can’t say no, though. Taiga is his only link to Kushieda Minori. Saying no would have to mean whamming yourself in an iron wall. That also goes for Taiga, but I don’t know if Ryuji even has the balls.

And so, they then devise plans to get their crushes for attention. The first plan: “Be-partners-with-them” plan! The plan is to pass balls forcefully to each other, and intentionally avoid catching them for the ball to hit the partners of both Yusaku and Minori. Okay, seems like a sound plan, but I don’t get it. I mean, they could’ve asked them persons in question instead! Not to mention a failed catch and pass, which resulted in Taiga getting a bloody nose (which is sadistically moe in a way).

Moepwnt is moe.

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Macedemi Wasshoi! 1: Somehow, A Girl Came Out…

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Random slapstick comedy. It’s not like it’s bad, nor is it good. I mean, yeah, another typical Mahou Shoujo anime littered with too much parodies and references and whatnot. IS YOUR GAR OVER NINE-THOUSAAAAAAAAAAND TO BE ABLE TO WATCH THIS SHOW?! Let me check my Geiger Counter for that. A Cat Is Fine Too, anyone?

Protagonists… or so we think…

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Kemeko DX 1: The Steel Bride

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on October 7, 2008
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Okay, I just have to say I’m certainly having mixed thoughts for this series. This just have to be given emphasis on the start since I might make any sense whatsoever on the rest of the entry. Well, the series itself didn’t make any sense BEFORE it was made into an anime, so what gives?

We follow the story of Kobayashi Sanpeita, a high-school student with an ordinary life. Ten years ago, he made a promise to a certain girl he liked. The girl said that she wanted to be Sanpeita’s bride, and that she wanted for them to fulfill the promise by the time they meet again. Kinda typical, no? Well, thing is, it’s not what you think it is.

One day, Sanpeita woke up only to find his room invaded with numerous metallic machines wreaking havoc at every nook and cranny. Scrap metal and bullets fly about, and a certain robot remains standing… with a wedding getup…

Anybody would prefer Sousuke’s Fumoffu outfit over this!

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To Aru Majutsu No Index 1: Academy City

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on October 7, 2008
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The most anticipated anime in my list beckons! And to think we’re late at doing this. Well, it’s still top priority, so I think I better fix my time up so I can get on with this better.

Or I can just borrow a Lunar Dial…

Suddenly, fall anime OPs are getting better.

After such a gloriously splendid OP, we immediately follow underway ownage courtesy of Kamijo Toma, your typical “Unlucky Guy”. Or is he typical? It seems that bad luck follows him wherever he goes. He’s got bad guys after him, he always break things by accident, he gets bad grades, and now he’s at odds with “The Railgun” Misaka Mikoto. How screwed can you get?

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Kannagi - Crazy Shrine Maidens 1: Sacred Miko

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on October 5, 2008
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Ooookay. So I watched the first episode. Not surprising, but hey, it’s good. It’s not like this genre comes once in a while anyway. And it’s got a plot like that of A!MG! too. Goddess meets boy, goddess lives with boy, then more goddesses come in, while a human contender also enters the scene. Quite the norm, I say. But seriously, I was bought by the OP, which was FUKKEN WIN. It’s been a while since I’ve had a fill of good OPs in my anime.

Win OP is win.

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Akane Iro Ni Somaru Saka 1: The Scarlet First Kiss

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on October 5, 2008
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Akasaka was quick to come out. It was streamed on nico the day before it was officially aired, which was after Toradora. Pretty much earlier than Index’s release, so maybe this is good. Then again, I’m fucking late again, so what gives?

I sure picked this up out of a whim. Basically, because it was from an eroge. Second, the cast. You never get a powerhouse cast of Aya Hirano and Kugyuu in just mere coincidence. It must be fate. But that seiyuu talk only came second to the fact that it came from a visual novel designed to make a man’s dick go up by the mere power of words and pictures. Of course, I’m in no exception of blogging the game in the future.

A new breed of Kugyuu tsundereloli.

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Toradora! 1: Tiger And Dragon

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on October 2, 2008
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Whoa! Was that too early for you? We just stopped around a few days after the past season, and we’re rolling again! I feel like I can get up on a pace, so let’s mosey!

Toradora is my number two pick for fall season anime, and I think that it’s doing well enough for my span of interest. We start off as Taiga and Ryuji go to school on their own accord, the former trying to get a hold of herself, and the other starting off early. Now, everything seems to be fine for them. Oh really? I don’t think so, though. And so we’re introduced with Ryuji’s everyday problem.

Trust me, that’s his normal smile, I swear.

Welcome to Ryuji Takasu’s life: Having a biological inheritance of fierce dragon eyes from his yakuza father, everybody thinks he’s a bad, angry delinquent. Well, that’s harsh of everybody to presume. I mean, the weak bastard can’t even hit a soul, and yet all the students in his school think he’s bad, bad, bad! What’s with all the people getting scared of that? And his hobbies are housekeeping writing poems, collecting songs and some more boring shit? How good a guy can you get for someone who’s got eyes of a dragon?

RAWR!

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Anticipated Fall Anime List

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on October 2, 2008
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With some of the shows already starting, I guess it’s about time for me to make my official Anticipated Fall Anime List. II might be pressed in time, but with moe overflow underway, I guess I wouldn’t mind. As for show priority, I guess I can just label it as BLUE for low, GREEN for moderate, and RED for high.

Let’s begin the countdown, then!

1.To Aru Majutsu no Index

Number of episodes:
Website: http://project-index.net/
Japanese Air Date: October 4
Animation Company: J.C Staff
Seiyuu: Shizuka Ito, Rina Satou, Yuka Iguchi

Having anticipated the novels and manga (thank you Hoshinohate), I figured out following the anime for the fun of it. The story is interesting enough. You never get magic, religion, and science all working at the same time. Plus, the cast ain’t half-bad. Back seiyuus taking lead roles, and being backed up by hotshots? Not bad. Yuka Iguchi should be thankful enough that she’ll be able to set a new trend in tsundereloli moe.

Code: RED

2. Toradora!

Number of episodes: ?
Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/toradora/
Japanese Air Date: October 2
Animation Company: J.C Staff
Seiyuu: Junji Majima, Rie Kugimiya, Eri Kitamura, Yui Horie, Hirofumi Nojima

Second honors go to Toradora! The Kugyuu-Hocchan pair returns, although hey, I think… well.. their voices are a bit off. Especially Kugyuu, with the yakuza-ishy voicing on Taiga’s part. But hey, it’s a fine variation to her usual tsundereloli tone, so I guess this kind of change is acceptable. Taiga being a tomboyish tsundereloli is fine too. Oh, and did you catch a glimpse of her Taiga variation of URUSAIURUSAIURUSAI?

Also, what’s this? J.C. Staff doing a lot of from-the-novel stuff! So much for a company who can’t even deliver it!

Code: RED

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Strike Witches OVA (DVD Version)

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on October 1, 2008
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ONOES UNEXPECTED TWIIIIIST!

This is a surprise, since I was going to watch the OVA myself. The DVD release packed a few more punches though, albeit not enough to justify the OVA altogether.

I watched the OVA before the DVD version came out. It vaguely explained anything, and only depicted a slight instance of the Witches’ nature of work. In a quick shift of events, it showed a showcase of a dogfight, their standard operating procedures, and some tidbits of history behind the magical piece of equipment that gave birth to prominent Witches: the Striker.

So Striker Units are Neuroi tech, eh?

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Zero no Tsukaima - Princess no Rondo 12: Wings of Freedom

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on September 23, 2008
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IT’S PRINCESS NO RONDO’S FINAL EPISODE! Don’t be fooled, though. The title isn’t what you really think it is. Let’s just say it’s one savvy way to wrap things up.

With Tabitha suddenly rescued (without even a fight?!), the group heads back towards Tristain, where Gallian infulence cannot reach them. On the way Louise had a dream: She lost all her powers, and Tabitha’s trying to take the lead on Saito. Of course, dream or no, she’s stripped of her powers. That’s that.

Now, this is where Tabitha is successfully wooed. You can probably see why a lot of people who read the novels see the current season as a great development to the storyline. The entire season, albeit the introduction and recurrence of new and old characters, is focused on a focal point that will affect everyone’s lives, especially Saito’s, Louise’s, and now Tabitha’s. Too bad there wasn’t much Julius air time. I was waiting for him to intervene at whatever there is, too…

PimpSaito has aquired a Tabitha.

It was revealed that the Jormugand/Giant is actually a big armored whatever. As in BIG! Sheffield is able to exert direct control over it via her powers. It also seems to be able to utilize Ancient Magic as it was able to stop one of Tabitha’s javelins like the way Nephthys does. And because of its size, any amount of magic may not be that sufficient.

And its eye looks like a vagina…

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