First Impressions: Katanagatari

I've been burned too many times by recent series about swords and samurai. That's why I didn't leap out of my seat when I saw Katanagatari on the Winter 2009/2010 line-up. Then I watched the first episode....EPISODE 01: Zettou KannaMore Screencaps from Katanagatari 01OP: Meiya Kadenrou (Minami Kuribayashi)ED:...

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Armed Librarians 17: Volken is back, is gone again

...and he's back. He's gone. Wait, what?EPISODE 17: A Return Home, An Encounter, and Fiery GreenMore Screencaps from Armed Librarians: The Book of Bantorra 17Enlike is spending a lot of time with fake Renas Fluru, who is trying to remember the past. Meanwhile, the armed librarians receive a most unexpected...

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Durarara! 03: Don't get on their bad side

I'm not sure if I can keep on blogging Durarara!. Slice of life is one thing. But slice of life plus this many random characters is just too difficult. On the other hand, I think the first few episodes of this series is designed to introduce much of the main cast as possible, hence, the seeming lack...

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Kimi ni Todoke 15: Sunglasses

Kurumi ♥ ~ I think I like her better like this.EPISODE 15: RivalMore Screencaps from Kimi ni Todoke 15Kurumi and Sawako are still in the same spot, alternately crying and arguing and talking about Kazehaya. Sawako wonders if it would have been possible for her to be friends with Kurumi had they liked...

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Armed Librarians 16: So about Mince

...Where was I? Sorry. I can't think with these boobs in my face.EPISODE 16: A Banned Book, A Coward, and the Sacred EyesMore Screencaps from Armed Librarians: The Book of Bantorra 16Mattalast is in a room alone, standing in front of a large tree. He muses about how 'it' might not like the book he's...

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First Impressions: Dance in the Vampire Bund 1-3, Durarara! 1-2, Ookami Kakushi 1-2, SoRaNoWoTo 1-3

As promised.The Winter 2009/2010 anime season doesn't have a lot of interesting offers. For me, at least. On first look, the only title that really jumped out was Durarara! But I decided to check out other titles for their visual impact, and found myself pleasantly surprised by some. :)Dance in the...

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Kimi ni Todoke 14: Left Out Kurumi

Kurumi's feelings....EPISODE 14: KurumiMore Screencaps from Kimi ni Todoke 14With her secret now out, Kurumi finds herself in a tight spot. More so when she inadvertently admits to spreading some of the bad rumors about Yano, Yoshida and Sadako. However, instead of becoming angry, Sadako can only cry...

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Armed Librarians 15: Fighting Girls

There are so much, much more interesting series in the Winter Line-up than Armed Librarians that I'm seriously considering dropping it in favor of whatever flavor-of-the-season I end up with. But I suppose I'll apply the 3-episode rule again.EPISODE 14: The Setting Sun, A Storyteller and a Collection...

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Final Thoughts: Aoi Bungaku

So sorry for this post being late. I had to do some real world stuff. Anyhoo, this is it for Aoi Bungaku. I'll be replacing this slot with whatever interesting series I'll be watching this season. Next week will be my first impressions of some of the recent series I've watched so far.Spider's ThreadMore...

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Kimi ni Todoke 11-13: Sadako faces up to feelings

Kurumi finally shows her true personality to Sadako but Sadako is so clueless she misunderstands all the clues. Meanwhile, at the sports festival, Sanada saves Sadako from a lethal curveball, making Kazehaya jealous. Kurumi decides to use this chance to put a rift in Kazehaya and Sadako's friendship.EPISODE...

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Armed Librarians 12-13: Murder she wrote

The men take a back seat. And no, I won't be recapping the recap episode because that would be silly.EPISODE 12: The Past, Irrationality, and a Pipe's SmokeMore Screencaps from Armed Librarians: The Book of Bantorra 12One foggy morning, Mattalast Balory (Matt) comes home and finds Hamyuts there, helping...

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Aoi Bungaku 9-10: Of greeks and yaoi

Sorry this took a long time. I intended to post this last year but the episodes couldn't be out any faster and by the time they went out, I had to be away. But anyhoo, here's the third to the last story arc in the consistently brilliant Aoi Bungaku.Run, Melos!Chapter 1More Screencaps from Aoi Bungaku...

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