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One rainy day, Ryou confesses her feelings to Tomoya, and even he’s initially hesitant, he ultimately decides to try going out with her.
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Filed under Bleach, CLANNAD, Darker than BLACK, Miscellaneous, Shakugan no Shana, To LOVE-Ru by Omni | 37 comments
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I spent a ton of time sick this week and am still not feeling great from an apparent stomach virus (thankfully it wasn’t related to the TB). I will note though that I’ve now learned the stark difference between public health services and private health services.
I can’t say I’m shocked about the new Shakugan no Shana and Darker than BLACK anime announcements - more Shana was only a matter of time, and DtB I had heard a rumor about recently. For now, it’s pretty likely that I’ll end up blogging both of them whenever they come around.
In regard to this week’s chapter of Bleach, Show Spoiler ▼
I was kind of disappointed that Soifon’s bankai was just a giant death missile, but I suspect Barragan isn’t so easily defeated and that she will have to demonstrate another use of it in order to win (if she is to win). At least Lilynette was sort of amusing.
And speaking of manga, what was with the recent To Love-Ru/Black Cat crossover (spoilers)? I know it’s not technically a crossover since they’re not the exact same set of characters, but it was close enough. It made me wish Yabuki Kentarou would go do more Black Cat manga.
I haven’t heard many good new songs this week, but this one by Oku Hanako stuck with me. It’s not in any way connected to CLANNAD, but it really reminds me of the series, especially the middle parts and the chorus.
Since it’s that time of the season again, I’ve started writing the Summer 2009 Preview. There are only about 19 or 20 new shows premiering, but that’s more or less on par with previous years. Nothing really catches my eye though at first glance.
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Filed under Anime News, CLANNAD, Daily Dose, FMP! The Second Raid, Honey & Clover, NANA by Arcade | 36 comments
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The title of Rumiko Takahashi’s brand spanking new manga is Kyōkai no Rinne and it follows a girl named Sakura Mamiya. She has the ability to see ghosts after something happens to her when she was younger. It’s not exactly what you’d call original, but I hope this is in the vein of Takahashi’s darker Mermaid Forest manga. The series will premiere in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine and in North America through Viz Media on TheRumicWorld.com on April 22nd.
Good news for those of us who’ve started the Zac Efron as Sousuke Sagara bandwagon; the young actor told the MTV Splash Page that discussions for the live action Full Metal Panic! are still “very early” and that the film is “to the point where it’s more than likely not going to happen.” I’m assuming that after the disaster known as Dragonball Evolution I’d be a bit reluctant to jump on board too.
It’s been announced that the eighth and final DVD installment of the Clannad After Story anime will include a special episode that is an alternate world arc about Kyou Fujibayashi. The episode is titled, “Another World: Kyou Arc” and the DVD will be released in Japan on July 1st.
A second season has been green-lit for the Hetalia - Axis Powers anime and will premiere this summer on the internet and mobile phones (in Japan only.) The series re-imagines various historical eras where its characters are archetypes of their countries.
For those of you who have been waiting for the English reiteration of Honey And Clover and NANA can finally get excited about something. Viz Media announced that they have set up websites for both anime where viewers will be able to buy, download-to-own, and/or stream the two series in the near future.
It was announced in the EVA-EXTRA01 paper magazine that Maaya Sakamoto is set to play a brand new character in the second film in the Rebuild Of Evangelion quadrilogy. The character’s name is Makinami Mari Illustrious and she shares the EVA tradition of having parts of her name to be named after World War II ships. It was also confirmed that Yuko Miyamura will reprise her role of Asuka, however with the new name of Shikinami Asuka Langley instead of Sohryu.
If you haven’t already seen it then head on over to TMS Entertainment’s new Youtube page to watch the anime classic, Sherlock Hound. The series features Sherlock Holmes, his assistant Watson, and the housemaid Mrs. Hudson re-imagined as animals solving mysteries. The first six episodes are directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
If any of you out there played “Typing Mania 4“, it appears that “Typing Mania 5” is now up. Play at your own risk! (Thanks to David for the link.)
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Ulquiorra Cifer artwork courtesy of 餅和 on pixiv (account needed to access)
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Filed under CLANNAD, First Impressions by Omni | 52 comments
This recap episode was actually better than I thought it’d be, and I’m a bit impressed that they managed to get through so much of the main story in one go.
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Back when Nagisa was starting her third year of high school, she found that she wasn’t in the same class as any of her old friends.
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Buried in snow in the illusionary world, the robot tries to get the girl to move, but she doesn’t.
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Filed under CLANNAD, First Impressions by Omni | 97 comments
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The doctor informs Tomoya, Sanae, and Akio that Ushio’s illness is the same as Nagisa’s, and he still doesn’t know the cause.
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When Tomoya finally gets to meet Ushio’s kindergarten teacher, he finds out that it’s actually Kyou, and a grown-up Botan is the kindergarten’s pet.
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Upon his return to the Furukawa home with Ushio, Tomoya enters Nagisa’s old room and finds it just like it used to be.
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In the illusionary world, the girl and the robot start walking towards what the girl describes as a warm and fun place.
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It’s been five years since Ushio was born, and Tomoya’s life has been a cycle of eating, working, and sleeping.
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Filed under CLANNAD, First Impressions by Omni | 180 comments
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In the illusionary world, the girl who can no longer help build the flying machine wants the robot to stay by her side forever, but the robot knows that he has to go back out for that to happen.
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