Kanokon -12 (END)

「ついにしちゃう?」 (Tsui ni Shichau?)
“Finally Do It?”

Episode at a Glance:
Having not received a proper answer from Kouta at the beach, Chizuru begins worrying about how he really feels about her.

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Kanokon - 11

「もう濡れちゃう?」 (Mou Nurechau?)
“Already Wet?”

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Kanokon - 10

「遠慮しちゃう?」 (Enryou Shichau?)
“Show Some Restraint?”

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Kanokon - 09

「感じすぎちゃう?」 (Kanjisugichau?)
“Feels Too Good?”

Episode at a Glance:
In an attempt to take Kouta for herself, Minori offers the poor Nanao ninja twins a large sum of money to get rid of Chizuru.

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Kanokon - 08

「一緒に入っちゃう?」 (Issho ni Haicchau?)
“Go In Together?”

Chizuru brings Kouta to her mother’s onsen inn, but isn’t pleased that Nozomu and the others have tagged along. Upon entering, everyone is greeted by Chizuru’s mother, Tamamo, and Yukihana, much to their surprise.

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Random Musings - The Hot Sheets

  • It’s with great reluctance that I’ve had to make the decision to drop Kyouran Kazoku Nikki. It’s absolutely nothing against the series - which I’ve enjoyed quite a bit - but rather due to my new job keeping me from being able to spare the time. Unfortunately, I had to cut something, and this was it.
  • I put up the current Kanokon poll because of the news yesterday that streaming site GyaO will no longer be showing Kanokon due to ethical regulations. You’d think that they’d have gotten a clue after the hardcore spanking in episode three, but maybe it was the practically exposed breasts in episode seven that led to this. Or perhaps whatever is in the hot springs for episode eight is even more outrageous than anything else so far. Either way, some are speculating that this has to do with Kanokon being #1 a couple of weeks ago on GyaO’s rankings for both the elementary school boys and girls demographics.
  • In CODE GEASS news, episode nine has reportedly been delayed a week. Episode eight will still air this weekend, but episode nine will NOT be airing on June 1st as it had originally been scheduled. Instead there will be some sort of emergency filler show. I haven’t found an official reason, but others have speculated that it’s because of the Chinese earthquake tragedy, and that’d make sense since episode nine involves the Chinese Federation.
  • Finally, and perhaps the most important item in this post: I am currently seeking an editorialist for Random Curiosity. Ideally, such a person would be able to present opinion on the news topic of the day (such as the Kanokon and Geass items mentioned above) or on whatever other current topics they think are relevant to the anime community/industry/etc. This does not require any Japanese language ability, but it does require good English and good writing ability. If you’re interested, please send me an email and include two sample writings, the first addressing the question of “Should anime adaptations strictly follow the manga?” and, the other is any topic of your choice. You could talk about ankles for all I care - the more creative the better, as long as there’s some relation to anime/manga/culture.
  • Image at left courtesy of ism on pixiv (account needed to access). It has nothing to do with anything in this post, but I’m a sucker for good art.

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    Kanokon - 07

    「あたためてあげちゃう?」 (Atatamete Agechau?)
    “Warm You Up?”

    After interrupting one of Chizuru’s ecchi attempts on a cold morning, Yukihana, a servant of Chizuru’s mother, heads to her school to assess the situation between her and this human she’s heard about. After Chizuru declares that her bond with Kouta is deeper than anyone else’s, Yukihana decides to test that out.

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    Kanokon - 06

    「お願いしちゃう?」 (Onegai Shichau?)
    “Please?”

    Episode at a Glance:
    On New Years, Kouta is relaxing at home when Chizuru comes crashing in through the door to spend some time as lovers. While Kouta tries to spend the day normally by doing some kakizome (書き初め), i.e. “New Years writing”, Chizuru’s boredom leads to her taking advantage of Kouta as usual.

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    Kanokon - 05

    「ダメになっちゃう?」 (Dame ni Nacchau?)
    “Became No Good?”

    Episode at a Glance:
    Nozomu’s brother Saku drops by the school and puts a braclet of abstinence on Kouta to prevent Chizuru from doing ecchi things to him.

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    Kanokon - 04

    「脱げなくなっちゃった?」 (Nugenaku Nacchatta?)
    “Can’t Take It Off Anymore?”

    Episode at a Glance:
    In an ongoing competition with Nozomu to win Kouta’s affection, Chizuru goes through a bunch of sealed items and puts on a bunny girl suit, only to find out that she can’t take it off because it’s cursed.

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