Filed under CODE GEASS, Kanon, Miscellaneous, Random Musings by Omni | 76 comments
I realize that most of my random musings entries these days aren’t really random musings, but rather news posts or quick thoughts on stuff. Regardless, I wrote this entry in one sitting off the top of my head, so consider this the first true “Random Musings” in a long time, and please forgive me if I ramble a little.
Here’s a question that’s been on my mind recently: Have CODE GEASS and Kanon set the bar too high? GEASS’s biggest strength is that it has fantastic writing with plot twists and turns one after another that keep you guessing on what’s going to happen. Kanon’s visuals and emotional impact meanwhile are what I consider a new standard for that type of show, or even for all anime. Between those two, Thursdays for the past half year have been pretty incredible. I’m sad really that they’ve ended, at least for now.
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Filed under FreezeFrame, Kanon by jaalin | 74 comments
Filed under First Impressions, Kanon by Omni | 68 comments
Summary:
Yuuichi wakes up one morning to the sound of alarm clocks and goes next door to wake up Nayuki too.
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Filed under First Impressions, Kanon by Omni | 70 comments
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Lying in the snow, Yuuichi sees a bright light approach, but it turns out to be just the headlights of a car.
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Filed under First Impressions, Kanon by Omni | 78 comments
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On the way to the hospital, Yuuichi and Nayuki pass by the scene of the accident, and Nayuki is shocked to see the piece of strawberry cake strewn among Akiko’s bags and shoe on the ground.
Continue Reading Kanon - 22...
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Filed under FreezeFrame, Kanon by jaalin | 31 comments
No music. No zoom-in slow-motion replay. Sometimes, the unbiased reality is more painful than any dramatic interpretation. In what could have been a recording from a security camera, we’re exposed to a brutal scene in which the mother we’ve come to love as our own is plowed over by two tons of drunken SUV, with nothing but a smashed strawberry cake as a final punch line.
My heart is in pieces, laying somewhere between the shards of windshield and makeshift Smucker’s. Kind of gives a new meaning to “Akiko Jam,” doesn’t it?
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Filed under First Impressions, Kanon by Omni | 57 comments
Summary:
Seven years ago, Ayu had told Yuuichi that her second wish was to go to school with him.
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Filed under CODE GEASS, FreezeFrame, Kanon, Miscellaneous, Nodame Cantabile, Soukou no Strain by jaalin | 30 comments
If you’re like me, you waited the whole year for the NBA All Star Weekend to come around – and while Friday and Saturday’s festivities were quite entertaining, were left a bit disappointed at the actual All Star game. There were moments – just a few brief moments – of excitement, but otherwise, the pace and excitement fell back as quickly as it had picked up. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, no problem, you didn’t miss anything besides LeBron embarrass himself with a failed off-the-backboard dunk attempt.
Anyways, I was bored to the point where I started thinking about the all stars in the current anime season. Yeah, the game was that bad.
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Filed under First Impressions, Kanon by Omni | 55 comments
Summary:
After their kiss, Ayu immediately apologizes to Yuuichi for ignoring his feelings, but Yuuichi declares that he likes her.
Continue Reading Kanon - 20...
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Filed under First Impressions, Kanon by Omni | 50 comments
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Seven years ago, when Yuuichi had to return home because winter break was ending, he made a promise to Ayu that he’d come play again the next year.
Continue Reading Kanon - 19...
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Filed under First Impressions, Kanon by Omni | 43 comments
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On his way to school, Yuuichi gets intentionally bumped into by Shiori because she was happy to see him.
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