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With their recent differences settled, all is well between editor Miura and his pair of young charges as we dig into the second half of Bakuman's second season, meaning that it's back to the grindstone and the serialisation game for Ashirogi Muto.
With agreement finally reached by all parties to focus on a gag manga, Mashiro and Takagi still have two conditions - firstly, that they want to
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After a pretty needless filler episode last week, Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing resumes its normal service this week, and boy does it have plenty to cover.
The important moments begin right from the off, with Millia officially signing up to an alliance between Turan and Anatoray - another step closer towards rebuilding her devastated homeland. What's more, Dio has a guest to introduce in the
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All good things must come to an an end, and today sees us say goodbye to Squid Girl for the second time - is she also going to say goodbye to one of her most treasured friendships however?
The mainstay of this episode concerns itself with a falling out between Squid Girl and Eiko in the wake of the former over-writing the latter's hard-earned save game. Once the argument escalates to the point
التسميات: completed, squid girl
Which is worse - shooting a man in the stomach, or eating the doughnuts meant for a comatose child in front of his distraught mother? Such is the kind of moral conundrum that Mirai Nikki brings to us.
Then again, doughnut eating etiquette is hardly at the forefront of Yuni, Yukkii and Uryuu's minds as they find themselves surrounded in a hospital as Kurusu does everything in his power to hunt
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So, tomorrow is a day of celebration; the one truly unique day each year that we should all remember the true meaning of, that true meaning being to take a break for one day and do something other than watch large quantities of anime - a day more widely known as Christmas.
With that in mind, there's nothing further for me to do here than to wish you all a very Merry Christmas indeed - I hope you
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We might be at the end of this second season of Working, but it's a time of crisis at Wagnaria, with major revelations which only grow in their immensity as the episode progresses.
In fact, speaking of growing it's exactly this issue that plagues Takanashi and Sato in particular, as word reaches them of a shocking development, that being Taneshima's new-found ability to reach the accident report
It seems as though we have the killer in our grasp through the eyes of most people, with the decidedly odd Mitsuo handing himself in to the authorities. Is he really the killer though? Such questions are only reaffirmed as he becomes the latest person to make his appearance on the Midnight Channel.
With a view to apprehending him as much as rescuing him in mind,
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For my second and final selection from the trio of offerings served up to me as part of Reverse Thieves' Secret Santa, I'm actually genuinely curious as to the exact reason why Night on the Galactic Railroad ended up on my list of recommendations. On the one hand, I'd like to think that my Secret Santa picked up on some subtle Tweets discussing the Bungaku Shoujo movie (which relies heavily upon
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Never mind gift-giving, mistletoe, snowmen and all that jazz, there's only one true meaning of Christmas - the anime 'blogosphere's Secret Santa! Kindly organised once again by the smooth criminals at Reverse Thieves, the Anime Secret Santa gives entrants the opportunity to pick three hitherto unwatched anime series or movies for an unwary recipient, which said recipient can then watch and 'blog
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I will broach no argument with the following statement - Toradora is the best anime romantic comedy of all time. Needless to say, this opinion has left me veritably frothing at the mouth with the prospect of rejoining Ryuuji, Taiga and company for this one-off OVA to accompany the show's Blu-Ray box set release.
Unsurprisingly given the way the series (and its light novel origins) closed off,
It took the poor guy long enough, but at last Kodaka is faced with the realisation that his old friend Sora from ten years previously is in fact Yozora - quite the tear-jerking reunion, isn't it?
After Yozora's new, short haircut springs this surprise on him, we take a pause - or more precisely, we rewind to take a look at some of the show's early events from Yozora's point of view. Although
التسميات: boku wa tomodachi ga sukunai, completed
Going into its final instalment, Mawaru Penguindrum has an absolutely colossal amount to sort out of its tangled mess of plot threads and concepts - can it really squeeze everything into under twenty-five minutes?
The answer is, ultimately, "kinda". Offset against some ill-explained flashbacks which sees Shouma and Kanda imprisoned in boxes as children, this episode is effectively the final
التسميات: completed, mawaru penguindrum
Titolo Serie: Hidamari sketch
"Lost Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day"... oops, sorry, just trying to get into the Christmas spirit. So, Lost Christmas' second coming, eh? Not what any of Japan's civilian population wanted that's for sure, but it's exactly what they get as we move towards the half-way point of Guilty Crown.
With some of GHQ's powers that be rebelling for reasons that aren't yet quite
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With Rinroku Kaishou dead, it seems as if Un-Go's finale is all set to turn our "defeated detective" Shinjurou into an eventual victor. But is his rival really deceased at all?
If last week's episode didn't drop enough hints that Rinroku is still very much alive, then the arrival of invitations to the remains of the television studio supposedly handed out by the man himself only serves to ask
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A New Year means new anime to watch, meaning that as always I've sat down and compiled a season preview article for UK Anime, detailing each show along with images and trailers to give us a flavour of what we have to look forward to (and perhaps dread on occasion) come January. Why not check it out at the link below?
Winter 2012 anime preview
What series are you planning on checking out
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After winning their tough and all-important regional tournament at the climax to last week's instalment, it's only fair that Mizusawa's newly-crowned champions get a little more time to enjoy their glory, trophy and all, even if that joy is offset against the devastation felt by some members of the losing finalists.
Despite their achievement, it feels like a very quick return to earth for
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As Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing hits what is effectively its half-way point, so it also delves into one of those time-honoured television anime conventions - the recap episode.
Aside from its closing moments and the promise of a visit to Fam and Gise from the latter's father, there's effectively absolutely nothing new here, simply a voice-over explanation from Gise and Millia as to their
التسميات: last exile
When Sanae thinks she's figured out the power of hypnosis, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who she most wants to use it upon - watch out, Squid Girl...
Of course, Sanae's hypnosis isn't quite as effective as she might like to think, a problem not helped by the others at the restaurant playing along with her whims. When Squid Girl turns up with some truly impressive hypnotic
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It seems that we have a new and unlikely alliance in the world of Mirai Nikki as episode eleven begins, with detective Keigo Kurusu seeking out the help of Minene Uryuu of all people.
With that deal seemingly done and dusted, Kurusu uses his cronies to bring Yukiteru and Yuno in for questioning - although Yuno soon gets antsy about the possible danger Yukkii figures there's nothing to worry
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Despite all of their hopes and the assertions of others, and even given the opportunity to publish two one-shot pieces in consecutive issues of Jack, there's nothing but disappointment in the survey results which come from those two outings.
Still, despite only charting in tenth and ninth place respectively, at least Mashiro and Takagi seem to have proved their point regarding the strength of
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Not only is this the penultimate episode of Working's second season, but it's also a record-breaking one, as Inami celebrates a new achievement in terms of the number of days she's gone without punching anybody!
Despite this new landmark in her androphobia, Inami still wants to test herself and push herself to the limit - but how to do it without endangering the lives of the men working at
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As we reach the penultimate episode of Mawaru Penguindrum, we begin with a flashback. Wait, that isn't really news is it, it would be more comment worthy if we didn't begin with a flashback, right?
Anyhow, after exploring the showdown between Momoka and Sanetoshi on that fateful day in 1995 which seemingly put paid to both of their lives, it's back to the present day to find that Himari isn't
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The summer holiday may almost be over, but with a week still to go time remains for one last fun club activity before those involved return to everyday school activities.
In typical anime fashion, that final jaunt is a visit to a nearby festival, albeit a visit disguised by the need to check out the local takoyaki rather than daring to admit that a festival might actually be fun. So, off the
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No matter how impressive their efforts in rescuing potential victims from the strange netherworld beyond the television, it seems that Narukami and company still aren't capable of saving everybody, as we find ourselves with another body strung up by a television aerial in Inabi.
This time around the victim is the teacher of some of our Persona-wielding crew, Mr. Morooka - a moron he may be, but
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Despite the actions forced upon him last week, this tenth episode of Guilty Crown sees Shu right back in the thick of things with another mission. Or does it? Perhaps not...
Given what he's been through, it's probably fair to cut Shu's less than stellar mental state some slack, as he hides away from both school and his home while distancing himself at the same time from the Funeral Parlour,
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With death, explosions, murder and conspiracy in the air, you couldn't really ask for a more charged atmosphere as Un-Go enters its penultimate instalment, complete with a governmental hearing that effectively sets Shinjurou and Kaishou against one another.
While Rinroku deflects the initial questions surrounding whether his company is involved in developing and selling arms, and possibly the
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Titolo Italiano: Towa no Quon
Titolo Originale: トワノクオン
Genere: Azione, Soprannaturale, Shonen
Totale Episodi: 6
They made hard work of it, but Mizusawa's karuta team have made it to the regional final while also gaining a lot in terms of understanding the teamwork and togetherness required of them to progress... and not a moment too soon, as the final is about to get underway.
After a period of fretting about how they should line-up given the strengths of their opponent, Chihaya has a rare moment of
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Ashirogi Muto are well and truly playing a tactical game as this week's Bakuman kicks off, submitting their Hitman 10 storyboard for serialisation while trying to short-circuit that very same process by entering another manga, Future Watch, as a one-shot competition entry.
Unsurprisingly given the relative lack of competition, Future Watch storms the judging of the one-shot competition, with
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When you're sat between Squid Girl and Chizuru, what chance does a girl have of getting their chopsticks on any grilled meat? None whatsoever, as Eiko learns to her disappointment at the start of this week's Squid Girl.
Try and she might, all of her plans to grab some tasty beef for herself fail to the point of backfiring on her in some instances, and come the end of it all it's Takeru who
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Episode ten of Mirai Nikki begins with Yuno digging a decidedly big hole (literally, not proverbially) - but to what end? Hold that thought, as we'll return to it later.
In the mean-time however, the first half of the episode proper shifts our focus to Minene Uryuu - more specifically, it's a flash back to her relatively recent past as she finds herself taking on Third and his murder diary to
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After what can relatively be regarded as a victory last time around (and certainly, there are few victories more precious than "not dying"), you'd think that all would be well in Fam's world, especially given that it's both her birthday and an opportunity to celebrate the fulfilment of her contract with the captain of the Sylvius.
However, things aren't quite that cut and dried for our heroine -
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It seems as if people are always going missing in and around the Wagnaria restaurant, and this latest episode of Working adds Daisy to the list of those missing in action.
"But who is Daisy?" I hear you ask - well, that's the name of Yamada's teddy bear gifted to her by Soma, and so distraught is she when said bear goes missing that effectively the restaurant's entire staff goes on the hunt for
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Remember Double-H, the band that would have been Triple-H had Himari been involved with them? Well, they turn up to offer Himari a present as this week's Mawaru Penguindrum begins in return for the scarves they received from her. But where is Himari? Is this idol duo even vaguely important to the plot?
While the answer to the second question seems to be "no", the first question is rather
التسميات: mawaru penguindrum
Following discussions surrounded it last time around, it's time for the almost inevitable training camp episode of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai this week, and equally inevitably Sena just so happens to have a large summer house by the beach available for the exclusive use of the Neighbours Club.
Of course, our collection of loners struggle somewhat with the normal traditions of such a club,
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Despite identifying Rise as the next likely victim of Inaba's killer, it seems that the Persona-wielding gang can do little to prevent her from being dumped into the world within the television, as before they know it Risette's turns on the Midnight Channel take on an even more risque form. Shame that record button didn't work huh, Narukami?
Anyway, with Rise kidnapped, there's only one thing
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A week away on business for Gai seems to offer up a rare week for normal, everyday activities in Shu's world - not that these possibilities last for long as Yahiro returns to the scene, complete with his extremely ill brother Jun.
Indeed, Shu and Yahiro's uncomfortable reunion comes as quite the coincidence, with the latter escaping from GHQ forces having escaped their facility with his brother,
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The novelist of the previous story arc's plans might have been put to a halt, but the catalyst for his "work", the mysterious Bettenou is still at large - a point which worries Shinjurou and also becomes a major focus of this new multi-part arc.
We being by focusing our attentions on a group known as Full Circle - a mysterious collection of hackers and crackers with a penchant for posting
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Birthday celebrations out of the way, it's tournament time already for Chihaya and company as we reach episode ten of Chihayafuru. To celebrate the occasion, Mizusawa school's newly formed team are even kitted out in traditional hakama for the event.
Given their entry to the tournament as a team against opposing groups of five players, it seems as if Chihaya, Taichi and Nishida should have
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A simple walk turns into a game of "house" (no, not the TV show with Hugh Laurie) for Squid Girl... or should I say Squid Man... as this latest episode of the series kicks off via a playtime session with a rather demanding little girl.
In fact, never mind her demanding nature, perhaps more worrying is her take on family life - as time goes on, she ends up roping Eiko, Sanae and Kiyomi into her
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Having gone to the dogs by the end of its previous episode, we're left with a diary holders stand-off as this ninth instalment of Mirai Nikki begins, as Yukkii's new "friend" Hinata holds his life in her (and her friend Mao's) hands as she looks to finish off newcomer to the scene Akise.
At this point things take a slightly odd turn, with Akise cooling suggesting that they put any attempts to
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The climax to last week's Last Exile saw Sylvius enter rather a tight spot, with a massed armada of Ades forced quite happy to unleash Hell upon their craft unless they choose to hand over Millia into their control... or indeed, probably even if they do choose to do so.
Despite the protestations of Millia, Sylvius' captain knows the situation and is never likely to either turn tail and run
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Never mind episode ten, this feels more like it should be labelled as episode one of the series as it's back to the beginning for Ashirogi Muto in their quest for serialisation and an anime adaptation.
After musing over the route they should take, Mashiro and Takagi settle on the idea of testing the waters with a one-shot manga for their next effort before diving back into the waters of
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We haven't focused too much on Inami's androphobia during the course of this second season of Working thus far, but that all changes for this tenth episode of the series.
With Inami already seemingly a little on edge, the last thing she needed was to share a break room with poor old Sato - unfortunately for both parties, that's exactly what happens, leading to a rather uncomfortable and rather
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When there are surprising revelations aplenty around, you can always rely on tabloid journalists to start sniffing out every last morsel of a story. So it goes that this twenty-first episode of Mawaru Penguindrum sees just such a journalist sticking his nose into the Takakura family's business, starting with Ringo and then moving on to the siblings themselves.
Of course, we call them siblings
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After her adverse reaction to the packed swimming pool last episode, it seems that Yozora still has swimming on the brain as she demands that her charges in the Neighbours Club bring their swimsuits along to the club for their next meeting. Mind you, given Yozora's idea of how to dress for swimming, perhaps it's better than she never made it poolside last week...
Aside from some horsing
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Now for something completely different... seemingly a million miles away from the sleepy town of Inaba, this week's Persona 4 introduces us to a pop idol and soon to be movie star named Rise Kujikawa (or Risette to her fans) - not that it seems like she'll be holding this position much longer, as she announces her intention to quit to her manager just before going on stage.
With her announcement
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After all the stress of recent times, Shu probably deserves some time for rest and relaxation down the beach, and that seems to be exactly what he has planned along with some of his schoolmates as this week's Guilty Crown begins.
Of course, nothing is simple or relaxing for Shu these days, and this little trip is in fact organised at the behest of Gai, as he eyes another operation against GHQ
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Having been thrown into a world that was more than a little surreal last week, is there any hope of escape for Shinjurou as he finds himself as the prime suspect in a murder case which has a decidedly odd feeling to it?
Of course, with his master (or should that be servant?) missing, Inga soon finds himself inundated with problems of his own, while even Kazamori's technical capabilities can do
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