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Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 12 (FINAL)| Classicaloid 25 (FINAL)| Boku no Hero Academia 14 | Kado 0 - 1 | Oushitsu Kyoushi Haine 1 | Sagrada Reset 1
Update: I apologise for all my updates within the spring 2017 debuts. I had stuff due prior to the spring season and so I’ve gone all out in compiling my thoughts and then comparing my thoughts to ANN’s.
(Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 12)
“Monkey”? I thought it had to do with Todo (whose first name is Saburota, remember, and so could be mangled to become saru or monkey) but I guess…not…?
I thought Shiemi was gonna do a love confession! Where’d Nemu go while all the action was happening though? Plus, Nemu reminds me of Yuji Yata (Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service) and vice versa.
Super Coke and Panta, LOL.
I can’t believe they’re so willing! I remembered this happened but now that I see it animated, it seems a little too fast!
Anmitsu is a red bean dessert – you hear about it for the Kashuu/Yasusada ship in Touken Ranbu (it’s what the ship is called, due to kanji readings). Kuzukiri though…I haven’t heard of it, so here you go.
I never knew you could use the fact Rin is the son of Satan for humour. I never knew it could work, either.
If kemono = pickles…then what are Kemono Friends?! *gasps* (LOL, I kid, I kid…)
Okay, now the “son of Satan’s gonna torch you” gag is tired. That was fast.
What’s a Tawawa? Isn’t that “Tawawa on Monday”?...No? I guess it’s the name of the tower’s mascot then.
Yukio with his straight face, LOL.
Is it “quality brother time” or “brother quality time”? I think it’s the former.
I can finally read Rin’s shirt now. It says “teriyaki” in katakana.
Well, that’s the end of Blue Exorcist for now. See you some other time.
(Classicaloid 25)
Oh, that’s why there are aliens in this show…
It’s interesting to note they used the Bird’s Nest for Beijing rather than Tiananmen Square or the Fobidden City.
So Kyougo was in China. Geez, these stereotypes are a bit hackneyed…
Tchaiko’s so depressed when Bach appears. It makes sense though.
“It just doesn’t strike a chord.” – Perfect phrase for a Classicaloid.
Disco Bach. Now that’s something you don’t see every day.
I haven’t noticed there were white musical notes on the eyecatch until now.
I was wondering why Hasshie, Pad-kun, Kanae and Sousuke were rigged up like how they were in one of the s2 visuals. The reason…let’s just say, I LOVE IT! I’m not entirely a fan of 6th rangers in general, but I love transformations, remember? Rare transformations are all the better to watch again and again!
Doot-doo-doo-doot-doo-doo-doo-doo-doot-doot-doo-doo-doot-doo-doo. It’s Ode to Joy!
Like, look at it. The October airing was definitively confirmed! See you again in October, then.
(Boku no Hero Academia 14)
I skipped the simulcast commentary on the recap episode, as I always do. Disclaimer: I wander around the BnHA wiki a bit so expect to see “I knew that already”s all over the place.
Dang, Deku looks eeeeeeevil in that one intro scene where he’s all lit up.
Those taiyaki (fish-shaped buns) look tasty…
I’ve seen some spoilers so I know Toshinori Yagi is All Might’s real name and All Might’s predecessor (who I thought was the recipient of the letter) was a woman named Nana. Thus, beard man must be Gran Torino, All Might’s mentor.
Katsu, LOL. Ever since YoI, I can’t stop thinking about Yuri K after seeing a pork cutlet.
Best Jeanist (1st person in background), some guy I don’t know…and Endeavour. Spoilers can be annoying like that.
I knew why Ochako became a hero too, but...her name means “carefree”? Never heard that one before.
They say that if there’s a leaf sticking up in your tea, it’s good luck…I think that’s how it goes with green tea, anyways.
I don’t think I’ve seen BnHA go and do a fanservice thing with its girls until now, which 1) is odd for a show with a teacher called “18+ Only Hero Midnight” and 2) simultaneously makes sense as an all ages hero anime. The emphasis in this show is on the action and on Deku, not just the girls, but going to the girls for fanservice only now does kinda show how the audience has grown up enough for this ED trope to be ued.
(Kado 0)
I’ve been hyped for this ever since I found out it was coming. I do have my doubts about the CGI, but somehow I know this work will be good. Besides, it’s my first fully CGI work in the simulcast commentary – I can’t really let that sort of chance go while I can still do it (because most 3D CG anime are Netflix exclusive). Update: Why have I covered an episode 0? This one seems important to the plot, that’s why. (Well, admittedly...they had to have an episode 0 for a reason, right?)
Ooh, that OP’s real pretty and the language (the one “Ninovo” is written in) intrigues me.
I knew I’d be fine with the CG – if there’s CG everywhere one instance of CG doesn’t stand out – but I wasn’t expecting to be dipping my toes in something so…adult.I was expecting the government affairs, but land restitution? If it weren’t for Shizuna-whatshisname and what came before this, I’d be gone, y’know? (Come to think of it though, anime can make even adult things like taxes engaging, so if you gave me an engaging anime about taxes, I’d take it. After SGRS, I’m more open to this sort of mature content, too.)
There’s been a picture on ANN of Dantalian no Shoka and the dude in it looks like Masayoshi (Samurai Flamenco). When Hanamori is shocked and leaning to the side, he looks like Masayoshi too…
I’d like to know how to make those pleated tail birds.
Strangely, this anime is more flat than I thought a 3D CG anime would look. Update: I raised my eyebrow at the part where Shindo pulls the suit pants off Hanamori, but it kinda made sense to me since Hanamori was drunk...at least it’s better than lucky underwear (Marginal #4).
What could be bigger than a land reform project? Oh, I dunno, aliens? (clearly sarcastic)
It’s not even Google, it’s Setten, LOL.
Chicken nanban. Seems tasty. I also didn’t question this until now, but this is MLIT.
Mac laptop! Dangit!
Hanamori is such a shonen protag, I swear he is basically Masayoshi in disguise as a Cabinet worker.
Hanamori’s face in the commemorative photo, LOL.
Uh-oh. Things are starting to look more CG now…
The ED is kind of a disappointment after the wonderful showing I got from the OP and the episode…plus Hanamori is kinda annoying with his “Shindo-kun!” “Shindo-kun!”…one thing’s for sure, this is one show to keep an eye on…for the moment, at the very least.
(Kado ep 1)
UN?! Wow, Shindo’s crazy good at his job…
Sometimes opening sequences of shows (not the OP, but rather the opening few minutes of the show) can be recap-heavy, but at least Kado doesn’t do that.
Interesting to note CR chose metres as opposed to miles, as I have huge gripes about Detective Conan getting all its measurements turned into miles and inches…
Tokyo Netro and NNK, LOL.
“Have there been any casualties so far?” By the way, the government uses Windows. I wonder if any Japanese people use Linux? Update: I did find Kanata Shinawa at odds with how she lead the government, but at least she knew what she was doing.
Ferrofluid.
Overtechnology – it doesn’t seem to be a dictionary word, but it seems to exist in Macross. To quote this page: “Many of the technologies of Overtechnology are stables of Science Fiction, such as Hyperspace and Artificial/Anti-Gravity.”
AP rounds. The AP stands for “armour piercing”.
Yay! Finally whatshisname appears! (I’ll just call him Shunina for now, since I can’t keep typing out his name or “whatshisname” all the time…) Update: I knew Shindo was the protag, but if you went in without that knowledge, you’d mistake Hanamori to be it. Huh. It’s sort of a good twist, but if they could do without Hanamori, that would make the show even better.
(Haine 1)
Why am I interested in this? It’s obvious from the key visual…
Nice use of perspective/camera tricks to fool the viewer, eh? The show really is kinda charming in a Kuroshitsuji-type way, actually.
Leonhard gives the burn straight! Ow!
Leonhard is basically the twins from Boueibu…? Especially Haru.
Licchie? Or Licchan? (did not use volume) I wonder if CR’s getting in on making English equivalents of Japanese nicknames now, too. Update: Licht is ri-hi-to, so it might not actually be CR’s fault there…
Playboy??? *thinks about the magazine* Ew.
Strangely, Kai’s was the funniest introduction out of all 4. (Or was that not strange…?)
Basically Nanny McPhee but with a teacher and students…LOL. Actually, it’s more Denpa Kyoushi, but Denpa Kyoushi doesn’t seem to have this atmosphere.
Come to think of it, maybe this was adapted because of the popularity of Osomatsu-san?
Tschuss.
This is…actually pretty funny, but it seems a tad lackluster because of the dulled shoujo-esque colour scheme. On the other hand, Leo really is both twins from Boueibu in one!
Sachertorte. I’ve heard of it before but I forgot what it was. Also, I didn’t think Japanese people would’ve heard of sachertorte. Witness the mighty skill of the internet to connect the world!
I had a vague suspicion that the reason Leo didn’t like teachers was because of how they treated him (specifically put him on a pedestal) because he was a prince, but there was always this sad feeling lingering since the interview began, as if I understood him.
I have the feeling the word for “language” specifically was kokugo, but since they speak Japanese and don’t confirm their setting is German in any way, shape or form (even though there are hints to the contrary), let’s go with “Japanese” as the national language.
Wiener melange? Or just a melange? By the way, tagebuch.
It turns out I do understand Leo…”I’m not good at socialising” is me to a tee.
Notice Leo called the tutor “Heine”, meaning this may not run off Japanese honorific standards.
GDI, priest guy (Bruno, since his reading a book there makes him look like a priest).
Ooh, the Alphonse Mucha style ending really does the show a favour, although Heine singing makes this a lil’ cliched in a weird way you just don’t expect from this show. Apart from that, I’d never think people would idolise Germany the same way they do Japan…unless 1) they have a person related to them who is/speaks German, 2) they like German food or 3) they like German technology (which is top-notch, to my knowledge). I’m kinda neutral on German stuff myself, so if I follow this I wonder what’ll become of me. Update: Oh yes, no. 4) They are German themselves.
Carrot, bell peppers and sachertorte? Ew.
Well, I’m keeping this show on. It better not let me down even though I only narrowly decided not to pick it for the ANN streaming stuff. It’s not a groundbreaker, but it’ll definitely be nice to have around…
Update: I forgot to mention I was vaguely disturbed by Heine’s reading of Leonhardt’s diary (mostly by the fact Heine found the diary in the first place - who puts an unsecured diary in a place that’s a little too accessible?), but since it didn’t do much damage to anyone but Leo and it was entirely played for comedy, I wrote it off. If it were a serious show, I may have had to bail.
(Sagrada Reset 1)
I dunno why the English translation is Sagrada when the Japanese is Sakurada. It just doesn’t make any sense.
Didn’t the character descriptions say Sumire was gonna die???
David Production – those Jojo’s guys? I don’t think I’ve seen anything from them until now.
Ugly CG cars, ick.
Haruki’s power reminds me of Erased except this exposition dump here makes her sound pretentious.
I would expect Haruki to be the android.
Was the “please let go” meant to be funny? I almost laughed before realising how serious Sakurada Reset is.
(without volume) Haruki’s so lifeless I expect her to disappear any moment now whenever Kei looks to the side. (with volume) I still think she’s lifeless…
Well, at least they explain why she’s so lifeless…by the way, I seem to remember I wrote a story like this: Next to Me.
August 14th, the day of Kagerou Project, LOL. I watch too many time travel shows.
No one rides swings.You sit on the swing!
Even though I can tell this show will go through some themes very thoroughly and the animation is consistent, it’s a bit of a chore to watch. I was waiting for the end of the episode about 17 minutes in, so I’ll put this on hold (because of the Mari twist near the end – that at least shows promise). The Sumire part doesn’t seem as convincing animation-wise though, which is disappointing as that’s the main plot of the show, right? Update: The reason why I label it a chore is because it’s hard to read the subs on this sometimes, the animation is limited and because it’s easy to miss Haruki’s resets - I actually missed the first one.
Update: Just a note on my preferences - the reason why I think such a show is a chore to watch is because I prefer shows with a distinct personality and/or charisma. Sagrada seems to have a personality, but it hasn’t become fleshed out yet because of all the potential under the surface, and it lacks charisma because of how serious it is.
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Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 5 | SGRS: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen 5 | Nanbaka 18 | ACCA 4 | Classicaloid 17 | Morose Mononokean 1 - 2
The idea from now on: Once all 2016 shows are done (rewatches or not), expect the 2016 ranking.
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 5
You could see Shura’s pink phone in her back pocket. Hopefully, she doesn’t bum dial anyone…
One of the problems of this (part of the) show is its heavy reliance on flashbacks, since the original series was in 2011 (or 12?).
That’s what happens when you have an impulsive guy like Rin, I guess. Custody. (Partially joking.) Sometimes a pep talk is all you need to get back up though.
I can make out some of the hiragana and (maybe?) a minami (south), but otherwise I’m pretty lost on that cursive script too.
With a proper look at the right side of the letter, I can indeed make out “Okumura Rin”.
I just realised – Torako (tiger child) and Tatsuma (judging by the “tatsu”, it likely has something to do with dragons). It’s tiger vs dragon!
How is this letter even relevant to the current day, aside from the tale of Ryuji?
You subbers make me sic! (LOL.) The word is “disastrous” – remember that.
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen 5
Whoa. Sukeroku’s eyes were red!
I thought it was Yakumo’s ashtray Yota was talking about. Turns out it’s his bento.
Ah, the magic of technology. Yota knows it.
The Amakentei from season 1, episode 1. It’s still here after all these years.
There’s a creepy picture of a man in the back. Probably a photo.
Noxy stereo, LOL.
Note for later: Kajikazawa was the name of the story Yakumo did when he got enraged by Yota.
I thought Yakumo would be furious about the carp. Turns out he’s not. The Yakumo name bit made me laugh because that’s such a Yota thing to do.
“Atashi”? Did I hear Yota say “atashi”?
Hangon-ko is so spellbinding…
Hikobayuru is beautiful as always.
I-I’m crying right now. The preview basically is implying Yakumo’s…dead.
Nanbaka 18
Was that hit really that hard?
I think they skipped a line of the subs?
Oh, “the tall guy” is Qi.
What’s the name of this black/blue haired guy in the first place?
…but the staff was broken before…?
Ruka is apparently a kappa according to earlier comments, so him in the water makes sense somewhat.
Wow. Futamata-sensei really likes Chinese stuff.
Strangely, Uno has a point.
The Gojyousan underground cell. Of course it had to be called after Ruka. Plus the goroawase would definitely mean it has 5 levels.
How did Uno identify Trois and Honey by one middle finger? The nail polish and style of the nails, I guess.
*cue dramatic music* It’s a cliffhanger! (Dangit.)
ACCA 4
Walnut…cookies? Can’t tell what that “walnut” really is since it only appears for a second.
Seriously, who is Nino calling?
I think a captain’s hat like the one that guy was wearing makes people look silly.
There’s a lot of English in this theme song. Except for the autotune, the song suits this show perfectly.
I only just realised Jean has some buttons shaped like the letter H.
Man, having the freedom to decide your own schedule is nice.
Pentagonal table, eh? Not even “Knights of the Round Cross” exist here?
Jazz sounds and xylophones really suit this show.
Satsuei? I forgot what that means. Update: It means “to take a picture of someone”, although it appears to be a noun.
There’s even ACCA desktop wallpapers. I want one.
Interesting to note Beurre uses the word kuni (country) for Suitsu, which was subbed as “place” (“It’s a wonderful place!”). This just shows exactly how much autonomy there is for ACCA’s districts.
I don’t think I questioned it yet, but why is this guy called Biscuit? By the audio, it sounds like he’s called “Bisuke” and not “Bisuketto”.
Keitai denwa = mobile phone.
It’s like the French Revolution. Not that I’ve studied anything on that revolution, but eh. Coldplay’s Liberty Leading the People and all that.
Gag rule. I didn’t know what it meant specifically, but it kind of explained itself.
Jean has such a baby face and gangly neck that it’s easy to think he’s an example of what TV Tropes call “Noodle People”.
Classicaloid 17
I think the word Motz uses is oishii, but I’ve never seen it translated as “delish!” before.
It’s grilled mikan, technically. Didn’t I say that last time?
I got no Google hits on “yaki mikan” or “grilled mikan” that were relevant.
Welp, this seems to be set in Japanese winter. Or else you wouldn’t be seeing mikan (or colds) at all.
Did Cho-chan just do an extensive burn on Sousuke? That’s gotta hurt!
The hallways in blue light at that angle…it’s kinda creepy, due to what the staff put in the next ep preview…I’m actually so scared, I have a lump in my throat…
How did you communicate with Hasshie, Cho-chan? *laughs anyway*
The fact the subs go (verb verber verbing verb!) is hilarious.
It’s a flippin’ zombie apocalypse! I tried to do one of those (not as crazy as this) in one of my stories and needless to say, I utterly failed! *weeps* *stops weeping* Well, back to work.
What would Cho-chan say if he got infected?
Aloe vera? (Why and how did I know that pot contained aloe vera?)
What? Okay, that’s (Schu and Beethes having citrus heads) just plain weird.
O-Okay. So they basically made “Thriller” to the tune of a march…?! *bursts out laughing* That’s the most ridiculous they’ve gotten so far. I don’t love it because it made me sick to the stomach, but honestly, that’s the most original idea I’ve seen in ages!
The prospect of a pineapple zombie invasion though…urgh. I do not want.
I see no Google hints whatsoever about mikan being grown in Turkey.
Wasn’t it Einstein who said “success is 1% talent and 99% perspiration” or something like that?
(Morose Mononokean ep 1)
Why did I pick this show, you ask? It’s pretty obvious, right? It’s appealing to the eyes.
There’s something extremely iyashikei about this show, even if it’s also a supernatural show.
Why is no one wearing yellow except Ashiya?
…and the ol’ “problem with buttshots” comes right back from Bungou Stray Dogs. What is it with people and butts?
“I can’t stand it!” – Considering you’re not able to stand, it’s pretty obvious, Ashiya.
Why a giant fuzzball acts like a dog? Beats me.
My allegiance for the lil’ fuzzball started from episode 1, as you can probably tell. One episode is all I need sometimes.
“…to collect your debt.”
Hanae is a feminine name, normally.
His face when he saw that it was Abeno was…hilarious!
Is that youkai a (subtle) 4th wall breaker?
The ED is so pretty. It evolves too, which must be a pain in the butt for the animators but it’s pleasing to the eyes.
(ep 2)
“I can totally see them now.” – Okay, not many boys speak like that. Girls, maybe, but boys? No. (That is, if we’re talking about the phase where suddenly speech is littered with at least 20% more “like”s than usual.)
Of course, nobody questions the spraying of spontaneous flowers in the OP.
ESP doesn’t do that.
Being possessed by mutant pine cones really does take its toll on Ashiya.
Cyclops pine cones? Probably creepy if they’re all staring at once.
Turtle emblem, even though the maker is a newt.
Mutant pine cones never looked so adorable, especially when picked up by the “scruff of the neck”. Abeno basically tossed the little guy he held.
Doesn’t make much difference regardless of if you call the parasite shrub “incurable disease” or “curse”.
Notice how formal both Abeno and the big Scree are.
It’s not quite explained how the Screes learnt the guys’ names.
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Classicaloid 19 | ACCA 6 - 7 | SGRS 20 – 21 | Nanbaka 21
Not many people use faxes anymore…
It wasn’t just one Hasshie, it was two! Two, I tell you!
There’s an adorable little heart in the title.
Rotten-who?...Oh, okay. Rottenmeier. (It said in the subs what the reference was about but I checked it up anyway.)
One of them was green and another orange! That wasn’t a “black swan” in the slightest! *laughs anyway*
When people say they “watch it for the plot”, they mean Liszt. Definitely Liszt.
It seems even the staff have their pairings. I thought Motz was paired with Beethes in the fandom though…that kinda sucks for all the shippers of that pair now, doesn’t it?
Ah! These pictures of Swan Lake are absolutely beautiful!!! If only the subs weren’t on top of them…
This is “The Power of Shipping: The Episode”. ‘Nuff said.
“Suspension bridge effect”. It’s a strangely psychological concept for Classicaloid…
So tsundere vs tsundere only devolves into fighting. Gotta remember that.
Where’s Sousuke???
Does anyone ship Kanae x Beethes now…? Or can Beethes love anyone, with enough “effort” on his part?
(ACCA ep 6)
“Peshi-Rokkusu Train Accident”.
Cuprite?
The feathers look pretty, in a North American Indian sort of way.
Yakumo reminds me of Grossular and vice versa.
That green-haired one’s a woman?!
“He’s just like a girl.”
Qualm. Funny name for a man.
(ep 7)
Egrette is how Aigrette’s name is spelt in katakana. Therefore, it shouldn’t be a long I sound but rather a short E.
“Yuki no tama” literally means “snow ball”.
Dang, the food looks good as always but this time it actually looks real.
Oh, it’s Lotta! Kind of.
Oh! The purple bread at the bakery is actually murasaki imo (purple yam…so it should be either taro or sweet potato).
Lotta’s a horribly simplistic person. If I didn’t know any better, I’d say Natsume Ono-sensei was a man based on how Lotta’s characterised, but since I’m guilty of not characterising my character Amelie (One Wish They Never Wanted) better, I figure Ono’s a woman. I found an article on ACCA once that said Ono-sensei was a woman, anyway, so no disputes about the gender neutral name “Natsume” right now, ‘kay?
I seem to recall a sugary ball of dough that I’ve eaten, which is apparently called a “shayong”. Alternatively, it can be called something along the lines of “snowball”. It’s very oily and normally sold in paper bags as a result. It doesn’t have chocolate in it though.
Jean has some really large hands…
(SGRS ep 20)
“Speaking of which…”
Sometimes it’s hard to remember Shinnosuke is not actually Yota’s child…haha.
“Your life isn’t yours alone. Don’t even joke about quitting.” – Powerful words from Konatsu there. I have the feeling they could save someone’s life someday.
Those gingkos are probably CGI, but man, they look real.
“The inability to speak properly…it’s hell.” - Hmph, I should analyse this quote one day.
“Little sir”?...Oh, bocchama (young master). That should be the term they used.
Wowee, I never thought Yurie’s backstory would come up. Alsom I realised this is the present day, not the 70s…oops. I made the same mistake in my article (if you’re wondering which article exactly, it’s this one, but I’ve now edited my mistake out of it).
The style of Kiku’s rakugo has yet again been elevated, if that’s even possible. It’s otherworldly, even, but that may be because it’s a relic of time itself.
How old is Yota at this point in time?
Amanatto. IIRC Kinshiro likes it.
Oh wow. I never thought there would be that Yuri!!! on Ice-like twist in this show too! (I do have a problem with the fact Matsuda doesn’t look like he’s properly crying though.)
Seeing Yota in tears like this is heartrending…
(ep 21)
Mangetsu’s from Kyoto. (I forgot that.) That’s why it’s East-West.
Higashi no Tabi (Journey to the East). Sounds like a bad parody of Journey to the West.
Yakumo still hasn’t lost his edge. Nice to see that.
“SCARP”?
The ethics behind that revelation though…Higuchi, just how unethical can you be for the sake of art?!
So, say this was a supernatural show instead. Imagine Yakumo as a ghost, freely doing his rakugo. That would make him happier, but it would sure irk the living, LOL.
Note Yota’s not called “Third Generation” in the same way Yakumo is called “8th Generation”.
Bringing back Sukeroku from the dead in more ways than one. It’s not just spiting Yakumo, it’s inspiring him, right?
If you look closely at Konatsu’s fingers, they have bandaids on them. She must have practised long and hard for that to happen.
I don’t seem to recall when this boss man appeared first, so I can’t really put a younger face to “Kido Isao” (was it “Mr Boss Man” from ep 1? Certainly that guy had no respect for Yakumo the way this arrested guy does). Sorry.
(Nanbaka 21)
Nanbaka’s gotten to that “stand and deliver…lines” part of every show…that’s bad news.
It’s rare to see people animate eye blinks for non-dramatic effectthese days.
The problem with Nanbaka is like Aoharu x Kikanjuu, it has problems differentiating between drama and comedy, instead opting for a clear delineation between both genres. Dramedys don’t work too well for me, normally.
I wonder if this whole plot can really be resolved in 3 episodes…most of the second cour has been about cell 5, sure, but it’s dragging a bit.
The thing about this show is that while it is quite good at what it does, it’s only midpoint at what it does and doesn’t seem to use the unique Comico style of vertical manga to its advantage.
All these Journey to the West associations make me think about a “Mago Gosora” pun I saw on TV Tropes. It was from Dragon Ball.
Neurotoxin. Of course someone like Qi should know about that stuff.
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ACCA 2 | Nanbaka 16 | SGRS 16 | Marginal #4 2 | Classicaloid 15 | Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 2 - 3 | D Gray Man Hallow 1 | ReLIFE 2 - 6
The idea for D Gray Man Hallow from now on: Once all 2016 shows are done (rewatches or not), expect the 2016 ranking.
(ACCA 2)
What in Dante’s Inferno? I’m properly listening to the OP as it was intended in the anime…and it doesn’t quite look like what I expected.
I don’t like tomatoes, so no bread for me.
This is a cute…albeit unconventional way to introduce the series’ core concepts. Also, acorn berets.
Kabocha = pumpkin, while murasaki = purple. That’s made from purple lettuce, so I don’t blame ‘em for calling it that.
Mushroomhead = Rail.
I thought ACCA paid really high if he got cigarettes for free.
Oh no, is Nino going to go against Jean?
Bihinshitsu = equipment room.
2m 22 cm is over 6 foot…wow.
Walnut-topped cake filled with nuts.
The systems managers seem really incompetent…I suspect something’s up.
The guys all deilberately seem to have the same face.
A-hah. As I thought. (Dang you, title spoiler.)
If this ED were to evolve, it would be even better than Yuri on Ice’s OP. (That’s saying something.) Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be happening…
Doesn’t seem like there’ll be any title spoilers next time either.
(Nanbaka 16)
I’m less likely to skip Rin! Rin! Hi! Hi! than some of the other Ops when I’m watching. That does make it slightly unwieldy as a rewatching show, though.
“Wow, he’s trash.” – Dat me.
Samon has a brother?
In a world full of filial piety, the worst one can do is to insult someone else’s family.
I’m not very good with “kept secret” stories, which is why I’m trying to do “Next to Me” well enough…at least to my standards, anyway. My standards are very high, you know.
They must’ve done something to the snacks…
(Showa Genroku: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen 3)
The fireworks are so lifelike in this ep!
Daiku Shirabe…I found out about the story from an ANN article, so I should’ve seen its appearance coming…“Tamaya” is something you yell during fireworks displays. Apparently it was the name of a fireworks company somewhere along the line.
The flattening refers to how Yota had to bow for forgiveness, but I think I kinda explained that already.
“Shinuchissei”…Yota seems to slur the end of his sentences.
I actually went “WHAT?!” at Yota not being fazed by the big daddy boss.
Note for later: The baby (I heard his name was Shinnosuke) was born November 23rd.
The jazz soundtrack really sells this show.
...so this is the rant from Daiku Shirabe. It’s fast (compared to even the usual), but it has lots of heart. Plus the showcasing of the tattoo really did its significance justice.
I think the bridge is called Matsubashi (Pine Bridge).
Yota could’ve fabricated the shaking of his hands.…wow. Yota has such yaoi hands. Just what you’d expect from a former BL artist.
I thought Yakumo was more of a cat person. Whose dog is Hanako?
Aw. I felt sorry for Matsuda, even if I have a suspicion he feigned those tears. Well, regardless, now I know Matsuda has grandkids anyway…so win win.
I knew he was either summoning the master Sukeroku II pissed off or Sukeroku himself.
“Tou-chan” was an unexpected nickname I didn’t think Konatsu would use.
Update: I thought about it, and even Shinnosuke’s name takes after the legacy. Remember? Sukeroku used to be called Shin!
(Marginal #4 2)
One of the things that makes this show stand out is the space-styled episode titles.
Ooh. Pretty cherry blossoms.
Pan shots. Of course.
I know this isn’t the sort of show that gets too much coverage, and I even think it looks a bit ugly at times (not to mention a bit weird) but when you’re not caught up on most of the other big idol shows, this is the best you can do.
I think game boy (orange twin…er, aka R)’s trying too hard with his terms.
Now that Atom is talking about heart, it really does look like he’s a Toshiki Masuda character through and through, although he doesn’t look very angry when he sounds angry. I’ll chalk that up to the art department.
“Don’t think, feel” seems to be attributed to lots of places, so I don’t know the original source. However, since game boy (um, aka R) cites a movie star, it’s apparently Bruce Lee (if my Google-fu serves me right).
L makes stuff sound deeeeep.
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?! Rui wasn’t surprised by the juice.
Atom is such a Ryuu sometimes...
…okay, enough with the underwear jokes…The twin jokes are a bit weird. Plus the ships can be smelt from a mile away…but that’s not enough to save a show.
“Ore-sama”? I only just realised Atom uses such a term.
Enough about the lucky underwear! *flips table*
Oh, I saw Ayanokouji in the background at one point.
I’m with Rui most times, including the need for deduction.
I’m still questioning the sanity of someone who wrote an entire episode plot about lucky underwear.
Alright, since I feel brain dead after that, I’m going to drop it, meaning ACCA is the show that forges ahead. Well, I’m lucky I was hoping to watch FLCL to fill in the gap once I’m done with my 3 remaining rewatches at this point in time (ReLIFE, D Gray Man, Morose Mononokean). The latter two will have, from ep 7, fresh impressions, so hopefully you can look forward to them.
(Classicaloid 15)
Selfies: a worldwide phenomenon…I never got into that stuff, but if I were to analyse ‘em, I’d say they tap into the human need to be self centred.
There’s something sad about seeing someone rejected, eve if that someone is a piece of trash like Sousuke…
The game the Classicaloids are playing appears to be a game of Life.
Unfortunately, Kanae’s right…again. Sad life for you, Sousuke.
Motz literally became a flippin’ Akoya, right down to wearing a dress. Plus, the Amazon brigade came back.
Aw, I really felt for the glasses guy, even if briefly.
“Basics of Programming”? Don’t need that for Garage Band, Sousuke.
Hanted house and cosplay café...
…eh? Tchaiko still calls herself a former member of Cla:Kla?
Oh. I never realised until now, but Hamamatsu + festival (matsuri) = Hamamatsuri.
With that song (Sousuke’s song), it’s a sad blooper reel.
(Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga ep 2)
I got a wallpaper of Shima trying not to laugh (it was from the official Blue Exorcist anime page, but only for a period around Shima’s b’day). So this ep is where it comes from.
“Bon” means “young master” anyway, so it doesn’t matter.
“…a herbal tea antidote…”
Kyoto is meant to be the imperial capital…at least around the 1700s, it was the imperial capital.
Mamushi means “pit viper”. She’s not one to mess with.
He’s got some reflexes, that Ryuji.
Uwabami is also a type of snake…I forgot which one though.
Wait, Uwabami’s the man?! Uwabami was a woman in Oumagadoki Zoo…
Seriously, are they all getting drunk on juice…? Oh, okay. So that’s what happened.
(ep 3)
Rin’s shirt says “Sankyu” in goroawase and English, LOL.
Even if you love weeds, please don’t smoke ‘em, kids.
I thought Rin was going to pull a Shaft head tilt out of nowhere when he looked back at Konekomaru.
Update: For efficiency, the tag for this one is “Chesarka watches AoEx”. However, I don’t normally refer to it as such. I’d probably refer to it as “Ao Eku” if I wee speaking (due to the season 1 DVD extras), but “Blue Exorcist” is the shortest mode of the name I’d use in typing format.
(D Gray Man Hallow ep 1)
I am familiar with this source material, so do be aware of that. However, I didn’t finish the anime the first time around, so do be aware of that too.
Sometimes the art style for this anime can be a little off. The noses can be a little too pointy and too close to the eyes, so on and so forth.Allen doesn’t even look like he’s blushing with this art style too…that’s a bit of a disappointment.
Even the golems have it in for each other…LOL.
Johnny has apparently been stealing the spotlight for quite some time, but I haven’t noticed it all that much. Probably because I read volumes 21 – 24 in one go…
I think.Cross Marian looks more like Grelle (Black Butler) than ever in colour.
Why does Lenalee have such a short skirt?
When even the masked guy has a sweatdrop, you know there’s trouble.
(ReLIFE ep 2)
Unfortunately for Kariu, I understand there is no “next time”…
I’ve found out even at 18, people don’t judge two people of different gender sitting together eating lunch…of course, cultural standards notwithstanding.
Stud earrings are fine if you play sports, I think.
According to Google-sensei, it’s only about $11, my country’s money. It’s not that much if you work…but knowing Japanese standards (which say you should focus on getting into uni before getting a job), it does seem a bit much for someone who doesn’t work and doesn’t get any allowance. So in a weird way, it does make sense to me.
...but you took Kariu’s hand when she offered you the rubber, Arata?
Hey, that joke was in Erased too.
Kazu-kun = Karamatsu…kinda. LOL.
I always seemed to understand Hishiron, and yet also understand Arata to some extent too. Maybe I’m the perfect in-between for these two. Probably because I tend to break off friendships as soon as the year ends, and yet prior friendships are a core part to my social strategy.
Unfortuately, the downside to “minimalistic” is that it’s obvious when it goes off model.
LINE sticker…LOL. LINE’s very popular in Japan.
(ep 3)
I’ve wondered whether Yayoi Sou is a lady or not. Considering the circumstances, it probably is that Sensei is a female.
Hideyo is the dude on the 1000 note, obviously.
Ah…fitness tests. The bane of youth. No one says “stupid loud” though.
Oh. Tamarai’s there around the time of Asaji’s throw.
Lookit that rabbit on Usa-sensei’s shirt. No one says “crazy athletic” either…you outdated subbers.
Akira (Inukai) is kinda like Yurio, come to think of it, eh?
Didn’t you just say it yourself (about you being old) though, Arata?
Yoake literally had a blank face there, LOL.
There appears to be a Sato GP on the way to Aoba. Huh.
Ah…a show’s a real classic if it makes you laugh every time…
(ep 4)
Where’s the guy who does sad interpretations of OPs and EDs? (This guy.)
I know your feels, Kariu. (see the Tumblr debacle for an instance of this)
There appears to be something about whales near the fishtank.
The cityscapes in this are so nice.
There’s a map of Japan on one wall of Kaizaki’s place.
Go forth, young Kariu! Pick up your fallen balls! (teehee)
CGI balls, LOL.
It’s creepy (but also dramatic) when the lights of the eyes are the last to move.
(ep 5)
Sumire! Her name means “violet” (the flower).
There are some nuances lost in translation, like yappari and the levels of formality…but those are typically lost.
This “lecture” is probably the highest point you can get in the show (so far). It’s times like this you can really see an author’s strengths in storytelling.
The piano really sells the Hishiro/Kaizaki meeting.
What a strange angle that “lean to the left” shot is.
I’ve found out swear words have a lot of leeway when it comes to levels of “oh no”. These swar words include yabai and temee. Due to the context of Wan! and the fact it was Chuuya who kept using them, I went with the nastier variants [in my scanlating days] but sometimes a non-swearing variant is enough. However, kirai (to dislike) is pretty nasty if you use it in Japanese.
Kaizaki’s delivery of these lines really sells their comedic effect. The electronic keyboard makes it sound like night, but also makes it sound 1) like night and 2) creepy, for some reason.
Freeter is almost as bad as NEET, Kaizaki.
There appears to be a 100 man (10 thousand) coin bank behind Yoake, which makes that...1000000 yen. (chorus in back: One million yen?!)
(ep 6)
Apparently someone tried to type the same Japanese words into Google and didn’t get the same results, LOL.
Hishiron uses a Mac, LOL.
“Thanks for having us” probably isn’t the right words for it. Ojamashimasu means “sorry for intruding”, but it sounds heavily formal when translated, so I can see why the subbers did what they did though.
*laughs* MDs (minidiscs)? I know what they are, even though they’re meant to be completely dead by now. Apparently they’re a product of the 90s that never caught on..although I admit I’ve never used an MD in my life, let alone held one. It does kinda look like a floppy disc, though. (chorus in back: You poke through old stuff too much, don’t you?)
Those fadeout cups are so cool! I want one.
Ah, maths. The sad thing about my life is that up until a certain point I was good at maths. Then the hard stuff came up and I started to fail.
I thought it was Third Street Oga was talking about, but it’s 3rd chome, sort of like a suburb.
Knowing An, she may have deliberately put Oga out of the way for her own purposes…if you know what I mean.
CGI car just ruined the suspenseful mood, dangit.
Sometimes I just turn off my volume and turn on some music on Spotify. That way, you can make your own soundtrack.
Why did Arata have such a dumb face in the thought bubble?
Wow, she’s a real fujoshi, that one [An].
“Dude”? I cringe so much at her use of it, despite the fact I use it myself.
You liar, Onoya. Knowing who subject 1 was means that I know they couldn’t have even thought about that part…
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Showa Genroku 5 – 13, 15 | Classicaloid 14 | Masamune-kun’s Revenge 2 | Osomatsu-san 16
(ep 5)
You can hear the sarcasm in his (Sukeroku’s) voice, even with only subs. Actually, both Kiku and Sukeroku have their sarcastic moments.
How does the charcoal not burn the cushion?
You can clearly tell she’s got him wrapped around her little finger. Pretty ambitious, in those times.
Apparently injured legs can feel when rain is coming…that sort of thing.
In an age without phones, there’s more need for socialisation.
Basically, this is the equivalent to a high school or uni play. Low budget as ever.
Tanuki…well, they’re pranksters. Of course.
It seems pretty sexist in this day and age, but back then…welp. Let’s not complain about comparisons between some so-called “good ol’ days” and the present.
(ep 6)
“I don’t need lectures from a bum like you.” – Especially a drunk bum…
Even if it’s selfish to take something because of the thrill…I do kinda miss my days of scanlation. It’s hard to get a thrill like the one I got when I did that. Heh heh. Well, 2017’s going to be another intense year filled with Japanese, because even though I’ve shifted my education once more, I stuck Japanese in there again.
The texture on the smoking pot is quite something. Huh.
That’s a biiiiiiig cicada…
Hey, a Yotaro. Is that Daiku Shirabe Yakumo 7th’s doing?
Miyokichi says “gokigenyou”. I have enough lip reading skills to detect that, at least.
Who wrote the signs at the rakugo stage? I wonder…
(ep 7)
There always seem to be more women during Kiku’s performances.
The humour in this is a bit slapstick, but that’s why Charlie Chaplin is a household name now, right?
How many Es are in Tennessee, anyway? I never kept count…4? Okay then.
The ear picker is a sign of romance and intimacy. In Japan, anyway.
Extra “that” in the subs.
“Master Bonsai” sounds like such a cliché.
The “slice of eye” technique is just so effective. I’m lucky I’m not a film school student, or else I wouldn’t be eloquent enough.
A two futatsume show wouldn’t sell. Didn’t you say that a few episodes ago, Sukeroku?
(ep 8)
The master’s (Bonsai’s) fanning himself so much, it must be summer.
You need to win favours for a shinuchi promo…hmph. Better note that on the wiki.
Come to think of it, this was the age of letters, wasn’t it? Sukeroku’s right.
The Sukeroku and Miyokichi scene is so powerful, you can’t look away from it.
Drinks solve everything for these guys…sheesh.
Sometimes antagonising Kiku ain’t the answer, Sukeroku.
Without Sukeroku, kiku just kept clinging on to his part…huh. This part suddenly made a lot more sense, now that ep 14’s clarified Yotaro’s purpose.
The thing about this show is that it’s quite the acquired taste – you come for the humour, stay for the drama…or something along those lines. I spotted Sukeroku’s name on the very right, by the way.
(ep 9)
The dressing room is the “comfort room” in Japanese.
Of course Kiku wouldn’t be Sukeroku’s partner in crime for something like pissing the masters off…
I think it was “Edo flair”, subbers, but it was kinda hard to notice…
With those tired eyes, Kiku looks like Jean Otus (of ACCA).
These foreboding shots of light on water…hmph.
Note Amano’s got a fan that says “Japan one” literally, but whether it implies he’s number one in Japan or something else is number one in Japan is entirely up to debate.
There was a typo in the subs, but since the erroneous part was “While her husband it out…”, unless the actual word is “is”...I dunno what the correct word is.
The angles in this show are part of the personality. However, as Hand Shakers tells us, too much of a good thing can spoil it. Good thing this toes the line properly.
“Storyteller” is the appropriate equivalent for rakugoka, but “storyteller” doesn’t seem to do a story about rakugo justice. You need the jargon to make the world come alive, I feel.
You can tell Haruko Kumota used to be a BL author before from the way Sukeroku and Kiku act and react in that end scene of the ep.
(ep 10)
The cat…and the box-in technique from Erased. Letting go…is a theme in this show. Didn’t I say that already?
The kanji for “7th generation” was pretty nasty in regards to stroke count. No wonder they simplified it.
Shinigami. Of course he’d unleash that on the audience. Watching again has allowed me to really study Kiku as a person.
I wonder, are there full texts for these rakugo stories somewhere (like those books the apprentices memorise from)? I’d like to read them all someday, even if it’s just a testament to how much Japanese I’ve learnt.
In a world full of filial piety, the man really shouldn’t piss off his ancestors.
With that hat, Kiku looks like something out of Joker Game. Plus, even though the old person says “these days they have their televisions”, nowadays it’s “these days they have their phones and their internet” (in a spot of irony for me, LOL). In the end, technology will be too good for rakugo…and that’s what makes this show all the more interesting for me. Me, who wants to understand the past but still advance to the future.
For bad pun central, stop right here. The English “equivalents” to some of these Japanese puns really are kinda corny, and that’s saying something…since I’ve been looking at joke books since I was a kid.
How old is “old”, old man? If Konatsu’s calling you old, the internet is old.
(ep 11)
On the wall near Kiku are the signs “beer” and “tsukimi soba” (moon viewing soba). There’s another one past the one with a woman on it, but I can’t really make it out.
Oh, it’s the sign! Unfortunately I don’t know the second kanji, so I can’t tell you what it says.
This scene with the bag always makes me laugh. Every time, I tell you.
Konatsu’s got dango in her mouth. How do I explain dango…they’re sticky. Kinda like mochi. Never had them myself though.
I think ep 11 really shows how far Kiku’s come as a rakugoka.
(ep 12)
The word used for “inn” is ryokan. People tend to translate that as “(traditional) Japanese inn” in order to contrast with “hotel” and such.
The “chopsticks over the edge of the balcony” scene…now that I think of it, that is some heavy foreshadowing.
Is there a man who doesn’t like women? Probably.
Is it possible to make art using the spirit (behind it) alone?
Shibahama. Of course. Also, I’d never heard the term “a total lush” until this episode, I don’t think.
If only Sukeroku were like Kuma…haha. (sad tone)
I never thought about it until TV Tropes brought it up, but Miyokichi really is yandere.
When a grown man is driven to tears…you know stuff’s gone down.
Hey, there was no OP or ED on the ep now, was there?
(ep 13) [Trigger warnings: death, hell, political commentary etc..]
What is “inter[ring] the ashes”?
The world has had some horrors to get globalised like it is today…unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do about it.
You put an end to oral traditions by not having anyone to pass them on…that’s the scary part of this show. Also, all the boxing in looks like Yakumo’s going to hang himself, and that’s the point. Which is even scarier.
I think this show’s only gone off model once.
Enma being the king of hell.
In English, Konatsu’s words are even more deceiving in regards to her “drink”.
Yotaro does the “bwong” bit more fast and lively than Yakumo.
Such a rebellious spirit (Konatsu) wouldn’t be right, tied down by marriage.
Oh yeah…I forgot they announced the “Rakugo Association President” thing in this ep.
“Lately all we hear about is deaths…” – Basically 2016 for the wider entertainment world. (Then came Trump. Aye carumba, what is the world coming to?)
Wait, do you want to shake Yotaro or the man who impregnated Konatsu?
I wonder how the reality of the Sukeroku scene played out…maybe it demonstrates his senility, interpreted one way.
Lilies, chrysanthemums and daisies…white is the symbol of death in Japan. (The chrysanthemums are yellow but the theme is the same.)
(ep 15)
Fresh new ep…well, I’ve been keeping this one since it first rolled out to the public, so it’s not entirely fresh. However, this is as fresh as it’ll get in regards to how the simulcast commentary goes.
Urk, why must CR be so insistent with turning “Descending Stories” into the title? It’s hardly convenient.
Imawa no Shinigami…I saw the video on ANN. It’s a nice song, but hard to put on repeat because the visuals are so good.
Whoa, even I can tell how fast Yota’s motormouthing, and I’m not even listening to it!
“Fussing to the shamisen”? What’s that?
She (Konatsu) clearly mouthed “papa”, and I think that word goes across multiple languages.
Huh. There’s no identifying name on this story, and it seems so crucial. That’s why I asked for a full guide of them (like the books that you sometimes see Kiku practising out of).
You can tell what books I’ve studied and the random things I’ve picked up from the quotes I can spout at a moment’s notice. For example: “…full of sound and fury, signifying nothing…”
Amaken’s eyes are funny while he gripes about the shinuchi’s role.
Who is this glasses guy? I can’t read the kanji…
Kappore. It’s something like this, anyway.
Was that a non-language-barrier pun? (About how the story suddenly switched to being about women in Yoshiwara.)
He’s (Yotaro’s) motormouthing again…
Higuchi really is a spanner in the works for Yakumo, eh? Especially because it turns out he’s the one who begged Yakumo for work the day 7th Yakumo collapsed. Karma’s such a pain in the butt, isn’t it?
Oh no! I-If Kiku dies next ep…where will the story be? Surely, we have Yotaro/Sukeroku and the Yakumo legacy, Konatsu and Higuchi, but I’ve learnt from the SGRS discord that Kikuhiko really is the glue of this work and this fandom. Don’t let him die or else we’ll all have a real funeral service for him…(well, maybe not that extreme, but people will be in real mourning due to a fictional character…and that’s bad.)
(Classicaloid 14)
I’ve seen from all the “best of 2016 anime” posts that Classicaloid’s gotten on to a lot of critical reviewers’ lists, but looking at my top 10, it didn’t make it. (If you’re wondering, it’s currently in spot 12 and since it’s a 2016 list, it won’t move up from there.) As for 2017, it’s currently in 4th place, but it’s likely to get debunked by later anime (Inuyashiki for one, since I’ve heard about it…if I hear about its source material while it’s still a manga, then its anime has a lot of promise!).
Beethes? On love? That’s new.
A capriccio is “following one’s fancy” according to Google-sensei, while I already knew poco a poco to be “little by little”.
Not all those foods Kanae listed are Russian, right? Pirozhki I know is Russian via YoI, but stroganoff clearly is not. To confirm my suspicions, I asked Google-sensei about gazpacho and that’s Spanish.
Gorbacho…? I might need to check that one over, but Sensei has nothing on it.
Those gyoza buddies have already appeared twice in this ep (excluding the OP) and both were in Kanae’s vicinity.
The foods listed are just local specialties of the area. Okonomiyaki is quite known as an Osakan one, that’s why.
They teach kids how to make vodka in this show…that’s slightly horrifying…Please don’t try making vodka at home, kids.
The birds…are so adorable! Ahh!
“Madol” appears to be a squashing together of “mad idol”.
This is actually very enlightening. At least from Bada’s perspective.
It’s not even the usual credits. It looks like karaoke…and that’s the entire point. There’s even lyrics!
(Masamune-kun 2)
The problem with Kirito-face (Masamune) is that he keeps going over his problems day by day, as if he can’t live without focussing on his revenge. Unfortunately, that’s the point of the show. I know it can do better than that! Plus, Heike Monogatari.
BL sandwich?
Okay, I’m definitely out of here. Ew. Fanservice without any particular reasoning is the worst.
(…but why did I leave the video long enough to find out that Makabe doesn’t even look adorable when stuttering? Yet another reason to leave.)
(Osomatsu-san ep 16)
The one episode I really liked (aside from the feels-getters), aka The Mad Max Parody…I think.
Manekineko behind the interview.
Apparently, Matsuno Matsunan can be read as “Matsuno Makkusu”, but the subs never explained that now, did they?
LOL, Iyami’s too visual kei in this.
Matsu in that case meaning “end”, but…you know…Matsu of the century…
The innuendo…it’s slghtly grating the second time ‘round, but it made me laugh the first time.
Welp, from that one segment, you basically learn how to make a successful non-Gintama…well, success…in Japan.
Highly relatable, but painful due to it being relatable.
Why is the Karamatsu!Ichimatsu not a meme like the Todomatsu face?
Matsu-cest…squick. Why do people ship that?
Technically, only fans of Karamatsu are Karamatsu girls…or boys.
Why is this second face not as memeful as the first?
With a series like this, you really have to be careful that it’s funny every time…because it’s only one third as funny the second time around, at least for this episode.
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Netjuu no Susume 2 - 3 | Black Clover 2 | Classicaloid 28 | Juuni Taisen 2 - 3 | Code: Realise 2 | Houseki no Kuni 2
I lost Classicaloid after episode 28…good thing I had Girls’ Last Tour on tap. (See Houseki no Kuni’s simulcast commentary for more details on that.)
Netjuu no Susume 2
Aw, I’m not really one for romances, but once again, these guys are making me warm and fuzzy on the inside. Hayashi and his cry emote really get to me – I love bishies who aren’t gung-ho macho.
Sakurai has an email from Comico! LOL!
I’m with Lilac on this love story, LOL.
“Sakura-chan”!!! Oh, it’s so cute. It also probably explains why Sakurai = Lily, eh?
This isn’t a manga, it’s an online manga. Same diff, Hime-chan.
If you pause at Moriko’s email, you’ll see it’s riddled full of keigo (polite language).
Sakurai Yuuta voiced by Sakurai Takahiro, LOL. Didn’t notice that the first time around.
It’s staying on, even if for just warm fuzzies.
Netjuu no Susume 3
I’m hearing the OP for the first time and…it’s actually pretty good! It fits the entire cute aesthetic of the show.
Irina was only just talking about this.
I’ve heard people call Moriko Morimori-chan across the ‘net and I didn’t understand it until Koiwai said it just then. Nicknames mean you’re uber close in Japanese terms.
I had the volume on while Koiwai and Morimori-chan (LOL) had their chat and I couldn’t hear her cry. So much for Mamiko Noto being a top-notch seiyuu, eh?
LOL, Koiwai’s so fun as a character.
Eyyyyyyyyyy. This green counter boy is probably Kanbe. You can tell by the hair colour!
Is Li-chan Lilac or Lily?
LOL, the Rose of Versailles parody is too good.
A…dog PUG? Apparently not. Never played WoW, of course I wouldn’t know the term.
Oh, I preempted the show’s caption. These sorts of captions were used in Superstar wa Nemurenai too, so this feels nostalgic in a sense.
I know the feel, Lily. I’ve been in online arguments before (you’ll see in previous simulcast commentaries I cite the magicalgirlsandcerulean one a lot).
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! These too-cute-for-this-world characters steal my heart againnnnnnnnnnn!
Interesting that Nico is called just that in the credits.
Black Clover 2
That very scribbly handwriting appears to be…English. Mostly correct English, to boot.
Someone decided on sakuga this ep, it seems…
Okay, I think I’ve had enough echo reverb for a lifetime. That’s going on hold.
Classicaloid 28
Ah, the new OP. Same song, Dovo-chan + “Wataru”, a few new staff…but otherwise, same old, same old. That’s what I like.
Oh, I almost missed the sign that says “Place all used tableware in the sink – Kanae”. Thanks, subbers.
Huh. The word “respect” is teinei, which technically means “politeness”. But “respect” works better in context, I guess.
Sometimes, Beet says things that actually make sense + are quotable. Get me some quotes of this man (LOL).
This shopping list stuff, if it isn’t something you’ve done for your family already, is normally something for kids in Japan as part of fostering independence. So, I think Wa-kun’ll be the winner here.
Garland chysanthemum is the only one of these I’m unfamiliar with. Apparently in Japanese, it’s called shingiku, which would correspond to those kanji I saw on the shopping list.
Why is Dovo-chan going with Wa-kun? (LOL?)
There’s a coffee shop called Mogura (mole) behind Liszt in one scene.
Wa-kun reminds me a lot of the Beppus (Boueibu). Seriously, we need a comparison of those three.
Symphony No. 7. The Allegretto seems to be stirring some memory in me, but I can’t seem to detect what particularly or why it does. However, Wikipedia does note Wagner liked it. In fact, Wagner admired it.
Yup, Pad-kun. That’s (the bit about “apotheosis of dance”) the bit Wikipedia says.
I think the hippo -> idiot joke works better in Japanese (kaba -> baka, it’s a reversal of syllables).
See? Wa-kun is like the Beppus! Lookit that boy blush.
How does one spell “yeah” anyway? I swear I’ve seen 2 or 3 variants of the word alone…
Oh, Schu-san wasn’t around this episode. He got taken away by the kite strings like last time, come to think of it. Admittedly, I think I liked Schu better when he wasn’t a rapper, although apparently this time he’s going to go into reggae, judging by the rasta cap he had in the OP.
Ohh, a goukon I see. It’s translated as “singles’ party”, but…well, let’s say it’s a little more complicated than that. “Singles’ party” translates sufficiently, but goukon have certain connotations to them that make them uniquely goukon, much like sushi needs vinegared rice to be sushi, anime needs to be at least partially made in Japan and so on.
Juuni Taisen 2
I think Nezumi being sleepy is a pun (neru -> to sleep).
Oh, hey. They do look like the Justice League.
By the by, this OP is called “Rapture”. Not “Rupture”, even though that would sound more appropriate in some contexts.
The CGI models at the end of the OP look like figures. Either I give you my money for good quality versions of those or you…shouldn’t waste your time, Graphinica. (Especially the Tatsumi bros.)
The title of this episode literally translates to “chicken cry, dog steal”. I dunno what idiom’s behind it, so I’ll leave that to the subbers.
Well, a manhole is one way to lay low…
“Old Timer”. Good pun there.
Knowing the Beppus, I’d say the Tatsumi was talking about his bro and not Inou.
Well, that was a bit too much blood. Good thing is wasn’t as bad as King’s Game.
Finally, an Ume show I can really kick back and not worry about! Young Black Jack and a lot of shows I go into for Ume are normally shams or locked out by licensing, so I’m finally psyched to get a proper Ume show to back.
Uuma walking through the turnstiles was…pretty funny, actually. (LOL.)
How does one out-crazy Rabbit, with his high heels and booty shorts???
Well, as they say, when an unstoppable object meets an unmoving force, kaboom! (Or…something like that…)
According to the manga, Dotsuku was a teacher. Can you really imagine that though? Dotsuku, a teacher??? Of little kids???
Note Niwatori is shown with science things. She must know some stuff about Dotsuku’s poisons too, although she probably didn’t expect them. Update: Read ahead, and let’s say I’m right about one thing and wrong about another.
I wonder which Tatsumi bro is the NEET and which is the gambler…
Rabbit home boy’s too good, but Ushii and his fluffy jacket are better.
Nezumi and Twelve Mart, LOL.
Juuni Taisen 3
I read up on some spoilers for this…so I’m only just keeping abreast of some of you guys out there. However, the TV Tropes page notes that the OP shows who the winner of the Taisen is if you pay close attention…
Ugh, I love Nezumi and Ushii too much. Mah Ume-boy is good as gold – this is a step up, considering I’ve started some very bad anime because of Ume-chan – but even though I don’t know Shun Horie very well, I like me a bishie like that too! (Horie’s a tad quiet, but otherwise he’s pretty good too.)
It was much clearer that Niwatori was affected by the One Man Army even during her meetup with the Monkey in the manga, so…yeah. I’ll give it that much.
Silly name of “Cockscomb” aside, that’s the name of Niwatori’s spading fork. Cockscomb.
I’m properly listening to the OP and ED for the first time, but I like the ED more than the OP. Probably because the Justice League is funny but the ED’s casual stuff is better.
Oh, there’s a post-credits scene. Keep watching.
Oh, that’s…pretty powerful stuff, Niwatori. Wowee, Juuni Taisen’s got the mark of a high ranker, from its staff to its OP and ED quality. Tough competition this season, as I keep saying.
“Even a monkey can fall from a tree.” – That’s a kotowaza meaning “Even experts fail sometimes”, which is an important adage for this show.
Sharyuu was taught by sages, so that comment is interesting, Duodecuple…or Horse…or whoever’s narrating this.
The pun in the next ep title is something to do with the word saru (monkey). Noting that saseru is a thing in Japanese, maybe saru is a shortened form of that Nisio Isin wanted to cash in on…?
Update: I finally figured out Dotsuku’s pun! Make the tsu smaller, give the ku a tenten and you have…the katakana pronunciation for dog!
Code:Realise 2
Get me a man like Impey and I’ll be set for life, LOL.
“If you touch me, you’ll melt.” – The juxtaposition of Cardia’s sadness with a punchline makes for something very interesting, indeed.
Saint??? Is that his first name or his title?
These ornaments on Finis and the queen – the pseudo-Chinese or Japanese ones – stand out a bit compared to all the steampunk stuff.
Oh, dearie me. The cars and carriages in this are CGI and it shows.
“…Baron Gilford Dudley and party.” – LOL.
“He loves his food too.” – I’d assume ths subject of this is Sisi, but the way this sentence was framed made it sound like Impey loves his food too. Which seems to be true, since Impey likes cooking.
These really bright scenes are kinda sudden. They don’t quite work with the rest of the show, and that’s because they’re probably stills you collect in the game.
I keep thinking this dude with the guns is Fran. Geez, it’s quite the bad case of Six Same Faces…however, this one has purple eyes while Fran’s are green.
C’mon! Stockinged legs aren’t that indecent, Lupin. I know you run by Victorian London standards, but still.
Okayyyyyyyyy. Vampire hunter fits the theme of historical fictional bishies, but…you really don’t imagine Van Helsing to look like this. Just sayin’.
The glowy blood was probably unnecessary…
I feel like I should put this on hold, just to be on the safe side. That means the lineup is settled. I’ll update the sheet when I can...eesh though. There’s some tough competition this season…
Houseki no Kuni 2
The two moons are a nice touch.
This OP is way cool. It’s such a visual spectacle.
By the way, I’ve heard good things about Girls’ Last Tour so I may binge it next month (November) and it may even challenge for one of the top spots.
Uh, cleavage? Not to use a dirty joke here, but gems are androgynous. They have no cleavage, so to speak.
Oh, Dia’s fighting style is like baseball. I see.
Huh. I should really write about identity and belonging in this series. Dia’s a really interesting character, pretty much denying their own name and nature because they see Bort as the “true diamond”.
“…tried to lend a hand.” – Oh, the irony of you missing a hand, Dia.
Notice Phos is still holding Dia’s hand as she talks with Jade and Euc.
Holy snails, Batman! Arima (Boueibu) wouldn’t like this for sure…
Wow, this truly is a new innovation in anime. Certainly, traditional animation can’t do this.
Wowee, this ED is something else. As I said, it’s tough competition this season. Girls’ Last Tour may even just miss out for the ground-breaking nature of this show alone, even though Kado is its precedent 3D-wise (and on the 3D front, I accepted that very well).
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SGRS 24 – 25 (FINAL) | Classicaloid 23 | ACCA 10 | Nanbaka 25 (FINAL) | Blue Exorcist: Impure King Arc 11
(SGRS 24)
Hey, I once had a Bungou Stray Dogs fic that was kinda similar to Sukeroku’s situation (it became Chain Reaction, if you want to know), so to see the plot being turned into SGRS is a real dream come true!
“Is the floating world a lie?”
It’s weird to see Sukeroku and Kiku talking in the bodies of their child forms while talking about Miyo. It’s really funny though, and it’s a concept I’d like to explore in more detail.
Hey, Kiku’s wearing white, like he’s a ghost or shinigami from old times…
The fireflies were a nice touch to this scene. I wonder if they were in the manga.
All these jokes about fires are so grim, yet the context states they’re alright simply because this is the underworld.
The decision to change it to manga panels is like suddenly choosing to do one manga chapter without dialogue (to cite Bakuman as an example). It’s so sudden and yet it brings such a punch you have to keep watching!
Shinnosuke? I thought it would have been Yotarou, but…I guess it’s entirely in the perception of Yakumo, meaning that indeed, it would be Shin-chan.
Akira Ishida is definitely a master of his art when you hear him switch from young man to old man at a drop of a hat.
I started to tear up around the time Yakumo saw Shinnosuke, and now I really don’t want this show to leave. This show is love, this show is life and it draws out such intense feelings, you never want to let go of it…The only thing that makes me happier than seeing SGRS get a proper ending is the fact I saw a spoiler image on the SGRS twitter (that was before I saw the next ep preview) that showed Shin-chan as an adult. I never thought I’d see Shin-chan as an adult, but man, I want 100 of him. *bangs table impatiently*
(SGRS 25)
Konatsu’s such an old lady already. It makes me feel young.
As I said previously, give me 100 ikemen Shin-chans. However, on a serious note, I understand what it’s like to have your talent fade into mediocrity…
Wasshoi – it can mean “heave ho!” in this context.
Hey, it’s a Shibe (Shiba Inu). I wandered around the SGRS Discord and saw there was a Shibe in an image over there too.
C-Could it be…Shinigami? Yes, yes it is!
I thought adult Shin-chan’s voice was different to the young one. It was kinda monotonous, but full of promise…it was Yuuki Ono. I’ll have to keep an eye on that guy too, now.
It was surprising to see that they left an Inokori by Yota-chan over the top of the credits. However, it wouldn’t do the show justice to continue from here – there’s nothing left to adapt, and it’s a work of art as it is. So, farewell, until I get to another show where I can meet you again.
(Classicaloid 23)
Schubert’s notes…Top left: Avocado -> ahoucado (ahou being the Kansai word for fool), around the middle of the left page: existence (sonzai) -> careless (zonzai), below that: alright alright, choral, one’s selfishness (or as the subtitles say, “egotistically”), as one likes, bottom of left page: senpai respect, top of right page: shutter, arcade, favourite food, black clothes, full (of what? I can’t tell), turban shell (yakoukai), scallop shell (hotatekai), rapper, yo yo gyo gyo (gyo being the noise a fish makes.
Why does Mitsuru have a black ring on her thumb?
“We’ll be imposing on you for a while.” – It’s shitsureishimasu, probably.
Now that I think about it, where is Schu?
Prelude…hmph.
I guess all this red stuff means either Kyogo’s in China or Chinatown somewhere, eh?
“…just change the world at will…”
We’ve learnt from previous episodes that if you need a lot of hitting done, you’ll need penguins. Lots of penguins. Therefore, Beethes is your man.
Well, I guess I never expected this…Schu’s on the side of the enemy, eh?
(ACCA 10)
Kino and Baccarat, LOL.
Welp, it’s pretty much as I said previously – it’s a study of multiculturalism through the eyes of people who know it all too well. That and/or globalisation’s effects, but I ain’t here to harp on about globalisation. There are academic subjects that can do it much better than me.
Wait, when did the other chief officers get there?!
I don’t think I ever got why the Japanese call their big gatherings “parties”, even though not all big gatherings are parties.
Ah hey, it’s an underground town! The backgrounds are real pretty. Come to think of it, the only real life underground town I know is Coober Pedy.
From what I know, this sounds like 1950s USA, when people were chasing the “American Dream”. Ono-sensei seems to be inspired by various cities and countries to get ACCA, and that’s part of its charm.
For some reason, Pranetta strikes really close to home for me.
Jean and his meaty hands strike again!
Now that I look properly, Lotta has different colour hair (slightly) from Jean. Hers is more of a cheddar, while Jean’s is a more yellow version of the colour.
I thought Furuwau was based on India. Now that I see the buildings, it’s based on Saudi Arabia…
(Nanbaka 25)
Sure, Jyugo’s foot turning into blades looks cool, but normally it take tonnes of training to get to that kind of stage. It can’t be his rage that’s subliminally letting him make up moves like that on the spot, right? Come to think of it, I’ve been so used to a gradual buildup of experience = more control (to the point where I can naturally write stories that way without thinking) that not doing it bugs me.
What’s the “sara” in “sarabaka” mean?
Finally, something good! Something funny! That’s (the aura thing) what I watch Nanbaka for!
“Before you try to be like someone else, you should re-examine yourself first.” - I think my aunt said that once. However, she said it in much less elegant terms than that…
I half expect Hajime to kick Jyugo in the face and I have no idea why I think that.
So…they left all the plot threads unresolved? Just because this is an ongoing manga doesn’t mean you can do that! *swears into distance*
(Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 11)
I don’t think I can explain anything this episode because facets-and-rainbows has pretty much covered it all…so enjoy the lack of comments this time around. (Or if you’re here because you like my comments, take a breather and enjoy the show.) Specifically, I’m referring to this post of theirs.
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Nanbaka 23 - 24 | ACCA 9 | Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 10 | Classicaloid 22 | SGRS 23
(Nanbaka 23)
Seriously Ruka talks way too much…
I thought Honey’s arrows were only a thing he had when he was angry. They seem to have become a permanent part of him and his character.
Seriously, what did Honey do to get into prison? I can kinda guess Trois’ reason for being in prison, but not Honey.
Uno’s pep talk is really sweet and considerate. I want a friend who can do that with me whenever I need it. That way, I can do it back to them.
Is it just me, or does Jyugo look more…kawaii…this episode?
Hey, I think I’ve seen this trick before. It’s the string trick from KHR...
…Yup, I was right! The colour contrast is good, not just because it matches Honey, but because it makes it easier to tell where the string is.
I thought the ripple stuff was more chi at work, but no. It’s actually plausible (in a way that is defined by logic, anyway).
The (somewhat) recycled footage is really making me lose faith in this show…
Seriously, I swear if there was a Nanbaka x Bungou crossover, Honey would be Chuuya…without his Napoleon complex.
Jyugo’s face really sells this part. It’s times like this when I really want to keep watching Nanbaka. (Wait, does that make Uno and Jyugo Shin Soukoku? *le gasp* Jyugo’s voiced by Yuto Uemura, so that does work…kinda.)
We still haven’t gotten to the main Enki plot, which really sucks, but I’ll hang in there for one episode and then say what I will.
(Nanbaka 24)
So…this isn’t the final episode? Is this a 26 episode anime? Update: It’s a 25 episode anime, meaning this is the second last episode.
That one scene with “The dog! The monkey! The gorilla!” really shows how low his standards are for Hajime (to the point where he doesn’t even remember Hajime’s face). Ouch.
The sparkles came back…kind of.
Oh. I never realised it until now, but both of Jyugo’s eyes are red when he uses those blades of his.
The water this episode looks real pretty.
Huh. They actually give hints as to how the blades are made. Never thought that would come up.
Something hit me when Ruka said, “You’re not even worth his time!” Ruka is basically the Beppu twins! That makes Ruka make a lot more sense.
Uno’s troll face, LOL.
(ACCA 9)
ANN updated their ACCA article recently to include the 13 districts’ names. The list of the furthest 3 distrcits from Badon that Jean did right there was probably why.
Why is the symbol for the subway a T???
Café owner from where? When the blonde moustache man took Lotta to the café?
Why is Lotta playing hooky? It’s probably a metaphor, but…
Lotta appears to have a giant ACCA mascot plushie on her bed (the blue feet make it pretty obvious).
A dude called Herring. In a fishing distrct. Go figure. (repeat for Clam)
Was that incident involving the police meant to be funny? It made me laugh.
The languae of ACCA sems to be English-based (if not English itself), looking at Grossular’s document.
“It’s Nevada!” I thought when I saw Yakkara. Then I had a strong urge to play this song, because why not.
Is ACCA a study of mulitculturalism in a world that isn’t our own…? Who knows? (Maybe Ono-sensei knows.)
(Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 10)
Chakram. I learnt about those through Busou Renkin, but even then I don’t know much about them.
Where’d Rin’s shoes go? Were they absorbed by the Impure King?
Wait, Kyoto Tower has a bath house in it? I still haven’t gone to Japan (as of the typing of this post), so…dangit! Stop making me so envious!
(Classicaloid 22)
What? I don’t even like coffee, and yet you’re pushing your sudden love of coffee on to me?
“There are numerous steps before the drink is complete. And making subtle adjustments along the way is enough to change the flavour.” - The same could be said of tea, Beethes.
Beethoven. Making puppy eyes. In my anime. Now that’s the stuff I’m here for!
Welp, like I said last ep, it’s a Man who can Tell the Difference. Not a Mad (sic).
“Kite Rapper”? Motz remembers Schu like that? Haha.
“the art of flowers” – Highly likely to be ikebana, or flower arranging.
Box Chopin this ep was on point. Gimme 100 of them.
Ume means plum blossom. Surely the lyrics mean umi, or sea?
The font of the credits is all pink and fancy this time. Pad-kun wasn’t around this ep, either…so that was Fur Elise, eh? I thought there’d be an actual “Elise” for him to sing to, but…okay.
I tried out the CR subs with this ep too, and there’s a slight divergence between them (not to mention the font is different…which means AnimeLab sourced it from Daisuki). Also, I love how Rose varies her byline if I never mentioned that before.
(SGRS 23)
I’ve been so inconsistent with how I refer to this show…the most consistent version of the name is counting all the episodes at once, so that’s why this simulcast commentary is referred to as “ep 23” rather than “Sukeroku Futatabi-hen 10”.
Was it just me, or were Sukeroku’s eyes not red anymore in the OP?
I never knew if dango were meant to be eaten warm or cold. Well, now I know.
For the most part, they don’t show Yakumo’s burnt face and when they show it, they still have the patch on it. It’s quite striking to realise that.
Is tenfura (sic) a typo? Is it tempura or something else?
Palsy? Apparently, Google-sensei says it’s a temporary paralysis.
U-Uwaah…Yakumo’s…dead…
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Classicaloid 20 – 21 | Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 8 – 9 | ACCA 8 | Nanbaka 22 | SGRS: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen 9
(Classicaloid ep 20)
Mozart! The madman! He dabs!
Schu’s a darned non sequitur in this weird smells-of-AU-ish scenario…
Wowee, Pad-kun. You even explain made-up concepts.
How old is Motz again?
Lemme guess, Motz’s sweetheart is his song? So what significance doe this have to do with anything? Classicaloid is better at episodics, so does this mean the endgame already? It is episode 20, after all.
(ep 21)
About next week’s ep: Why is it a “Mad who Can Tell the Difference” (sic)? Shouldn’t it be a “maid” or something? Update: Translation of the preview (linked below) says it’s a man who can tell (understand) the difference (chigai no wakaru otoko), which makes more sense.
I think it was that you could predict a person’s personality by their sleeping position? Cho-chan seems to reflect that, as does Beethes.
Not sure if you can call Hasshie’s room a “room” or not.
“…that time was not of my own will…”
America, I guess? That’s what sprung to mind when I saw where Schu landed.
I think there was a kite going across the eyecatch. Nice continuity there.
An avocado? Why an avocado? You don’t hear about those in oden, do you?
*starts laughing uncontrollably* Oh no. They went and did it – they turned classical music into rap! It’s hideous(ly good and bad), but it’s absolutely what I love about this show.
I still think the avocado is such a non-sequitur it’s stupid, but…yeah, it was also great. It’s the “this is anime?” kind of great.
The next ep preview here says next time it’s Fur Elise under the guillotine…I actually look forward to that, since even though Fur Elise has tortured me to no end during my piano days, someone I know who’s barely educated in music has been trying to learn it so I’ve had to get my rusty piano skills out of the gutter for them.
(Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga ep 8)
“We need more kindling!”
The thing about Blue Exorcist is that it’s so serious, it ends up being not that bad when it gets to the “all talk, not much movement” parts. That’s because each piece of dialogue is a small step towards the bigger picture.
(ep 9)
I seem to recall Rin read a similar volume of manga in one of the first 5 episodes of the anime (first season)…
(ACCA 8)
Oh dangit. CGI car ruined the mood.
I’ve always been such a sucker for white haired guys, so Abend Qualm is definitely my type, LOL.
I always thought chocolate rice crackers was a weird choice. To see rice grains turned into chocolate-coated objects though…that I definitely question…
Wait. Is Nino’s father Abend or Qualm? They referred to the white haired man as Qualm, meaning Nino’s father is Abend, but since I don’t remember what the white haired man is called in the present day…yeah, I got confused. A lot. Update: Oh, that’s why. I think of Qualm as “that grey haired guy” and when I think of “that white haired guy” I think of Grossular. By the by, I read the TV Tropes page while trying to figure out who Qualm was and I LOLled so hard at “91 Cakes” plus the comments on bread.
How old is Nino? Dangit, he must be twice Jean’s age…Update: 25?! That makes him at least 10 years Jean’s senior!!!
Breads Bakery. Perfect, yet redundant, name for a bakery, isn’t it?
Natsume Ono style struck real hard when Nino freaked out at the accident.
When I can predict Nino did it for his father and not for Qualm, that’s when I start to drop the ratings a little bit. I dropped Divine Gate solely because the naming scheme of the protags was too obvious.
Smalt, Jaune d’or (?) and Mordore…well, I guess that was not what people meant when they said, “One does not simply walk into Mordore,” eh. By the way, doesn’t “jaune” mean “game in some language or other?
Revelations from this ep beggar the question: is the girl in the ED Schnee or Lotta?
(Nanbaka 22)
Oh wow. We’re that close to the end already?
No one says “upsy-daisy” anymore, do they?
I have a little bit of a problem trying to believe this, because I bet Chinese prisoners don’t dress like that.
The cat has very meaty hands, LOL.
Man, Trois is creepy when he’s smiling at the box.
Spotted garden eel, splendid grass eel.
Zaru and mori soba.
Somen and hiyamugi. Basically speaking, it’s comparing two very similar things. This joke about queers is kinda irksome, because it does seem to be debasing the LGBT community somewhat.
Never heard of the “lentils/beans/acorns comparing their heights” idiom.
I haven’t laughed at Nanbaka in a while until Kiji started praising his prisoners, then bargaining with his custom makeup. (Ah, how sad it is for a comedy anime to not make you laugh.) Hyaluronic acid, by the way.
Super Sentai…y’know, like Power Rangers or something.
So what did Honey do to get into prison, then?
(Showa Genroku: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen 9)
Hey, the record this time has Miyokichi on it. Did it always have Miyokichi?
I just realised sunglasses man is Boss Man from way back…
Nuances really sell this show. It’s one of the reasons it ranks so highly for me. It’s like every little millimetre is rational and thought out…
Not sure if it’s “you bode your time well” or something else.
I cried at Yakumo’s rakugo this ep. (I had the volume of the episode off and I played a song called Parachute in the background while he told this story…now I associate the song and Yakumo together so much, it’s scary.)
Moustache man scared me when he stuck his face on the window.
I knew Shinigami would come into play somehow. It’s as compelling as always – so compelling, I don’t complain about the predictability. It’s almost as if it’s gotten better the more I see it!
Huh. “Shi-san” instead of “Shinigami”.
Notice Yakumo burnt his face before he threw the candle.
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Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 6 - 7 | SGRS 19 | Classicaloid 18 | Nanbaka 20
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 6
Is it the Goma Hall or a goma hall?
The episode title appears to be “A Cotton Exterior Hides Needles”. That’s why the English translation is “A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”.
Shiro looks kinda pissed when he asks Tatsuma to “cough up the sword”. LOL.
It’s a bodybuilder bird (<- Karura)! LOL.
(ep 7)
“Moments ago”, Yukio? That was at least 1 - 2 episodes ago, if I speak in meta. Feels like a lifetime ago, though.
The problem with this extended imprisonment scene is that it’s like Nanbaka episode 10, but with an established status quo that makes it much easier to absorb the level of drama the show flings at the viewer.
I think the idiom this time has to do with the radius of the fire rather than the brightness, although I’m not familiar with this one so I can’t really say.
How can Renzou be so used to Juzo being all angry like that?
Commander Kirigakure...now that’s something you don’t hear every day...
Yet again, the eyecatch is screenshot-worthy. *eyes sparkle*
The arc after this (which I’m not completely caught up on) has [SPOILER] be a traitor to the group, so I wonder if [SPOILER] languishes under their seniors’ achievements and such...
You must be wondering why Kinzou wants to rush into the Myoda conflict with the Impure King so badly. Well, think about it - some people go to war with this sort of sentiment...
[potential SPOILER] Mephisto is the King of Time and Space, so it makes sense he’d own such a demon/impenetrable prison.
Y-Yeeps...please seek help immediately if you have thoughts like the ones Rin gets after the suggestions.
The boob shot ruined a perfectly good reunion. Dangit.
Lemme guess...-sama instead of -san or something like it happened with the “Suguro...sir?”
SGRS 19
Yota looks like the real ghost here, stuck – the only one to entertain the crowd after Yakumo collapsed…
Yota’s eyes are awfully off model in this Inokori.
Myocardial thingymajiggy is also known as a heart attack, according to Google-sensei.
Checking up Japanese earthquake s of the ‘70s, there’s one dated May 8th, 1974 off the Izu Peninsula. That’s probably it.
This is why people are so opposed to remakes. “Nothing was ever the same again” sort of thing.
Oh, I kinda get it, Higuchi. You’re saying Yota is basically a master of the third person perspective – detached and yet involved with the story at the same time. As a writer, I get that. (Even now, I’m not sure if I’m more suited to 3rd person or 1st person perspective, which is why I launched a new story recently called “Face Me Online”.
The framing of Yota, alone in the train station…it’s a sight to behold. It’s why this show is such a treasure.
Classicaloid 18
What sort of verbal tic is Mitsuru using?
LOL, at least the title is correct. The “thesis” appears to just be dictionary definitions. (Thanks, Fujita-kantoku. Normally when Japanese people try to do stuff in English, they mangle it and they don’t do it deliberately.)
The diagrams appear to be of…I’m not sure what they’re meant to be, actually. They could be “nerves”, “network diagrams” or something else. (Quotation marks because they don’t look like anything I’ve seen in those categories before.)
Hah, I know someone who’s set different ringtones for different groups of people to. I still LOLled at Kyogo’s idea of setting a certain ringtone for people he didn’t like, though.
“God is pretty busy, you know, Sousuke.”
Er, Bach, dude. You’re meant to keep your darned key signatures consistent, ya know? The set of flats on the treble clef doesn’t match the bass clef…says a slightly OCD person. Also, he appears to be writing in 4/4, or common, time.
What’s up with Schubert’s mace? (Also, the first thing I thought when I saw Liszt looking at the Sousuke bot was,”Oh dear,” for some reason.)
Finally, Sousuke wakes up to his lack of potential. For some reason, it reminds me of this song (and that’s a very good – also very catchy! - song).
Wow, the exchange rate is horrible right now – as of this typing, 1000 yen = roughly $11.51 where I am.
I see. Kyogo was under the impression she was a dude all along (LOL, just like I was until I found out she was a woman). The name Mitsuru really doesn’t help, and neither does Akira.
What song is Motz using this time? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one where he uses cars like that.
There’s a weird <IS> at the top of the subs. I suspect it’s a remnant of the hardsubbing that didn’t quite work, although I can’t identify the coding language because I only know bits and pieces of a few coding languages right now. I do suspect it’s Javascript or HTML though.
I’d assume Bach’s using Toccata and Fugue like last time, but with lyrics. Update: Nope, it turns out to be Air on the G String.
Nanbaka 20
When was Upa on the ground?...I guess Nico knocked him over, never mind.
Nanbaka just went meta…
Basically Kyogo Otowa = Qi and vice versa. Unfortunately, neither of the shows I’ve referred to has the audacity to flesh out their mad scientists…not yet, anyway.
Whaddaya mean, “minor leader”?
Technically, “sensei” shouldn’t be used by people who speak Chinese. It should be “laoshi” or “shifu” (or something along those lines). Fun fact: the kanji used for “sensei” mean “Mister” (as in “Mr Smith”) when added to the end of a person’s name in Chinese.
Google-sensei says “Super Inazuma Kick!” comes from Gunbuster. I don’t know anything about that show anyway…
The humour right now seems to be a lot of non sequiturs, which sucks. Non sequiturs don’t really work on me, comedy-wise.
If they want Nico to mean “two children”, then why are they using Japanese puns on an American person?
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Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 4 | SGRS: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen 4 | Classicaloid 16 | D Gray Man Hallow 7 - 13 (FINAL)
(Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 4)
“Underground level 6,” says the elevator.
A preceptor is a teacher, by the way.
I’ve never seen Blue Exorcist try to be this comical.
“This shaking is no earthquake!”
I always thought Tatsuma looked like a turtle. Or a hermit. Or a turtle hermit.
I think the staff are trying to make Shura funny. “Down boy!” + fanservice = plain weird in a shonen show.
(Showa Genroku: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen 4)
I LOLled at Shinnosuke taking a taiyaki out of Yota’s paycheck.
Oh, Higuchi picked him up.
Konatsu was playing the shamisen, it’s actually hilarious to see her all worked up.
Isnt Jugem the monkey from Gintama? (I know, it’s much more than that – they mention it in Joshiraku, according to this.) LOL.
I can almost imagine Yakumo’s “thank you for the trouble” being sarcastic. I guess Yakumo’s like that.
Matsuda really doesn’t like this guy.
CGI hubcaps…didn’t annoy me, strangely.
Sometimes, infamy can cause fame too.
What does it mean to have a “second honeymoon”?
Higuchi has those shark teeth too.
Konatsu’s eye was off model for a moment.
Konatsu’s delivery is so good! No wonder Yuu Kobayashi was picked for this role.
That was a stellar ep even amongst stellar eps. I was clapping along with the audience, y’know.
What did Konatsu fling at Yota? A chopstick holder?
Mikako Komatsu? In this? I never expected that.
The ED…it’s so beauful it moves me to tears. I don’t even know what “Hikobayuru” means, but I am in serious love with it.
I bet Yakumo’s gonna do Shinigami next time, judging from the smoke.
(Classicaloid 16)
Only episode 16? I thought we were further than that.
2000 yen isn’t too much. It’s only about $23 as of this post.
This ganguro girl is hilarious, I gotta admit.
I died when I realised that was Cho-chan using a selfie stick. Cho-chan. Selfie stick. I thought it was Schu-san at first…
Did Cho-chan just make…English puns?...Yes! A bishonen after my own heart!
Yuki Kaji has such a weird falsetto I keep LOLling so hard.
Ooh, nice onigiri. Also, the “oh my god!” made me LOL too hard.
El Nino is a weather effect that causes storms and the like.
Wait – if there are monkeys, this is Beppu…? *checks* Wait, there’s no snow. Just monkeys. So where is it?!
That was a nocturne? It was pretty high pitched.
A curse of oranges? Technically they’re mikan (which is sometimes translated “orange”, sometimes “mandarin” but either way it’s a citrus), but…yeesh. This one actually freaks me out.
(D Gray Man Hallow ep 7)
From now on, the impressions are new.
That man looks like Allen.
Why are the staff adding a comic style? Why now in the plot?
Judgement by Karma. Of course, they had to go and make that joke.
The ninja run. After Naruto, if it’s not a ninja show, it’s cliché.
(ep 8)
For the past two eps, it’s been Allem yelling for Johnny and vice versa. Well, it seems a lot like that.
The fact Alma looks like an angel is ironic in itself.
Seriously, how has any person who’s watched D Gray Man in English not made a Yu pun yet?!
How do Noah fly like that (Tyki)? Also, what’s up with the blue “blood” (around the time For shows up)?
No one’s done bad Bak puns, either. How disappointing.
I think the Earl staring in delight is the creepiest thing this show has to offer.
(ep 9)
Wait, how old is Kanda again?
Okay, explosion for absolutely no reason at all. That just happened. (sarcastic)
When it suddenly went to negative, it freaked me out.
Talking about Alma like a bubble…now that’s just inhumane.
I dunno what “adara” means. Google says it means “fire” if it’s a Hebrew name, which should explain some of it.
(ep 10)
When did Tim get so huge again?
I think the seal on Allen’s hand says “curse”.
The humour looks so out of place in a normally serious show.
“The Mugen”?
…and back to the “Johnny weeping” segment. *sigh*
Where were the eggs from?
Link’s a tsundere, LOL.
Regardless of what the porridge says, it’s still a dumb sentence.
Rice porridge, eh? What was the message made of then? Fried onions?
(ep 11)
Lvellie makes cakes? I didn’t know that.
I guess these Teez are CGI.
“…see inside me…” – I guess it should be “…see into me…”
(ep 12)
Does Komui like TINY MINISKIRTs too? (Haven’t watched FMA, but I know that meme.)
If Zu knew CPR, then the Order might have saved him.
I thought Apocryphos was a cube.
Oh, Lenalee has such a short skirt because it would be hard to move around in otherwise. Why didn’t I think of that earlier?
Couldn’t Allen open the gate instead?
See, humour really doesn’t fit serious parts of stories.
Oh, I think I only just understood why Lau Jimin is the monkey’s name. Because it sounds like “law”. *facepalms*
I forgot Allen was good at poker.
Lemme guess Lenalee. “I can’t bring myself to fight you.”
The rendering of the gate looks really nice.
(ep 13)
Last episode. Phew. I’m almost at the end of all my rewatches.
Why is that snowman winking?
“Clercy”?
What’s a “belly band”?
Strangely, Noise seems to be the one who speaks the deepest.
Humour still doesn’t work in serious situations.
Art of Kanda? They love him that much?
Kanda has flipping bed eyes, dangit. He aimed them at Lenalee too.
“Lena”…wow, they’re close.
Welp, there’s the end. Hope I can see you next time.
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Classicaloid 13 | Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 1 | Masamune-kun’s Revenge 1 | Erased 2 - 5
My streaming site says this show is a reverse harem, and I laugh at it every time I see it.
Trout…? *LOLs, but…*
Well, that’s a piece of transformative fiction I wouldn’t like to write. (In case you don’t know it by my love of magical girls, I love transformations.)
“That bum. Is he planning to eat me?” – Never has a line about a man transformed into a fish made me laugh so hard…probably because I’ve seen a work where a woman gets transformed into an eel, but I’ve never seen man to fish fiction before…
How did fish!Schu get into the washing machine? They’ll probably answer that question anyway, but I wanted to ask it before I found out the answer. Update: They didn’t, but it’s pretty safe to assume he got there the same way fish!Schu got around to other bodies of water.
Of course they’d have a sign saying “Watch out for fire”, knowing Beethes.
Off model fish. Never though I’d complain about a fish’s eyes in animation. Also, isn’t it goldfish with limited mental capacity?
Salmo trutta is at least correct.
Never have I laughed so hard at an animated fish…
Eh? I never questioned what Schu would call Sousuke, but there you go. Also, Sousuke doesn’t know English.
Aw no. I see the clincher coming. Poor Schu.
Pencil frame? In the fish episode? Okay, who had enough budget for that? (incredulous)
I didn’t know that fish gyoza existed until now. I guess I should’ve known.
Hey wait a second. Black bass. Bass are a type of guitar. I see what you did there, Classicaloid staff and Fujita-kantoku. *nods approvingly*
*looks into the “predatory” part of bass* Oops. “Know that you can feed trout to selected sizes of bass.”
Meuniere is the only one I had to check up.
Why is Liszt only scolding the Piece of Junk (Sousuke)? I know she’s done it every other episode but she really has it out for him, doesn’t she?
What the-Okay, you know you’re on to some crazy antics when you have anthropomorphic fish. *still laughs crazily*
Wait, so Liszt is a lionfish. Guess I should’ve known.
Motz is a flying fish. Less predictable, but eh.
Cho-chan is an eel, specifically one found in volcanic vents at the bottom of the sea.
Holy fish, Batman! We found Nemo…er, Kanae.
Okay, I take some of my enjoyment of this ep back, thanks to you Beethes.
Sousuke is a sea snail. LOL.
I like limpets too, but pond snail…? Never heard of it. Sorry for my inaccuracy.
Japanese mystery snail? Now that’s mysterious. Aside from that, I’d never heard of an eel that lived in ponds…LOL, so my knowledge is adapted to sea life but not ponds. Okay then, I learnt something about myself today.
Thank you for your censor head, Beethes. Thank you so very much.
That’s kinda cute. Not only are there bubbles, but there’s the anthropomorphic fish versions of the group popping up (I presume in time to the music), with Sousuke and Kanae covering for Bach/Bada/Tchaiko.
(Masamune-kun’s Revenge 1)
There’s a passing resemblance to One Wish They Never Wanted to this show, so since this anime must’ve come before it, I’m here to compare.
I’m with the girl at 0:31 (Masamune’s sister).
His mum?!
I think the pun is that “Moleo” is also read “Shigeo”, but the middle character is “hair”…so there you have it. *makes Not Bad face but is otherwise not quite convinced by this show*
Wa-wa-wait! Standard practice is that you don’t use your OP in the first ep, isn’t it? You use the ED, but not the OP, and debut the OP and ED in their proper spots in ep 2. This is blasphemy!
OP title: Wagamama means “selfish”, so I think the OP title suits the show well.
Nope, not even hot guys can get away with drooling...not to me, no.
Shuri is best girl in this show.
What is with servant girl’s eyebrows? I swear, if they had another girl in that posse of Aki’s, we’d have a Mean Girls AU on our hands!
Adagaki Aki is the only name I’ll remember once I get out of here, I bet. Only a few times reading synopses of this show, and I already remembered it. I bet I won’t even remember the “Makabe” part of Masamune’s name.
Masamune needs a sign saying “Caution: Do Not Pass By. Dramatic Stare in Progress” or something.
Okay, I need that Mean Girls AU now.
Cat donut. I want one.
Well, if a girl looks around like that so many times, y’think she wouldn’t be hiding something?!
Basically, you turned your protagonist into a male version of a mean girl to upstage a mean girl?...Nice try, but no dice. It’s kinda cliched.
Hypoglycemia? Hmm. It’s not always associated with diabetes, but I tend to associate the two. Speaking of stomachs rumbling, I once sat a test with my stomach basically playing a symphony for the last half…yeah, not gonna think about it.
Then how did Masamune get a photo with Aki?
Oh. It’s nice that he’s keeping Tanabe-kun’s secret. (still not wholly convinced)
Okay: verdict time – it looks pretty, but that Kirito face ain’t doing it for me and neither are Yoshino’s eyebrows. The jokes tend to miss and I’ve got a potential plot hole on my hands. Overall…I could probably handle one more episode of it, and that’s what I’ll take for the sake of its potential.
…*sees “Elemetal World”* Okay, add “a lot of cliches” to the list too.
(Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga 1)
Hey, Blue Exorcist. Haven’t seen this since I marathoned the ending 5 episodes or so a few years back. I was wondering how they’d handle the anime-only ending, but they’ve just cut it off like nothing ever happened. It seems a situation much like Noragami, only Noragami’s anime-only ending is much better (IMHO, but YMMV).
…and yes, I’ve read enough of the manga to know this is called the “Impure King Part”, but I’m using the AnimeLab name for convenience. Also, what is up with the complicated kanji? It says “episode 1”, sure, but I didn’t know such complicated kanji existed for “Small Beginnings”. Update: Kyoto Impure King Arc. That’s a better way to explain it.
“Satoru”…haha. (At the time of typing, I was rewatching Erased. LOL)
Considering the name “Saburota” suggests he’s one of at least 3 children, that makes sense.
Celesta (from one of my stories “Next to Me”) is a Shura-type character. I should really take some cues from this Shura for Celesta going forward.
It feels weird seeing the Kyoto trio shrug off Rin’s friendliness now. Must be because I’ve been through this part of the woods once before. Plus did you see they’re on the Nozomi shinkansen? (It’s kinda like this MTR (city express MTR, Hong Kong) or a plane or something…) Someone bothered to translate the ticker to English, even.
Unwilling, LOL.
(Erased ep 2)
It was from this ep that I learnt the Japanese word for “palm (of the hand)”.
Apparently Re:Re got resurrected for Erased? Or am I wrong about this? Update: Yeah, I was wrong.
Mask Man I assme is Kamen Rider or Ultraman, but I dunno what Black is.
The type of backpack Satoru’s got is a randoseru and he had a recorder with it. There’s a manga out there called “Recorder and Randoseru”, IIRC.
Hanba-gu aren’t actually hamburgers. They’re hamburger patties, or to get technical, Hamburg patties.
Since I still haven’t been too badly damaged by a person’s death so far (but eventually I know I will), there’s an undercurrent of melancholy running through this show for me…
How does Erased get away with all these trademarks? Were they in the source material? Plus, I’ve never hear the term “chew the fat” until now. Huh.
The word “hope” is on the back wall lots and lots of times (presumably kids’ calligraphy work), if you didn’t know.
So. The kanji for “palm (of the hand)” that is there during the titlecard is read tenohira. Kinda long, but it’s an advanced kanji. I probably shouldn’t know it as it’s quite the advanced kanji, but hey, I get curious about these sorts of things…
I never understand why there’s occasionally urinal scenes in media. Is it to promote a sense of camaraderie in guys? *shrugs*
McGregor gloves are apparently the ones with all the fingers…? Not sure. Google-sensei wasn’t very definite on it.
I think Satoru goes “youkai” because he suspected his mum of being one there for a second.
The pink on the ground and the yellow of the house…it’s like a colour palette. Only, Kayo will go to danger and Satoru will go home to his house, that isn’t truly his house anymore.
By the way, I’ve liked both Sayuri songs that have been used for anime so far, even if they’re both EDS. When I heard Sayuri was doing the ED for Erased, I liked it even more. (Even still, I only use the name Erased out of convenience. I much prefer the name Boku Dake ga Inai Machi otherwise.)
(ep 3)
This Hamada…I only just finished watching Yuri!!! on Ice a few days back (as of time of typing), and now Hamada reminds me of Yurio.
Yuuki – he reminds me of my dad. My dad has a stuttering problem which makes him sound nervous on occasion. Come to think of it, I was thinking of unique ways to study at one point (I can get bored pretty easily though not to ADHD standards), and as a result made a “biology helper” (visual novel). I made the visual novel around a character who I called Satoru, based on what I learnt about the name for Erased. (Note: Satoru can mean “to perceive” or “to understand”.)
Speaking of visual novels, I think there should be a visual novel for this. An official one that stays faithful to the manga.
Not sure I’ve noticed it until now, but Yuuki has freckles…he looks like Renzou Shima (Blue Exorcist) to me for some reason…
The word for “birthmark” can also mean “bruise”.
Satou is different to Satoru, even if the names are one letter difference.
The bins said “5 – 4” in one shot and “5 の 4” in another. They mean the same thing though.
Is Satoru x Kayo technically a ship? Or not? I’d go “ick!” if Satoru still counted as being his normal age in this timeline, for ships’ sake.
(ep 4)
How can you tease a child about girlfriends when he’s barely old enough to fall in love? (Physically, that is.)
Liveman? Falcon? Okay, who decided on this background chatter?!
Okay…revelation time, before we go forward. Showa Genroku is criminally underrated by the masses, but good enough for an s2. Erased seems to have been more of a public praise while SGRS got it on the critics’ side, and while I consider myself to be more casual than critic, I side with the critics on this. (By the way, I tend to root for the underdog series and also have a critic’s sensibility for series, if you haven’t caught on to that yet. I’m a bit of a paradox in that sense.)
What happened to Satoru’s dad?
At least the “You’re pretty” went down like you’d expect kids to handle it…haha.
Welp, at least the sentence with “pole” (as in “North Pole”) did actually have the kanji for “pole” in it. If this were an English lesson though, the kid would’ve gotten an X. (Remember, O is the way to say “correct” on schoolwork in Japan.)
Uh…using my standard conversion, 5000 yen = $50. That’s a lot of sandwiches…
(ep 5)
Back to griping about CGI cars for me…
The Last Supper? Surely, the only meaning for that being there must be a symbolic one.
The manager is basically playing the role of Satoru here…awkwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaard.
Cafeteria? The kanji means that, but wouldn’t it be better to call it a “restaurant”?
ONE PUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNCH! Hahaha.
“Majin” can mean “demon god” with the right kanji.
The pencil frames make for a good contrast.
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Bungou Stray Dogs 24 (FINAL) | Flip Flappers 11 - 13 (FINAL) | Classicaloid 11 - 12 | ConRevo 19 - 24 (FINAL)
I’m currently having trouble with Crunchyroll videos, so it may take a while to get to some of their stuff...
Yellow + blue = green, not blue.
Dramatic falls really shouldn’t take that long.
Get out, Igarashi humour.
Oh! Hell~o, Fyodorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Face stealing aliens…again.
Aww…sweet reunions.
Just one word from Dazai and he (Akutagawa) falls backwards, LOL.
Blue background, white and black text. Huh, nice colour palette.
LOL, Ango. You’re back.
Whoa?! Was that in the manga, that Herman was the Guild leader two gens back?!
Smol whale…aww.
Twain, you dumb butt. Stop working on your biography.
Lovecraft’s eyes were showing just as he dove into the water. (sarcastically->) Creepy.
Why a tomato during the “Cheers?!”
LOL, did I only just notice the ahoge on Kyouka? Yeah…I guess.
That was me…y’know. End of 2016 apology?
Ahaha, sweet lil’ Poe. That’s me though.
What a lolicon you are, Mori.
Whose painting is that? But…Dazai, you apparently once did a horrible self portraint…
Fyodor looks so good animated! Aww yeah!
…Dazai, you mean Shin Soukoku, yeah?
“My friend said to me…”
Teni Muhou is, of course, an Oda work,
“See you…” – Huh? This is even more open ended than “See you next level” and such. It’s a complete “in the air” thing! I wonder, since Bungou seems to be very popular amongst the Japanese fans, will we meet again?
Flip Flappers 11
Uhh…what now? I’m so confused…so Mimi = Cocona’s mother and yet a doppelganger of her?
Bu-chan basically wet himself…eww.
That shot of Sayuri, with Hidaka behind her, was vaguely disturbing due to the angle…(By the way, Hadaka = no clothes whatsoever, Hidaka = the name of the pink haired character. I’ve only now made that connection.)
Ick, reaaaaaaaaally compromising shot there between her (Mimi? Cocona’s mother?) legs.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh. Okay. Now it makes sense regarding Cocona and her mother.
Honestly, where are all the guns coming from?! Salt probably had one in his jacket but Nyunyu probably didn’t. She doesn’t even have a jacket!
Back to being confused. Meanwhile, Elpis.
Who is Cocona’s dad, by the way?
A middle aged man bowing down to a young girl? Now that, in Japanese culture, is desperate.
Flip Flappers 12
I only just realised when Sayuri said their names, but Papika and Yayaka are very similar names. I hope Cocona never gets confused between the two.
That mailbox looks like a mushroom…or worse…hahahaha. Sorry, won’t tell you what it looks like to me. You’ll have to figure it out for yourself.
Yayaka’s got a lot of attitude – I like it.
Hidaka’s EYESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSss! They’re NORMAL! Dang, the sight of Hidaka’s normal eyes makes my own eyes BURNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNnnnn! ARGH!
Yeah…one does not simply have an emergency button labelled “Muscle”, ‘kay?
Idiom mode? Someone get these guys a dictionary.
“Why do you wish…”
That was one of the fastest KOs I’ve ever seen of a final boss. Ever.
That hand in the ED (during the part where Bu-chan becomes a duck)! That’s what it means!
My video keeps stopping at weird spots in the next ep teaser, which shows that one of the images is the muscular monster Cocona and Papika kicked the butt off before, but in blue. Another is a mixture of the worlds, but there’s the kanji for “snow” in one corner. One with Papika and Cocona shows that they’re rough sketches for the show. Oh, whatever…here you go. Some screenshots I took for this express purpose.
Flip Flappers 13 (FINAL)
How did she eat the watermelon with all the seeds in it? I once at a watermelon’s black seed at a buffet…and it ended with me barfing! (I haven’t quite liked watermelon as much since and since it was my favourite fruit up until then, I’ve never really been into fruit since. Haha.)
Okay, we still don’t know who Nyunyu is…
Giant artichokes! At least, that’s what I thought when Nyunyu shot Bu-chan’s brain.
Oh my…that’s some fine Salt you’ve got there! (tee hee)
Scary trees remind me of the ED.
Yay! Beast man Uexkull came back!
Bu-chan…he LIVES!
It seems highly likely Salt is Cocona’s father. My brain can’t quite wrap itself around that fact.
Sailor Lune. LOL.
I think “School Investigator” (School Keiji, shown on a wall while Sayuri looks away) is a Sukeban Deka parody.
Cocona’s in middle school now…wow. Time sure flies, doesn’t it?
Welp, that was slightly confusing, but overall a fun ride. Reminds me of ConRevo, which (at the point of typing) I still need to finish rewatching…
Classicaloid 11
It’s a pretty light episode, but considering that there’s (almost) another season left before we wrap up, it’s allowed.
LOL, I can relate, Schu.
This episode is pretty good when it comes to LOLs - I haven’t laughed like this in a while.
The “JESUS!” in the back was hilarious. (Sorry, Jesus.) Speaking of Jesus…I once saw an ad for this, and Asian Jesus? Whoever decided on that?
What song is this one if they didn’t even use a song this ep? A CLA:KLA song?
“Great Bach says…” – Uh, who’s narrating this? Bach himself?
Classicaloid 12
Ooh, serious mode. They haven’t done that since the guitar contest.
Why is Bach speaking normally?!
What was that, with the beeping…? Cho*bleep*, that is? I dunno.
What’s with those dancers and their makeup?
Hmph. Deep stuff, but I get it.
More bleeping…
Turning point, eh? (Plus, badass helicopter ride. LOL.)
Emails? You weak willed…Sousuke, dangit. Plus, does Mitsuru have a Pad-kun or the Pad-kun?
So Bach is white, as well as dark blue? OK.
Oh no. I just had a hideous fantasy of Schu turning into a fish. It’s more likely Schu will get eaten by the fish instead…or something. *shrugs*
(ConRevo 19)
Terra Australis. I know from history lessons that’s Australia. Magallanica is an alternate name of it.
Uh, definitely not true, Mr Abel Tasman my man.
The ice effect is nice.
Oh, “the tall nail gets the hammer” seems to be a scolding regarding tall poppy syndrome.
Issun boshi aka One Inch Boy. Momotarou…is Momotarou.
The tomb exists. by the way.
Earth-chan went “!!!” at the beam of light, LOL.
Raito’s such a fanboy, albeit a subdued one.
The large object is of course a torii gate.
CGI puzzle…? That’s the weirdest thing I’ll say in a while.
How much would an Equus kick hurt to Koma though? A lot…ouch.
Those red flowers…I recognise them, but I can’t remember their name…*searches* Camellia. That’s the one.
Raito’s face…is so off model, it’s disturbing.
Don’t go around underestimating politicians. (I’m still laughing though...just ignore it…)
Renderer Brace = Satomi, obviously.
(ep 20)
It’s the one Urobuchi episode. I didn’t particularly like it, but when you see what I’m capable of today, I acknowledge I am a hypocrite. The lowest of low beings.
Mekong Delta. That outright confirms it’s Vietnam.
I never really realised how I was so insensitive to POSA colour due to ConRevo…
There’s a distinctly different flavour of story here. Fuurouta, for example, isn’t his usual playful self and is merely a very serious messenger.
Kikko is always treated like a child, huh?
Who’s the bigger monstrosity, Jirou or Jonathan?
At a bar. Just like villains normally hide out.
Shellshock…
“National interest”? Global politics taught me that aside from power, national interest is the most paramount thing there is.
El Coco.
The Middle East? Of course, the ol’ fogey saying that isn’t a coincidence, considering 9/11 and such.
“Cursed bogey”? Never heard that one before.
Wasn’t Urobuchi the one who suffered from depression then decided to kill all his characters? Or was that Yoshiyuki Tomino? Update: Yup, it was the Urobutcher I was thinking of, although I got the story wrong.
Those statues seem to be more Cambodia, but meh.
Of course, that’s deinitely the Urobutcher at work now. To think I used to have stories that were similar to his, because I thought I was capable of writing apocaplytic endings and it was much cooler to kill everyone off…huh. Ro.Te.O is such a weird edgelord amongst all of my stories…
Daizoukyoujiyama.
(ep 21)
The Kachoudou sign actually says August 31st, not October.
The sign in the alley said “Ko-ruten Street”, but I’m not sure what that means.
What’s better than plain ol’ sakuga? Sakuga explosions!
“[N]one of the things that try to trap us are gone”? The syntax is funny in that phrase.
Yee-haw! Sakuga fight!
“No one called you.” – LOL, Raito.
Judas smokes now. What has the world come to?
Arakawa, eh? They’re trying to make the oil spill be water under the bridge, so to speak…geddit? Haha. (Update: Arakawa Under the Bridge. That’s what it refers to.)
(ep 22)
Welp, here’s the Show Within a Show episode…take it as you will.
Gigantopithecus giganteus.
Semiconductor processor.
Such irony in the “You’re still a boy” between Maki and Fuurouta.
Who’s the girl with the yellow headband with Judas?
(ep 23)
Sometimes I wonder if we all wake up from our dreams someday…I think even rewatching this show and finally understanding it, I’m waking up in my own way too.
CGI Equus. Dangit, I thought this show was above that by now.
I didn’t think about why the iron plate thingy is shaped like a fish. Then I realised…taiyaki. They’re shaped like fish and have those sorts of moulds. Just as Fuurouta says.
I forgot Raito dies…*sobs*
Oh? What’s this? Not a complete episode yet?...(Eheh, I just wanted a chance to invoke a meme or two.)
One helmet with a streetlight behind it looks like a bomb…
ConRevo 24 (FINAL)
Final ep…again.
See? Jiro does look like Cyborg 009!
Daitetsu has grown up to be the symbol of justice for Japan and Imperial Ads and to tear him down would mean even more blasphemy on the state than before, eh?
Waitasec…Satomi is basically the Fitz (Bungou Stray Dogs), but without the blonde hair and the (fake and/or crazy) wife.
Jirou disappeared just like Devila and Devilo.
Mm-hm. I do like me some good shirtless Judas. *thumb up*
Aww, Daitetsu. Being the Rainbow Knight for a new generation. Isn’t that sweet?
Hope we can meet again soon!
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Bungou Stray Dogs 1 - 19/Flip Flappers 6/Classicaloid 6
I had some truly horrible video speeds this time but I found a way to get around it!
The idea for Bungou from now on: Expect first time watches for this show and don’t expect ratings after each ep. Once all 2016 shows are done (rewatches or not), expect the 2016 ranking.
(ep 1)
Chicken, eh? No wonder Atsushi’s a tiger…
Butt shot x1. I’ll keep an Atsushi butt shot counter, don’t worry.
Sometimes I forget Atsushi’s 18…
This was actually funnier the second time around. Dazai’s kinda creepy on revival, though.
Dazai basically carries the show (in regards to people’s intrigue factor) before it comes to the tiger.
Haha, that’s me.
Blockhead? Never seen that insult from Kunikida before.
The humour’s on beat, but it doesn’t suit Bungou because it wasn’t in the original. That’s what I think.
*~dramatic flowing in the wind~*
Wasn’t it only 30 bowls, Kunikida?
On the walls of the restaurant, it says “____soba”…can’t make out the rest. Update: kitsunesoba, tanukisoba and…tororosoba? Apparently the first two are the same thing but in different parts of Japan (soba topped with aburaage). Totorosoba is like this.
From left to right, the silhouettes are Kenji, Yosano, Fukuzawa, Tanizaki (Junichirou) and Ranpo.
This arrow keeps changing colours…
+ 1 butt shot
Manekineko in the background.
“The CEO”? Is that what Dazai calls Fukuzawa?
Oh yeahhhhhhhhhhh. Dazai’s good at torture interrogation techniques.
Tsurumi.
I always thought the genkooyooshi (the squares that appear all over this show, including the ones where it’s only text on a black screen) was a nice touch.
Where did Dazai get a calculator from? (It’s not his phone, the outline says so.)
When it gets to the tenth episode and onwards, it goes “one one” in the genkooyooshi squares instead of “ten one” as is the standard.
“I have no such tastes in men.” Good to know, Dazai. Also, that was funnier the second time ‘round.
This is the 3rd time this episode; I forgot how hackneyed the ol’ orphanage flashback was. Maybe they could’ve moved a tad beyond that instead of using it to kill time.
+ 1 butt shot
“Okiro, shonen!” –That’s got to be one of Dazai’s defining lines in this series. It really has to be.
Oh, I didn’t know they had the OP and ED back to back in the first episode. I guess I must’ve skipped it.
(ep 2)
Basically me when I don’t sleep enough.
+ 1 butt shot – We’re at 4 shots now.
Did you even stop the call, Atsushi?
Oh yeah, Sailor Moon was originally meant to have white hair. Why do I bring this up? Atsushi’s hair was originally paler than what it is in the anime, that’s why.
I have quite a few gripes with “face stealing aliens” in season 2, but it seems BONES was skimping out on faces ever since episode 2…
Good burn, Kunikida, although a little long.
If Dazai were an actor, he’d win awards.
Hey, now that I think of it, this may have been foreshadowing for what happened with the Guild in season 2 anyway…like Reborn and their Irie thing.
(Junichirou) Tanizaki’s got a point.
Platitudes, LOL.
Atsushi is a worthless human being – what are you talking about, Dazai?
Kunikida’s become a lot more gullible in this adaptation.
+ 1 butt shot
How exactly did Fukuzawa learn to trust Dazai? I guess Asagiri-sensei never explained.
Basically Atsushi is being coerced…
(ep 3)
Kunikida kicking Dazai in the background, LOL.
Squick. Get me out of here.
Kunikida CHOPPPPPP!
Does Kunikida even have bony fingers?
One normally retconned moment coming right up.
What are the other 6 mysteries of the Detective Agency?
+ 1 butt shot
The restaurant is called the Vortex? Okay.
Those dot eyes…are actually kinda funny now that I get a look at them.
You can see Tanizaki wanting to squawk once he gets glomped by Naomi.
Dazai, you liar.
I love how Akutagawa walks into a Kanagawa kouban and just drops off a bag like it’s nothing, then causes the building behind him to explode. Funny yet also badass.
It’s Yokohama Gyangusutaa Paradawisu for some reason I cannot quite figure out…If it were being rendered from actual English, shouldn’t it have been Paradaisu?
The way Akutagawa goes “Excellent”, you’d expect him to make a Gendo pose and laugh evilly.
Dazai is scary like that…
No one falls like that!
Ow, that’s gotta hurt.
These outright bug-eyed shots don’t quite match the rest of the show.
Akutagawa has very thing eyebrows…
Wow, Akutagawa looks kinda funny as he looks down on Dazai.
(ep 4)
Purple is an interesting choice for Hirotsu. Purple was originally a colour for royalty, and Hirotsu isn’t the most royal (although he has the air for it).
Eyeless crowd.
Looks like a prison – that’s probably intentional.
Atsushi had no eyes for a few frames.
Here we go again.
The subs chose to call Gin a he, but…well, you know…
I wonder what Higuchi’s stance on the Agency is now.
I love this waitress. She’s so sassy.
Ranpo was drinking ramune there.
There’s a poster behind Atsushi that says “You can apply online” or something of the sort. At least the crowd have eyes now. CGI car, hah.
Jerkass Ranpo.
Hirotsu’s panicking, LOL.
They didn’t put much effort into the “throwing out the window” scene.
Aw, suddenly Atsushi is adorable…didn’t think Kunikida was the sort to pick on him, though.
(ep 5)
While I was translating Wan!, I remembered that RL!Edogawa has a book/femme fatale called Black Lizard, but apparently RL!Hirotsu has one (a book, not the femme fatale) too. Read more about the RL!Port Mafia here.
They really like exaggerating people’s traits for comedy, eh? It’s kinda annoying actually.
I think I’m finally getting the gist of solving cases, even though I’ve been afan of DC since before my time at Tumblr…
Sugimoto looks a tonne like Tanizaki…
(ep 6)
I didn’t really like their decision to suddenly stick a prequel into the main story…Basically, oh no, here we go.
I’ve already watched parts of this episode over already for my Kunikida-centric fic Resolve and the Happy Mushroom crack fic here, so…if I seem a bit blasé about things (aside from what I’ve said above), that’s why.
Kunikida must have to write real small to get stuff into that notebook…
I wonder if Rokuzou will ever be part of the manga canon.
A stage actor! Maybe he was part of the 3rd novel too.
CGI cars kinda annoy me, did you know that?
Huh. The trio have very distinct silhouettes.
Why are they all men in the gas chamber? Isn’t it that there should be lots of kick-ass girls in the world (simply because guys like fanservice from animated girls, and anime is traiditonally a male endeavour by virtue of the stereotype)? Or was it to direct attention to Miss Sasaki? Or was it because males are easier to animate and less to censor? Or-sorry, rambling.
How many pages does that thing have?!
Hard to say whether Kunikida is near or farsighted. Ever since Yuuri (Katsuki) and Takuma (Takashiro, from One Wish They Never Wanted), I’ve been poking into small details about glasses and eyes to get the nitty-gritty right…Yeah, I derailed again.
I thought I saw Goto for a second…
I wonder if Akutagawa and Kunikida will ever face off (again).
(ep 7)
War plots are never my thing (which is why I ditched Izetta), so having multiple war plots in the one series is eventually going to get annoying for me one day, I bet. Chapter 47.5 involves another declaration of war…which may make this (anime) either problematic or the exception…
Kunikida’s your surrogate dad, Rokuzou. I learnt that much by writing that fic about you.
All the gags seem to get funnier after multiple watches…
Poster child for sloth? That’s En-chan, not you.
You da man, Kunikida!
Hey, at what point was it “Kunikida-sama” again? After her life got saved?
All this war – studying Global Politics, chapter 47/47.5 (freshest Bungou chapters as of this post), waging my own war against assessments and trying to write a proper uprising in White Parasite (on Honeyfeed) – makes me war-weary, even though I have never seen an actual war with my own eyes.
Negishi?...Negishi.
We never found out the name of this guy, did we? He looks an aful lot like Yuri Plisetsky (Yurio? Is that what you call ‘im?)
If I saw right, the wire gun got the thick-armed man’s head! Ouch!
I never understood why there was an angry face on the bomb.
The dead won’t ever be revived by tears. As a writer, I know that much. As a person, however, I’ve never experienced anything that validated that.
Justice…everyone’s justice is different and that’s why it can be fire and also a gavel. A nest for the weary and a means to an end…
(ep 8)
“Wiwre”…what the?
There’s 09 etched into the wall during the OP Chuuya/Dazai showdown. Also, Akutagawa is red to Atsushi’s blue…it’s striking as all get out, and it’s effective…
Such antiquated views, man.
No eyed Atsushi again…and Yosano with him this time.
CGI train still vaguely annoys me.
“Nice leg”? Are you Takeru (Fujiwara)?!
Kajii, you dumb butt. Why did they throw you in as part of the original Port Mafia hype?
I believe the building was “Maruzen” in Kajii’s original work, but meh, close enough.
Lactic acidosis. Also, hypoxia.
I wonder why he’s (Kajii) dressed the way he is…
Telomeres are part of the meiosis process, IIRC…nope, they have to genetics.
That’s the 5th time they mention the orphanage this series…
LOL, Kajii looks like a typical harem protagonist right now.
The problem with Bungou is that while its quality as an adaptation is at least 80% perfect, it is hardly the most ideal according to the fandom…
(ep 9)
Atsushi’s mouth is missing and his eyes are funny…
According to Google, a place called Tachibanadou doesn’t exist. There is a translation joke in the later Freedom curry place though. We’ll get there when we get there though.
The background game is great this ep.
Atsushi -> Kyouka is like Dazai -> Akutagawa and Dazai -> Atsushi, in a weird kind of way.
A 14 year old? Date spot?
Flustered Atsushi is precious. Notable in that “date spots” = actual Yokohama places.
Face stealing aliens strike again.
I swear I saw another Akutagawa wanted poster near the police.
What are these guys doing about Dazai?!
I listened to this first Chuuya/Dazai confrontation with volume the first time; it was great!
(ep 10)
Face stealing aliens! They’re here again!
Is Dazai a genius? YMMV on that.
Look at Dazai’s legs, he specifically bent down for Chuuya to hold him by the neck. D’aww.
“Get out of here…you ass.” “I know.” LOL.
The girly “there will be no second chance”, haha. I don’t think (in the anime canon) they explained why that exchange happened though.
What the hey, tiny Kunikida…
Face stealing aliens spot no. 4.
Face stealing aliens no. 5.
Sakuga? Not quite.
Why does Rashomon come from near Akutagawa’s butt? It’s weird.
Oooooh, that’s gotta hurt.
With his bandages, Mafia!Dazai doesn’t look like he has eyebrows. That’s a perfect match for no-eyebrows-Akutagawa.
Or so you say Akutagawa, hmm, hmm…
*Dazai singing to the tune of Mikshake* My kouhai brings all tbosses to the yard, and they’re like, it’s better than yours! (Oh gosh, I really do have some crack thoughts…Imagine Dazai at karaoke belting that out!)
Looks like a nettle, that. By the way, agito means “jaw” and higanzakura is a type of cherry blossom.
Akutagawa was a complete boss…for 5 seconds.
Sawarabi, according to a Google search, is a seedling fern.
Gokumon means “prison”.
Nearly everything is made better with a shonen battle, wouldn’t you agree? Plus by the sheer amount of spinning Akutagawa did, I’d say that’s gotta hurt…
Perrier Jinnomet apparently doesn’t exist according to Google.
The Great Fitzgerald, people! The Great Fitzgerald!
(ep 11)
Gendo pose Ougai. LOL.
Have you noticed that Gin looks more feminine now, and isn’t seen to be a pervert?
Senpai will never notice you, Higuchi.
Ichiyou means “one leaf” so it doesn’t make sense for her to have a handkerchief like that.
Ihatov exists in Kenji canon.
Unfortunately, this episode’s Kenji part plays heavily on the Igarashi humour…
Niconicodou(ga)? Really?
The poster in the background says ichigo ichie.
Oh brother, Atsushi. Stop falling for his methods…
(ep 12)
16 GB USB. I think that’s the biggest sort of USB you can get without needing a portable hard drive.
Neither of those porcelain brands exist, according to Google.
Natsume-sensei!!!
You don’t say Francis.
Uh oh! Ougai!
Basically speaking, Anne is a lot of Kyouka…
Ougai can be hella creepy sometimes, but sometimes he forgets that he’s obfuscating stupidity…
Ougai’s eyes are red. That, and purple.
I think Igarashi-kantoku (Director Igarashi) is a little too fond of Ougai…
Chuuya can look downright scary staring out from underneath his hat.
(ep 13)
I reblogged a photo with roughly the same words (the beginning words of this episode) as its title…It’s an extremely striking title, that.
Mafia!Dazai wore a lot more black…sorry if I’m speaking in platitutdes here. I only just noticed.
Trying to get the exact level of “crackpot” is honestly an art when writing fics about Dazai. He’s an unpredictable mess (or he could end up that way if you stuff the execution of his character up!), that’s why.
Why does the Lupin barman never question Dazai’s suicide talk?
If “fuzz” means “fail”, then…failure buddies. “To fuzz” is an odd term.
This humour really doesn’t fit the flow of something so dark as, well, Dark Era.
This is honestly much better with volume, but I can’t afford to do that right now. I’ve spent way too much time on my blogs, I need some work experience…
Who does Sensei the cat belong to? (I hope the cat isn’t Natsume Soseki, that would be highly illogical and simultaneously would kinda look like Darker than Black…)
I don’t like featuring in photos, so I don’t have that many pictures of me except maybe school photos (which are kinda blah anyway) and a small bunch of event photos. All the selfies that were ever taken of me were with other people – that’s how averse to cameras I am…
The Port Mafia should really be more clandestine than “big ol’ skyscrapers in the middle of Yokohama”, y’know?
Face stealing aliens strike again!
I switched to Mozilla to watch after huge amounts of lag and Shockwave Flash brought me down for the past few days. CR videos on Mozilla really are a huge improvement as a result.
Ougai has such scribbly writing…I can barely read it and all I can actually read are “Oda Sakunosuke” at the start and “Ougai” at the end (due to the vertical writing the placement of signatures and things is different to Western standards).
Ryurou is funny when he’s getting his butt kicked by a game.
“Secondhand Books Avenue”? That must’ve been what was tripping up nkhrchy and me way back when I tried to help them out with the Chinese translation of Dark Era…
Cat face Dazai.
I still think the white/blue scheme is a perfect match to the black/red scheme of the first season titlecards, but then what will they do for a (hypothetical) season 3?
(ep 14)
Okay, according to Tumblr sources, Oda’s favourite curry place in Osaka was called Jiyuu (Freedom). That’s why the curry place in Bungou is “Freedom” (katakana).
Apparently that is an accurate depiction of Jiyuu curry. (I still have yet to go to Japan to experience anything though…*sighs*)
Face stealing aliens…plus the original “face stealing aliens” scene.
Haha…Oda, you…
I really like this new OP, it really fits the aesthetic of Dark Era with the neon lights.
Really now? I wonder if these kids thought his Mafia man thing was a ruse?
“Odasaku-chan”. That was funny.
Exactly whatever this Ryuuzu dispute is, we probably don’t need to know.
Basically, Dazai is a(n older?) Kunikida, to follow the novel canon.
Oh yeah, the Order…
The red Yokohama looked really creepy…that’s effective as all get out.
Who’s the old man?
Face stealing (and eye stealing aliens)…
You must be new here. (<- meme)
Face stealing aliens…
Dazai with wide eyes is slightly creepy because you’re not used to it.
Oda’s serious face when saying “Okay” gets me every time. It’s such a juxtaposition. Plus…tickle torture seems to be the most effective method of torture on this show…
That’s not “angry”, Ango.
As I’ve said, it goes “one four” instead of “fourteen”.
Dazai, you schemer.
Owie, Akutagawa. I almost felt that punch.
I guess we’ll never find out what Ango’s ability was…eh?
Face stealing aliens struck again, but only in some in between scenes during the explosion. My video was going slightly slower there, and it upped the suspense, so I don’t mind that “face stealing aliens” scene.
What war was it?
Pissed off drunk, LOL.
The CR subs didn’t quite match the text colour, but it was hard to tell. I’ll let ‘em off easy.
(ep 15)
At least according to this silhouette, Soseki isn’t a talking cat…
If you want something to be done well, do it yourself. Thank you for your platitutde, sensei. (<- sarcastic)
“Write what you know” declares Asagiri-sensei’s currently living in Yokohama…but it’s a port town, so it would be hard to find where he lives…
According to nkhrchy, Gide’s ability is “The/A Narrow Door”.
Oh yeah, this scene. LOL at the way Akutagawa gets picked up like a kid.
I have a policy of not using the word “hate” lightly.
Face stealing aliens are too obvious here.
A fight between future seers…that’s a real snarl…
The use of red and blue in this episode is striking and that’s what makes it one of the better episode of the season.
I wonder, if Oda had Kunikida’s ability, he’d be a real threat…and he could also be a writer, haha.
Face stealing aliens really like to work on Gide. Plus Oda.
I think this was my favourite OP, visuals-wise.
“[E]arnest suitor”, eh?
When did Oda discard his jacket? He could at least cover up the bullet holes in his shirt with it.
Ango’s really stoic at times. Huh.
Mole dug himself a hole too deep for him.
Dazai goes underground some time after this, I forgot that.
Dazai’s such a cynic.
Oh no…
O-Oh no!!!
I wonder, will I be able to write a character like Oda someday? That character seems too advanced for even me, the person who’s been trying to write properly for who-knows-how-many-years (update:…approximately 11 years…?).
Technically speaking, the title of ep 16 is Bungou Stray Dog.
(ep 16)
I think my poking around got a little too far, because I found Taneda was a real life writer too. Update: If they ever adapt Katai, then please let him have a good VA!
That’s a permit…isn’t it?
Ougai = Femt, but wrong voice actor (Akira Ishida for Femt, Mitsuru Miyamoto for Ougai).
I think the Rampo tie-in was a genius for book 3, but it does somewhat go against the flow of the Dark Era story temporarily.
Oda’s ahoge really make him distinctive.
I remembered right.
Why don’t people want opinions anymore? Is it because Random Curiosity and whatever can provide them at a hat’s drop and are not bound by such things? Or does nobody believe in the freedom of the press?
Oh. World War II. That’s what war it was.
Face stealing aliens…?
Reminds me of Zuko and his lost honour, LOL. (Sorry, bad comparison.)
That poem I wrote about Odasaku…it really is a lot like how he was portrayed here.
That scene where he pulls Dazai’s bandages off is so powerful every time I see it.
Hello sensei, what are you doing?
Dazai really wouldn’t do well in a place that has everyone like Kunikida.
They even animated Dazai’s blinking this time, eh?
(ep 17)
I think that was Kouyou speaking, from the small snippet I heard…
Baumkuchen is a distinctively-shaped cake made of pandanus leaves, if I remember right. I learnt about it from DC.
The staff really like Tanizaki talk, don’t they?
It’s 10:30, presumedly am.
Why, Kyouka? Why were you being portrayed like this?! (Don’t let a 14 year old use her “feminine charms”, I tell you!)
Golden Demon is blue, eh? Seems ironic.
The spider lilies on her kimono represent death in Japan.
Now the demon is gold and red…hmph. Plus I can’t unsee the Akutagawa cape, now that I see it.
Imagine Kouyou doing the nails of Kyouka (as well as her own).
Rocinante is Don Quixote’s horse.
Face stealing aliens!
Heh heh. Kunikida’s actually right.
What’s that Steinbeck is throwing? Bread?
Lovecraft is very close to being my spirit animal.
Aw, back to black (and red) titlecards.
Was Twain ever really like that in the manga? I don’t seem to recall what he was like…
I see Kenji. Where’s Kunikida though?...Oh, there.
Oh great, here we go again with the Yosano segment…
The injured are…shiny?
How does Fukuzawa live with the constant failure of people under his care?
Face stealing aliens!
Dazai’s getting dirty! Ohhhhhhhhh! (Yeah, I am an immature butt sometimes.)
My video went slowly there, so I think I felt Atsushi’s pain from that judo throw…yeowch.
Was Francis’ ship even called the Zelda in canon?
Is smoke blue?
This arc will either garner fans or alienate them, especially after the adaptation of Dark Era…
Here we go! I don’t know why though, but CR calls ep 18 “The Conflict of Strategy” and not “The Strategy of Conflict”…and why is Akutagawa naked in the ED? *shrugs*
(ep 18)
Face stealing aliens on Ougai are actually kinda funny.
Face stealing aliens on Mitchell now too.
I wonder why the Bible gets quoted so much in this anime? It makes sense for Hawthorne, but not as much for Gide…
二銭銅貨 (Nisen Douka) is apparently, according to Aozora Bunko, one of Ranpo’s works.
(Slightly NSFW territory here, but it’s all in the interests of literature!) In the original Scarlet Letter, A stood for “adulteress” IIRC. In this case, it would probably just stand for “adultery”…?
Also, the A was located on the forehead IIRC, but to make an example of Kajii to prove how strong Hawthorne is, I can let him get away with this inaccuracy…
Face stealing aliens!
Kajii’s original work went a little something like that, according to my research.
Of course, the “commander in chief” is Ougai. (However, that’s probably a platitude at this point.)
Mitchell looks silly without a nose.
“Irmao” means “brother”. Meanwhile, face stealing aliens got Akutagawa too.
“Diablo” must be “devil” then.
IIRC, Mount Hermon is in Turkey or Syria…
I find it funny CR chose to call Akutagawa “little guy”. He’s 172 cm which isn’t really that small.
Where did that blood stain come from?
If it’s purely a yellow ability, it’s Mitchell’s.
The negative colouring is a nice touch.
The title Rashomon is technically a gate, hence all the reference to gates in Akutagawa’s moves.
Face stealing aliens got Akutagawa again.
I wonder if this show uses recycled footage.
I wonder what traps they set?
Micchan looks exactly like Sensei from a few eps back.
At least they managed to cut an acceptable corner with this spot of humour.
I love how Kirako remembered Kajii as “the one who loves explosives”.
Ranpo, be Bastion Torbjorn and bring out the turrets!
“The 4th, at 14:15 [2:15 pm]. Kanagawa…” I can’t quite read the rest…Plus, whose handwriting is it?
Face stealing aliens have Chuuya! Oh no!
Don’t warn your opponent to watch out! That’s dumb!
I read a pretty good BSD Write fic that departed from this part.
Face stealing aliens conquer all!
Really now, girls? Being distracted by the cat?
(ep 19)
Fresh impressions from here on out!
Okay, I think that cold open was a bit dumb.
How is he so happy?
I’ve gotten a little too good at identifying CGI cars these days…I think.
A grape scion.
Face stealing aliens on the Steinbeck family’s first appearance! Well, that says something.
Huh, doing international politics as a subject allows me to know that the superpower in question has guns. On boats. Gunboats.
Now that is a CGI truck. I don’t like CGI in general unless it’s used well, so it’s way too noticeable.
Face stealing aliens on a train. What next, face stealing aliens on a plane?
There was “A Sad Thought” on the titlecard.
Face stealing aliens have Dazai too.
The place Unsui doesn’t exist according to Google.
That was definitely an inserted section of humour, Dazai.
Q is one creepy child…
The Director! He has eyes now!
I guess this is where Spidey comes in with his “With great power comes great responsibility”.
Ow! Slapped like a…female dog.
I never thought Louisa would have such a colour scheme. I though her hair was darker…
That one book is spawning all over the place.
Ango! Plus, face stealing aliens got Dazai again.
Of course, I knew this was all coming – I’m up to date on the manga – but hey, surprises just keep coming.
If there’s one thing I learnt from politics, it’s “never be above the law” (ultra vires).
Francis, old sport. Please don’t let the face stealing aliens get you. Otherwise, you’ll look like Viktor Nikiforov (Yuri on Ice), and that would be bad news for you.
…I forgot the ending to this quote. However, I think it was, “Though the head is wrong, the heart never falters.”
(Flip Flappers 6)
I heard you can use nail polish on microscope slides too.
So it was most likely an oil-based nail polish, used for painitng, eh?
There was absolutely no transition between one scene and the other…Hmph. That’ll affect the rating.
“Iro-chan”?
That wagon looks like Bu-chan.
Morning glories.
Iro = colour, so it’s really something unsettling to see Cocona go under that name, especially due to Irodori-senpai having a similar name.
Oh great, this is like Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle’s ending…
Kokeshi dolls. Hah. Just like Death Parade.
Dementia. I somehow had the suspicion that that was the case, but…
Oh. So they took on the identity of Senpai to get through Pure Illusion.
(Classicaloid 6)
Kyo-kun?
This guy kids waaaaaay too much.
What’s up with the tropical drink?
Pad-kun was kinda cute when he blinked. Then again, we’re talking about a machine, and unless you’re talking about an android/cyborg, you can’t really make attractive robots…can you?
“Hello world!” is an IT programmer thing…not a musician thing.
My dreams just got shattered. The one with the red and black hair is…a woman! A woman, dangit! I wanted a bishonen to lust after! Curse that X chromosome of hers!
Okay, that’s just bad Liszt!
“Mika can play the organ.” Of course they pick music themed sentences for a music-themed anime.
A-Are you sure, lady? You sure you can do that?
Schubert finally gets to see his senpai. I’m glad for him.
That one buff Cupid stealing the spotlight…that was such a LOL.
Epic Bach does epic things.
What happened to Hashie prior to him being in that bush, I wonder?
Sousuke basically just got a “She doesn’t even go here!” (I love that quote of Mean Girls, I’ll yell it whenever that movie’s on TV.)
Hashie’s back in his maid outfit. Continuity snarl…
There are hearts now, they must be Bada-chan’s.
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Classicaloid 1 – 5
(I got this one out a day early, despite intending to push rewatches back to tomorrow! See below for deets.)
This is one of the only rewatches I have to do with music (remember I don’t normally do that, but this is a musical anime) and I sometimes use this show as Japanese listening practice so this one may have a lot of delays, rewatches instead of first watches and a lot more focus on audio instead of the usual emphasis on visuals/plot.
The idea from now on: Expect first time watches for this show and don’t expect ratings after each ep. Once all 2016 shows are done (rewatches or not), expect the 2016 ranking.
(ep 5)
Smol Kanae kinda tugs at the heartstrings, especially with that soft “ding ding” sort of music.
As I’ve said before, Tchaiko’s rat refers to the Rat King of the Nutcracker.
Poor Sousuke.
Huh. Shikkoku no harmony (漆黒のハーモニー). Those words made sense to me as I was typing out this while listening to the audio. Admittedly, it is the 13th Conan movie’s fault…
I love Beethoven’s 9th symphony, especially the “dun dun dun DUN” part. (It’s just fun to yell.) Did you know it’s the theme tune of the EU, kinda sorta?
On a meta level, I started from ep 5 first (since it was the newest at the time) and moved back to the first. Motz uses “boku” and I can recognise VAs by voice now.
*raises eyebrows* The duo are hadaka under those jackets, if you know what I mean…
Oh yeah, I changed my formatting *points at italicised words* if you didn’t know.
There really are adzuki bean paste gyoza, just Google ‘em. There’s even ones with shiitake in ‘em…sounds kinda ick actually.
Mosh pit Beethoven! Sounds like a meme.
It dawned on me last time that these are emperor penguins, and according to ANN, real!Beethoven didn’t like Napoleon IIRC…
If you don’t like gunfire, don’t listen to the audio alone.
Real!Chopin admired real!Beethoven, so he’s a perfect substitute for Pad-kun.
The shot of Beethes’ face is kinda annoying, but did you notice the penguins and snowflakes?
(ep 1)
Now, you must be wondering why I picked this anime (since this is technically meant to be first, but I shuffled it around for reasons that have been explained above)? Well, it’s got Goura (Hakone) and Hanae (Ashiya). Secondly, I was locked into doing piano for many years of my childhood. It was the “For Leisure” course, meaning it was more relevant to the times (there was still Pachebel’s Canon though) and you got a choice of aural or sight reading (give me sight reading any day!) but I was still a pianist and I got past 4 certificates before I finally got my parents to stop taking me. 4 grades and starting a 5th over 9 years…I kept getting Bs with the exception of an A for 3rd grade, but I forget easily so if you asked me to play a piece now, I’d be fairly useless.
Dun dun dun DUN dun dun dun dun DUH duh duh duh duuuuuuh duh dah…dun dun dun DUN!
Sometimes I forget the OP has no lyrics.
Sousuke’s got one of those gyoza mascots…
Smol Kanae!
I love Kanae’s snark. 42 days is over a month, though…
Sousuke-ssu.It’s like Yumoto.
I never realised Beethes preferred a –san until now.
…hashibirou da to ka… (“…shoebills…”) – LOL, Goura and Hashibiro-senpai reunification.
I actually LOLled at Sousuke getting smacked in the face by a door. Am I a bad person?
There was a beautiful picture of a woman in a white dress on one wall. She was really pretty.
*scratches head* What happened to Hashie in later eps then? Kanae’s taking care of him, so…
The metronome’s a nice touch for suspense. When I went overseas once, I got a pink pearl one that’s gone fairly unused since I quit piano.
Wrecking ball/organ? It makes for a weird contrast.
If Sugita were ever a bad guy, he’d have the best laugh for it.
All the women look like Kanae and her grandma…
The mecha fight was probably what got me so far into this mess. It was great, I tell you…
Bach’s music terms I can understand due to my background in piano. One less hurdle to get over there, despite the presence of explanatory subtitles anyway. (I don’t understand “attaca” without the subtitles though.)
(ep 2)
No-to is technically not “notes”, but “notebook”. Hence “Death Note” and such.
I keep laughing at Kanae abusing people, I really am a bad person…
Oh! I saw that guy with the glasses in the ep 6 preview and now I wanna know who he is. (Not Bach, the guy with the red stripes in his hair.)
I can’t believe Sousuke was Tatsumi in another time…Come to think of it, Sousuke got on to a big stage due to Mujik anyway in this ep…
*suddenly beams* Oh yeah, this is THAT ep.
Kanae has a gyoza buddy. I wonder if it’s the same as Sousuke’s? It has red eyes though…
Did you notice the Cla(sky):Kla(sky) poster in Sousuke’s room?
LOL. If Motz really did impersonate Beethes instead of the other way around, that was great!
Pad-kun screams…
Sousuke came in like a wrecccccccccccckinggggggggggggg ballllllllllll…
This is a nice musical touch for such a suspenseful scene, but telling it without words is even more powerful. Good stuff, Fujita.
Another scene without words. Even more good stuff, Fujita. Not sure if the music was a good match this time though.
Too many Ps in happy birthday right there…
Such an anime cliché. At least this time it was both funny (the first time around) and relevant to the plot.
I love this rendition of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, even if I don’t know it by name most times…Actually, I think it even topped the mecha battle from ep 1 the first time and solidified me as a fan of this show, even though Osomatsu-san didn’t work for me as much as it could have.
Poor Hashie…
There’s Mozart chocolates (Mozartkugel) buut I never found the “naughty sweets” they talked about during my Google search.
(ep 3)
Maeno’s doing voiceover this time as he talks with Sousuke.
VEPPer? No, that was Sousuke. I was mishearing things.
Why does Motz always get the duplicated sound effect?
The music in Liszt’s nostalgia scene is beautiful…*weeps* Plus there are two women paintings.
Ah, *raises eyebrows* it’s that kind of thing…I sometimes forget about that. Licchan is more of a side character after all.
Mamadon, eh? *sweatdrop*
Cue the dun dun dun DUN! one more time.
Slasher Cho-chan! Aiyah!
Don-chan! Such a cute name for Chopin.
Everyone looks a little off model once they get to Cho-chan envying everyone. Did I ever mention I love Cho-chan’s design?
Cho-chan is “Fairy” in katakana to Beethes.
Cho-chan has a case of Duplicated Sound Effect now too.
If I were to rank the characters, I’d probably say Liszt is the worst. Cho-chan’s Mujik was the best so far, although Beethes brought the best smackdown with his penguins.
Cue the kawaii eyes Cho-chan.
Kanae gets Duplicated Sound Effect too. I must be really back at tracking those.
Kawaii eyes for everyone! It’s honestly kinda terrifying…
Everyone’s had Duplicated Sound Effect now, and don’t you forget it (so that I don’t forget…)
It’s a Fukuzawa! (The highest denomination in Japanese money has Yukichi Fukuzawa on it. I-It’s not like I learnt that from Bungou Stray Dogs research…)
My sweet pet! I just took in another husbando! Lemme at ‘im, in his lil box!
Motz makes such an awkward gesture when he mimic’s Licchan’s…assets…
(ep 4)
I wonder how embarrassing it was for everyone to act like kids in this episode…Kanae and Cho-chan were exempt though and that’s a good thing.
Did Beethes-san strip you? *raises eyebrows* (<- bad joke covered in layers of Boueibu references, except this is Keisuke Toriumi and not Toshiki Masuda nor Yuusuke Shirai, which kinda ruins the joke…dangit.)
I wonder if there are automatic doors like that in Japan? There probably are, admit it!
Schubert’s narration was…different…I’ll give him that.
The music box plays Fur Elise if you can’t place it. (There’s one of the only classic songs I learnt to play…)
Salieri was apparently Schubert’s sensei…
I love how Schubert trashes Motz and praises Beethes in quick succession. It makes for a good reaction pic.
Even Schubert has Duplicated Sound Effect now…
The gyoza buddy strikes again on the apron of the vendor.
I don’t recognise the song Schubert sings, but it must be one of his songs…well, there you go. It was his.
It’s “elusive”, not “illusive” (sic).
Motz’s troll face, LOL.
That glare Schubert gives as he practises with the children, LOL.
The sheer amount of discrepancy between convos, LOL.
In English, Schubert’s song is “Elf King”, but in Japanese, it’s “Devil King”…
…LOL, Pad-kun.
Random chorus time (aka the Lullaby).
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