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Dec 19, 2009 6:17 AM
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Dec 19, 2009 4:36 PM
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This episode's moral i guess is "Believe"
I guess believing in Santa is good but believing something that might hurt someone is not good ^^When Sonya came to town.She is alienated by everyone coz she lure Gaichuu.Zazzy later point out that Gaichuu is called out by the will of heart.

Wow niche obey to Aria also.I thought she obey to no one other than Lag.By the way, Niche's eye color is same with blank panther ^^
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the voice actor for Sonya is Saitou chiwa,斎藤千和 >Senjougahara from bakemonogatari
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Dec 19, 2009 7:11 PM
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Yes. Kanbaru[Lag] X Senjougahara[Sonya] is good.
Dec 19, 2009 8:03 PM
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gloryfy said:

Wow niche obey to Aria also.I thought she obey to no one other than Lag.


I was surprised by that too. I guess she can be called Aria the Niche Whisperer or something like that.

Holy messengers look like Santa Claus to me - only shorter per Sonja.

Nice episode. Felt really bad for Sonja. Such a kind and sweet girl. To keep such a cheery disposition despite being alienated by the ignorant town's people after losing both her parent is remarkable.

Despite playing the part of Scrooge early on, Zazzie is really a softy. And he really came through for Sonja there. Nice to get the background on him. Plus, it was great to have Lag not be the focus for a change....though that doesn't mean he didn't cry like a baby.
Dec 19, 2009 9:38 PM
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I really enjoyed this episode. I thought this was just going to be a special Christmas episode with not much going on....but there was some nice story this episode.
Dec 20, 2009 2:16 AM
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This was a very pretty christmas-sy story..

Zazie is actually a very cute kid , feel like pulling his cheeks now..

So everyone must be sure now that this series wont be of 13 episodes..the last 2 to 3 threads gave me a heart attack..:P
Dec 20, 2009 2:40 AM
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Huh? Zazie's incantation was really '(...) fragment of my hatred', and not 'heart'? o.O What does that mean? I thought Bees were supposed to shoot fragments of hearts...why is he different?
Or was it just because his hatred for Gaichuu is a vital part of his heart (or something like that)? o.O

Also, Niche/Wasiolka scene was so cute xD
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Dec 20, 2009 5:45 AM
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Cenedess said:
Huh? Zazie's incantation was really '(...) fragment of my hatred', and not 'heart'? o.O What does that mean? I thought Bees were supposed to shoot fragments of hearts...why is he different?
Or was it just because his hatred for Gaichuu is a vital part of his heart (or something like that)? o.O

everyone's 'heart' is diferent, and remember how lag first used 'heart'? the first time he was thinking of how he could have saved his mother if he had a sindan gun (episode 1), and then later he was thinking of protecting niche (in the broccoli forest). I guess Zazie hated the gaichuu because of his parents, and that hatred is a piece of his heart that he shoots.

I want to know more about Zazie's past and why he became a bee. next episode looks interesting.
Dec 20, 2009 7:26 AM
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Sonja is ssuch a sad child i wanna adopt her!

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Dec 20, 2009 10:30 AM
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ArcticMech said:
Despite playing the part of Scrooge early on, Zazzie is really a softy. And he really came through for Sonja there. Nice to get the background on him. Plus, it was great to have Lag not be the focus for a change....though that doesn't mean he didn't cry like a baby.
Zazzie is just shy,the more he follow Lag, the more Zazzie will open my his hearth i guess( usually main character play the important role of leadership )
Dec 20, 2009 11:30 AM

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Zazie was so cute in this episodes! If he continues like that he's going to be my favorite from the anime after Gauche <3
Dec 20, 2009 12:18 PM

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Kumachi said:
Zazie was so cute in this episodes! If he continues like that he's going to be my favorite from the anime after Gauche <3
Gauche , i miss him so much . For sure they will show him in the finale-type-episodes..:(.
Gauches is the favs.:)
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I never imagined that I would see my name in an anime :'DDDDDd


Dec 21, 2009 1:28 AM

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Sonja has such sexy eyes.
Dec 21, 2009 1:49 AM
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I never imagined that I would see my name in an anime :'DDDDDd
Ohh they translate it Sonja....
Dec 21, 2009 7:16 AM

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Sonya's too adorable for this Kurismasu episode :3
Dec 21, 2009 7:35 AM
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lol the story telling "i'm crying so much that i can't read the end" XD
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Dec 21, 2009 9:26 AM

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Lol. Lag was so cute crying while readin the book. xD
nice christmas story. I was wrapping christmas presents while watchin this^^..but Sonja's eyes were kinda creepy :/



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Dec 21, 2009 4:38 PM

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damn...no niche....im sad.
Dec 21, 2009 8:11 PM

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kisami said:
damn...no niche....im sad.


I love Niche's angry moments <3. It was a decent christmas episode.
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Dec 22, 2009 4:46 PM

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So I should've waited with watching this episode until Thursday? ( ¯‿¯)
I'm not even up for writing much on this one... Except for Niche and Wasiolka~ ⊂( ゚ヮ゚)⊃
Anyway, this episode made so little sense x)..
And what's up with that kid anyway? Doing everything by herself? And what's up with the villagers being so hostile towards her?٩(๏_๏)۶
Oh. No. Not more crying ┐(-。ー')┌
Zazie > Lag, less qq, more pewpew.
Wat. That's the reason the villagers resent the lil' girl? ಠ_ಠ
Heehoo Zazie shoots hatred instead of heart ヽ(´Д`ヽ)
Btw, some people in this show have really strange eyes/faces ⊂( ゚ヮ゚)⊃
Also, if I maybe haven't said this before.. Himeka's doing a great job with the ED ( ´・‿-)~
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Dec 23, 2009 10:10 AM

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christmas special, zazei acting like a jerk, but his background a little more revealed, and christmas is saved!
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Dec 23, 2009 7:04 PM

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Zazie was cute in the beginning when he saw the cat. I say he has a soft spot for cute things. xD haha.
Sonja is so adorable and of course there will always be a scene with Lag crying. I don’t mind though cause he is cute.
Poor Niche and Wasiolka being left behind but at least they have each other as company.
what is a person with SAD to do..
Dec 30, 2009 6:59 AM

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That was one of the best christmas spcials ive seen :D awesome!

The part with Niche and the big black cat Vasiolka (or smt? :D) under the christmas tree was hilarious :D
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Dec 30, 2009 1:39 PM

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Good christmas special. Needed more Niche though! xD
The creepy-eyed girl's story was sad and we got to learn more about Zazie's past.
Jan 1, 2010 5:55 PM

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Interesting way of mixing a Christmas special with an intro to Zazie's past, nicely done!
Jan 4, 2010 3:21 PM

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While this episode is not relating to manga at all, it was really good, and I enjoyed it. Sonya's too adorable, indeed.
Jan 7, 2010 9:24 PM

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Oh, some of Zazie's past. What's with Sonya's creepy eyes...
Feb 7, 2010 10:15 AM

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Lol all the letter bees are really short except for Aria and whats his face.
Mar 2, 2010 9:39 AM

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Despite this being a filler episode, I was really touched by it. It was bitter sweet, and I couldn't have pictured it any other way. Nice to see a bit of backstory to Zazie too.
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Can this be considered a filler? It didn't feel like one at all! So why can't all anime series do fillers like this? I mean, we got to find out more about Zazie, about Gaichuu and about common Amberground believe! I couldn't help smiling when Lag was reading the picture book.

Zazie the badass has a soft spot for cute kitties! =D
That's so cute! Some nice character development there! ^^
Aug 3, 2010 12:55 PM

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That girls eyes freaked me out.

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Yami-chii said:
Zazie the badass has a soft spot for cute kitties! =D
Wait, that is a cat?!
There is like 2 weeks delay in my recent reading list
I randomly bought discount/second hand manga with cute/mysterious cover.

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Sep 5, 2011 4:28 AM

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i feel sad for sonja. the villagers are very rude. zazie should shot the villagers with his shidan too. >:)
Sep 17, 2011 3:17 PM

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Yeah, I figured this was a filler because I don't recall reading it...
But Zazie is great. Tied for my first favorite character with Niche. :D
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Cenedess said:
Huh? Zazie's incantation was really '(...) fragment of my hatred', and not 'heart'?


i was surprised when i heard him say that too...at first i thought i misread but he really did say hatred....

the scene whit Niche and Zazi's dingo was really cute x3....
i liked the episode we get to know Zazi more he's really kind...
but i hate that the anime just turned to be episodic and they forgot all about Gauche T_T ...
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D'awww, it's so cute, Zazie and Wasiolka peering into the box with the kitten in the beginning.

The gaichu's called Cointreau LOL Are all gaichu called like alcohol and I just didn't notice until now? o.O

The girl's eyes are kinda creepy...
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I'm re-watching this but this Sonya episode always hits my spot.

Poor girl.
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Santa Lag! That's so cute! ^,^
Poor Sonja...But now the villagers will be nicer to her so that's good. =) How come she didn't have any white parts in her eyes? Neither did Nello...Are all the little kids like that? She was so cute aside from the kinda scary eyes. And that kitten! Kittyyyyyyy <3

I don't remember this from the manga though...Guess it's a filler? Still liked it =P
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Adorable episode, Sonya was tugging at my heart strings. I notice Zazie called on his hate and malice to activate his shindan. I wonder if that will be important later on, perhaps revolving around the idea of utilizing the power of one's heart fragments.
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Well, even if it was filler, it was a cute little episode. Zazie is an orphan, he's also secretly kind, and he uses his anger and hate to fuel his weapon. It's much better to channel one's aggression for useful things, instead of letting it bottle up, no?

I wouldn't even be worried about Sonja, just look at how well she was chopping wood. It's rather that she shouldn't be isolated from people at such a young age.

Honestly, if this series had focused on episodic content like this, it could have been a very different, but solid slice of life show. I worry that instead of picking either this route, or fully exploring the setting and going all the way, it will just end up half-assing everything, and that'd be a shame.

ArcticMech said:
Plus, it was great to have Lag not be the focus for a change....though that doesn't mean he didn't cry like a baby.


Once an episode. At least. It's a running gag at this point.
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Christmas episode more or less. Damn, that little girl has weird eyes.
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