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Days: 94.2
Mean Score: 6.67
  • Total Entries278
  • Rewatched4
  • Episodes5,624
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Mecha-ude (TV)
Mecha-ude (TV)
Dec 1, 10:18 PM
Watching 9/12 · Scored 7
Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri 2nd Season
Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri 2nd Season
Nov 25, 12:58 PM
Watching 8/13 · Scored 7
Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi
Natsume Yuujinchou Shichi
Nov 25, 12:56 PM
Watching 8/12 · Scored 10
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Days: 1.5
Mean Score: 7.60
  • Total Entries5
  • Reread0
  • Chapters167
  • Volumes29
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Aku no Hana
Aku no Hana
Apr 6, 2013 10:54 PM
Reading 44/58 · Scored 8
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
Ansatsu Kyoushitsu
Nov 29, 2012 10:03 PM
Reading 9/187 · Scored 7
Ookiku Furikabutte
Ookiku Furikabutte
Jul 29, 2012 11:39 PM
Reading 57/? · Scored 8

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Brigs77 Aug 8, 2012 7:03 AM
your welcome :)
Brigs77 Aug 5, 2012 3:09 PM
Don_Don_Kun Jul 19, 2012 3:12 PM
Well Chihaya is best idol after all and Kurisu is a damn fine tsundere so why not have the best of both worlds?

I'll admit, I cracked up almost instantly after listening to Okabe's laugh. Speaking of Steins;Gate, it's finally getting an official English release shortly! I'm more curious to see how they pull off certain scenes in the dub such as the "I am mad scientist" or 2chan lingo. I'm generally not a fan of dubs but the voices seemed pretty good in the trailer.
Don_Don_Kun Jul 16, 2012 7:19 AM
Yeah, I found it added a bit of depth to his character that the whole "mad scientist" thing was more an act to help Mayuri overcome her grief. I kind of want to resume the VN now since I'm in a particularly good mood for reading.

Oh don't worry, I've already spent the last week or so browsing youtube for all of Chihaya's songs. The full version of Yakusoku is quite powerful, but it lacks the sudden impact that the anime version did when Chihaya finally broke out (coupled with dat lighting).

I'm betting on Natsume dropping in price over time since most series eventually go down to the $20-$30 range within a few months. Though $52 isn't bad either considering the cost you'd probably have to pay normally.

Anyway, here are my thoughts on some of the summer titles.
Don_Don_Kun Jul 15, 2012 5:07 PM
Yeah, I would assume White Fox had to have changed a number of things to fit the material into 24 episodes. One thing I found from playing a bit of the VN was that the voice acting seemed a bit more subdued (or at least Okabe didn't sound quite as over the top). Not really an issue so much as each choice probably fit the different mediums better. A lot of people that have played the VN say that the adaptation holds up really well though.

Yup, that was one of the things that drew me to Chihaya immediately. She's even more lovely in the games. Maybe not as outright tsundere as Kurisu but damn is her character just love...

Importing anime series sure would be quite expensive. Have you ever heard of Right Stuf? They generally have a lot of items on sale so you can usually get complete series for about $20-$30. You should also be able to take advantage of their free shipping easily as you live in the states (whereas us Canadians have to purchase $150 worth of stuff first). I bought about 10 different complete series for about $150 so it was a pretty good deal. You should check it out if you don't already know.

As for the summer season it's actually pretty good overall. Jinrui and SAO are probably the two shows I feel will turn out the best and to a lesser extent Natsuyuki. Then there are some which are nothing special but just a ton of fun (Horizon, Rinne, Dog Days). Everything else looks like it will be pretty average but other than Dakara Boku wa H, nothing is outright bad. How about you, anything catch your eye?
Don_Don_Kun Jul 14, 2012 8:09 PM
Oh wow, I actually never noticed that the time loop took place on Friday the 13th in Steins;Gate. I still need to finish up the visual novel myself as it expanded quite a bit on the scientific theories. I'm planning on importing Idolm@ster 2 when the new edition comes out in August in an attempt to actually learn some moonspeak (this is really just an excuse).
Don_Don_Kun Jul 11, 2012 8:08 AM
Ah, I know what you mean. Lately, I haven’t really had much of a drive to blog about anything (but I’m itching to write more full series reviews). Especially with this season’s line-up and my full-time summer job, I almost want to just kick back and relax these days. Hopefully you’ll get back into blogging for the fall season since Robotics;Notes is airing then (along with many other promising titles).

Haha, well I wouldn’t say my scoring system is flawless (it’s probably un-needlessly complex) but hopefully it gives you something to go off of when revising some of your scores. I’d say it probably accounted for the big differences between some of our scores because otherwise the titles we’ve both rated highly are similar (ie. Natsume, Baccano).
Don_Don_Kun Jul 8, 2012 8:01 PM
I agree that SAO's first episode effectively accomplished more than AW could in 10 episodes. It actually took the time to show us the mechanics of its world rather than tell us via long drawn out info dumps (which were conveniently hidden from us until they became relevant). If all goes well, I can see this being one of the better titles this season.

Horizon's female cast's "assets" are rather distracting but oddly enough I didn't find it to be that big of a deterrence. The show did a good job at world building and was all around fun without getting too depressing or convoluted. Now if only subs for the second season could come out a bit quicker.
Don_Don_Kun Jul 7, 2012 1:19 PM
I actually wouldn't mind another Idolmaster season since it did a good job at being what it was supposed to be. So which idol was your favourite overall?

Oh I see. Admittedly, I did almost tear up during that one scene in the sunflower field with Tomoya and Ushio, but that was about it. One scene doesn't make an entire title automatically good though. Tomoya's development was handled pretty decently in AS (other than it being an extremely optimistic and rosy view of adulthood), but yes, then ending absolutely killed it. So we're supposed to just sit there and believe that everything was just a dream because lights of people's hearts are returning the favour? Haha, that's just a sugarcoated way of throwing a random deux ex machina in at the end.

It's a bit of a shame when a great voice isn't really being put to good use (though some people might argue that Aya Endo's is in this case). After watching the first ep of Boku wa H, I think the main is definitely way too over the top. He's a super pervert, but it's overdone so much it already makes him unlikeable. Aoi Tori (the character from Horizon, not the Idolmaster song) was a pretty likeable character despite this though.

Also, how did you find SAO's first episode?
-Kenshin- Jul 6, 2012 10:41 PM
It does start off really slow, unfortunately, but you will eventually come to see why Gintama is the top rated anime on this site. Granted, I have seen better plots in other animes, but the comedy and overall enjoyability of this series is 2nd to none. Also, if you're any kind of fan of Sunrise's animation, you will love their work on this series as well on their heavy budget episodes.

When I first started watching Gintama, it took me about 6 months to finish the 1st season, but after that I marathoned about 180 episodes in 2 months.
Don_Don_Kun Jul 6, 2012 9:48 PM
Well, now that the secrets out, I can officially say I had to hold back bitch tears during episode 20. Idolmaster was a great show overall, and it knew how to handle dramatic moments really well during its later episodes.

Speaking of which, I saw you actually completed the king of forced melodrama, Clannad. I thought you would never touch that show with a ten foot pole. AS's ending was complete BS though...
Snowing Jul 5, 2012 7:48 PM
I have no idea how I ended up on your profile but I couldn't resist to stop and say that Natsume is so adorable in your profile picture, its quite nice by the way. You must watch/read Mushishi! The series, as you may already know, is similar to Natsume Yuujinchou however it holds a darker aspect to the series. It's one of my favourite series of all time!!! Also this,

Anime compatibility with Don_Don_Kun is:
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Well Tally-o
Don_Don_Kun Jul 5, 2012 3:23 PM
I did see the 20th episode. Though I'll have to hold off commenting on anything about Idolm@ster until I've finished it due to a certain bet I have with someone else (who seems to feel he knew my favourite idol right off the bat).

Hopefully Natsuyuki turns out well, I'm pretty interested in it. Actually just noticed you're watching a lot of sequels to a ton of extremely entertaining stuff (Dog Days, Horizon). I'm actually incredibly pumped for Horizon II since the first season was a ton of fun. And lol, Dakara Boku wa H ga Dekinai is probably going to be this season's Guilty Crown masterpiece.
Don_Don_Kun Jul 3, 2012 3:19 PM
Yup, and it’s actually turning out to be better than I thought so far. It’s fun watching the characters bounce off one another and form friendships/rivalries. The more dramatic moments in the show are actually handled quite nicely and there’s a surprising amount of insight into the whole Idol industry. If the second half continues to maintain the same quality, I can see myself liking this show quite a bit by the end.
-blacksheep Jul 2, 2012 9:28 AM
Hey, just dropping by to say that I've saved my Sakamichi post. Screenshots are not yet available. Will do that a little later (as usual, it's early morning here. lol. 12:30am) and Tari Tari - ep01 ost will come a few hours after that (since I don't have much things going on this Wednesday).
It’s time to ditch the text file.
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